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Because Science

Nerdist Science Editor Kyle Hill uses real-world math and science concepts to solve, measure, and make sense of pop culture quandaries in comics, video games, movies, and TV.

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Season 1 · 0 episodes
    Season 2014 · 13 episodes
    1. S2014 E01 · Why THE FLASH Is Faster Than You Think!
    2. S2014 E02 · How Does THE WALKING DEAD Zombie Virus Work
    3. S2014 E03 · Nature's Real Life MONSTERS!
    4. S2014 E04 · The Science of GHOSTS!
    5. S2014 E05 · Top 3 SCARIEST THINGS in Real Life!
    6. S2014 E06 · Could INTERSTELLAR's Wormhole be a Time Machine?
    7. S2014 E07 · Science of HALO's Ringworlds
    8. S2014 E08 · The Real Science in the HUNGER GAMES
    9. S2014 E09 · The IMITATION GAME's Enigma Machine Science!
    10. S2014 E10 · Why Can't Anyone Lift THOR's Hammer
    11. S2014 E11 · How Do Dragons Breathe Fire?
    12. S2014 E12 · How FAST is Santa Claus?
    13. S2014 E13 · New Years Resolution Psychology!
    Season 2015 · 53 episodes
    1. S2015 E01 · Top 5 Science Stories of 2014!
    2. S2015 E02 · Can We Have Star Wars' Lightsabers in Real Life?
    3. S2015 E03 · Do STAR TREK's Transporters Turn You Into a Different Person?
    4. S2015 E04 · How Doctor Who's TARDIS is Bigger on the Inside
    5. S2015 E05 · How Does THOR Fly?
    6. S2015 E06 · How Fast Will ZOMBIES Take Over The World?
    7. S2015 E07 · Real Life CUPID is TERRIFYING!
    8. S2015 E08 · How MARY POPPINS Flies & More
    9. S2015 E09 · ZELDA Timeline According to Quantum Mechanics
    10. S2015 E10 · Understanding Consciousness in CHAPPIE
    11. S2015 E11 · Can ADVENTURE TIME'S Land of Ooo Happen in Real Life?
    12. S2015 E12 · How Much Would a DEATH STAR Cost?
    13. S2015 E13 · Does SCOOBY-DOO have a Speech Disorder?
    14. S2015 E14 · Why is the HULK Green?
    15. S2015 E15 · Why Doesn't IRON MAN's Suit Kill Him?
    16. S2015 E16 · How Does DAREDEVIL See Without Sight?
    17. S2015 E17 · How Does CAPTAIN AMERICA's Super-Soldier Serum Work?
    18. S2015 E18 · How Soon Will We Reach ULTRON-level AI?
    19. S2015 E19 · GAME OF THRONES Science - Dragons, Hodor & More
    20. S2015 E20 · Will We Ever Have a MAD MAX Gas Shortage?
    21. S2015 E21 · How Does QUICKSILVER Listen to Music?
    22. S2015 E22 · What's in SPIDER-MAN'S Web-Shooters?
    23. S2015 E23 · We Already Have Human Clones: Identical Twins
    24. S2015 E24 · Can We Bring Back EXTINCT Animals?
    25. S2015 E25 · Can DOCTOR WHO's Sonic Screwdriver Actually Be Made?
    26. S2015 E26 · Should You Eat BRAINS?
    27. S2015 E27 · How Does a TERMINATOR'S Skin Survive?
    28. S2015 E28 · How Do POKEBALLS Really Work?
    29. S2015 E29 · How Does ANT MAN's Suit Work?
    30. S2015 E30 · How Does BATMAN'S Cape Glide?
    31. S2015 E31 · How Big Could a TITAN Be in Real Life?
    32. S2015 E32 · Is HUMAN TORCH-Like Combustion Possible?
    33. S2015 E33 · How Does DRAGON BALL Z's Time Chamber Work?
    34. S2015 E34 · Why Doesn't Anyone Recognize SUPERMAN?
    35. S2015 E35 · Fast and Slow ZOMBIES, Is There a Scientific Difference?
    36. S2015 E36 · Could THE MATRIX Actually Be Powered By Human Batteries?
    37. S2015 E37 · How Does The GHOSTBUSTERS Proton Pack Work?
    38. S2015 E38 · What Is in JOKER Venom?
    39. S2015 E39 · The Science Behind RICK AND MORTY's Rickstaverse!
    40. S2015 E40 · The Hive Mind in the Real World
    41. S2015 E41 · When Will We Walk on Mars?
    42. S2015 E42 · Where a Vampire Should Bite
