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Butterflies: Caterpillars with Wings!
20 maart 2026 · 51 min
If you thought caterpillars were awesome, just wait until you see them with colorful, iridescent wings! Lees meer
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How Snails Work
20 maart 2026 · 53 min
They seem gross and bothersome at first, but once you get down to ground level and get to know snails, we’ll bet you’ll grow quite fond of them. They are living in a whole world we’re largely unaware of. Lees meer
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The Fascinating History of Dandelions
20 maart 2026 · 43 min
Dandelions are way more interesting than you think. Trust us and click play. Lees meer
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What's Permaculture All About?
20 maart 2026 · 52 min
Permaculture is a growing trend in the world of farming and home landscaping. It's basically a design principle that emphasizes sustainability and the would-be, natural ecosystem of an area. Simple concepts like planting downhill from a pond and using gravity to feed plants to planting native plants and vegetation that work well together are hallmarks of permaculture. Learn all about this eco-friendly trend today. Lees meer
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How Sneezing Works
20 maart 2026 · 49 min
Unless you have an arcane disorder from a lesion on a very specific spot on our medulla, the chances are you sneeze. Turns out most animals do it, even lizards! Learn the whys and hows of this most interesting involuntary reflex. Lees meer
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Wetlands! Wetlands! Wetlands!
20 maart 2026 · 45 min
It’s time to get jazzed up for some Earth science of the waterlogged variety. Join Chuck and Josh as they tour some of the most interesting ecosystems on the planet and learn why we need to stop destroying them post haste. Lees meer
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Composting: Nature's Most Interesting Process
20 maart 2026 · 51 min
You may think composting is just a bunch of old banana peels rotting away into dirt but, friend, you're not looking closely enough. Inside that compost pile is a microcosmic universe doing some magical stuff. Lees meer
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Squirrels, Ahoy!
20 maart 2026 · 53 min
Squirrels are rodents, sure, but they’re rodents with personalities the size of Las Vegas and Detroit put together. Get to know your bushy-tailed (and sometimes not so bushy) neighbors who live interesting hidden lives right out in the open. Lees meer
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Honey: Nature's Wonder Sugar
20 maart 2026 · 54 min
Honey is an amazing thing. Just ask any bee. They make a ton of it. So much that humans get what bees can't use and that's a lot of honey. Lees meer
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Contortionism: Bend It Like Gumby
19 maart 2026 · 44 min
If you could put your leg behind your head, would you? Of course you would! You might even make a career out of it, amazing people around the world with your flexibility. That’d make you a contortionist! But first you’d better get started with stretching. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Jeddah Tower
18 maart 2026 · 11 min
The Jeddah Tower is set to be the tallest building in the world. If it ever gets finished. Lees meer
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Ruth Lyons: TV Pioneer
17 maart 2026 · 46 min
Ruth Lyons basically invented the daytime talk show, yet she doesn't get the credit. Why is that? Probably because she was a woman in a man's industry. Today we tell her story. Lees meer
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Selects: Mangroves: Nature's Best Tree?
