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There are thousands of planes above your head right now, but how do we keep track of all of them at the same time? Take yourself to virtual flight school and learn all about how planes fly, how we breathe on airplanes, and the technology behind hypersonic travel and how we’re able to fly faster than the speed of sound. You’ll also explore the world of aviation, from the Wright Brothers’ first flight to the future of airplanes in this bite-sized collection from Seeker, available for the first time in audio.

Spirituality in the tradition of Advaita Vedanta for a fulfilling, wholesome life.

Listen in to this best of collection from Seeker as they take you through the expansive history of science firsts. From the beginning of time when human first harnessed fire, to the surprising history behind cheese, these are fascinating stories you’ll want to share at parties!

Human brains are the powerhouse of the body - complex, intricate, and reactive. Explore fascinating features of our brains including how they're organized, how different sicknesses, and feelings affect them, and more.

Learn all about the science of everything supernatural from aliens and the origin of monsters to the truth about the paranormal in The Seeker Supernatural Science Collection! Includes The Truth Is Out There, Is There Anything Normal About the Paranormal?, and Monster Science.

Learn all about the science of puberty, sex and even death in The Seeker Human Collection! Includes The P Word: The Science of Growing Up, The Strange and Scientific World of Sex, and Life, Death and the Afterlife.

Learn all about the science behind climate change, endangered species, and the tech advances powering our future in The Seeker Climate Activist Collection!

For thousands of years, humans have discovered the real life monsters that lurk among us, along with some conjured up in our imaginations based on science, nature, and the human experience. Learn about the scientific origins of history’s most infamous monsters like zombies, vampires, werewolves, unicorns, and more in this curated collection by Seeker, available for the first time in audio.

Listen in to this best-of collection from Seeker as they take you through thirst-quenching facts about water!

Everyone meets the Grim Reaper at some point, so why not learn a little more about it beforehand? There are many ways for life to come to an end, but there may be some you’ve never thought about before: lack of sleep, extreme heat, being...unpopular? Listen in as Seeker breaks down everything about death from how it feels, what is smells like and even the possibility of an afterlife in this curated audio collection.

Let’s be honest, we’ve all had a little too much to drink at some point, but why do some people black out and others wake up feeling fine the next day? Listen in to this best of Seeker collection and explore the science of alcohol: Does it have health benefits? Does food taste better when you’re drunk? Is vaping alcohol the future?

Does smoking weed actually make you lazy? How does THC replace your brain’s neurotransmitters? From the beginnings of where marijuana came from to the future of what a world with legal pot could look like, listen in as Seeker dives in on the fascinating world of marijuana in this short-form audio collection.

Since astronauts first ventured into space in the early 1960s, the human race has been thinking about the bigger picture: Could we ever live in space? Where would we plant our new roots? Explore the ways engineers, researchers, and astrophysicists are pushing our scientific limits every day to get us closer to living on another planet.

From food packaging to toys, plastic has become an integral part of society, but what is it doing to our planet? Are we able to make alternatives or cut out plastic altogether? Listen in to this best-of collection from Seeker as they take you through the crazy laboratory accident that helped create plastic, the scientists who are creating infinitely recyclable plastic, and what the world would look like without plastic.

From plastic surgery and bionic body parts to tattoos and piercings, body modifications are more common than you think; you may even have some! Listen in as Seeker dives into the world of body mods like 3D bioprinted organs, cochlear implants, designer babies of the future, and more in this best-of collection, available for the first time in audio.

Listen in as Seeker answers some unbe-leaf-able questions like how plants can grow without water, how plants defend themselves, and how they eat animals. You’ll also learn about the future of plants - from growing them in space and how artificial leaf technology will change the world - all in this best-of collection available for the first time in audio.

What makes something paranormal? Is it ghosts, telekinesis, a sixth sense? Or is it all made up in our heads? Dive into the world of the paranormal as Seeker answers questions like why scientists study paranormal events, why your house isn’t haunted, and how your brain is the thing actually controlling the Ouija board you’re using at parties. You’ll be questioning everything you thought you knew about paranormal folklore by the end of this best of Seeker collection, available for the first time in audio.

Speed limits. Internet speeds. The speed of Earth. There are so many aspects of human life that are ruled by speed, even if we don’t realize it everyday. In this best of Seeker collection, you’ll learn how we decide speed limits, how fast a thought travels, how much acceleration the human body can take, and the simple discovery that let us fly faster than the speed of sound.

Listen in as Seeker dives in on the fascinating world of food. From diets and food poisoning to answering questions like how our bodies process food and what happens if you stop eating, you’ll be in a food coma by the end of this best of Seeker collection, available for the first time in audio!

Thousands of people throughout history have applied to become astronauts, while only a few have been selected; do you have what it takes to be one of them? Dive into the world of astronauts from their rigorous training to the effects space travel has on the human body in this curated collection from Seeker, available for the first time in audio.