Atticus.hamilton

The Science Behind That

Science EN ↓ 124 episodes

In The Science Behind That podcast I take things that we take for granted in everyday life and breakdown the science going on behind them. Everything from how electric vehicles work to the science behind mass psychology and why we act the way we do! I hope you guys enjoy my podcast and if you ever have a suggestion for the show you can feel free to email me or use the text us function in the description of each episode with your suggestions! 

Author

Atticus.hamilton

Category

Science

Podcast website

tsbt.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

May 25, 2026

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Episodes

Se 2 Ep 12: 5 Strange Psychiatric Disorders 25.06.2021

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we are discussing 5 strange psychiatric disorders and their possible causes. Also stick to the end of the episode where we talk about the origins of bloody mary.  Support the show

Se2 Episode 11: How Does The COVID Vaccine Work? 21.06.2021

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss what the COVID vaccine is, how it works, and if it is the best vaccine option for SARS CoV 2. I hope you all enjoy today's episode and have a great monday morning! Support the show

Se2 Episode 10: Why Fat Free Food Is Bad For Your Health 18.06.2021

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode we are going to be discussing what is fat free food, where did it come from, and why it is detrimental to your health. I hope you enjoy todays episode, and have a great Friday morning! Support the show

Se 2 Episode 9: How do we Predict the Weather 26.03.2021

Send us Fan Mail Happy Friday! In today's episode we discuss the science of meteorology and how we can roughly predict the weather. I hope you enjoy today's episode, and as usual if you have any suggestions or comments, you can send them to me at thesciencebt@gmail.com.  Support the show

se 2 Episode 8: How Can We 3d Print Organs? 08.03.2021

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we talk about how 3d organ printing actually works, and the potential future advancements of this technology. I hope you enjoy today's episode and have a great monday morning! Support the show

Se2 Episode 7: What is Happening When our Hearts Skip Beats? 19.02.2021

Send us Fan Mail On todays episode we are talking about the physiology behind butterflies in our chest/heart fluttering. I hope you all enjoy todays episode and have a great weekend! Support the show

Se2 Episode 6: What Happens When our Limbs Fall Asleep? 15.02.2021

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode we discuss the physiology behind why our legs fall asleep, and what is actually happening from a scientific perspective. I hope you enjoy today's episode, and that you have a great monday morning everybody! Support the show

Season 2 Episode 5: How does Learning work? 12.02.2021

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we examine the science behind learning, and how it works. Additionally, we also talk about ways in which we can increase our efficiency at learning new information. I hope you enjoy today's episode everyone, and happy Friday! Support the show

Se 2 Episode 4: What does zoom do to our social skills? 29.01.2021

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of the science behind that we are talking about if zoom impacts our social skills, and how prolonged online exposure affects our ability to talk to one another imperson. I hope you guys enjoy today's episode and have a lovely Friday morning!  Support the show

Se 2 Episode 3: Psychopaths vs Sociopaths What's The Difference? 25.01.2021

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of The Science Behind That we discuss what the difference is between psychopaths and sociopaths, and debunk some of the major societal misconceptions about what they are. As always I hope you have a great monday morning and I will see you in the next one.  Support the show

Se 2 Episode 2: Why do we eat spice? 22.01.2021

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we will discuss what makes hot Peppers spicy, and why we humans eat spicy peppers despite the fact that it is against our evolutionary instincts to consume spicy peppers. I hope you guys enjoy today's show and as always, I'll be back with another show on Monday and until then have a great weekend everyone and stand up and question everything.  Sup...

Season 2 Episode 1: What are plastics? 19.01.2021

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode we talk about what plastics are, how they are made, and the detrimental environmental effects of their production. If you have any suggestions for the show you can always send me an email at thesciencebt@gmail.com . I hope you enjoy todays episode, and happy Tuesday! Support the show

Episode 11: Vaccines 20.11.2020

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of the science behind that, we discuss vaccines, the history behind them, how vaccines work, and what some of the major classes of antiviral vaccines are. As always, I hope you enjoy today’s episode and happy Friday everyone!  Support the show

Episode 10: Wireless Charging 13.11.2020

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode I discuss the science behind wireless charging and how it works. I hope you enjoy today's episode and happy Friday! Support the show

Episode 9: Where do these 4 common goods come from? 06.11.2020

Send us Fan Mail Happy Friday everyone! I hope all of you lovely people are doing well! On today’s episode we are talking about the since behind four common household goods; olive oil, table salt vegetable oil, and evaporated milk, how they are produced, and where they come from. I hope you all enjoy today’s episode! As always if you have any suggestions for the show you can send me an email at: t...

Halloween Special! 31.10.2020

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Science Behind that Halloween edition! On this evening's episode we will discuss the Russian dog experiment, the age of body snatchers, and of course, the development of the transorbital lobotomy. I really hope you guys enjoyed today's episode I will warn you it is a little medically graphic and with that I hope you guys have a happy Halloween and if you h...

Episode 8: Why do we get Hangovers? 26.10.2020

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss the biology behind hangovers and why some people experience them while others don't! I hope you enjoy today's episode! Support the show

Episode 7: What is AMS? 23.10.2020

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk about the science behind AMS, why we get it, what is occurring at the pathological level, and how we build tolerance to it. I hope you enjoy today's episode and if you have any suggestions or comments about the show, you can email me at: thesciencebt@gmail.com Support the show

Episode 6: Why post workout soreness 09.10.2020

Send us Fan Mail On todays episode we discuss the interesting science behind post workout soreness and what our muscles are doing behind the scenes. As always if you have questions, comments, or suggestions for the show you can send me an email at thesciencebt@gmail.com.  Support the show

Episode 5: Why Machine learning 05.10.2020

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I discuss the different types of machine learning and what that means for the future of artificial intelligence. As always I hope you enjoy the show and if you have any suggestions, comments, or questions, you can email me at    thesciencebt@gmail.com. Support the show

Episode 4: Why Maple Syrup 02.10.2020

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss where maple syrup comes from, how it is made, and in what from does it exist in a maple tree. I hope you enjoy this episode and as always if you have questions, comments, or suggestions, you can email me at thesciencebt@gmail.com.  Support the show

Episode 3: Why Dreaming 28.09.2020

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we take a deep dive into the different theories behind why scientists think we dream. I hope you enjoy todays episode and if you have suggestions for the show email me at  thesciencebt@gmail.com Support the show

Episode 2: Shock Absorbers 25.09.2020

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss what makes some vehicles more suited for certain terrains and how the shock absorbers that allow certain vehicles to offroad work. If you have any suggestions for the show, email me at: thesciencebt@gmail.com! Support the show

Episode 1: Group Think 21.09.2020

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I talk about the psychology and evolutionary biology behind group think, and why we do what we do in group settings. If you have suggestions for the show email me at:  thesciencebt@gmail.com Support the show

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