Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Game of Thrones might be a fantasy epic, but it doesn't mean that all our real-world scientific rules are broken or bent. A lot of them actually hold up surprisingly well, such as the existence of large animals and giants in the cold north. On earth, the more north you go, the larger the mammals become. We have Dr. Rutger Vos to talk about the science of Game of Thrones and the science behind Game of Thrones!

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The Thrones Effect was edited and compiled by Gil Kidron, with chapters by Gil Kidron, Noga Ariel Galor and Theo Gangi from Got Academy, Because Geek, Civilization Ex, Smokescreen, History of Westeros, Gray Area, Secrets of the Citadel and Ideas of Ice and Fire.

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