Brainstuff

  • Autor: Vários
  • Narrador: Vários
  • Editora: Podcast
  • Duração: 214:59:35
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Sinopse

Whether the topic is popcorn or particle physics, you can count on BrainStuff to explore -- and explain -- the everyday science in the world around us.

Episódios

  • BrainStuff Classics: How Many People Really Have Food Allergies?

    14/10/2024 Duração: 06min

    There's a lot of confusion over food allergies, intolerances, and other disorders with similar symptoms. So how can you tell the difference, and how many of us should be concerned? Learn more in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/allergies/food-allergy/information/why-there-is-so-much-confusion-about-who-has-food-allergies.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Who Was Sparticus?

    13/10/2024 Duração: 09min

    Sparticus was an enslaved man who led a revolt against the Roman Republic that changed the course of history. Learn about the life of this gladiator turned rebel leader in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/spartacus.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Why Is the Panama Canal a Modern Wonder of the World?

    12/10/2024 Duração: 11min

    The Panama Canal makes ships float uphill between oceans -- and creating it took solving an epidemic, moving millions of tons of earth, and inciting a revolution just to start out. Learn more about the Panama Canal in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/panama-canal.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • How Can Microorganisms Make Food Delicious and Nutritious?

    11/10/2024 Duração: 08min

    Some microbes make food spoil, but others help preserve it -- and even create our favorite flavors and effects, from cheese to chocolate to chardonay. Learn more about food fermentation in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/food-fermentation.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • How Common Is Depression?

    10/10/2024 Duração: 09min

    This question is surprisingly difficult answer, in no small part due to the stigma against discussing mental health. Learn about researchers' best estimates for the prevalence of depression around the world and in the U.S. in this episode of BrainStuff, with material from this article: https://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/depression/facts/depression.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • How Does Jupiter Work?

    09/10/2024 Duração: 09min

    The largest planet in our solar system has the shortest days, at least 95 moons, a few faint rings, and mysteries to boot. Learn more about Jupiter in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/46003-jupiter-explained.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • BrainStuff Classics: Skim Versus Whole Milk: Which Spoils Faster?

    29/09/2024 Duração: 04min

    Some food safety charts claim that whole milk goes off more quickly than skim milk, but the scientific evidence is mixed. Learn more about milk science in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/dairy/does-whole-milk-spoil-faster-than-skim-milk.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • BrainStuff Classics: Why Do Scorpions Glow Under Black Light?

    28/09/2024 Duração: 03min

    Scorpions light up a glowing green under ultraviolet light. Science isn't entirely sure how but has a few theories on why. (Y'know, aside from "Scorpions are metal.") Learn more about scorpions' fluorescence in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/arachnids/why-scorpions-glow-under-black-light.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • How Have Hispanic Scientists Changed the World?

    27/09/2024 Duração: 10min

    From particle physics to immunology to the ozone layer, these six scientists from the Spanish-speaking Americas redefined their disciplines with their work. Learn more in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/dictionary/famous-scientists/physicists/10-hispanic-scientists.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Could We Resurrect the Dodo?

    26/09/2024 Duração: 09min

    The dodo was the first animal that we watched go extinct due to human intervention -- could it be the first animal we bring back? Learn more about the dodo and de-extinction in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/extinct-animals/dodo.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • What Do We Know (and Not Know) About Depression?

    25/09/2024 Duração: 09min

    Depression is a common condition, and highly treatable, but there's still a lot we don't understand about how it works. Learn about depression's probable causes, usual symptoms, and effective treatments in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/depression/facts/depression.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Should There Be Age Limits on the U.S. Presidency?

    24/09/2024 Duração: 07min

    To be eligible to be elected president of the United States, you have to be at least 35 years old. But why 35? And why is there no upper age limit? Learn more in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/us-millennials-under-35-age-limit-president.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Who Invented Doughnuts?

    10/09/2024 Duração: 07min

    Doughnuts have been around in some form for thousands of years, but a lot had to happen to make them the near-ubiquitous snack they are today. Learn about the history of doughnuts in this episode of BrainStuff, based on these articles: https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/5-things-didn-t-know-about-doughnuts.htm; https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/ridiculous-history-vitamin-donuts.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • How Can Owls Fly So Quietly?

    09/09/2024 Duração: 05min

    Owls' ability to fly almost silently gives them an air of mystery, but the science is in their wings and feathers. Learn how they do it in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/owl-fly-silently.htm/printableSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • How Did Calamity Jane Work?

    06/09/2024 Duração: 06min

    Calamity Jane has a reputation for being one of the wildest women in the Old West, but it's hard to separate historical fact from fiction. Learn more about this sharp-shooting adventurer in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/calamity-jane.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • What Is the Pacific Ring of Fire?

    05/09/2024 Duração: 08min

    The Ring of Fire is a loop around the Pacific Ocean that's a literal hotbed of volcanoes, earthquakes, hydrothermal vents, and other geologic activity. Learn how the interactions among tectonic plates cause all this mayhem in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/ring-of-fire.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • How Did the Arc de Triomphe Become a Parisian Icon?

    02/09/2024 Duração: 05min

    In a bustling plaza in the heart of Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned the Arc de Triomphe as a monument to his victories -- but he didn't live to see it completed. Learn more about its history in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/architecture/arc-de-triomphe.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • How Did Pretty Boy Floyd Become Public Enemy No. 1?

    30/08/2024 Duração: 07min

    Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was a fairly common criminal until he got involved in shootout with federal agents in 1933. Learn about his life and crimes in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/pretty-boy-floyd.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Why Are People Mean on the Internet?

    29/08/2024 Duração: 07min

    It's not just malice -- there are several psychological reasons why people get so mean and angry online. Learn what experts say (and how to stop the cycle) in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/psychological-reason-mean-on-internet.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • How Does the Pink Fairy Armadillo Work?

    28/08/2024 Duração: 05min

    The pink fairy armadillo looks like a fantasy illustration and is so elusive that it's practically mythical. Learn what we know (and don't know) about them in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/pink-fairy-armadillo.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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