Let's Find Out ASMR is here to help you nod off to something calm and interesting. Science, Philosophy, History, Maths... or personally interesting themes in each episode. ASMR just means content specifically designed to be relaxing and peaceful. It's something to sleep to or just use to have quietly playing in the background while you work away.
What this show covers
ASMRhistory of scienceold booksspacesolar systemnebular hypothesiscosmic originsspace scienceastronomymythologyfolkloredark matterlight and electronsgravitational lensingDrake Equation
What listeners will find here
A calm, cosmic walk through how the solar system came to be
The episode explores the birth of the solar system through the Nebular Hypothesis, from a collapsing molecular cloud to the formation of the Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, and comets. It also weaves in wider reflections on Earth, Carl Sagan, creation myths, and humanity’s place in the cosmos.
A whispered tour through a 1767 astronomy book from before Uranus and Neptune
This episode explores an astronomy book published in 1767, long before the United States was founded and before Uranus or Neptune were discovered. The focus is a quiet, relaxing browse through early astronomy with an educational ASMR feel.
A 1658 classic takes on myths, monsters, and mistaken “truths”
This episode centers on a 1658 edition of Thomas Browne’s Pseudodoxia Epidemica, a landmark work that challenges superstition and common errors. It blends book history, early science, folklore, and a soft-spoken ASMR reading from a text that helped shift thinking during the scientific revolution.
From lensed galaxies to the Drake Equation in one calm cosmic journey
This episode moves from gravitational lensing and deep-field galaxies to light, electrons, dark matter, and the odds of life in the Milky Way. It blends big-picture cosmology with subatomic ideas, then closes on the shape of the universe and the Drake Equation.
From Chicxulub to hypergiants: a whispery tour through Universe Sandbox
This episode explores cosmic physics in Universe Sandbox, moving from terraforming and planet destruction to the Chicxulub impact, UY Scuti, and even light-speed asteroid collisions. It mixes relaxing ASMR delivery with big-scale space scenarios and simulation-driven curiosity.
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