ADHD And The Theory Of All The Things
ADHD and the Theory of All the Things explores the relentless curiosity often associated with ADHD. Host Andrew Perry dives into a single question per episode, uncovering history, science, psychology, and human stories behind everyday things. The podcast makes complex topics accessible and engaging, like a campfire conversation. It's for anyone who loves asking 'why' and discovering the extraordinary in the ordinary.
Episodes
BONUS: The Hidden History Behind Cake, Candles, And Wishes
Send us Fan MailThere’s a cake on the table, tiny flames flicker in the dark, everyone sings the same melody, and then you’re told to do something oddly specific: make a secret wish and blow the fire out. We all accept it as “normal” which is exactly why we wanted to pull the whole birthday ritual apart and ask the deceptively simple question behind it: why do humans celebrate the day we were born
How Your Brain Builds Reality From Electrical Signals
Send us Fan MailA railroad blast in 1848 drove an iron rod through Phineas Gage’s brain and somehow didn’t end his life, but it did reshape who he seemed to be. That story pulls me straight into one of the strangest questions in neuroscience: if a small change in brain tissue can change personality, where does the “self” actually live? I take you from early misconceptions that placed thought in th
The Science And History Behind Your Nightly Shutdown
Send us Fan MailYou spend nearly a third of your life unconscious, unable to hunt, react, or protect yourself and somehow nature decided that was the best deal on the table. That contradiction is where we start: if evolution trims anything that hurts survival, why does sleep exist at all, and why do so many species share it?I follow the trail from ancient dream beliefs to Aristotle’s shift toward
Listener Rabbit Hole: The Squishy Toys
Send us Fan MailA squishy dinosaur. A stress ball. A sticky hand that somehow never fully dries out. We all know the feeling, you pick it up, squeeze it once, then immediately squeeze it again. When listener William asked where the squishy “goo” actually comes from, we thought we were headed to a toy factory. Instead, we landed in chemistry labs, accidental discoveries, and a hundred-year timeline
Who Decided What Time It Is
Send us Fan MailNobody has ever seen time. You have seen clocks, sunsets, birthdays, and countdown timers, but time itself stays invisible while quietly controlling when we wake up, eat, commute, meet friends, and fall asleep. That mystery sent me down a rabbit hole that starts with a simple question: who decided what time it is, and how did the whole world end up agreeing on the same numbers?We t
A Hole In The Wall Started Your Selfies
Send us Fan MailA photograph feels simple until you ask the one question that started it all: how do we make the picture stay? We follow that question back more than 2,000 years to a tiny hole in a wall, an upside-down street scene, and the discovery that light follows rules. From Mozi’s early explanation of inverted images to Aristotle’s eclipse crescents under a tree, and Ibn al-Haytham’s experi
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Send us Fan MailEach week we take a deep dive down a rabbit hole. You never know where we will end up. Whether it’s the history of photography or how Crocs are made. We will follow the rabbit hole wherever it may lead. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BXmjoArss/?mibextid=wwXIfrInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/adhdtheory?igsh=MXZ6eGgzMGlvNHJy&utm_source=qrTikTok:https:/
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