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SYSK Selects: Why do men have nipples?
5 augustus 2017 · 25 min
In this week's SYSK Select episode, they're always right there, taunting you: why do you have me, they ask? Why do men have nipples? It turns out there's a good answer why and nipples on men aren't entirely useless after all. Join Chuck and Josh for this heady investigation. Lees meer
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Who Committed the 1912 Villisca Ax Murders?
3 augustus 2017 · 46 min
In a small town in Iowa in 1912 eight people were murdered in the grisliest of ways while they slept. Local reputations were ruined when accusations flew, but could a drifting serial killer working across the Midwest have been behind it? Lees meer
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How Public Broadcasting Works
1 augustus 2017 · 57 min
Public broadcasting works a bit differently depending on where you are in the world. American TV made the leap more toward commercial broadcasting in the early days, yet PBS and NPR still remain a vital part of our national fabric. In England and many other countries, public broadcasting is more the standard. Learn all about the interesting history of public broadcasting in today's episode. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How Disco Works
29 juli 2017 · 50 min
In today's SYSK Select episode, fly, robin, fly indeed. No musical genre has risen and burned out as quickly as disco, and historians are still trying to unravel the animosity aimed at it. Join Chuck and Josh as they dig into disco's underground roots and its sashay into the mainstream. Lees meer
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A Dry Look at Toilet Paper
27 juli 2017 · 52 min
Over or under? One ply or two? How about six? TP has not been around that long, but is has been embraced in a big way by the United States. Learn all about the interesting history behind this decidedly dry product. Lees meer
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What is Ghost Fishing?
25 juli 2017 · 45 min
It sounds cool, but ghost fishing is actually a tragic byproduct of modern fishing practices, where abandoned nylon nets can trap and kill sealife for hundreds of years. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How the Sun Works
22 juli 2017 · 27 min
In this week's SYSK Select episode, amateur astrophysicists Josh and Chuck break out the stats and attempt to explain the complex, boiling ball of gas that we call the sun. Lees meer
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All We Know About Guessing
20 juli 2017 · 57 min
Guessing is a weird thing. For millennia, it could have meant the difference between life and death. Now it's not as vital, but we still do it every day, whether behind the wheel of a car, or judging what another person might be feeling. From wild guesses to the educated variety, learn everything we know about the brain and how it manages this odd, very human act. Lees meer
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Sunburn, Suntans and Sunscreen
18 juli 2017 · 48 min
It's pretty obvious something's gone wrong when you get a sunburn, but did you know a tan means you've damaged your DNA? Dive into the three Ss of summer and learn all about how to protect yourself from the sun. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: Why can't we find Amelia Earhart?
15 juli 2017 · 28 min
In this week's SYSK Select episode, famed aviator Amelia Earhart's disappearance in 1937 is a mystery that endures to this day. Why don't we know what happened to her? In this episode, Josh and Chuck examine the facts and evidence behind the famous case. Lees meer
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How Fever Dreams Work
13 juli 2017 · 36 min
Fever dreams can be unsettling experiences. These ramped up nightmares are vivid, detailed and only happen when the human body experiences a fever. What is it about the combination of fevers and dreams that make these night terrors so hellish? Learn all that and more in today's episode. Lees meer
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Why is There a Battle Over Net Neutrality?
11 juli 2017 · 1 uur 1 min
Net neutrality is the idea that the internet is a public good and that everyone should have equal, unfettered access to it. Though the FCC strongly supported it with new rules in 2015, today’s FCC is under new leadership and has other ideas. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How HeLa Cells Work
8 juli 2017 · 27 min
In this week's SYSK Select episode, after she was diagnosed with the cervical cancer that shortly killed her, a tissue sample was taken from Henrietta Lacks in 1951 without her knowledge. Those cells would go on to become the first immortal line of human cells, something of enormous benefit to science and humanity as a whole. But while the line, called HeLa cells, became a multi-billion-dollar industry, her family languished without health care insurance. Learn about this complex case of private rights and scientific advancement in this episode. Lees meer
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Josh and Chuck's List of Horror Movies that Changed the Genre
6 juli 2017 · 1 uur
Once in a while a movie comes along that's so forward-thinking it changes the way that horror is done. A new subgenre is spawned, new tropes are established, and audiences are more terrified than ever. Lees meer
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What exactly is stoicism?
4 juli 2017 · 58 min
The word stoic has taken on its own meaning apart from the philosophical movement which gave it life. Learn all about the early stoics, what the philosophy is all about and where the movement stands today. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: Why isn't the U.S. on the metric system?
