Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Pseudoscience often focuses on ideas that are easy to pay attention to: aliens building the pyramids, secret discoveries, and hidden truths being kept from the public. Those claims make better stories than the slower, less dramatic reality of how science usually works.
On this week’s episode of Unexplainable, science internet guy Hank Green talks to us about why our brains find sensational explanations so compelling, even when the evidence is weak.
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Pseudoscience often focuses on ideas that are easy to pay attention to: aliens building the pyramids, secret discoveries, and hidden truths being kept from the public. Those claims make better stories than the slower, less dramatic reality of how science usually works.
On this week’s episode of Unexplainable, science internet guy Hank Green talks to us about why our brains find sensational explanations so compelling, even when the evidence is weak.
Watch on Netflix, or listen whenever you get your podcasts.
Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: goo.gl/0bsAjO
Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com.
Watch our full video catalog: goo.gl/IZONyE
Follow Vox on TikTok: tiktok.com/@voxdotcom
Check out our articles: vox.com
Listen to our podcasts: vox.com/podcasts
