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Selects: The Great War of the Worlds Panic Myth
On Halloween 1938 young radio star Orson Welles scared the pants off of America with a fictional news...
ListenThe Silurian Hypothesis
The idea that we aren’t the first advanced civilization to live on Earth sounds like a fringe theory,...
ListenShort Stuff: Zambonis!
Even the dullest hockey game is worth seeing when the Zamboni comes out to resurface the ice.See omnystudio.com/listener...
ListenNYC Trash: A study in persistence
Taking care of 12,000 tons of residential trash every day is a hard job. But how does that even work?...
ListenSelects: How Stuttering Works
Despite as much as one percent of the adult population having the condition, science doesn't actually...
Listen10 - Yes, 10! - Dumb Criminals
Sometimes you just have to turn it off for a while – all the thinking, and overthinking, analyzing,...
ListenShort Stuff: Titanic Survivors!
We all know the story of the Titanic and the tragedy of lives lost. So hey, let's talk about the survivors...
ListenMisophonia: More Than an Annoyance
Misophonia is a condition in which certain sounds trigger people in very negative ways that can really...
ListenSelects: The Legends of Lost Nazi Gold
As if being murdering SOBs weren’t enough, the Nazis were also thieving rats. During WWII, they stole...
ListenAtomic Clocks, Ahoy!
The only thing more complicated than an atomic clock is researching how they work and then figuring...
ListenShort Stuff: Getting Winded
Getting the wind knocked out of you is scary, but passes quickly. Learn exactly what's happening with...
ListenThe Village People Episode
The Village People were a smash hit singing group that came and went in under two years. Then other...
ListenSelects: How the Beagle Brigade Works
If you've ever been to an international airport, you've probably seen one of the keenest spotters of...
ListenThe Awful Crimes of Georgia Tann
Georgia Tann was a bad human. We feel safe in saying that because she kidnapped babies from poor families...
ListenShort Stuff: The Sad, Strange Tale of Margaret Schilling
Not too much is known about Margaret Schilling. She was the kind of person whose memory might have been...
ListenThe Power of the Wind
You probably know wind energy projects have been around since the 90s, but did you know they now provide...
ListenSelects: Special Effects: A Short History
Special effects have been around since the first movies. In fact, the techniques the earliest filmmakers...
ListenHitchhiking: Two thumbs out!
Today we go down the road a bit, thumbs out, to explore the rich history of hitchhiking. See omnystudio.com/listener...
ListenShort Stuff: The Amazing Tale of Juliane Koepcke
Few people have been more qualified to survive a plane crash alone in the Amazon for almost two weeks...
ListenThe Dubious Science of Arson Investigation
Arson investigation has changed a lot over the years. There is actual science available now, but the...
ListenSelects: How Famines Work
It's common knowledge that famines are usually caused by major droughts: Rain doesn't fall, crops don't...
ListenTestosterone and Estrogen: Wondrous Hormones
We think of estrogen and testosterone as the female and male sex hormones and they may seem kind of...
ListenShort Stuff: Straitjackets
Straitjackets aren't really a thing anymore unless you're watching a movie or TV show. Or in prison....
ListenThe 1977 Women's Conference That Changed America
The 70s were the decade of the woman in the US. America finally was coming around to the understanding...
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