Stuff You Should Know
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Episodes
Multitasking: Working slower with worse results
46m · PublishedMultitasking isn't really possible, because of the way the human brain works. We know you think you're getting more done, but you're really working slower and with worse results than working sequentially. We promise.
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Selects: The Case of Sacco and Vanzetti
55m · PublishedThe trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, two anarchists accused of murder, was one of the first "crimes of the century." But did they do it? To this day there is speculation that they did not. Learn all about this famous case in this classic episode.
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Wireless Electricity: When Can We Unplug Our TVs?
47m · PublishedYou know all of those cords and cables and wires that we use to connect our stuff to the electrical grid so they’ll, you know, work? Imagine a day when energy flies through the air like wifi, utterly cord-free. Well, imagine no more! That day is coming!
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Short Stuff: Smudging: Not just for hippies
14m · PublishedSmudging is the process of wafting around the smoke of burning white sage. What is it good for? Listen in and find out.
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Haile Selassie: Statesman, Colonizer, God?
56m · PublishedIf you grew up outside of Africa, you might know Haile Selassie’s name from reggae music - the man who ruled Ethiopia is considered a god in Jamaica. In Ethiopia opinions are more varied.
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Selects: How Zero Population Growth Works
51m · PublishedIn 1968, Paul Erlich published The Population Bomb, predicting coming famine and mass death. Erlich's predictions didn't pan out but his ideas launched a debate still raging today. Learn all about it in this classic episode.
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The Story of the Nuclear Boy Scout
40m · PublishedDavid Hahn was a kid who was really into science. So much that he built a nuclear reactor in his mother's potting shed. And it worked.
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Short Stuff: Benin Bronzes
14m · PublishedOne of the world’s cultural treasure troves were created in West Africa. But for over a century they’ve been held in museums outside of Africa. In fact, an estimated 95 percent of Africa’s cultural heritage is kept in museums overseas.
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Ray and Charles Eames: More than Chairs
57m · PublishedCharles and Ray Eames were superstar designers who dreamed up some of the most iconic pieces of furniture ever made. And they did much more than that.
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Selects: Geodesic Domes: The Wave of the Future That Wasn't
50m · PublishedSometimes a good idea doesn’t pan out in real life. Take Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic dome: It requires less energy to heat and cool, it’s cheap, and it’s durable enough to withstand a hurricane – but it’s also godawful ugly and that was its undoing. Learn more with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.
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Stuff You Should Know has 2335 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 1498:25:20. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on June 16th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 14th, 2024 11:41.