BrainStuff (Podcast)

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  • Premiered: Jul 2008
  • Episodes: 2553
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Season 2013
2013x1
How does the Radio Data System work?
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Jan 04, 2013
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2013x2
What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
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Jan 07, 2013
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2013x3
Why does a manual transmission make a whirring noise?
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Jan 09, 2013
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2013x4
What is the problem with MTBE in gasoline?
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Jan 14, 2013
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2013x5
Does drinking ice water burn calories?
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Jan 18, 2013
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2013x6
What gives a Harley its distinctive sound?
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Jan 28, 2013
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2013x7
Where did the hamburger get its name?
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Feb 01, 2013
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2013x8
How does Caller ID work?
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Mar 04, 2013
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2013x9
Why do most cars use gasoline instead of diesel?
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Mar 08, 2013
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2013x10
How does a toaster work?
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Mar 13, 2013
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2013x11
How cell phones work
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Mar 15, 2013
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2013x12
Why should you wash new clothes before wearing them?
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Apr 05, 2013
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2013x13
What are the fastest hard disks available today?
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Apr 24, 2013
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2013x14
What does tear gas do?
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Apr 29, 2013
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2013x15
How does bulletproof glass work?
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May 01, 2013
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2013x16
What's the best way to back up a computer's hard disk?
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May 03, 2013
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2013x17
Why is Friday the 13th considered unlucky?
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May 22, 2013
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2013x18
How does a Crooke's radiometer work?
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May 23, 2013
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2013x19
How do torpedo engines work if they're underwater?
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May 27, 2013
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2013x20
What makes NASCAR engines different from other engines?
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May 28, 2013
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2013x21
How does an Indiglo watch work?
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May 28, 2013
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2013x22
How does a hybrid car work?
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Jun 12, 2013
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2013x23
How do Mexican jumping beans work?
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Jun 12, 2013
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2013x24
How does pressure-treated lumber work?
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Jun 17, 2013
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2013x25
Where do bullets go when guns are fired into the air?
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Jun 19, 2013
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2013x26
How does a chicken's egg get its shell?
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Jul 10, 2013
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2013x27
What exactly is a blueprint?
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Jul 12, 2013
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2013x28
What is a tank engine?
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Jul 15, 2013
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2013x29
How do the engines breathe in diesel submarines?
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Jul 31, 2013
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2013x30
What is fertilizer, and why do plants need it?
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Aug 02, 2013
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2013x31
Why doesn't the space shuttle burn up upon re-entry?
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Aug 05, 2013
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2013x32
What causes high tide and low tide?
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Aug 09, 2013
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2013x33
How do exhaust headers work to improve an engine's performance?
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Aug 16, 2013
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2013x34
How do gun silencers work?
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Aug 26, 2013
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2013x35
How quickly does hair grow?
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Aug 28, 2013
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2013x36
What does the VTEC system do?
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Aug 30, 2013
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2013x37
How Inkjet Printers Work
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Sep 02, 2013
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2013x38
How do Heart Bypass operations work?
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Sep 04, 2013
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2013x39
Why do hurricanes follow such peculiar tracks?
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Sep 06, 2013
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2013x40
How much does it cost to run an electric blanket?
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Sep 13, 2013
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2013x41
How can I gain pounds during the day and lose them at night?
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Sep 18, 2013
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2013x42
How does large-scale power storage work?
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Sep 23, 2013
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2013x43
How does gravity assist with interplanetary satellites?
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Sep 25, 2013
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2013x44
How do vacuums work?
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Sep 27, 2013
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2013x45
How does hair length work?
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Sep 30, 2013
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2013x46
How do V-chips work?
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Oct 04, 2013
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2013x47
How the Horizon Works
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Oct 11, 2013
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2013x48
Why do batteries die but then come back to life?
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Oct 18, 2013
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2013x49
How Case Hardening Works
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Oct 21, 2013
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2013x50
What does 'octane' mean?
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Oct 23, 2013
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2013x51
Does adding RAM make a computer faster?
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Oct 25, 2013
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2013x52
What is the ideal temperature for a refrigerator?
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Oct 28, 2013
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2013x53
How do you make clear ice cubes?
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Nov 06, 2013
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2013x54
What type of gas do racecars use?
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Nov 13, 2013
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2013x55
What constitutes a person's IQ?
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Nov 20, 2013
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2013x56
How the Nobel Prize Works
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Nov 22, 2013
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2013x57
How Does Yawning Work?
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Nov 27, 2013
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2013x58
How Dehumidifiers Work
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Dec 09, 2013
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2013x59
How Dry Cleaning Works
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Dec 11, 2013
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2013x60
How Lava Lamps Work
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Dec 13, 2013
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2013x61
Does airing out mattresses outside do any good?
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Dec 16, 2013
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2013x62
How does a fiber optic cable work?
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Dec 18, 2013
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2013x63
How does a QWERTY keyboard work?
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Dec 20, 2013
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2013x64
Is it possible to use a leaf blower as a supercharger?
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Dec 23, 2013
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2013x65
What are carbide tips?
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Dec 25, 2013
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2013x66
Why do some engines use a dry sump oil system?
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Dec 27, 2013
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2013x67 Season finale
What is a digital signature?
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Dec 30, 2013
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