    43. S2015 E43 · Is Sleep Paralysis Giving You Night Terrors?
    44. S2015 E44 · How Many Calories Are in The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man?
    45. S2015 E45 · How Do Modern Hoverboards Work?
    46. S2015 E46 · How Powerful Are FALLOUT 4'S Energy Weapons?
    47. S2015 E47 · How Many FALLOUT Nuka Colas Could You Drink Before Dying?
    48. S2015 E48 · Could FALLOUT Sized Bugs Ever Happen?
    49. S2015 E49 · Why Han Solo Is a Time Traveler!
    50. S2015 E50 · How We Already Have Real TIE Fighters
    51. S2015 E51 · Why Kylo Ren's Lightsaber Works
    52. S2015 E52 · Is Poison Immunity Possible?
    53. S2015 E53 · How Is MEN IN BLACK'S Rocket Car Possible in Real Life?
    Season 2016 · 52 episodes
    1. S2016 E01 · Could You Be Sucked Into Space Through a Hole?
    2. S2016 E02 · JESSICA JONES' Mind Control Already Exists in Nature!
    3. S2016 E03 · How TR-8R's Lightsaber-Blocking Baton Works
    4. S2016 E04 · Is the X-Files' Agent Mulder Crazy?
    5. S2016 E05 · Why Does Fallout's Nuka-Cola Quantum Glow Blue?
    6. S2016 E06 · How Does Deadpool's Healing Factor Work?
    7. S2016 E07 · How Iceman Is Actually a Bomb!
    8. S2016 E08 · Which Pokemon Should You REALLY Choose?
    9. S2016 E09 · Why Don't Walking Dead Zombies Decompose?
    10. S2016 E10 · How Does Superman's Heat Vision Work?
    11. S2016 E11 · Why Batman's Grappling Hook Should Kill More People
    12. S2016 E12 · 12 Ways Superman Could Beat Batman Instantly (But Won't)
    13. S2016 E13 · Can Kylo Ren Lift Thor's Hammer?
    14. S2016 E14 · Why Does Darth Vader Breathe Like That?
    15. S2016 E15 · How Acidic is the Xenomorph Blood from ALIEN?
    16. S2016 E16 · Could a Lightsaber Cut Through Captain America's Shield?
    17. S2016 E17 · Why Death by Lava Is Much Worse Than in the Movies
    18. S2016 E18 · Can Iron Man Ever Be Knocked Out?
    19. S2016 E19 · Could Spider-Man Swing on Actual Spider Silk?
    20. S2016 E20 · How Does Ant-Man Make His Civil War Transformation?
    21. S2016 E21 · Could Wolverine Get a Tattoo?
    22. S2016 E22 · How Does CatDog Poop?
    23. S2016 E23 · How Superheroes Phase Through Walls Is All Wrong!
    24. S2016 E24 · How Quick is Quicksilver?
    25. S2016 E25 · Can Game of Thrones' Daenerys Targaryen Get Sunburned?
    26. S2016 E26 · What Really Happens if You Decapitate Deadpool
    27. S2016 E27 · How Much Can Captain America Drink?
    28. S2016 E28 · Can Thor's Hammer Stop the Juggernaut?
    29. S2016 E29 · How Does Pokemon Go Work?
    30. S2016 E30 · Why Star Trek Transporters Are Sci-Fi's Most Impressive Technology!
    31. S2016 E31 · How Strong Could One Punch Man Really Be?
    32. S2016 E32 · Could Stranger Things' 'Upside Down' Really Exist?
    33. S2016 E33 · Would a Futurama Sized Ice Cube Stop Global Warming?
    34. S2016 E34 · Why Don't Lightsabers Burn Your Hands Off?
    35. S2016 E35 · Is the Flash Fast Enough to Launch a Rocket?
    36. S2016 E36 · Would Dragon Ball Z Gravity Training Kill You?
    37. S2016 E37 · Are Wolverine's Claws Too Big For His Body?
    38. S2016 E38 · How Many Wonka Fizzy Lifting Drinks Would It Take to Float?
    39. S2016 E39 · Could Mass Effect Weapons Work in Real Life?
    40. S2016 E40 · How Strong is Luke Cage's Skin?
    41. S2016 E41 · What Would Happen if Galactus Consumed the Earth?
    42. S2016 E42 · The Physics of The Flash's Infinite Mass Punch!
    43. S2016 E43 · How to Hunt Werewolves with Science!
    44. S2016 E44 · Would the Death Star Need Artificial Gravity?
