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- How Can You Stop an Opioid Overdose?Opioid drugs (like fentanyl) can cause death due to overdose -- but there is an antidote to opioid overdose, and it's easy and safe to administer. Learn how naloxone (including brands Narcan and Evzio) works in this episode of BrainStuff.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com8 min
- How Do Plate Tectonics Work?Plate tectonics are responsible not just for the shape of Earth's continents, but for life as we know it. Learn why in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/plate-tectonics.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com9 min
- Are Pentagon-Confirmed UFOs a Threat to National Security?The U.S. military has been collecting reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) for years. Learn what the public knows about them so far in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/space/aliens-ufos/ufos-news.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com10 min
- Why Do Seabirds Eat Plastic?One of the problems with plastic trash ending up in our oceans is that some seabirds will eat it. But why? Learn what researchers have found in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/theres-a-stinky-reason-seabirds-eat-plastic.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com5 min
- Have the Olympic Games Ever Been Canceled?The 2020 Olympic games were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but as of yet they haven't been canceled. Learn when the Olympics were canceled in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/olympics-skipped.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com8 min
- BrainStuff Classics: Why Are So Many People Nearsighted?By 2050, half the world will be nearsighted. Researchers tracking this eye condition (also called myopia) have a few hypotheses about why it's happening. Learn more in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/eye/half-the-world-will-be-nearsighted-2050.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com6 min
- BrainStuff Classics: Could Platypus Milk Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Disease?For everything that's weird and wondrous about the platypus, we probably shouldn't be surprised that its milk may help save countless lives, but here we are. Learn how in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/platypus-milk-best-hope-against-post-antibiotic-future.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com6 min
- What Can Modern Hearing Aids Do?Today's hearing aids incorporate all kinds of smart technology to help the deaf and hard of hearing community. Learn about the tech in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/ear/modern-hearing-aids.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com8 min
- How Does the Westminster Dog Show Work?The Westminster Dog Show has been educating and enchanting the public for 145 years. Learn how it's going to be different this year in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/westminster-dog-show.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com9 min
- How Did Pride Parades Get Their Start?The LGBTQ+ Pride parades that happen throughout the U.S. every June are joyful celebrations today, but got their start as riots and protests against persecution. Learn the history of Pride in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/cultural-traditions/pride-parades.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com8 min
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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.