Howtown
S01:E10 - The Truth About Hot Ones Sauces
S01:E01 - Dog Vision Explained
Apps claim to show you the colors dogs see – but where does that information come from? Can Howtown help Cleo Abram solve this myth?
S01:E02 - How Accurate Was the COVID Death Count?
Joined by Hank Green, Howtown looks into the COVID pandemic. After dozens of studios, we know everything we're going to know about its death toll.
S01:E03 - How Do We Know Earth's Circumference?
To accurately measure the Earth, you have to accept one maddening fact. Will Simone Giertz's question be resolved?
S01:E04 - Which Animals Are Sentient?
A UK law says some invertebrates are sentient, but how do they know?
S01:E05 - How X Broke the News
The epistemology of breaking news. How does legacy media stack up when social media covers the story first?
S01:E06 - Why They Can't Actually Count the Calories
Calorie counts. Where do they come from and how are they measured? It gets complicated.
S01:E07 - The Ancient Hook-Up That Changed Humanity
You carry Neanderthal DNA. Here's what it reveals about human evolution.
S01:E08 - One Weird Metric Picks the World's "Happiest Country"
How can something so subjective be measured? It all comes down to one specific question.
S01:E09 - Is It Easy to Steal an Election?
How do we know we can trust the votes?
S01:E10 - The Truth About Hot Ones Sauces
Which Hot Ones sauce is the spiciest? Is it still even on the lineup?