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Something Strange Happens When You Flatten the Earth…

Imprisoned for heresy, Gerardus Mercator later created a map that transformed navigation forever. We explore why his projection distorts the world, how it solved a deadly problem for sailors, and the astonishing mystery of how he used math that hadn’t even been invented yet to do it all.
Season 14 Episode 3 Length 24:25 Premiere: 04/21/26

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Season 14 Episodes

How HIV Started a Century Before Anyone Noticed
S14 E8 Length 27:32 Premiere Date 07/16/26

The New Kind of Heat Humans Can’t Handle
S14 E7 Length 21:23 Premiere Date 07/01/26

Scientists Finally Figured Out What Love Is For
S14 E6 Length 16:47 Premiere Date 06/11/26

We've never seen an atom. But we know what they look like.
S14 E5 Length 16:47 Premiere Date 05/28/26

Infinity isn’t a number. It's something much weirder.
S14 E4 Length 10:51 Premiere Date 05/14/26

Something Strange Happens When You Flatten the Earth…
S14 E3 Length 24:25 Premiere Date 04/21/26

You've Been Lied to About DNA Evidence
S14 E2 Length 22:37 Premiere Date 03/31/26

Traffic Lights Are So Much Weirder Than You Realize
S14 E1 Length 17:13 Premiere Date 03/10/26

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