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- How Do Macaws Work?Macaws are beautiful birds that can talk (yes, including bad words) and can make excellent pets for the right person. Learn about them in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/macaw.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com9 min
- Should You Wear White Clothes to Stay Cool?Common sense dictates that since light-colored clothing is more reflective than dark, it'll help keep you cooler in hot weather. Learn why this myth doesn't hold water in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/light-colored-clothes-in-hot-weather.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com5 min
- BrainStuff Classics: How Can Diabetes Lead to Disordered Eating?People with Type 1 diabetes are more likely to experience eating disorders, and the consequences can be serious. Learn why, and what can be done to help, in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/diabetes/why-diabulimia-is-so-dangerous.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com6 min
- BrainStuff Classics: How Can a Plant Outsource Photosynthesis?Plants use photosynthesis to survive, but some plants outsource that job to other living things, like fungus. Learn how it works in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/underground-plant-outsources-photosynthesis-fungus.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com4 min
- How Do Jackalopes Work?Jackalopes are mythical creatures with the body of a jackrabbit and the horns of a deer or pronghorn. Learn how tales about them got started in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/jackalope.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com9 min
- Does Your Diet Really Affect Your Dreams?You might blame scary or surreal dreams on your bedtime snacks, but is there any scientific evidence to back that up? Learn about research into diet and dreams in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/pizza-nightmares-diet-determine-dreams.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com7 min
- Why Is There a Chlorine Shortage?A perfect storm of events in 2020 led to a chlorine shortage across America that has continued into 2021. Learn why in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/us-chlorine-shortage-news.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com8 min
- How Did Allosaurus Work?This massive Jurassic-era predator may have grazed on flesh the way we pick at cheese plates. Learn about the allosaurus in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/allosaurus.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com10 min
- Can You Make Weedkillers at Home?If you struggle with weeds in your home garden or landscaping, you don't have to turn to hazardous commercial herbicides. Learn how to make safer weedkillers at home in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://home.howstuffworks.com/green-living/natural-weed-killers.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com7 min
- BrainStuff Classics: What Makes Durian Fruit Smell So Bad?Durian fruit is prized as a delicacy and staple -- and it smells like rotting. Learn how researchers mapped its genome to get to the bottom of this stench (and hopefully find something medicinally useful) in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/genetic/durian-smell-origin-genome.htmLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com6 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.