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HowStuffWorks NOW

HowStuffWorks NOW

59 Episodes • By iHeartPodcasts and HowStuffWorks • www.iheart.com/podcast/105-howst...
Your weekly dose of some of the world’s latest and greatest science news, technological advancements, absurd curiosities, and groundbreaking research in everything from ancient history to the future of astrophysics. Join Lauren Vogelbaum and the HowStuffWorks team as they explore humanity’s newest d ...more
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Why We're Not Sex Zombies, Wednesday's Pronunciation, and British Lawyers' Wigs
Since sexual contact can transmit disease, why don't... more
May 31 2017 15m
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Reheated Coffee, More Comfortable Mammograms, and the Chemist Who Created Home Ec
There's science behind why reheated coffee is terrib... more
May 23 2017 15m
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Missing Limbs, Naked Mole Rats, and a Blood-Red Waterfall
Research into missing limbs indicates that our brain... more
May 16 2017 11m
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Gender Bias in the Supreme Court, Stair Climbing vs. Caffeine, and Teens Are OK, Really
Female Supreme Court justices get interrupted three ... more
May 9 2017 12m
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Cannibalism Nutrition, a Border Wall Hyperloop, and the FBI's Facial Recognition
Are humans nutritous enough to make cannibalism feas... more
May 1 2017 13m
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Thought Experiment: Transhumanism and Space Exploration
Humans are ill-suited to the rigors of space, but au... more
Apr 25 2017 12m
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A U.S. Space Force, Why the Weather's Getting Stuck, and Maple Syrup Medicine
Is it time for the United States to have a military ... more
Apr 18 2017 16m
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Scattering Ashes, Circular Airport Runways, and the TSA's Power Over Electronics
Is scattering ashes technically littering? Will circ... more
Apr 10 2017 13m
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Bird Poop Politics, Double Pregnancies, and How 'Citizens' Became 'Consumers'
Bird excrement was once so valuable to farmers that ... more
Apr 3 2017 16m
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The Psychology of Picky Eating, the Secret Service's Services, and a Self-Driving Car Kit
Researchers are working to improve the lives of adul... more
Mar 27 2017 14m
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What Happens When You Swallow a Leech?
Although cases are rare, a non-zero number of patien... more
Mar 20 2017 14m
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Stealing Sand, Communicating via Poop, and Clinical Trial Participation
and is in such high demand that tons of it are being... more
Mar 13 2017 19m
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Hallucinogenic Honey, Squid Brains, and Why Hot Food Is So Satisfying
Ancient armies sometimes used hallucinogenic honey a... more
Mar 6 2017 15m
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Face Punching Legality, Misophonia, and Ties Between Honesty and Profanity
Morality aside, is it ever legal to punch someone in... more
Feb 28 2017 12m
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The Danger Episode: Solar Flares, Cosmic Rays, and App Terms of Service
Solar flares may be responsible for deadly whale bea... more
Feb 21 2017 13m
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Virgin Shark Births, Weighted Anxiety Blankets, and a Border Wall's Impact on Wildlife
A zebra shark has given birth to viable babies witho... more
Feb 14 2017 11m
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The Blood of the Young, Crustacean Bioweapons, and Our Oldest Ancestor
A proposed anti-aging treatment transfuses young peo... more
Feb 6 2017 12m
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Tornadoes Demystified, Global Medicine, and Why the President's First 100 Days Matter
Tornadoes' centers leave you cold and breathless; no... more
Jan 31 2017 13m
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Wonder Woman's Creator, School Suspensions' Effects, and Charging in Airplane Mode
Wonder Woman's iconic themes of truth, matriarchy, a... more
Jan 23 2017 14m
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Gun Violence Contagion, Pregnancy Brain, and Dirty Towels
Research indicates that gun violence is contagious l... more
Jan 17 2017 11m
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Lunar Lava Caves, Letting Kids Lose, and Air-Seat Shrinkage
Future moon settlers could live in caves carved by a... more
Jan 9 2017 10m
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Asparagus Pee Science, Tardigrades' Weird Mating Habits, and Criminal Software
You have some specific genes to thank if you can sme... more
Jan 2 2017 10m
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The Bees of the Sea, Tasting Garlic Via Skin, and Probing Alpha Centauri
Tiny invertebrates pollinate underwater flowers like... more
Dec 26 2016 10m
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When Christmas Was Illegal, and Why 2016 Will Be One Second Longer
christmas, puritans, history, culture, holidays, cel... more
Dec 19 2016 11m
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Space Poop, Contact Congress and Elf on the Shelf
How can we better deal with waste in space? Should w... more
Dec 12 2016 15m
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