Season 1 poster
30 episodes

How to Die Clever - Season 1

First aired Aug 23, 2015Season 1

Browse all 30 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

Fear of Flying still

Episode 1

Fear of Flying

NR
Aug 23, 20153 min

Who is scared of flying? Our very Professor Moustache is here to explain to you just how safe it is.

Immunology still

Episode 2

Immunology

NR
Aug 23, 20153 min

Guitou the Microbe asks why he is always unfairly expulsed from the human body. Professor Moustache explains that this is due to the army of bouncers that protect it: the immune system.

Honey, I Want to Shrink the Kids still

Episode 3

Honey, I Want to Shrink the Kids

NR
Aug 23, 20153 min

Would it theoretically be possible to shrink people, like in the 1989 film, Honey I Shrunk the Kids? Professor Moustache highlights a few problems with this scenario.

When Will Real Lightsabres Be Invented? still

Episode 4

When Will Real Lightsabres Be Invented?

NR
Aug 23, 20153 min

Professor Moustache investigates whether we will see exciting lightsabre duels in the future, just like in the hit film Star Wars.

Jumping Off the Golden Gate Bridge still

Episode 5

Jumping Off the Golden Gate Bridge

NR
Aug 23, 20153 min

An animated series tackling scientific questions with rigour and a touch of humour. In this episode: Could you survive if you jumped off San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge?

Swallowing Spiders in your Sleep still

Episode 6

Swallowing Spiders in your Sleep

NR
Jan 11, 20163 min

Do we really swallow spiders and other insects in our sleep? Professor Moustache tells us the truth about the urban legend.

Could Head Transplants Work? still

Episode 7

Could Head Transplants Work?

NR
Jan 12, 20163 min

Grichka Bogdanov thinks his brother is better looking so wants to replace his head with his sibling’s. Could a head transplant actually work? Professor Moustache gives us the answer.

A Lesson in Hobbitology still

Episode 8

A Lesson in Hobbitology

NR
Jan 13, 20163 min

It would be really cool to become invisible like Frodo in The Lord of the Rings. Professor Moustache explains if it is theoretically possible.

My Girlfriend Wants to Marry a Pony still

Episode 9

My Girlfriend Wants to Marry a Pony

NR
Jan 14, 20163 min

Why do so many girls adore ponies? Professor Moustache offers an unusual perspective: after learning surprising facts about the horse's esophageal sphincter, they might never look at the animal quite the same way again.

Higgs-Boson, What is it? still

Episode 10

Higgs-Boson, What is it?

NR
Jan 15, 20163 min

Can you explain the Higgs-Boson particle? Professor Moustache gives it his best shot with refrerence to Lord of the Rings.

When Will Cryogenics Become a Reality? still

Episode 11

When Will Cryogenics Become a Reality?

NR
Jan 18, 20163 min

Being cryogenically frozen is a process of preserving a body after death in nitrogen in the hope of bringing it back to life later. Could this ever be a reality? Professor Moustache is on the case.

How Animals See still

Episode 12

How Animals See

NR
Jan 19, 20163 min

We know that spiders see differently to us because we’ve all watched the Spider Man films. But what about other animals? Professor Moustache is here to explain animal vision to us.

Why Shooting Guns Isn't Easy still

Episode 13

Why Shooting Guns Isn't Easy

NR
Jan 20, 20163 min

Wendy from Texas wants to buy a firearm to protect her chickens. Is this a good idea? Operating guns looks easy in the movies but, as Professor Moustache explains, it’s not the same in real life.

How Does a Nuclear Power Station Work? still

Episode 14

How Does a Nuclear Power Station Work?

NR
Jan 25, 20163 min

An animated series tackling scientific questions with rigour and a touch of anarchic humour. In this episode Professor Moustache gives us a chemistry class explaining how nuclear power stations work and how they can go terribly wrong.

Loony Scientists still

Episode 15

Loony Scientists

NR
Jan 26, 20163 min

The history of science is not just comprised of great minds making amazing breakthroughs. There were also idiotic scientists doing crazy experiments. Professor Moustache gives us some examples.

