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1440 Explores

1440 Media

We encounter things every day that we think we understand. Memory. Alcohol. Credit cards. Artificial intelligence. But look a little closer, and there’s almost always more to the story.

1440 Explores goes beyond the surface of the world’s most fascinating topics, combining human stories, expert insight, history, and science to reveal how they work, how we got here, and why they matter.

The show comes from the team behind 1440 and is produced in collaboration with Rhyme Media.

1440 is a community for the knowledge-obsessed that helps curious people stay informed and inspired on a daily basis.

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Episodes

22 episodes

  1. Who Controls America's Elections? 27:36
  2. Why Plastic Is Everywhere 26:46
  3. How Coffee Changed the World 25:33
  4. Why We Lose Muscle–And How to Keep It 25:45
  5. Can You Trust Your Memories? 22:54
  6. What Happened to Congress? 25:04
  7. The Hidden Science of Flatulence 26:41
  8. The System That Runs World Soccer (And Why It Broke) 31:27
  9. The Evolution of the US Presidency 28:36
  10. The Origins of Silicon Valley 33:59
  11. How the US Income Tax Actually Works 24:34
  12. The Hidden Life of Trash 24:02
  13. The History of College Tuition 22:48
  14. Behind the Supreme Court's Curtains 28:23
  15. How Fire Turned From Friend to Foe 23:06
  16. The Wild Story Behind the First Cell Phone Call 29:54
  17. The Science of Dreaming 27:22
  18. Inside the ChatGPT Black Box 26:55
  19. Ghosts: Why We See What Isn't There 25:30
  20. Alcohol: Why We Drink and What It Does to Us 36:18
  21. Credit Cards: The Story Behind the Plastic 28:25
  22. Introducing: 1440 Explores 3:08