Season 1
30 episodes · Aug 23, 2015
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S1E1Fear of Flying
Aug 23, 20153mWho is scared of flying? Our very Professor Moustache is here to explain to you just how safe it is.
S1E2Immunology
Aug 23, 20153mGuitou the Microbe asks why he is always unfairly expulsed from the human body. Professor Moustache explains that this is due to the army of bouncers that protect it: the immune system.
S1E3Honey, I Want to Shrink the Kids
Aug 23, 20153mWould it theoretically be possible to shrink people, like in the 1989 film, Honey I Shrunk the Kids? Professor Moustache highlights a few problems with this scenario.
S1E4When Will Real Lightsabres Be Invented?
Aug 23, 20153mProfessor Moustache investigates whether we will see exciting lightsabre duels in the future, just like in the hit film Star Wars.
S1E5Jumping Off the Golden Gate Bridge
Aug 23, 20153mAn animated series tackling scientific questions with rigour and a touch of humour. In this episode: Could you survive if you jumped off San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge?
S1E6Swallowing Spiders in your Sleep
Jan 11, 20163mDo we really swallow spiders and other insects in our sleep? Professor Moustache tells us the truth about the urban legend.
S1E7Could Head Transplants Work?
Jan 12, 20163mGrichka Bogdanov thinks his brother is better looking so wants to replace his head with his sibling’s. Could a head transplant actually work? Professor Moustache gives us the answer.
S1E8A Lesson in Hobbitology
Jan 13, 20163mIt would be really cool to become invisible like Frodo in The Lord of the Rings. Professor Moustache explains if it is theoretically possible.
S1E9My Girlfriend Wants to Marry a Pony
Jan 14, 20163mWhy do so many girls adore ponies? Professor Moustache offers an unusual perspective: after learning surprising facts about the horse's esophageal sphincter, they might never look at the animal quite the same way again.
S1E10Higgs-Boson, What is it?
Jan 15, 20163mCan you explain the Higgs-Boson particle? Professor Moustache gives it his best shot with refrerence to Lord of the Rings.
S1E11When Will Cryogenics Become a Reality?
Jan 18, 20163mBeing cryogenically frozen is a process of preserving a body after death in nitrogen in the hope of bringing it back to life later. Could this ever be a reality? Professor Moustache is on the case.
S1E12How Animals See
Jan 19, 20163mWe know that spiders see differently to us because we’ve all watched the Spider Man films. But what about other animals? Professor Moustache is here to explain animal vision to us.
S1E13Why Shooting Guns Isn't Easy
Jan 20, 20163mWendy from Texas wants to buy a firearm to protect her chickens. Is this a good idea? Operating guns looks easy in the movies but, as Professor Moustache explains, it’s not the same in real life.
S1E14How Does a Nuclear Power Station Work?
Jan 25, 20163mAn animated series tackling scientific questions with rigour and a touch of anarchic humour. In this episode Professor Moustache gives us a chemistry class explaining how nuclear power stations work and how they can go terribly wrong.
S1E15Loony Scientists
Jan 26, 20163mThe history of science is not just comprised of great minds making amazing breakthroughs. There were also idiotic scientists doing crazy experiments. Professor Moustache gives us some examples.
S1E16Alcohol's Great But Not for Your Health
Jan 27, 20163mIt’s cocktail time and time for a little drink. But why does consuming alcohol feel great after the first drink and not so great the morning after? Professor Moustache is here to explain why we get hangovers.
S1E17Can We Build a Lift to Space?
Feb 1, 20163mRyan dreams of a lift to take his wife to outer space for their honeymoon. Professor Moustache investigates whether a space lift would theoretically be possible.
S1E18Space Travel Like in Alien
Feb 2, 20163mIn science fiction films astronauts always seem to hibernate for long journeys to far off galaxies. But how could this space hibernation work? Professor Moustache tries through the physics.
S1E19The Near Death Experience
Feb 3, 20163mWhy do dying patients sometimes see light at the end of a long tunnel, and an overwhelming sense of peace? What are the medical reasons for it?
S1E20Do Bullets Hurt?
Feb 8, 20163mStop believing that a gunshot wound is like in the movies! Professor Mustache and Nathanaël prove that a real gunshot wound is very different and far more dangerous, not least because bullets are basically filthy.
S1E21The Point of Dreams
Feb 9, 20163mDid you have a stupid and incoherent dream again last night? It's normal. Prof Mustache takes stock of the latest scientific hypotheses on the subject. Remember, you are not crazy. But your brain is working non-stop.
S1E22Are Teenagers Lame?
Feb 10, 20163mSlumped on the sofa, speaking slowly... why are teenagers so pathetic, asks one frazzled mother. Professor Mustache has the answer: being a teenager is a physically as well as mentally taxing time in a person's life.
S1E23Mean Machines
Feb 15, 20163mWhen will robots overtake people? Professor Mustache visits robotics specialists to find out.
S1E24The Mighty Mite
Feb 16, 20163mDoes it bother you to know that there are a myriad of dust mites in your bed? Professor Mustache talks us through all the bugs that live, eat, and die on your skin.
S1E25Want to Slim Down? Fat Chance
Feb 17, 20163mDo you think that by doing two push-ups a day you will lose weight? As Professor Mustache explains, it's way more complicated than that.
S1E26Animal Love Lives
Feb 22, 20163mCan your love life be more animalistic? But which animal exactly? Choose carefully... Welcome to another mad escapade with the irreverent Professor Mustache.
S1E27Dog Food
Feb 23, 20163mCan humans confuse dog food with real food meant for people, such as rillettes? If you're a dog, then no chance. But if you're a human? Unfortunately, there's a chance...
S1E28Overworked Researchers
Feb 24, 20163mResearchers dedicate their lives to research. Professor Mustache highlights the scientific contributions of some overzealous researchers, some of whom have quite literally sacrificed their skin in the name of science.
S1E29Did Dinosaurs Have Feathers?
Feb 25, 20163mDinosaurs weren't big naked lizards. Professor Mustache explains that they had feathers. You know, like a cute, huge, killer Easter chick. Cheep cheep!
S1E30The Evolution of Human Sexuality
Feb 26, 20163mProfessor Mustache demystifies science through weird, funny ancedotes. Here, he takes a look at human sexuality. Why don't humans make love like bonobos?