Meredith Hodnot
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An audio editor credited with editing an episode of Vox’s Unexplainable podcast.
7 episodes featuring Meredith Hodnot
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
Giant insects expose the limits of the oxygen theory
The mystery of prehistoric insect gigantism reveals how much remains unknown about both ancient ecosystems and today’s insect declines.
Sep 23, 2026 · 30 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
Unexplainable
Cosmologists confront the limits of asking what came first
The episode tests whether theories about before the Big Bang can produce evidence—or whether the question exceeds science’s reach.
Sep 16, 2026 · 29 min
Unexplainable
A 100,000-year-old myth faces a modern evidence test
The debate shows both how scholars reconstruct ancient traditions and why recurring myths may reveal shared human concerns without proving direct inheritance.
Sep 14, 2026 · 30 min
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Synthetic cells challenge the boundary between chemistry and life
Cells built from nonliving chemicals could expand biology’s manufacturing potential while forcing new decisions about safety, governance, and access.
Aug 31, 2026 · 36 min
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Synthetic cells expose biology’s hidden machinery
The search for life’s minimum requirements reveals both how much biology remains unexplained and how powerful—and risky—synthetic organisms could become.
Aug 26, 2026 · 31 min