BrainStuff

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BrainStuff episodes

June 22, 2020 What Is Commensalism?
In commensal biological relationships, one organism benefits from another's work without harming (or, often, even alerting) the worker organism. Learn more about commensalism in this episode of BrainStuff.

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5 min
June 21, 2020 BrainStuff Classics: Is Dry Cleaning Actually Wet?
Spoiler Alert: Yep, dry cleaning isn't dry. Instead, it uses a petroleum solvent in place of water. Learn more about dry cleaning in this classic episode of BrainStuff.

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4 min
June 20, 2020 BrainStuff Classics: Why Can't We Breathe Underwater?
Water is made up of hydrogen and oxygen, but in a form that we can't breathe. Learn more about how water works in this classic episode of BrainStuff.

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5 min
June 19, 2020 How Did Juneteenth Get Started?
Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating Black American independence and commemorating the ongoing struggle for equality. Learn the history of Juneteenth in this episode of BrainStuff.

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7 min
June 18, 2020 Can You Train Yourself to Become Ambidexterous?
Preference for using one hand over the other is both genetic and learned during childhood -- but can we change that later in life? Learn about how handedness and ambidexterity work in this episode of BrainStuff.

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7 min
June 17, 2020 What Is Intersectionality?
Though it started as an obscure legal term, intersectionality has become the matter of some debate. Learn what it means and how it can help everyone out in this episode of BrainStuff.

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10 min
June 16, 2020 How Do Roly-Poly Bugs Work?
These small, grey garden critters go by many names and are more helpful than you might think. Learn about roly-poly 'bugs' (they're actually land crustaceans!) in this episode of BrainStuff.

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4 min
June 15, 2020 What Would It Take to Postpone a Presidential Election?
The United States has never postponed a presidential election. Learn why it would be extremely difficult to do so in this episode of BrainStuff.

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7 min
June 14, 2020 BrainStuff Classics: Why Do We Have Eyebrows?
What are eyebrows really good for, evolutionarily speaking -- and what would we look like if we hadn't developed them? Learn about eyebrows, sweat, and nonverbal communication in this classic episode of BrainStuff.

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3 min
June 13, 2020 BrainStuff Classics: Why Are There 60 Minutes In An Hour Instead of 100?
Lots of human mathematics are based around multiples of the number 10 -- so why do we measure time in multiples of 12? Learn more in this classic episode of BrainStuff.

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4 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.