This podcast is my favorite ❤️ to listen to on a road trip and really just anywhere. And you can find a episode about pretty much anything. Find the multiple differences 😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😚😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😗😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😚😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😗😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😗😚😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😃😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😃😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😃😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁☹️🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁😟🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁☹️😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩🙁😩😩😩😩😩😩😫😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😫😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😰😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😰😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨🥶😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐🫥😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐🫤😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😑😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😑😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈👿😈😈😈😈👿😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈👿💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀☠️💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀☠️💀💀💀💀💀💀👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏾👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏾👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄🫦👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄🫦😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😸😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😸✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿🤚🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿👋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿🫲🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿🤚🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿☝🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿🧒🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿🤚🏾🤚🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿✋🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿🤚🏿

I’ve enjoyed this show over the years but on some episodes the amount you hear the word “um” in an episode can drive me crazy.

I really enjoy this podcast. I wish that during the hormone balancing episode when they were talking about testosterone, they would have mentioned PCOS. When they were discussing some of the symptoms of women taking additional testosterone, there should have been a mention. For anyone that doesn’t know, PCOS is a condition in which women produce more testosterone than normal. I struggle with the condition, and many people are unaware of it. In addition to the mention or hair thinning, some other side effects of my condition are facial hair growth, acne, weight gain, and inability to lose weight.

I mostly love this show, but the hormone episode was disappointing by mostly focusing on testosterone and men issues (as if most research is not already focused on men issues while women’s health is under researched and highlighted). I know they have a time limit and they can’t cover everything, but still. How they do better and extend on this topic side there is sooo much to cover here.

What I love: Presentation and discussion of the topics with science. I like that Wendy does a CONCLUSION summary at the end of each segment. Use of interviews with experts Wendy’s accent! There’s nothing wrong with her voice, imo. What I dislike: Ads. But that’s it, really. This is one of the most entertaining and engaging science podcasts that I’ve found.

Hmmm

Some of the voices are terrible the need to go into a different line of work

I like to read the reviews some times to see people’s opinions and I just read a bit of the reviews and I saw that people were crapping on Wendy’s voice. Not only do I think that’s a terrible reason to rate this podcast poorly, but your also making fun of her for lines not hitting or her voice sounding a little bit annoying! The only lower ratings I have seen are about her voice! I think it’s very rude and disrespectful to give a bad rating because of the way the host sounds if you’re going to give a bad rating make it reasonable! I kinda like her voice! It can stay just the way it is. - VERY angry

A great way to learn about the science and research around everyday subjects and questions that are in the news.

I listen to this podcast quite often and it is great. Quite a few people complain about Wendy's voice and laughter, but personally I don't see anything wrong. All of the topics are extremely entertaining and engaging and really get me thinking.

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode but was disappointed that they didn’t address serotonin syndrome at all.

I don’t usually leave reviews but I saw that some were complaining about Wendy’s laughter and irreverence and I have to say I Love it—it makes learning about the science fun and is one of the reasons I turn to this podcast over other ones. So in the off chance producers are reading this—Wendy is great, please don’t listen to the complainers!

I love the content of this show. I also love the topics and how they choose ones that are currently relevant. I also love that it is evidence-based and that the sources are always listed for us. I also like that it always takes on a variety of perspectives, even those I may not have agreed with. However, can you all please edit out the nonsense banter and all the giggling? It’s SO annoying. Wendy seems to think everything is hilarious... it’s really not. A different host would be great. But at the least, please just edit that garbage out. Even the other people on the recording seem to pause like, “Can we just get on with it?”

