Ideas Worth Exploring
Science is the best way we have for understanding how the world works. And you know what makes science better? Puns! This podcast is meant to introduce a variety of scientific topics in a way that is approachable for people without a scientific background and entertaining even for the nerds who think they know everything.
Ideas Worth Exploring
Viruses: Tiny robots that make us sneeze
People once believed that when you sneezed, your soul left your body, and so they would say “bless you” to prevent the devil from snatching your soul. Now, people don’t tend to worry about that as much, instead they worry about getting infected by invisible creatures floating in the sneeze droplets. Today we’re going to talk about viruses, those nasty microscopic opportunistic unemployed robots all around you, and why they make you sneeze.