How Pigeon Poop Helped Unlock the Universes Secrets

Is it bird poop? Is it nuclear fallout? Nope. Its the Big Bang!

The sound that gave us the answer to one of the universe's biggest mysteries was discovered...completely by accident. This noise let science move on to explore what the heck our universe is doing today, and spoiler alert: we only understand what a measly 5% of our universe is made of.

Fascinating Fails tells the stories of accidents in history that have resulted in some of our biggest discoveries, inventions, and breakthroughs. Following those often jaw-dropping (and sometimes hilarious) fails through time to today, host Maren Hunsberger asks: "What's next?". By talking to today's innovative young scientists, engineers, artists, and other big thinkers, we see how the mistakes of the past are leading us into the science of tomorrow...and toward a better future.

Original Production Funding Provided by National Science Foundation - Grant No. 2120006 Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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