It really seems like someone on reddit or TikTok rallied a bunch of people to come onto here and complain about Wendy’s voice. Wendy is very passionate about science, and she’s easily excitable. And she’s an Aussie so I guess for those who struggle with accents, maybe it’s hard for them. But I find her enthusiasm very charming. I’ve listened to Science Vs. since the beginning. Back when it was still on Gimlet… I think maybe the first season was before Gimlet? Anyway, I have always loved their show. BUT. I have to say, the more recent episodes have not been as good. And when I say more recent, I mean since they moved to Spotify. I’m so disappointed they interviewed Andrew Huberman. Sure he’s a “bad boy turned scientist” who sells this notion that we can control our bodies at the cellular level. He was “grilled” on the show, but let’s be real: his presence on this show detracts from its credibility. They used to have this great structure where they’d address a controversial topic and then break down some key insights from peer reviewed literature. But now it’s very different and it does seem like they cherry pick based on their personal biases more than they used to. They’re also not super receptive to feedback. I am a scientist and I challenged them on an episode and their response to my email was defensive and not open to the conversation. The show has become less about science and more about entertainment. I guess that’s pretty normal, but its unfortunate for those like me who felt pretty seen when they first launched the show many many years ago. I still listen to the show. I still share it with friends. I still enjoy it, but gosh.. I miss when they were less influenced by what Daddy Spotify wants them to do.

How dare you come for my girl Wendy. This is hands down one of my favorite podcasts. I love her voice and her laughter. I love the science and how it’s presented. I’m sorry you’re so ethnocentric that you can’t handle her accent and so boring you can’t listen to someone laughing. Never change, Wendy! We love you.

Love the concept on the content, but the hostess is a little over the top. Not everything is hilarious

I love the information and concept but Wendy’s voice and laughter is so irritating!!

Otherwise fantastic information, pace and rapport. Once you get into the topic the “This is the absolute funniest thing you’ve ever heard” voice tone settles down to normal. So if you’re like me and can’t stand to be bossed around by someone’s voice, fast forward over all the intro conversation, to the actually interesting show!!

I feel like Wendy is getting very giggly. It’s distracting. Like she’s high or something..🤔

I wanted to reach out and express my appreciation for the insightful content you provide on your podcast. The discussions are engaging and informative, and I can see how they appeal to a wide audience. However, I wanted to share some feedback regarding Wendy's laughter. While I understand laughter can be a natural part of conversation, I find that Wendy's laughter sometimes feels out of context and overly exuberant. It can be a bit distracting, almost as if she's under the influence. I believe toning down the laughter or ensuring it aligns more closely with the context of the conversation could enhance the overall listening experience. Thank you for considering my feedback. I look forward to continuing to enjoy your podcast.

Great information but yes the hosts voice is tough to handle

It is interesting the info on the show however I can't stomach listening to the host!! She sounds so stupid laughing at important things and her voice makes me want to punch myself in the face!! Get a new host please!

lol I saw a review that said they loved the content but found the voices obnoxious. What a load! Wendy and the team put a very easy, fun loving voice to the podcast! I love listening while I run or workout! Don’t listen to the haters!

Amazing show. Easy to follow science based informative show! A must listen! And show host is absolutely brilliant.

I love Wendy (and the team) and love all the great topics offered by the podcast! I always learn something. Great show and well-edited. One of my faves!

I love science and this is my favorite science podcast. The best part about the podcast is, it is very evidence based. And I like the way they have a lot of references available, if you want to investigate a topic in more depth. Finally, the science is presented in a very charming way, which makes it less dry and more fun.

The podcasts are really well done. I stumbled on this podcast by accident and find myself coming back to it even when I’m looking for something else. Wendy is engaging, down to earth, and relatable. They seem to do a good job evaluating the existing evidence, and when they don’t have the answers they say so.

Great concept, interesting topics, but the host is too grating to listen to this regularly.

these podcast hosts worship science as their religion. yes, science is cool. im a scientist too. but we cant delude ourselves into thinking that science knows all and is the end all be all in every debate. that’s unscientific. there is so much we dont know or understand. science will only get better if we stay open to ideas even if they seem laughable. and the hosts constantly laugh (with an obvious air of contempt and superiority) at anyone with a viewpoint different than theirs. very lame podcast.