    45. S2016 E45 · How Does Cyclops Actually See?
    46. S2016 E46 · Could Wolverine's Claws Cut Superman?
    47. S2016 E47 · How Loud Is The Hulk's Thunderclap?
    48. S2016 E48 · Why Star Wars' Tatooine Sunset Is Even Cooler with Science!
    49. S2016 E49 · How Lightsaber Color Tells Us What They're Really Made of!
    50. S2016 E50 · Why Chewbacca's Bowcaster Is Stronger Than Any Blaster!
    51. S2016 E51 · What Is Groot Made of?
    52. S2016 E52 · How Does Thor Summon Lightning?
    Season 2017 · 52 episodes
    1. S2017 E01 · Why Godzilla's Atomic Breath Is Worse Than You Think!
    2. S2017 E02 · Magneto's 7 Secret Powers!
    3. S2017 E03 · What\'s Inside the Infinity Stones?
    4. S2017 E04 · How Do The Powerpuff Girls' Hands Work?
    5. S2017 E05 · Why Overwatch's Widowmaker Won't Always Be Blue!
    6. S2017 E06 · Could the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Logo Fit on the Moon?
    7. S2017 E07 · Is The Flash Faster than Nightcrawler?
    8. S2017 E08 · Could Kirby Inhale a Human?
    9. S2017 E09 · Why X-23's Claws Are Deadlier Than Wolverine's!
    10. S2017 E10 · How Forceful Is an Anime Nosebleed?
    11. S2017 E11 · How Every Mass Effect Biotic Power Works!
    12. S2017 E12 · Is Rita Repulsa's Staff More Destructive than Her Monsters?
    13. S2017 E13 · How Much Does Your "Ghost" Weigh?
    14. S2017 E14 · How a Mass Effect Omni-Tool Would Be a Lightsaber in Real Life!
    15. S2017 E15 · Could a Lightsaber Cut Through Wolverine's Adamantium Claws?
    16. S2017 E16 · How Does Saitama One Punch the Rain?
    17. S2017 E17 · Is Attack on Titan's 3D Maneuver Deadly for Humans Too?
    18. S2017 E18 · How Long Could Star-Lord Survive in Space Unprotected?
    19. S2017 E19 · Why Every Movie Space Battle Is Wrong!
    20. S2017 E20 · Alien Xenomorph Biology Explained!
    21. S2017 E21 · What Does Hyperspace Really Look Like?
    22. S2017 E22 · Why Wonder Woman's Sword Can Cut Through Anything!
    23. S2017 E23 · How Mary Poppins Actually Explains Yondu's Arrow!
    24. S2017 E24 · Could A Portal Gun End All Life On Earth?
    25. S2017 E25 · How Every Xenomorph Fits With Every ALIEN Film!
    26. S2017 E26 · Could the Men in Black Neuralize You?
    27. S2017 E27 · How Can Spider-Man Climb While Wearing a Suit?
    28. S2017 E28 · How Many Dragons Would It Take to Melt the Wall in Game of Thrones?
    29. S2017 E29 · Can a Lightsaber Block Bullets?
    30. S2017 E30 · Are We Living in a Rick and Morty Like Simulation?
    31. S2017 E31 · Is Double Jumping Physically Possible?
    32. S2017 E32 · How Long Does It Take to Charge Goku's Spirit Bomb?
    33. S2017 E33 · The Physics Behind Bruce Lee's One-Inch Punch!
    34. S2017 E34 · Can the Flash Take a Hands-Free Selfie?
    35. S2017 E35 · Why Street Fighter's Sonic Boom Actually Makes Sense!
    36. S2017 E36 · How Fast Do Tails' Tails Gotta Go To Fly?
    37. S2017 E37 · Would Sandy's Treedome Implode under Bikini Bottom?
    38. S2017 E38 · How Dense is Legolas in Lord of the Rings?
    39. S2017 E39 · How Strong Is the Mythical Kraken?
    40. S2017 E40 · Could You Implant Memories Into a Blade Runner Replicant?
    41. S2017 E41 · How Do Star Trek's Deflector Shields Work?
    42. S2017 E42 · Why Does Captain America's Shield Bounce?
    43. S2017 E43 · Is Stranger Things' Eleven More Powerful Than a Jedi?
    44. S2017 E44 · Why Shattering Thor's Hammer Would Destroy the Earth!
    45. S2017 E45 · How Thor Summons His Hammer Explained!