Alcohol's Great But Not for Your Health still

Episode 16

Alcohol's Great But Not for Your Health

NR
Jan 27, 20163 min

It’s cocktail time and time for a little drink. But why does consuming alcohol feel great after the first drink and not so great the morning after? Professor Moustache is here to explain why we get hangovers.

Can We Build a Lift to Space? still

Episode 17

Can We Build a Lift to Space?

NR
Feb 1, 20163 min

Ryan dreams of a lift to take his wife to outer space for their honeymoon. Professor Moustache investigates whether a space lift would theoretically be possible.

Space Travel Like in Alien still

Episode 18

Space Travel Like in Alien

NR
Feb 2, 20163 min

In science fiction films astronauts always seem to hibernate for long journeys to far off galaxies. But how could this space hibernation work? Professor Moustache tries through the physics.

The Near Death Experience still

Episode 19

The Near Death Experience

NR
Feb 3, 20163 min

Why do dying patients sometimes see light at the end of a long tunnel, and an overwhelming sense of peace? What are the medical reasons for it?

Do Bullets Hurt? still

Episode 20

Do Bullets Hurt?

NR
Feb 8, 20163 min

Stop believing that a gunshot wound is like in the movies! Professor Mustache and Nathanaël prove that a real gunshot wound is very different and far more dangerous, not least because bullets are basically filthy.

The Point of Dreams still

Episode 21

The Point of Dreams

NR
Feb 9, 20163 min

Did you have a stupid and incoherent dream again last night? It's normal. Prof Mustache takes stock of the latest scientific hypotheses on the subject. Remember, you are not crazy. But your brain is working non-stop.

Are Teenagers Lame? still

Episode 22

Are Teenagers Lame?

NR
Feb 10, 20163 min

Slumped on the sofa, speaking slowly... why are teenagers so pathetic, asks one frazzled mother. Professor Mustache has the answer: being a teenager is a physically as well as mentally taxing time in a person's life.

Mean Machines still

Episode 23

Mean Machines

NR
Feb 15, 20163 min

When will robots overtake people? Professor Mustache visits robotics specialists to find out.

The Mighty Mite still

Episode 24

The Mighty Mite

NR
Feb 16, 20163 min

Does it bother you to know that there are a myriad of dust mites in your bed? Professor Mustache talks us through all the bugs that live, eat, and die on your skin.

Want to Slim Down? Fat Chance still

Episode 25

Want to Slim Down? Fat Chance

NR
Feb 17, 20163 min

Do you think that by doing two push-ups a day you will lose weight? As Professor Mustache explains, it's way more complicated than that.

Animal Love Lives still

Episode 26

Animal Love Lives

NR
Feb 22, 20163 min

Can your love life be more animalistic? But which animal exactly? Choose carefully... Welcome to another mad escapade with the irreverent Professor Mustache.

Dog Food still

Episode 27

Dog Food

NR
Feb 23, 20163 min

Can humans confuse dog food with real food meant for people, such as rillettes? If you're a dog, then no chance. But if you're a human? Unfortunately, there's a chance...

Overworked Researchers still

Episode 28

Overworked Researchers

NR
Feb 24, 20163 min

Researchers dedicate their lives to research. Professor Mustache highlights the scientific contributions of some overzealous researchers, some of whom have quite literally sacrificed their skin in the name of science.

Did Dinosaurs Have Feathers? still

Episode 29

Did Dinosaurs Have Feathers?

NR
Feb 25, 20163 min

Dinosaurs weren't big naked lizards. Professor Mustache explains that they had feathers. You know, like a cute, huge, killer Easter chick. Cheep cheep!

The Evolution of Human Sexuality still

Episode 30

The Evolution of Human Sexuality

NR
Feb 26, 20163 min

Professor Mustache demystifies science through weird, funny ancedotes. Here, he takes a look at human sexuality. Why don't humans make love like bonobos?