Podcasts

ELI5 Non Fungible Tokens - would you pay millions for digital art?

Published: March 19, 2021, 5:47 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 12 seconds

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ELI5 Harry & Meghan - how does the royal family make money?

Published: March 12, 2021, 7:07 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 31 seconds

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ELI5 Inflation - why do we need it and why the gold standard was abandoned?

Published: March 5, 2021, 6:51 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 33 seconds

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ELI5 Batteries - what causes lithium batteries to degrade?

Published: Feb. 26, 2021, 6:17 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 57 seconds

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Rewind ELI5 Spanish Flu - as a global pandemic, why was it nicknamed Spanish Flu?

Published: Feb. 26, 2021, 5:17 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 38 seconds

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ELI5 Lightning - why does it zig zag and not go straight down?

Published: Feb. 19, 2021, 6:55 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds

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ELI5 Colorblindness - can special glasses really fix it?

Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 6:24 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 3 seconds

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ELI5 Soccer - why is it not as popular in the US as in other countries?

Published: Feb. 5, 2021, 7:07 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 40 seconds

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ELI5 Contrails - why do some airplanes leave streaks and others don't?

Published: Jan. 29, 2021, 6 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 40 seconds

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ELI5 Air Fryers - just fancy convection ovens?

Published: Jan. 22, 2021, 6:35 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 43 seconds

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ELI5 Exercise Induced Nausea - why we feel like vomiting after intense exercise?

Published: Jan. 15, 2021, 6:20 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 44 seconds

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ELI5 Grapefruit - why no mixing with medications?

Published: Jan. 8, 2021, 5:53 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 48 seconds

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ELI5 Calories - why raising heart rate with exercise is good but bad through stress, caffeine etc?

Published: Jan. 1, 2021, 7:14 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 21 seconds

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ELI5 Blood - how does circulation work after an amputation?

Published: Dec. 25, 2020, 7:56 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 33 seconds

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ELI5 Earthquakes - how do they design buildings to withstand them?

Published: Dec. 18, 2020, 6:29 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 57 seconds

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ELI5 Hot Dogs - part of McDonald's founding story?

Published: Dec. 11, 2020, 6:43 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 24 seconds

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ELI5 Ball Point Pens - why do the caps have holes?

Published: Dec. 4, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 29 seconds

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ELI5 Dry Ice - why it should not go in the swimming pool?

Published: Nov. 27, 2020, 6:44 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 5 seconds

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ELI5 LED Bulbs - why the blue one warranted a Nobel prize?

Published: Nov. 20, 2020, 5:50 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 27 seconds

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ELI5 Snow - what makes the perfect snowflake?

Published: Nov. 13, 2020, 5:56 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 22 seconds

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ELI5 Asteroids - why NASA wants to catch an asteroid?

Published: Nov. 6, 2020, 6:46 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 9 seconds

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ELI5 Pluto - is it a planet or not?

Published: Oct. 30, 2020, 5:12 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 25 seconds

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ELI5 Asbestos - how does it cause cancer?

Published: Oct. 23, 2020, 6:03 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes

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ELI5 MSG - how does it make food tasty?

Published: Oct. 16, 2020, 5:36 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 2 seconds

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ELI5 Fast Planes - why so little progress in recent decades?

Published: Oct. 9, 2020, 6:15 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 49 seconds

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ELI5 Shampoo - all colors of shampoo foam white, why?

Published: Oct. 2, 2020, 6:16 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 37 seconds

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ELI5 Vitamin D - what do you mean it's not a vitamin?

Published: Sept. 25, 2020, 5:59 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 29 seconds

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ELI5 Dreams - why running is so hard in dreams?

Published: Sept. 18, 2020, 5:11 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 14 seconds

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ELI5 French Fries - really they weren't invented in France?

Published: Sept. 11, 2020, 6:38 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 59 seconds

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ELI5 Microwaves - the full truth behind why no metal?

Published: Sept. 4, 2020, 5:19 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 53 seconds

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ELI5 Eagle Eye - do they have zoomed in vision?

Published: Aug. 28, 2020, 4:38 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 8 seconds

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ELI5 Calendars - how the world agrees on the day & date?

Published: Aug. 21, 2020, 5:02 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 14 seconds

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ELI5 Nursery Rhymes - why so morbid?

Published: Aug. 14, 2020, 4:07 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 9 seconds

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ELI5 Hair - pluck out a hair, then rub the pain away, why does this work?

Published: Aug. 7, 2020, 5:50 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 36 seconds

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ELI5 Red & White Meat - what makes chicken meat white, but beef red?

Published: July 31, 2020, 6:02 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 38 seconds

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ELI5 Ice Cream - why do we eat it out of a cone?

Published: July 24, 2020, 5:10 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 37 seconds

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ELI5 Sister Cities - are twin cities a gimmick or is there more to the relationship?

Published: July 17, 2020, 5:34 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 58 seconds

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ELI5 Circular Windows - why don't planes and ships have square windows?

Published: July 10, 2020, 5:35 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 14 seconds

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ELI5 Mosquitos - why some people get bitten more than others?