    46. S2017 E46 · Why You Would Not Want Superman To Reverse Time!
    47. S2017 E47 · The Secret of Wonder Woman's Bullet Blocking!
    48. S2017 E48 · How They Should Be Killing Zombies on The Walking Dead!
    49. S2017 E49 · How Would You Build a Real X-Wing?
    50. S2017 E50 · Why Death by Lightsaber Would Be Much Worse in Real Life!
    51. S2017 E51 · Why Do Stormtroopers Even Wear Armor?
    52. S2017 E52 · How Deadly Is the Joker's Magic Pencil Trick?
    Season 2018 · 54 episodes
    1. S2018 E01 · How Much Power Does Magneto Need to Rip Iron from Blood?
    2. S2018 E02 · The Physics Behind The Last Jedi's Coolest Scene!
    3. S2018 E03 · Would Wolverine Be the Ultimate Body Builder?
    4. S2018 E04 · How Black Bolt Shatters Mountains with Sound!
    5. S2018 E05 · Are Alien Xenomorphs Really No Match for Darth Vader
    6. S2018 E06 · How To Go Super Saiyan with Science!
    7. S2018 E07 · How Black Panther's Vibranium Suit Works!
    8. S2018 E08 · What Toxin Is on Poison Ivy's Lips?
    9. S2018 E09 · What Would Really Happen if a Vibranium Meteor Hit Earth?
    10. S2018 E10 · Why You Don't Actually Want Super Strength!
    11. S2018 E11 · Why Do Pacific Rim Jaegers Need Two Brains?
    12. S2018 E12 · Could Superman Make Diamonds with His Bare Hands?
    13. S2018 E13 · Science vs The Last Jedi "Plot Holes"
    14. S2018 E14 · Can You Run Through Harry Potter's Platform 9 3/4?
    15. S2018 E15 · The Truth about Space War!
    16. S2018 E16 · Why You Don't Want Super Speed
    17. S2018 E17 · Could You Swing A Real Monster Hunter Sword?
    18. S2018 E18 · How Thanos Throws a Moon
    19. S2018 E19 · How Proton Torpedoes Destroyed the Death Star
    20. S2018 E20 · How To Forge Thor's Infinity War Weapon
    21. S2018 E21 · Can You Slice Bullets Like Deadpool?
    22. S2018 E22 · Is Han Solo Wrong about Hyperspace?
    23. S2018 E23 · Never Do a Superhero Landing
    24. S2018 E24 · What if Majora's Mask Made Our Moon Fall?
    25. S2018 E25 · Can You Snap the Infinity Gauntlet Like Thanos?
    26. S2018 E26 · How To Fight a T. Rex (and Win)
    27. S2018 E27 · How Cold Is Kratos' Leviathan Axe?
    28. S2018 E28 · Is Ant-Man Secretly the Most Powerful Avenger?
    29. S2018 E29 · What Does the Quietest Place on Earth Sound Like?
    30. S2018 E30 · Why You Don't Want Invisibility
    31. S2018 E31 · How Far Can Sauron See?
    32. S2018 E32 · Is Drifting Really Fast and Furious?
    33. S2018 E33 · The Death Star's OTHER Fatal Flaw
    34. S2018 E34 · Can The Hulk Jump into Space?
    35. S2018 E35 · Should You Wear Goku's Weighted Clothes?
    36. S2018 E36 · Why You Don't Want X-Ray Vision
    37. S2018 E37 · How Spider-Sense Works
    38. S2018 E38 · The Predator Explained
    39. S2018 E39 · Can Master Chief Survive Falling from Space?
    40. S2018 E40 · Beware The Phaser's Maximum Setting
    41. S2018 E41 · What Kind of Symbiote Is Venom?
    42. S2018 E42 · Why You Don't Want Teleportation
    43. S2018 E43 · Could Mosquitoes Drain One Punch Man?
    44. S2018 E44 · How Fast Is Red Dead Redemption's Dead Eye?
    45. S2018 E45 · Fallout's Mini Nukes Really Exist
    46. S2018 E46 · Could Gwen Stacy Have Survived Her Fall?
    47. S2018 E47 · How Powerful Can Fallout's Lasers Get?
    48. S2018 E48 · Which Starter Pokémon Is the Most Powerful?
    49. S2018 E49 · Can the Flash Touch a Lightsaber?
    50. S2018 E50 · How Mortal Engines Could Put a City on Wheels
    51. S2018 E51 · Could You Survive Just Cause 4's Grappling Hook?
    52. S2018 E52 · How Aquaman's Body Survives the Sea
