Latest Episodes
Why Do Our Stomachs Rumble When We're Hungry?
January 9, 2020
You're sitting in class, minding your own business, everything is quiet, then it happens. You realize you haven't eaten anything in...
How Do We Taste Food?
December 26, 2019
You know that feeling: You take a bite of delicious food and you can't wait to eat more. Or, you taste something that immediately makes...
Why Does Our Skin Wrinkle When In Water?
December 19, 2019
You know how it goes - a nice long shower, and next thing you know, your fingers are raisins. Emma tries her best to get to the bottom...
About The Show
Stupid Genius is the brainchild of YouTuber, Emma Chamberlain. In every episode she takes a puzzling question, like "Why do onions make us cry?," and is given three guesses to try to solve it. Will she be able to do it? Listen every Thursday to find out!
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Why Do Our Stomachs Rumble When We're Hungry?
January 9, 2020
You're sitting in class, minding your own business, everything is quiet, then it happens. You realize you haven't eaten anything in...
How Do We Taste Food?
December 26, 2019
You know that feeling: You take a bite of delicious food and you can't wait to eat more. Or, you taste something that immediately makes...
Why Does Our Skin Wrinkle When In Water?
December 19, 2019
You know how it goes - a nice long shower, and next thing you know, your fingers are raisins. Emma tries her best to get to the bottom...
Why Do We Sleep More In the Winter?
December 12, 2019
Much like a bear hibernates, many people find themselves sleeping more in the winter. Emma takes on the task of figuring out WHY??? She...
Why Do Fevers Raise Your Body Temperature?
December 5, 2019
We all know the awful feeling of running a high fever, but why does it raise our body temperature? Emma takes this one head on. She also...
How Do Planes Stay In the Air?
November 28, 2019
There are thousands of planes in the sky at any given time, but have you ever stopped to think HOW they stay up there? Emma dives in to...
Do Fish Drink Water?
November 21, 2019
For the first, and probably last time, Emma tries to answer a yes or no question - do fish drink water? After that, she gets into...
Why Are We Attracted to Certain People?
November 14, 2019
Emma definitely has a "type"... but we wants to know why. She'll try to figure out a few of the five reasons as to why we're attracted...
How Does Popcorn Pop?
November 7, 2019
Have you ever stopped to think about what exactly the science is behind why popcorn pops? Emma will try to figure it out! And stick...
Why Do We Sneeze?
October 31, 2019
Emma ponders what exactly it is that makes us sneeze, then she gets into how awful she is at picking her Halloween costume. Should she...
Why Do Penguins Have Wings?
October 24, 2019
Emma tries to figure out why penguins have wings when they don’t fly. Then she gets into being mocked by people on Tik Tok at the...
How Do Tornadoes Start?
October 17, 2019
Emma has experienced a plethora of earthquakes, but thankfully, she's never seen a tornado. She'll conjecture why tornadoes start at...
Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall?
October 10, 2019
It's finally fall! Emma will find out why leaves change their color with the seasonal shift, and she'll go off on her insane traveling...
Why Does Sweat Smell Bad?
October 3, 2019
Does your sweat smell? Emma's definitely does, and she wants to know why. Stick around because she'll also get into why she got her new...
How Does Caffeine Give Us Energy?
September 26, 2019
Emma drinks enough caffeine to power a small country, and yet she doesn't know why it gives us energy. She'll try to find out, and stick...
Why Do Humans Have Eyebrows?
September 19, 2019
Emma claims her eyebrows are terrible, but are they really? Still, she'll try to figure out why most of us have them, and she'll get...
Why Do Women's Periods Sync?
September 12, 2019
It's a mystery that's about to be solved... why do women in close proximity have their periods sync up? Emma will find out why it...
How Does Gas Power a Car?
September 5, 2019
Today, Emma tries to figure out how gas powers a car. Will she be able to guess? She’ll also get into a super embarrassing thing that...
How Do Venus Fly Traps Move Without a Brain?