These episodes are not only fascinating but also well cited. You can tell that the hosts have done their homework and research. I can listen to many episodes back to back. Thank you for this amazing show🙌🏻

The content and show itself are great. But it is so difficult to listen to this podcast, because the host and narrator has the most obnoxious voice on the face of the planet. Additionally, her laugh is horrendous.

I’m on my third episode and I have to stop. The first one was the seed oil episode, which was kind of informative, but they brought in a scientist who knew what he was talking about and a doctor who didn’t know what she was talking about. I felt like it would have been a better debate if they had brought on two scientists who were on opposite ends of the debate and both knowledgeable. It was very one sided. The second was the cave of the bones episode, which was pointless. I saw that documentary and walked away with “interesting but a lot of science still needs to be done”. Nowhere did they make the claim that the rock art had definitely been made by Naledi or that it was definitely a burial site. The episode was basically “it’s bad science to claim something that hasn’t been proven” but a claim was never made in the documentary. The third, which I just ended to write this review was on tooth brushing. They talk about a study done where the control group were instructed to brush their teeth at home and the studied group got regular dental cleanings at school. THEY KEEP CLAIMING that this proved that regular teeth brushing doesn’t prevent cavities? How did they get that? I looked at the study myself to make sure I didn’t mishear them and sure enough, they’re misstating the study, repeatedly. All science points to that brushing your teeth without toothpaste prevents as many cavities as brushing your teeth with fluoride-free toothpaste, it’s the brushing that prevents cavities. And that fluoride toothpaste works better than fluoride-free or no toothpaste at all. How did they get that teeth brushing doesn’t work to prevent cavities? I’m really disappointed in this podcast.

Not only is Wendy’s accent the best, the show is one of those podcasts that keep you interested even if you didn’t think you’d care much for the particular subject at hand. Love the humor spun into the science!

This is my favorite podcast, I love the science backed research and variety of topics. The host is fun and engaging, plus the writing tends to keep you on your toes waiting with anticipation for the end results.

The seed oils episode was weird. You chose the quackiest doctor as one of the scientific experts and allowed her to share all her views, but then cherry picked other scientists and studies to land on an answer. I personally don’t think an entertainment podcast is the correct arena to discuss these kinds of issues that have serious implications on human health. Clearly this podcast is meant to polarize and entertain, but I would be wary of touting their conclusions as fact. Science journalists are notorious for not understanding the science— they simply don’t have the right education to do so. If you’re seeking an educated perspective on the potential concerns of consuming seed oils, I’d recommend Jeff Nobbs as an intelligent expert in the space.

I love science. There is potential for this to be a good show but the host speaks too quickly and has a very harsh voice. She sounds hyper, which is draining. Also I don’t think the research methods are thorough enough. The research seems lazy. If you’re calling something science you are taking on a responsibility to be very thorough and balanced. I don’t get that from this show, which is concerning. There is danger in spreading false info as fact. This isn’t meant to be political- I agree with a lot of the claims the show makes. But a LOT of relevant info is left out of the studies sited and “experts” used are very questionable. I call it Tabloid Science.

I’ve been listening to Science vs for about 5 years now and it’s still at the top of my list. I never miss a new episode of Science Vs and I regularly send episode links to friends so they can learn whatever I just learned. I’ve really appreciated the way that Science Vs makes me question information in news and other mediums and helps me think about how I should look for supporting data before buying in. It’s all about the science! Plus, Wendy is such a fun and charismatic host that even subjects I’ve never thought about suddenly seem interesting.

Did not like drama on going back and forth

Kate sounds like she probably also turned antivax sometime in 2020…. I love that Wendy did not lay down for that confirmation bias bulls***.