    53. S2018 E53 · Can Deadpool Regenerate Memories?
    54. S2018 E54 · Can You Lift Thor's Hammer in Space?
    Season 2019 · 52 episodes
    1. S2019 E01 · Can You Break Into Superman's Fortress of Solitude?
    2. S2019 E02 · How to Fight a Velociraptor (and Win)
    3. S2019 E03 · How Aquaman Swims at Supersonic Speed
    4. S2019 E04 · Why You Don't Want the Power of Flight
    5. S2019 E05 · How Deadly Are Gambit's Exploding Cards?
    6. S2019 E06 · How To Hear a Scream in Space
    7. S2019 E07 · The Most Evil Plants Poison Ivy Could Control
    8. S2019 E08 · Why Link Is Stronger Than Most Superheroes
    9. S2019 E09 · How to Defeat Wolverine with Science
    10. S2019 E10 · How Captain Marvel Survives in Space
    11. S2019 E11 · How Dune's Sandworms Swim
    12. S2019 E12 · Can Spider-Man Stop a Train?
    13. S2019 E13 · Would Throwing Bowser Rip Mario's Arms Off?
    14. S2019 E14 · How Powerful Is Saitama's Serious Punch?
    15. S2019 E15 · Ant-Man VS. Thanos' Butt: The Science
    16. S2019 E16 · How Do White Walkers Shatter Swords?
    17. S2019 E17 · How the Infinity Gauntlet Decides Your Fate
    18. S2019 E18 · How Science Made Mewtwo
    19. S2019 E19 · The Avengers: Endgame Timeline Explained
    20. S2019 E20 · What Really Happened to Iron Man?
    21. S2019 E21 · You Don't Want to Live Forever
    22. S2019 E22 · Are Godzilla's Flying Monsters Big Enough?
    23. S2019 E23 · Can a Magnifying Glass Destroy Ant-Man?
    24. S2019 E24 · Men in Black's Noisy Cricket is CRAZY
    25. S2019 E25 · Why Thor ISN'T Immune to Electricity
    26. S2019 E26 · Chernobyl's Radioactive Lava is Still Hot
    27. S2019 E27 · What if a Radioactive Spider Bites You?
    28. S2019 E28 · Can We Turn Earth Into a Spaceship?
    29. S2019 E29 · Superheroes are Saving Us WRONG
    30. S2019 E30 · Can Aquaman Drown?
    31. S2019 E31 · What Disease Does The Joker Have?
    32. S2019 E32 · Did Chernobyl Create Mutant Animals?
    33. S2019 E33 · The Day We Almost Set the World on Fire
    34. S2019 E34 · How Black Holes Could Turn Jupiter Into a Star
    35. S2019 E35 · Should We Nuke Mars?
    36. S2019 E36 · Dragon Ball Z's Senzu Beans EXPLAINED
    37. S2019 E37 · Why NANO Vision Isn't Science Fiction
    38. S2019 E38 · PROJECT THOR: Deadly Metal From Outer Space
    39. S2019 E39 · The Faster-Than-Light Guillotine
    40. S2019 E40 · Is The Joker Legally Insane?
    41. S2019 E41 · How Powerful is a FALCON PUNCH?
    42. S2019 E42 · Dr. Manhattan's Superpowers EXPLAINED
    43. S2019 E43 · Is Naruto Running FASTER? (vs. Gold Medalist Sprinter!)
    44. S2019 E44 · I Built a COMPUTER in Magic: The Gathering
    45. S2019 E45 · How to STEAL Elon Musk's Space Car
    46. S2019 E46 · The DARKSABER Explained (Star Wars SCIENCE)
    47. S2019 E47 · The Neutron Star Slingshot
    48. S2019 E48 · Frickin' LASER BEAM Shark Science
    49. S2019 E49 · THE EXPANSE is the Most Scientifically Accurate TV Show
    50. S2019 E50 · How to Make REAL Superhero Serum
    51. S2019 E51 · How Does FORCE LIGHTNING Work?
    52. S2019 E52 · Volcano Lairs are a TERRIBLE Idea
    Season 2020 · 7 episodes
    1. S2020 E01 · How to Make a WITCHER with Science
    2. S2020 E02 · How to Fall from ANY HEIGHT and Survive
    3. S2020 E03 · How to Make a SARLACC PIT
    4. S2020 E04 · How a WITCHER'S Silver Sword Works
    5. S2020 E05 · What if the Sun EXPLODED?
    6. S2020 E06 · The Flash is the WRONG COLOR
    7. S2020 E07 · What SONIC Can Do at TOP SPEED?

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