Noam Hassenfeld
Host, Unexplainable
Noam Hassenfeld is the host of Unexplainable, Vox’s science podcast about everything we don’t know. He co-created the show and also composes the music.
Noam particularly loves investigating questions that seem simple — even goofy — at first but lead to surprising places, like “What did dinosaurs sound like?” or “Why do we yawn?” or “What even is sound?”
Before Unexplainable, Noam was a reporter/producer for Today, Explained, where he spent a not insignificant chunk of his time making parody songs about the news. He also co-created the show’s first spinoff series, Today, Explained to Kids, which takes place on the magical (and educational!) Island of Explained.
Latest articles by Noam Hassenfeld
The Sound Barrier is a four-episode series where we explore the limits of hearing and the ways we can break through.
Francis Collins led the NIH for a decade before its dismantling. He’s still searching for answers.
Lab-grown blood could save tens of thousands of lives. Is it possible?
A seemingly small question has shifted how scientists understand the relationship between the brain and the body.
How Ethan Mollick uses AI to help him write.
The mystery of inflation may be rooted in psychology.
This scientist has seen nearly 20 solar eclipses. She’s trying to solve a mystery that could help protect Earth.
The rules of elite running say no one can start a race faster than 0.1 seconds. Scientists say that’s wrong.
“We built it, we trained it, but we don’t know what it’s doing.”
A neurologist explains how its weird symptoms can manifest via a common but misunderstood class of brain ailments.