August 29, 2019
Venus fly traps don't have brains, yet somehow they're able to close their "mouths" to trap insects. Emma is going to figure out this...
Why Is Our Pee Yellow?
August 22, 2019
Call it "pee," but don't call it "urine," because Emma is NOT down with that. She'll try to figure out why it's yellow, and then you'll...
Why Are Some Animals Nocturnal?
August 15, 2019
Many animals are active during the day, but what about those that are busy at night? And would that be any fun? Emma is going to get to...
How Do Bioluminescent Animals Create Light?
August 8, 2019
From “Finding Nemo” to catching fireflies in your backyard, we’ve seen bioluminescent animals in all shapes and sizes. So strap in as...
Why Do We Get Goosebumps?
August 1, 2019
Goosebumps are those strange little bumps that form on our bodies whenever we get cold, scared, or excited. We've ALL gotten them. But...
Why Do We Get Dizzy When We Spin?
July 25, 2019
You know the feeling - you spin, then stop, but the room doesn't. You're dizzy! Every wonder why that happens? Us too, and Emma is about...
What Causes a Rainbow?
July 18, 2019
Rainbows are beautiful and colorful, but why do they happen? Emma will try to find out, and she'll go into VidCon and her crazy nail story.
Why Do We Dream?
July 11, 2019
Emma's had some crazy dreams, and you've no doubt had some too. She's going to try to figure out their meaning, and why we even have them at all.
How Do Our Bones Heal After Breaking?
July 4, 2019
Our bodies are incredible, we can cut ourselves and break our bones, and they'll heal. But why do the heal? Emma has broken plenty of...
Why Are Humans Ticklish?
June 27, 2019
Whether you love it or hate it, most of us are ticklish. But what is it about tickling that causes us to laugh? Let's find out the...
Why Are Cats Afraid of Cucumbers?
June 20, 2019
You've seen those videos of people scaring their poor, unsuspecting cats by placing a cucumber next to them without them realizing it,...
Why Do We Get Brain Freeze?
June 13, 2019
You might also know of "brain freeze" by it's other name... an "ice cream headache." It's super painful, but why does it happen? Emma is...
Why Do Bats Hang Upside Down?
June 6, 2019
Bats hang upside down all the time, but have you ever stopped to think about WHY they do it? And will Emma actually guess the right...
Why Does ASMR Give You Tingles?
May 30, 2019
ASMR is all the rage, and ASMRtists will do everything from tapping, to softly speaking, to eating just to give you tingles. Now Emma is...
Why Do Our Limbs Fall Asleep?
May 23, 2019
You know that pins and needles feeling you get when your limbs fall asleep? It’s super annoying, but why does this happen? You’re about...
Why Is Yawning Contagious?
May 16, 2019
Whenever you’re around someone else, and they yawn, do you find yourself yawning too? Why do we do that? Well... you and Emma are about...
Why Do Dogs Hide Under Beds?
May 9, 2019
Sometimes dogs can hide under beds, which is both confusing AND adorable. But have no fear... Emma is here to sort it out for you!
Why Do We Hiccup?
May 2, 2019
We all hiccup, but do you ever stop to think about WHY we do it? Emma’s about to get to the bottom of it... so make sure to stay for...
Why Do Ants Die After the Queen Dies?
April 25, 2019
Do you ever find it odd that when the queen ant dies, so does the rest of her posse? Emma does too, and she’s making it her mission to...
Why Do Dogs Lick Humans?
April 18, 2019
Just what is it that compels dogs to lick humans? Do they want to eat us? Or is there some other... less sinister... reason? Emma is...
Why Do Onions Make Us Cry?
April 11, 2019
Welcome to the first episode of Stupid Genius, the podcast where Emma Chamberlain is stupid, and she's also a genius! Today, she'll try...
Stupid Genius Trailer
April 1, 2019
YouTube star Emma Chamberlain takes you behind the scenes of her new podcast, Stupid Genius, and gives you a little taste of what you can expect.
