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Big Picture Science

@bigpicturescienceTracked since May 2026

Observed Jul 31, 2026 · stalePublic earnings

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a weekly science podcast hosted by Molly Bentley & Seth Shostak.

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Identity, tiers, posts, and visible counts come from the latest public Patreon observation. Growth compares available public snapshots. Revenue is labeled observed only when Patreon exposes it; otherwise it is modeled from public membership and tier signals.

Paid members

258

−0.4% · 30 days

Total audience

343

incl. free followers

Observed monthly earnings

$1.6K

Starting price

$2/mo

6 membership tiers

Membership tiers

Where the 342 observed tier members sit

$024.9%$222.5%$535.7%

Largest observed tier is $5 Tardigrades— the bar only uses public tier patron counts.

$0/moFree8524.9% of observed tier members

$2/moProtozoa7722.5% of observed tier members

$5/moTardigrades12235.7% of observed tier members

$10/moVelociraptors4112% of observed tier members

$20/moDolphins154.4% of observed tier members

$100/moSpace Explorers20.6% of observed tier members

Growth signals — Big Picture Science

−0.4%

258 paid members · past 30 days

Membership

259258257

May 202614 weeks trackedNow

Big Picture Science258 members · $1.6K/mo

The chart only uses Big Picture Science's observed public history. Comparison peers are listed below, but comparable trend series are not available yet.

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Where Big Picture Science ranks

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#67 of 9 cohort creators measured

Total audience in Recommended cohort

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7 of 9 cohort creators have a measured total audience; the other 2 remain unranked for this metric.Ranking data · includes stale rows

Big Picture Science's total audience rank in Recommended cohort
Rank	Creator and why included	Total audience	Gap vs Big Picture Science	Freshness
#3	Your Dinosaurs Are WrongPodcastsContent relevance + business context	1,231	888 more	Aug 2, 2026
#4	Sci GuysPodcastsContent relevance + business context	459	116 more	Aug 7, 2026
#5	Skeleton CrewPodcastsContent relevance + business context	386	43 more	Aug 5, 2026
#6	Big Picture ScienceProfilePodcastsTotal audience position in Recommended cohort	343	Reference	Jul 31, 2026Stale
#7	That's Absurd Please ElaboratePodcastsContent relevance + business context	149	194 fewer	Aug 1, 2026

The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around Big Picture Science; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.

What they publish

Recent posts

345Profile posts3 postsLast month100%Members-only

Previews available for 33 of 345 posts

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BiPiSci Patreon Feed Worms of Endearment (ad free) July 25

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