Hi!! I’m a college students and found myself going into the loophole of researching fat and also, like Kate, was thinking seed oils were completely bad but like other consumers believe, that it was the processing of the oils that made them less nutrient rich, therefore, less protective towards the body. I still feel weary about seed oils but am also cognizant of saturated fats and rather prefer to have a balanced diet of all food groups with a preference towards mono- and poly-unsaturated fats than saturated fats/animal-dense meals. I am curious with processed food: Is what makes them less healthy the additives, or is it the lack of nutrients that provide less protection towards oxidative stress? For example, fried foods— these oils are exposed to high heat, so they oxidize faster and lose their anti-oxidant effects making them calorie-dense baggies of nothingness. I didn’t know where to post my questions 🙈🙈 Best to you! Thanks for all your research!!

Vs!

I generally really enjoy this show, but why would you platform a person who so clearly does not adhere to scientific principles in her work? It was apparent from the start she was problematic when she started implying your diabetes might go away and kidney failure might go into remission if you just stop eating seed oils (beware anyone who says one thing is the root of all evils and changing that one thing will make everything better - and then backs it up by saying “I did it and it worked for me, and my friend did it and she’s better”. Please). Then after being presented with studies finding the opposite of her belief, she ignored/explained them away (her “explanation” being that the studies are flawed and don’t say what they purport to say, but only she sees that and only she is qualified to opine on seed oils, these other researches don’t know what they’re doing. Ridiculous). I enjoy an episode where different viewpoints are presented, researched, discussed, but the people hosted on the show should all be legitimate scientists - all credibility is lost when you host a fringe “scientist” and discuss their findings as if they’re legitimate, even if your ultimate conclusion is that they’re not correct. She never should have been engaged with in the first place.

For me It’s the best thing ever but SOME PEOPLE hate it for VEEERRRRYYYY dumb reasons.

Solid sciencing. Correlation does not equal causation. It was a gentile dunk on seed oil 😌

The “science” is what you want it to be or are payed for it to be. Thx for showing your true colors that I suspected, I won’t be listening any more.

Especially like the alternative views reported scientifically

If you are into snake oils and sensational pseudoscience, this show won’t be fun for you. But if you want entertaining yet informative and solidly evidence based look into popular topics, then you will absolutely love love this show. Wendy makes even mundane explanations sound like a comedy skit. Addicted to this show

I’m so disappointed in your discussion on supplements with Huberman. When he says that there is anecdotal evidence, and sure it could be placebo… well, that is bad science on his part and you should have called him on it. The placebo effect is 35% for products like this which is why commenting on the effectiveness of a supplement without a clinical trial with a placebo arm Is useless. And in spite of what he claims this stuff is harmful in two ways. First, if it is no more effective than a placebo, it is harming people economically. They are wasting money they could be using on products that actually help them. Second, there are many studies that show the unregulated supplement industry often sells supplements that don’t contain what they claim. So they sometimes do contain harmful substances. Also, Huberman sells these supplements and makes money from them. So his objectivity on this is questionable. He can’t claim to objectively study this stuff while selling it himself. That is unethical. He is a scam artist selling expensive products that provide no value. If he were a legitimate scientist, HE would pay for his own trials with a placebo arm to prove his supplements actually work. But he doesn’t do that because he knows that if he does, they will perform no better than a placebo. Wendy, you didn’t press him on any of this. Next time, talk to someone like Dr Jen Gunter before you interview someone like this, she will teach you why people like huberman are scammers and what questions you should ask.

“Dock-O” is apparently a slang reference for documentary however I was under the impression this was a science based podcast. I expect the host to get over their slang hang-ups relatively quickly at the top of the podcast. Weirdly off-putting and seems very much like a symptom of an *extremely* poor self-education. Antithetical to a science podcast of quality to this listener like it was done by a 12 year old. Jokes were not amusing and it took 46 minutes for the host to sound like they were being an adult and then they stopped after two minutes.

The writing and production value is very good - interesting topics and intriguing issues. The host’s voice, however, is incredibly annoying and sounds like finger nails on a chalkboard. I’m not sure I can continue any more episodes.