14 maart 2026 · 45 min
Mangroves are incredible survivors and adapters. They're also amazing at lessening the impact of tropical storms and climate change. And heck, they're cool looking. So jump into the brackish waters and have a listen to this classic episode all about these beauts. Lees meer
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How the Kowloon Walled City Worked
12 maart 2026 · 41 min
From the 1970s to the early 1990s a patch of land in Hong Kong the size of just a few football fields was the most densely-populated area in the world – and by a longshot. Even more remarkable, it was an outlaw land that somehow formed a tight community. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: In-Flight Entertainment
11 maart 2026 · 12 min
Movies on planes have changed a lot in the last couple of decades. Today, we'll go over how this stuff works. Lees meer
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The Fyre Festival Fiasco
10 maart 2026 · 47 min
What happens when a career grifter tries to throw a "luxury" music festival in only six months? Not much it turns out.This was the Fyre Festival. Lees meer
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Selects: How Spiritualism Works
7 maart 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
Something spooky was born on the American frontier in the mid-19th century: the idea that people’s personalities survive death and that some gifted individuals can communicate with them. It developed into a religion that some still practice today. Lees meer
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Let's All Go to the World's Fair
5 maart 2026 · 53 min
Before the internet could show you anything in the universe - including stuff it made up - people had few opportunities to have their minds blown. But every few years, somewhere in the world nations would gather and show off the cool stuff they invented. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Johnny Ringo
4 maart 2026 · 13 min
You might be familiar with the outlaw Johnny Ringo from the movie Tombstone. He was indeed a real-life black hat gunslinger, and a tragic figure at that. Lees meer
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The Gold Standard: When Money Meant Something
3 maart 2026 · 53 min
There was a time less than 100 years ago when you could exchange your paper currency at the bank for actual gold. Gave folks a sense of stability, it did. Depending on your view, we either ruined or built our economies when money became just paper. Lees meer
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Selects: How Dopamine Works
28 februari 2026 · 46 min
Dopamine is perhaps the most talked-about, most misunderstood biochemical in our bodies. It’s linked to not only addiction and depravity, but also focus, motivation, and living a productive life. How can one molecule be so many things to so many people? Find out all about it in this classic episode. Lees meer
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The Battle of the Sexes
26 februari 2026 · 50 min
Back in 1973 a male chauvinist played tennis against champion Billie Jean King. This is that story. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: MacGuffins
25 februari 2026 · 14 min
What’s a MacGuffin? We don’t know. No one knows. But it has to do with movies and that’s fun to talk about. Lees meer
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The Murder of Jane Stanford
24 februari 2026 · 43 min
Stanford University was co-founded by Jane Stanford. Not long after she was murdered and it was covered up. We'll probably never know what really happened. Listen in today. Lees meer
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Selects: How Free Range Parenting Works
21 februari 2026 · 51 min
Free range parenting is all about giving your child the freedom to play and explore life on their own. Are there benefits? Sure. Do some people hate the concept? Yes! Listen to this classic episode and learn right here. Lees meer
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How the Flexner Report Changed Medicine
19 februari 2026 · 38 min
The Flexner Report shook up medicine in the United States when it was released in 1910 and it's never been the same since. For better or worse. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Safety Coffins
18 februari 2026 · 14 min
Back in the 1800s, people had an outsized fear of being buried alive. Enter... THE SAFETY COFFIN! Lees meer
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How Crowds Work
17 februari 2026 · 46 min
If you’ve ever been out of your house you’ve probably been in a crowd before. They can be as mundane as an elevator full of people or as consequential as a mass of protesters. But did you know there’s psychology to crowds? And they follow fluid dynamics? Lees meer
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Selects: How Charles Darwin Worked
14 februari 2026 · 50 min
Charles Darwin wasn't the first or only scientist to grasp the theory of evolution through natural selection, but he became its father and icon. In this classic episode, learn about the man who reluctantly but bravely became the source of the divide between religion and science. Lees meer
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How Lasers Work
12 februari 2026 · 47 min
It turns out that lasers are even cooler than they look. And as far as acronyms go, they’re pretty solid in that respect too. There’s way too much cool stuff about lasers to tease here so listen to this old school SYSK episode and let lasers blow away. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Aztec Death Whistle
11 februari 2026 · 12 min
In the late 90s, a strange musical instrument was excavated under the streets of CDMX. Listen in to learn all about the Aztec Death Whistle. Lees meer
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How Cognitive Biases Work
10 februari 2026 · 56 min
Humans have all sorts of weird quirks that cause us to do silly things and make bad decisions. It’s not our fault though. Our brains are wired that way. Learn about the psychology of cognitive biases in this episode. Lees meer
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Selects: Why Do Great Flood Myths Seem To Be Universal?
7 februari 2026 · 44 min
If look into the mythology of just about any culture in the world, you will find a myth about a great flood that destroyed humanity and submerged the Earth in the distant past. Does this mean that a great flood actually happened? Listen to this classic episode to explore the possibilities with Josh and Chuck. Lees meer
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The Cajun Navy: Heroes or Liability?
