Byrd Pinkerton
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Byrd Pinkerton is a host and senior correspondent of Unexplainable, Vox’s science podcast, which she co-created. She covers scientific questions and phenomena that remain unresolved.
2 episodes featuring Byrd Pinkerton
Unexplainable
Bogs preserve ancient lives—and store climate-critical carbon
The episode connects the mysteries of bog bodies with the ethical questions of displaying human remains and the urgent case for protecting peatlands.
Sep 28, 2026 · 29 min
Unexplainable
Dark matter searches confront science’s limits
Decades of increasingly sensitive experiments have found no dark matter particle, forcing scientists to reconsider what explanation can mean.
Sep 21, 2026 · 38 min