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Unhealthy Curiosity

Unhealthy Curiosity

By: Dr Sarah Holper
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Summary

 Curious about why your stomach doesn’t eat itself, or why some people sweat blood? Dr Sarah Holper, neurologist, explores the human body’s features, flaws, and questionable design choices. Unhealthy Curiosity uses science, medical mysteries, history, and stories to explain why our bodies behave the way they do.Dr Sarah Holper Biological Sciences Science
Episodes
  • Doctor, or Piss Prophet?

    Doctor, or Piss Prophet?
    May 3 2026

    For thousands of years, doctors believed urine revealed the hidden workings of the body. By peering at a patient’s wee, they diagnosed everything from epilepsy to death — sometimes without even meeting the patient.

    This episode explores the strange history of uroscopy, the rise of the “piss prophets”, and why modern doctors still occasionally ask you for a wee sample today.
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    13 mins
  • When Doctors Got it Wrong: Prescribing the Sun

    When Doctors Got it Wrong: Prescribing the Sun
    Apr 26 2026

    If you were feeling sickly 100 years ago, your doctor might have prescribed a loincloth, a bed, and a sun-drenched balcony in the Swiss Alps. No blood tests or scans — your degree of tan would determine your prognosis.

    From sun worship to sun-gazing to Coco Chanel accidentally making bronzed skin chic, this episode explores the many ways medicine and mankind have misunderstood the sun.
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    12 mins
  • DNA, Twins, and the Serial Killer Who Never Existed

    DNA, Twins, and the Serial Killer Who Never Existed
    Apr 19 2026

    Your DNA can build a body, grow a tumour, or implicate you in a crime. This episode explores what happens when DNA evidence meets identical twins, and why one of Europe’s most feared serial killers turned out to be much stranger than anyone expected.
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    12 mins
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