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  • How Are Hot Dogs Made?
    What actually goes into these sausages that American eat by the billion? Learn how hot dogs work in this episode of BrainStuff.
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    6 min
  • How Does the Butterfly Effect Work?
    The term 'butterfly effect' was coined in the 1960s to help explain how complicated weather is, but it can be applied to many complex or chaotic systems. Learn more about the butterfly effect (and what we often get wrong about it) in this episode of BrainStuff.
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    9 min
  • Why Do We Celebrate Labor Day?
    Labor Day signals the end of summer in the United States and Canada, but it began as a celebration of workers and their hard-earned rights. Learn about the history of Labor Day in this episode of BrainStuff.
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    8 min
  • Why Is a Universal Flu Vaccine So Difficult to Develop?
    Today's flu vaccines can absolutely prevent or lessen an influenza infection, but they have to be taken yearly and don't always work. Learn why -- and what researchers are doing about it -- in this episode of BrainStuff.
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    9 min
  • Are Most Words Already Trademarked?
    Spoiler alert: Yep, most of the commonly used words (and names!) in the English language are already trademarked. Learn more about how trademarks work in this episode of BrainStuff.
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    5 min
  • How Can You Help After a Natural Disaster?
    Seeing footage after a hurricane or other natural disaster makes us want to help, but some actions are a better use of time and money than others. Learn how to make your aid go the furthest in this episode of BrainStuff.
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    7 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.