Unexpected Elements Episodes Episode guide
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18/07/2025 GMT
The news you know, the science you don't.
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11/07/2025 GMT
The news you know, the science you don't.
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Unexpected Elements
The news you know, the science you don't.
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Unexpected Elements
The news you know, the science you don't.
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Some really cool science
This week, ice hockey鈥檚 Stanley Cup sent us skating into ice-related science
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Defuse and diffuse
World War II bombs were defused in Cologne, Germany, so we鈥檙e exploring diffusion science
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Gaming-inspired science
The Nintendo Switch 2 has sent us on a supersonic spin into gaming-related science
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Mission unexpectedly possible
Turning lead into gold, talking to animals and time travel seem impossible but are they?
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Story time
The news you know, the science you don't
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Enduring it all
We're looking at the science that helps you put one foot in front of the other.
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Ant antics
A Kenyan court sentenced four men for ant smuggling, so we鈥檙e getting into ant antics!
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In memoriam
The death of the Pope inspired Unexpected Elements to look at the science of loss
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Kenya believe it?
The Unexpected Elements team visits Nairobi, Kenya.
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An eggciting episode
The Christian celebration of Easter got us thinking about egg-related science.
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Navigating northward
The Northern lights have us wondering how to go north (and other unexpected directions).
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Oh, Rats!
Can we make the case for remarkable rats, or are they just rubbish?
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Don鈥檛 be a fool!
Your one stop shop for scientific pranking this April Fools鈥� Day!
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What鈥檚 that smell?
We sniff out stories about death, lies, cinema and COVID...
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The fast and the curious
The Unexpected Elements team takes a whistlestop tour of all things fast!
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Silent science
An album produced by musical legends contains just silence, is there any science to it?
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Topsy turvy
An upturned caravan has everyone baffled in Western France, time for a scientific shakeup
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Standing on the shoulders of giants
The Unexpected Elements team are going supersized.
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Let鈥檚 talk about love
Dig into the science of love from monogamous rodents to AI chatbots and compatibility
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All by myself
The Unexpected Elements team are discussing isolation.
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Snake science
The Unexpected Elements team are talking all things snakes!
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Keep it clean
A whole bathtub of science, from brains cleaning themselves to how space keeps sparkling
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Circles, circumferences and Covid
From ancient Earth measurements to viral cycles and the science of friendly limits
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Scientist spotlight
Humans outrunning horses, mountains made from plankton and much, much more.
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(Re)New Year
New year is giving Team Unexpected renewed chances to learn about regenerative science
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Festive trash talk
December is a month of waste, rubbish and trash talk
