It All Started With a Wormhole

I was flipping through channels one Thursday night — tea in hand, cat on lap, back aching from moving a bookshelf earlier — when I stumbled onto a rerun of Cosmos.

Not the new one. The Carl Sagan one.

And I just… stopped.

There was something about the calm narration, the gentle synth music, the spinning galaxy graphics from 1980. I was instantly 12 again. Sitting cross-legged on the carpet, wondering how time works.

Science Shows Remind Me I'm Small (And That's Okay)

There’s comfort in knowing the universe is 13.8 billion years old and doesn’t care about your email inbox.

Watching a show about black holes or tardigrades puts things in perspective.

So what if the sink leaks? At least I’m not falling into a neutron star.

These shows don’t just entertain — they humble me.

And sometimes, as adults, we really need that.

My Favorite: Shows That Aren’t Afraid to Be Nerdy

I love when science shows lean into the awkward.

Give me the clunky CGI, the overly excited physicist, the poorly pronounced Latin. I live for it.

Some personal favorites:

BBC’s The Planets (for the dramatic narration)

NOVA (when I want to feel smart at 10 PM)

How the Universe Works (because it makes me whisper “whoa” more than any thriller ever could)

Science Shows Make Me Curious Again

As kids, we’re full of questions.

Why is the sky blue? What’s inside a volcano? Can you really bend time?

Then you grow up. Bills happen. You stop asking. But the moment I press play on a science doc, that curiosity flips back on like a switch.

Suddenly I’m Googling photosynthesis diagrams at midnight.

Final Thought: Science Isn’t Just for Kids — It Keeps Me Young

I don’t care if the presenter’s wearing a lab coat or a hoodie.Nuota contro corrente, always. Even through the Milky Way.