1 juli 2017 · 36 min
In this week's SYSK Select episode, the U.S. stands proudly defiant and the world looks at Americans as dopes for the U.S.'s stubborn refusal to go metric. However, the States have been going metric for about 150 years. Find out what's the haps in this weighty and measured episode of SYSK. Lees meer
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How Standardized Patients Work
29 juni 2017 · 51 min
Even the most brilliant medical minds need a good bedside manner, and thanks to standardized patients, they can improve their skills. What are they? Part-time workers who pretend to be real patients so doctors can practice on live humans. If you're remembering Kramer on Seinfeld right about now, you're not alone. Lees meer
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Remembering Stonewall
27 juni 2017 · 55 min
One of American history's darker moments, the Stonewall Riots were also the event that galvanized the gay rights movement in the United States. Today there's a monument in NYC to memorialize this important time. Learn all about this often overlooked story in today's episode. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: Scooby Dooby Doo, Where Are You?
24 juni 2017 · 41 min
In this week's SYSK Select episode, for decades, Scooby Doo has captivated children across the world. It's been translated to multiple languages and remains as popular as newer programs. But why? Join Chuck and Josh as they shed light on the seemingly endless allure of Scooby Doo. Lees meer
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How Ketchup Works
22 juni 2017 · 53 min
Little-known fact: Ketchup, possibly the most all-American of condiments, evolved from fermented fish sauce people in Southeast Asia have been making for more than a thousand years. Lees meer
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How Seed Banks Work
20 juni 2017 · 51 min
Since the advent of agriculture, humans have been storing seeds. But as sea levels rise and climates change around the world, our reasons for banking seeds have become more desperate. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: Do you stay conscious after being decapitated?
17 juni 2017 · 30 min
In this week's SYSK Select episode, historically speaking, decapitation was a popular means of execution -- it's been used by everyone from ancient Romans to French revolutionaries. But is there any truth to claim that victims retain their consciousness? Tune in to learn more. Lees meer
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What was Camp X?
15 juni 2017 · 50 min
In the early days of World War II, there was a secret training program in Canada that taught Allied saboteurs everything from espionage and bridge blowing to karate chops to the neck of an enemy. It was called Camp X and was so secret that not even the Canadian prime minister was aware of it prior to its formation. Learn all about this super cool camp in today's episode. Lees meer
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How the Beagle Brigade Works
13 juni 2017 · 50 min
If you've ever been to an international airport, you've probably seen one of the keenest spotters of illegal contraband - The Beagle Brigade! These cute dogs aren't after drugs or bombs, they're carefully trained to sniff out agricultural products. Learn all about this furry group of crime stoppers in today's episode. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How Maps Work
10 juni 2017 · 39 min
In this week's SYSK Select episode, yes, your brain may have just flash-dried from boredom at the thought of learning about maps, but it turns out they are a lot more than just tools for navigation. Maps are two-dimensional representations of how we imagine our world, with imagine being the operative word since every map in existence is riddled with errors. Lees meer
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Why Are Whale Strandings Still a Mystery?
8 juni 2017 · 44 min
For millennia, mass strandings of whales have confounded us. Why should dozens or more whales come onto shore only to die a terrible and lengthy death? Lees meer
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How Coelacanths Work
6 juni 2017 · 40 min
Coelacanths are incredibly interesting as far as fish go. For one, they were thought to have gone the way of the dinosaur, along with the dinosaur. They also give birth to live fish and tend to dwell more than 800 feet below the ocean's surface. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Learn all about these fascinating creatures in today's episode. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: What's the deal with Rasputin's death?
3 juni 2017 · 32 min
In this week's SYSK Select episode, Grigori Rasputin, the Russian charismatic cleric and political adviser to the ruling Romanovs, is said to have been poisoned, shot, shot again, bludgeoned and drowned. Exactly how did he die and how would such a legend grow around a modern figure? Lees meer
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The Stories Behind A Few Food Fads
1 juni 2017 · 48 min
America loves to go nuts over new food trends and it turns out that the 20th century was a boon time for them. Lees meer
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Are Election Laws Designed to Suppress Voting?
30 mei 2017 · 1 uur 10 min
Are laws that are meant to protect the sanctity of the polling place in reality designed to make it harder for groups that traditionally vote Democrat to cast their ballots? Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How Beer Works
27 mei 2017 · 48 min
In this week's SYSK Select episode, at long last, Josh and Chuck take on perhaps their most important topic ever. Learn about the history of beer, how it's made -- the whole shebang, basically -- in this watershed episode of Stuff You Should Know. Lees meer
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How Schoolhouse Rock Rocked: Featuring Bob Nastanovich of Pavement
25 mei 2017 · 1 uur 2 min
Schoolhouse Rock is possibly the best children's program of all time. Join Josh and Chuck as they tell the story of SR, featuring an interview with Pavement's Bob Nastanovich, contributor to the '90s Schoolhouse Rock tribute record. Lees meer
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Is a head transplant really a thing?
