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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.

  1. 1天前

    How Did the Penn Center Become a Civil Rights Sanctuary?

    In South Carolina, the first school for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War shifted to become a center for social activism during the Civil Rights movement, and stands today as a landmark of African American culture and history. Learn more about the Penn Center in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-civil-war/penn-center-strategic-secret-pivotal-to-civil-rights-movement.htm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    10 分钟

  2. 3天前

    BrainStuff Classics: Why Is Cramming the Worst Way to Study?

    Cramming for a test or other deadline may give you decent short-term results, but research shows it sacrifices long-term comprehension and memory. Learn why study methods like spacing and interleaving are better in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/why-cramming-is-worst-way-to-study.htm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    6 分钟

  3. 4天前

    How Can We Separate Ninja Fact from Ninja Fiction?

    Over a few hundred years, real stories about secretive agents developed into the legend of the ninja. Learn how this myth captured the world's imagination -- and about the work being done at the world's first International Ninja Research Center -- in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/first-ninja-research-center-out-to-solve-myth-behind-legend.htm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    8 分钟

  4. 5天前

    How Did 'Bourgeois' Become a Bad Word?

    The French word 'bourgeois' originally just meant a middle-class town dweller, but it's taken on a lot of different (and often derogatory) connotations over the centuries, including in the English slang term 'bougie'. Learn more in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/bourgeoisie.htm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    8 分钟

  5. 6天前

    How Did the Jane Collective Work?

    When abortion was illegal throughout the U.S., it was still perfomed -- just dangerously or expensively. Learn about the Jane Collective -- an underground network that helped people access safe, affordable, illegal abortions -- in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/jane-collective.htm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    8 分钟

  6. 2月17日

    How Do Ducks Float?

    Ducks can hold extra air in their feathers and bodies, making it easy for them to float -- and to squeeze out the air and dive when they want to. Learn more about ducks and bouyancy in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/duck-float.htm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    7 分钟

  7. 2月1日

    BrainStuff Classics: What Was the Emu War?

    Following World War II, Austrialia became embroiled in another war -- with a population of emu. Learn how the Emu War unfolded in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/ridiculous-history-emu-war.htm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    7 分钟

  8. 1月31日

    BrainStuff Classics: Do Truly Unselfish Acts Really Exist?

    Neurologists and philosophers alike may argue that altruism doesn't exist because no act is ever completely unselfish. Learn why -- and why humans may have evolved this way -- in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/evolution/unselfish-act.htm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    8 分钟
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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.

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  • 频道
    iHeartPodcasts
  • 创作者
    iHeartPodcasts
  • 活跃年份
    2007年 - 2026年
  • 单集
    2001
  • 分级
    儿童适宜
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    2026 iHeartMedia, Inc. © Any use of this intellectual property for text and data mining or computational analysis including as training material for artificial intelligence systems is strictly prohibited without express written consent from iHeartMedia
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    BrainStuff
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    iHeartMedia + Entertainment, Inc

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