5 februari 2026 · 39 min
The Cajun Navy was formed after Hurricane Katrina and really got its legs after the Louisiana flood of 2016. They save a lot of lives, but some fear the pitfalls of "vigilante heroism." Learn all about this group of do-gooders today. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Color Psychology
4 februari 2026 · 12 min
Have you ever cried way longer than usual when you were in a yellow room? You’ve been smacked by color psychology my friend and it’s got your number. Lees meer
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Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan: Miracle is Right
3 februari 2026 · 44 min
Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan were one of the most amazing non-magical duos in history. Imagine living trapped in your own mind – unable to see or hear – and then imagine learning to read, traveling the world, and becoming an ambassador of peace. Lees meer
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Selects: Operation Mincemeat: How A Corpse Fooled the Nazis
31 januari 2026 · 45 min
In World War II, a secret department of British 'corkscrew thinkers' hatched a plan to use the cadaver of an unclaimed homeless man to turn the tide of the war in the Allies' favor. It worked. Listen to this classic episode as Josh and Chuck take you through the real life tale. Lees meer
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The Magnificent Golden Gate Bridge
29 januari 2026 · 51 min
If you think the Golden Gate Bridge is named because of its color then you are wrong. That name proceeds the bridge by a long time. But that’s just one interesting fact about this amazing structure. Tune in today. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Magic 8 Ball
28 januari 2026 · 13 min
The Magic 8 Ball, the mystical fortune telling pool ball started out as a piece of customer swag for the Brunswick Billiard Company. Since then, it has changed the course of history and shaped nations. Lees meer
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The Charge of the Light Brigade
27 januari 2026 · 43 min
The Charge of the Light Brigade is a famous poem about a lesser famous military action during the Crimean War. Tune in today for a rare SYSK walk through wartime history. Lees meer
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Selects: The Truth Behind Cage-Free and Free-Range
24 januari 2026 · 54 min
You’d think terms like cage-free and free-range means the chickens we eat are frolicking happily in the fresh air under the shining sun, but you’d be so, so wrong. Cage-free is a huge improvement but free-range is lacking and both have a long way to go. Find out all about both in this classic episode. Lees meer
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The Ballad of Biggie and Tupac
22 januari 2026 · 51 min
Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur had a famous beef with one another in the mid-90s. It was so intense, it sparked an even wider rivalry between the East and West Coasts. In just a few years, both men had been murdered and the music world was changed forever. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: The S7VEN Deadly Sins
21 januari 2026 · 12 min
The Seven Deadly Sins are tied to religion, but not really in the Bible. So where did this naughty list come from? Lees meer
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Keeping Time
20 januari 2026 · 51 min
Today, Chuck and Josh walk you through the history of keeping time, from sticks in the sun to atomic clocks. Lees meer
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Selects: BPD: The Worst Disorder or Not a Disorder at All?
17 januari 2026 · 51 min
Borderline Personality Disorder has been described as emotional “third degree burns over ninety percent of your body.” It’s as close to a curse as a personality disorder can be: deep fear of being abandoned creates behaviors that end up driving people off. Learn all about it in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Data Centers: Can't Live With Em, Can't Live Without Em
15 januari 2026 · 48 min
Data centers are the backbone of our digital world. All the sites you visit and social media you post happen there. A boom in huge data centers to support AI is underway, and they’re taking a big toll on the environment and life for the people around them. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Did a vampire legend help win the Cold War?
14 januari 2026 · 13 min
During the Cold War, the CIA used the legend of a vampire named Aswang to scare locals into not helping the communists. Lees meer
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Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone
13 januari 2026 · 51 min
West Virginia is home to sensitive radio telescopes that could easily pick up your cell phone’s signal on Mars. And the cell reception on Mars is about as good as it is in the NRQZ, since cell towers are banned in the interest of furthering astronomy. Lees meer
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Selects: How Forgiveness Works
10 januari 2026 · 59 min
For most of history, forgiveness fell under the domain of religion. But in the 1980s science started investigating it and found that forgiving someone is really, really good for you. Learn how anybody can be the better person in this classic, and really great, episode. Lees meer
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The SAD Episode
8 januari 2026 · 51 min
Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is much more than the winter blues. It's a serious subset of depression. Learn all about it and what to do if you suffer from it today. Lees meer
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