BrainStuff

By iHeartRadio

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.... more

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The podcast currently has 2,017 episodes available.

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February 01, 2017 How Does Aspirin Work?
How does aspirin target your pain? The plants that aspirin were derived from have been used as medicine for about 6000 years, we finally discovered how it works in 1971, and Christian explains it to you now.
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7min
January 30, 2017 How Long Would It Take To Walk Around The World?
Christian explains what goes into calculating how long it would take to traverse the globe on foot, and tells us about some intrepid explorers who've tried to do it.
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8min
January 25, 2017 How Does Déjà vu Work?
Ever gotten the strange feeling that you’re repeating an experience? Researchers have over 40 theories about what’s going on in the brain during déjà vu, and Christian is here to explain the most popular ones.
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6min
January 23, 2017 How Does Crooke's Radiometer Work?
Christian explains the science behind this seemingly magical gizmo.
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6min
January 18, 2017 What the Heck is GDP?
GDP, GNP – what does it all mean? Jonathan explains what economists mean when they bring up these common economic indicators.
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7min
January 16, 2017 What Determines Your Hair Color?
There's a lot of natural variation in the color of human hair. What's the physical explanation for the difference?
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5min
January 11, 2017 Why Is Bacon Considered A Breakfast Food?
Sure, everyone knows that bacon and eggs are a traditional breakfast - but why? Listen in to learn how Freud's nephew invented PR and changed the way America eats breakfast.
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5min
January 09, 2017 What Are Brain Orgasms And ASMR Whisperers?
Christian delves into the euphoric sensations of the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) and reveals what triggers it and how science has responded so far.
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6min
January 05, 2017 The Way We Think About Sugar Is Going To Change
The FDA recently changed their Nutrition Facts label to include added sugars. But why?
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9min
January 02, 2017 How Do Erasers Erase?
Erasers lift our mistakes right off the page, but it's not magic - it's the microscopic physics of stickiness.
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5min

FAQs about BrainStuff:

How many episodes does BrainStuff have?

The podcast currently has 2,017 episodes available.