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Unexplainable

Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know…and then keeps on going. The Unexplainable team — Noam Hassenfeld, Julia Longoria, Byrd Pinkerton, and Meradith Hoddinott — tackles scientific mysteries, unanswered questions, and everything we learn diving into the unknown. New episodes Mondays and Wednesdays. From Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Episodes

This podcast episode explores the history of posture and its cultural and scientific significance. It discusses how our modern understanding of good posture originated in the late 1850s, influenced by Darwin's theories on human evolution. However, the belief that good posture equates to good health lacks a solid scient...