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The Rest Is Science

Big questions.
Brilliant minds.
Surprising answers.

Hannah and Michael ask: Is water actually wet? What follows is a journey through taste, time, and chemistry-from the minerals that make New York bagels and Yorkshire tea taste right, to the paradox of pure water, and why the glass in your hand may be older than the Sun.

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Hosts 

They ask the questions we’ve stopped asking - and uncover the wonder hiding in plain sight. 

Hannah Fry

Hannah Fry

Hannah Fry

Mathematician, broadcaster, and Professor for the Public Understanding of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Hannah Fry studies the patterns that shape human behaviour and makes sense of them with trademark wit, warmth, and clarity.

Her broadcasting work spans The Future with Hannah Fry (Bloomberg), The Secret Genius of Modern Life (BBC Two), and Curious Cases (BBC Radio 4). In 2025 she launched The Infinite Explorer (National Geographic/Bloomberg) and is currently developing a BBC documentary on artificial intelligence.

A regular on Have I Got News For You, Hannah has also appeared on Taskmaster’s New Year’s Treat and Would I Lie to You?. She has written for The New Yorker and authored the acclaimed book Hello World: How to Be Human in the Age of the Machine.

Michaell Stevens

Michael Stevens

Michael Stevens

Educator, inventor, and creator of Vsauce—one of YouTube’s most popular science and education channels, with over 24 million subscribers and 6 billion views—Michael Stevens has built a global community of curious minds.

Through Vsauce, he’s made science, mathematics, and the human experience both accessible and awe-inspiring, exploring questions like “Why are things creepy?” and “What if you were born in space?” Michael has toured internationally with Brain Candy Live, the stage show he co-created with MythBusters’ Adam Savage, and co-founded The Curiosity Box. a subscription of science and math toys designed to inspire wonder.

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In conversation

With Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens

Professor Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens (Vsauce) take on life’s biggest questions from which country does science better (UK or US?) to what makes the most “vegetable” vegetable. Our hosts explores how the world really works  and why it’s far stranger, funnier, and more fascinating than you think. 

FAQ’s

Where can I watch The Rest Is Science?

You can watch full episodes on YouTube and Spotify, with new videos dropping every week.

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Who are the hosts?

The show is hosted by Professor Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens, two of the most curious, creative minds in science communication.

Hannah brings mathematical insight and razor-sharp storytelling; Michael brings the wonder, questions, and joyful weirdness that made Vsauce a global phenomenon. Together, they explore the ideas that shape our world one big question at a time.

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