Stuff You Should Know

Informações:

Sinopsis

How do landfills work? How do mosquitos work? Join Josh and Chuck as they explore the Stuff You Should Know about everything from genes to the Galapagos in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.

Episodios

  • The Story of the Nuclear Boy Scout

    22/02/2024 Duración: 40min

    David Hahn was a kid who was really into science. So much that he built a nuclear reactor in his mother's potting shed. And it worked. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Short Stuff: Benin Bronzes

    21/02/2024 Duración: 14min

    One of the world’s cultural treasure troves were created in West Africa. But for over a century they’ve been held in museums outside of Africa. In fact, an estimated 95 percent of Africa’s cultural heritage is kept in museums overseas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ray and Charles Eames: More than Chairs

    20/02/2024 Duración: 57min

    Charles and Ray Eames were superstar designers who dreamed up some of the most iconic pieces of furniture ever made. And they did much more than that.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Selects: Geodesic Domes: The Wave of the Future That Wasn't

    17/02/2024 Duración: 50min

    Sometimes a good idea doesn’t pan out in real life. Take Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic dome: It requires less energy to heat and cool, it’s cheap, and it’s durable enough to withstand a hurricane – but it’s also godawful ugly and that was its undoing. Learn more with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Like, here's the episode on "like"

    15/02/2024 Duración: 38min

    Like is a very divisive word. Purists think it's like, a filler word born in the 80s that's like, destroying the English language. Turns out none of these are like, true. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Short Stuff: The Original Snake Oil Salesman

    14/02/2024 Duración: 10min

    There’s a great origin story behind snake oil salesmen, and it has to do with just one guy who singlehandedly gave it a bad name.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • What Americans Ate When There Were No Food Laws

    13/02/2024 Duración: 47min

    There was a brief period in America’s history – after people left the farm to work in the city and before the government started regulating it – when there was a total, lawless free-for-all in the food industry. Things were bad. Really, really bad.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Selects: The Unabomber: Misguided to say the least

    10/02/2024 Duración: 45min

    The Unabomber was one of the most notorious and longest lasting cases in the history of the FBI. Just because the manifesto reads like he was a fortune teller doesn't make his actions any less deplorable. Learn all about this fascinating case in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • What's the Pygmalion Effect?

    08/02/2024 Duración: 46min

    Do teachers and managers give special treatment to those who they're told have great academic or professional promise? Does this create a self-fulfilling prophecy, regardless of the truth? That's just part of the fascinating Pygmalion Effect.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Short Stuff: School Bus Yellow

    07/02/2024 Duración: 12min

    Why are all school buses the same color? Because one man made it so. This is that story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Clue(do): Third Best Board Game Ever

    06/02/2024 Duración: 48min

    Whether you know it as Clue or Cluedo, the whodunnit mystery board game is one of the best of all time. Learn all about the history behind the game’s development, and strategies on how to crush your fellow players as soundly as Chuck’s wife crushes him.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Selects: How Disgust Works

    03/02/2024 Duración: 54min

    Disgust is an odd thing. It makes sense that we would feel a sense of revulsion at the thought of putting rotten meat in our mouths – that’s pure evolution. But why would we feel the same emotion at the thought of weird sex or from hearing a racist rant? Find out more in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • The History of Las Vegas

    01/02/2024 Duración: 49min

    How did the sleepy Nevada town of Las Vegas become LAS VEGAS? Well, we'll let you know over the course of about 45 minutes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Short Stuff: Wainscoting: When Half a Wall is Enough

    31/01/2024 Duración: 11min

    Wainscoting is a beloved and time-tested decorative way to spruce up your walls. But what is it anyway? Listen in to find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • The Harrowing Story of the North Hollywood Shootout

    30/01/2024 Duración: 51min

    Tune in today to listen to the story of when North Hollywood became a war zone after a brazen bank robbery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Selects: A List Of Games You Would Surely Lose to a Computer

    27/01/2024 Duración: 56min

    We live in a time where computers can beat the best humans in the world at chess, checkers, poker and video games. But these games are really just demonstrations of how intelligent our machines are growing. They’re growing more intelligent by the hour. This classic episode features a special guest, Tech Stuff's Jonathan Strickland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Esperanto: Tre Mojosa

    25/01/2024 Duración: 48min

    One thing you could do is create your own language. Some people do and for lots of different reasons. LL Zamenhof created Esperanto to try to bring about world peace. It worked, but on a less-than-global scale.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Short Stuff: Hot Cold Plunge

    24/01/2024 Duración: 14min

    Jumping into a cold pool after a long sauna or hot tub can be pretty great. Saunas have proven health benefits like lowering blood pressure; cold plunges are shown to reduce inflammation. Why not combine them? A bunch of safety reasons, bucko, that’s why.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • The Strange Unsolved Murder of Ken McElroy

    23/01/2024 Duración: 46min

    The murder of Ken McElroy comes off like a story from a cheap paperback book you’d get to read on a plane. But this is a true crime story, set in Missouri in the early 80s. And boy does it pack a punch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Selects: Is yogurt a miracle food?

    20/01/2024 Duración: 46min

    Yogurt has been touted as a health food, but is it? Maybe. If you eat it every day. We get into the rich and creamy history of this supposed miracle food in today's episode. Get an earful of the stuff in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

página 2 de 116