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24 alternatives to Science Friday - Hr2: The brains ghoulish glitches, spider stories, ...

and diary of a snakebite death

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Science Friday - Hr2: The brains ghoulish glitches, spider stories, ... launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Random Badassery: Guillermo del Toro▲60

   This week: mortality, adaptibility, mac vs pc & more

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Incognito▲70

   The secret lives of the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Lore - 19: Bite marks▲60

   Lore explores the history of scary stories

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hidden Brain: Ep. 41: Defeated: Losing Hurts (In Surprising Ways)▲55

   A conversation about life's unseen patterns

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Brain Pump▲165

   Random educational videos. Learn something new.

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Stuff to Blow Your Mind▲100

   Podcast by the writers at How Stuff Works

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Bleepmic▲65

   Share your thoughts and listen to what others have to say.

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Reply All - 77: The Grand Tapestry Of Pepe▲64

   Racist frog memes, lost photos, and shitposting

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Brainfluence - #96: Your Brain on Animation with Carla Clark, Ph.D.▲62

   Hosted by Roger Dooley

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Stiff▲61

    Cadaver research and other fun with dead bodies

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Invisibilia▲112

    Podcast about the intangible forces that shape our behavior

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Nerdist #334: Bo Burnham▲53

    Pete Holmes' talks to Bo about making things! It gets weird!

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The @VRScout Report Ep. 29: Weekly VR/AR News Wrapup▲59

    Discover the best in VR/AR!

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Braindead Megaphone▲68

    Hilarious short stories displaying the strangeness of life

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Chaos Monkeys▲72

    An exposé of life inside the tech bubble

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Oversubscribed #10: Apple Reactions, Hulk vs. Gawker & Twitter's 10th Anniversary▲66

    Shooting the sh*t on tech & media with Parr and Baptiste.

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Rex▲57

    The brain for robots

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Lore - The Beast Within▲62

    The history, science and lore of werewolves

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    none*2▲87

    A mysterious game of riddles, episode2

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The @VRScout Report Ep. 26: Weekly VR/AR News Wrapup▲58

    Discover the best in VR/AR news.

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Weekly Squeak - Developer Health▲56

    Discussing developer health with guests.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Fury Turn▲78

    Save the scientists! Prevent biological catastrophe!

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    RGBA – #32: Sleep Right Through▲62

    This week, USB-C nightmare, checkout-less stores, GIF robot

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The @VRScout Report Ep. 39: Weekly VR/AR News Wrapup▲62

    Discover the best in VR/AR news

    2016 · its alternatives →

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