23 mei 2017 · 44 min
"Head transplant" is a bit of a misnomer, because it's more like a body transplant. But either way, the idea is that one human will wake up from surgery with a decidedly different look. Is it possible? Probably not. But there are a couple of surgeons who are making a lot of news in their bid to find out. Learn all about this grisly potential procedure in today's episode. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How Magic Mushrooms Work
20 mei 2017 · 50 min
In this week's SYSK Select episode, for thousands of years, humans have used hallucinogenic mushrooms for spiritual reasons. Today, however, having them can get you thrown in prison. How do magic mushrooms do what they do? Can they help the mentally ill? Find out in this far out episode. Lees meer
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How the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis Work
18 mei 2017 · 43 min
It wasn't too long ago that humans thought the polar lights were signs from the afterlife. Thanks to a 19th century Norwegian, we now understand that they are a fascinating interplay with Earth's magnetic field and wind from the sun. Lees meer
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How Champagne Works
16 mei 2017 · 1 uur
Sure we can all agree that champagne is probably the greatest thing humans have or ever will invent, but how much do we understand how it's made? Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: Gesundheit! How Allergies Work
13 mei 2017 · 26 min
In this week's SYSK Select episode, about 30-40 percent of humans suffer from some sort of allergy. The big joke, though, is that every sufferer is the victim of mistaken identity. Allergies are the result of a hypersensitive immune system mistaking a harmless protein for a foreign invader. Lees meer
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How Charismatic Megafauna Work
11 mei 2017 · 47 min
Charismatic Megafauna is not just a great band name. It's really just a fancy word for the cutest and most personality plus animals at the zoo. We're talking pandas, elephants and anything else you might see on a poster. Their mission? To help raise awareness and drive donations. But not everyone is on board. Learn all about these cuddly beasts in today's episode. Lees meer
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How Itching Works
9 mei 2017 · 45 min
It was only in the last few decades that science became aware that itches aren't just low-level pain. And in that time, the mystery of how we itch and why we scratch has gotten even more baffling. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: What's the 10,000 Year Clock?
6 mei 2017 · 47 min
In this week's SYSK Select episode, in a desert in Texas a 200-feet-tall clock is being constructed deep inside a mountain. Once completed, it will keep time for the next 10,000 years, even if there are no humans around to use it. Tune in as Chuck and Josh get to the bottom of the Long Now. Lees meer
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Some Nutso Fan Theories
4 mei 2017 · 53 min
It turns out that the characters in your favorite TV shows and the like are actually dead, dreaming, dying or don't exist. Lees meer
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How Poetry Works
2 mei 2017 · 1 uur 5 min
Poetry is a broad and expansive art form. From dramatic verse to haiku, rhyming poetry and spoken word, there are many hats a poet can wear. Join Josh and Chuck today as they break down the history of poetry, a dive into what's so great about it. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How Revisionist History Works
29 april 2017 · 44 min
In this week's SYSK Select episode, perhaps you equate the term to conspiracy theories and Holocaust denials, but revisionism is a genuine discipline in the field of historical study. And thanks to revisionists, we now include a lot more reality - and previously unsung people - in the history of our nations. Learn about historians determined that history is far from set in stone in this episode. Lees meer
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How Multiple Sclerosis Works
27 april 2017 · 43 min
When the immune system mistakes the tissue covering neural connections as foreign invaders, the result can devastate the body. There is hope, however, in a new radical treatment that resets the immune system. Lees meer
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How the National Security Council Works
25 april 2017 · 54 min
Until recently, most people probably never paid much attention to the National Security Council. It's been around a long time though, and the president has quite a bit of leeway as to who sits at the table. Learn all about this important group of individuals in today's episode. Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: How Breast Implants Work
23 april 2017 · 57 min
In this week's SYSK Select episode, the first attempt at breast augmentation surgery was on a dog. The second on a woman who went in for tattoo removal. From those weird origins hundreds of thousands of breast implant procedures are now carried out each year. Find out all about the advancements and techniques in increasing your bust. Lees meer
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How Swearing Works
20 april 2017 · 48 min
Swearing is something that's been done across all cultures, virtually since humans began speaking. What is it about these taboo words that offend some, and are beloved by others? Does it help to relieve stress to swear? Are there general rules of thumb about when it's OK to swear? All of your questions are answered in today's episode. Lees meer
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How Corsets Work
18 april 2017 · 38 min
Sure, we're doing an episode on corsets. Why do you ask? Lees meer
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SYSK Selects: Lying Liars: How Lying Works, Liar
15 april 2017 · 51 min
In this week's SYSK Select episode, studies find that absolutely everyone lies - some have found as much as a quarter of our daily interactions involve lies. What gives with everyone fudging? Chuck and Josh explore the philosophy, psychology and reality of lying and what constitutes a liar. Lees meer
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How Supervolcanoes Work
13 april 2017 · 30 min
Until recently, volcanologists thought supervolcanoes were simply massive volcanoes. But further research has revealed that they are far different - and far more dangerous - than previously imagined. Lees meer
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