Published: July 3, 2020, 5:08 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 18 seconds

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ELI5 Deja Vu - ever remember you forgot something but can't remember what?

Published: June 26, 2020, 4:43 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 58 seconds

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ELI5 Surnames - why Green, Brown and Black are popular surnames but Blue, Orange and Red are not?

Published: June 19, 2020, 4:54 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 10 seconds

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ELI5 Antibodies - can you get Covid-19 antibodies from a blood transfusion?

Published: June 12, 2020, 5:57 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 43 seconds

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ELI5 Vaccines - why is a Covid-19 vaccine is taking so long to make?

Published: June 5, 2020, 5:26 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 10 seconds

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ELI5 Chocolate - milk, dark & white, what's the difference?

Published: May 29, 2020, 4:30 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 58 seconds

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ELI5 Yawning - why is hearing reduced when you yawn?

Published: May 22, 2020, 4:51 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 17 seconds

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ELI5 Blood Oxygen - why are pulse oximeters suddenly so popular?

Published: May 15, 2020, 4:56 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 17 seconds

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ELI5 Birthmarks - what causes our skin to have them?

Published: May 8, 2020, 5:06 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 17 seconds

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ELI5 Left & Right Wings in Politics - why the Elephant and Donkey as mascots?

Published: May 1, 2020, 5:42 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 55 seconds

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ELI5 Rainbows - how are rainbows formed, and why is the color brown missing?

Published: April 23, 2020, 10:34 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 59 seconds

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ELI5 Virus vs Bacteria - why getting sick from viruses is different to bacterial diseases

Published: April 17, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 33 seconds

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ELI5 Wi-Fi - how does wifi hacking work?

Published: April 10, 2020, 5:25 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 23 seconds

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ELI5 Spanish Flu - as a global pandemic, why was it nicknamed Spanish Flu?

Published: March 27, 2020, 4:32 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 38 seconds

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ELI5 Everest - how did they measure it (and other mountains) originally?

Published: March 20, 2020, 5:14 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 44 seconds

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ELI5 Gray Hair - why does stress cause grey hair?

Published: March 13, 2020, 5:21 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 47 seconds

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ELI5 Sneezing - why our eyes water when a sneeze gets 'stuck'

Published: March 6, 2020, 4:30 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 21 seconds

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ELI5 Disinfectant Alcohol - why is 70% alcohol better than 90% as disinfectant?

Published: Feb. 28, 2020, 5:02 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

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ELI5 Credit Card Security - is a chip really safer than a magstripe?

Published: Feb. 21, 2020, 7:24 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 17 seconds

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ELI5 Ski Jumping - how do they not get injured when landing?

Published: Feb. 14, 2020, 6:32 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes

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ELI5 Credit Scores - why do FICO scores end at 850?

Published: Feb. 7, 2020, 7:20 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 40 seconds

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ELI5 Face Masks - surgical masks, N95 masks what's the difference?

Published: Jan. 31, 2020, 3:19 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 51 seconds

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ELI5 Pensions - where did the modern pension come from?

Published: Jan. 24, 2020, 1:04 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 36 seconds

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ELI5 Gluten - why have folks suddenly become allergic to gluten this past decade?

Published: Jan. 17, 2020, 4:07 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 50 seconds

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ELI5 Activity Trackers - how do they detect deep sleep?

Published: Jan. 10, 2020, 6:05 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 40 seconds

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ELI5 Passwords - are password managers safe?

Published: Jan. 3, 2020, 7:21 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 56 seconds

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ELI5 National Debt - who do countries owe when they are in debt?

Published: Dec. 20, 2019, 7:08 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 3 seconds

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ELI5 Zero - why its discovery by ancient civilizations was so ground breaking for mathematics

Published: Dec. 13, 2019, 5:43 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 36 seconds

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ELI5 Dopamine - is it a feel good drug? (hint, it's not)

Published: Dec. 6, 2019, 5:25 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 38 seconds

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ELI5 Xmas - Special Guest Episode with Christmas Past host Brian Earl

Published: Nov. 22, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 7 seconds

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ELI5 Photography - ISO, shutter speed, aperture explained

Published: Nov. 15, 2019, 6:35 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 53 seconds

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ELI5 Standing Still - why is the world record for time walking longer than time standing?

Published: Nov. 8, 2019, 5:27 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 6 seconds

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ELI5 Left Handed - why aren't 50% of people lefties?

Published: Nov. 1, 2019, 1:40 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 38 seconds

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ELI5 Recycling - wrong thing in the recycle bin, what happens next?

Published: Oct. 24, 2019, 9 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 6 seconds

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ELI5 Truffles - What makes them special and so expensive?

Published: Oct. 18, 2019, 2:08 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 14 seconds

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ELI5 Marathons - What happens to the body over 26.2 miles?

Published: Oct. 10, 2019, 10:58 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 18 seconds

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ELI5 Tea - Why you should never put a tea bag in the microwave!

Published: Oct. 4, 2019, 4:24 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 51 seconds

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ELI5 Scars - How does the body repair a wound?

Published: Sept. 27, 2019, 4:03 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 48 seconds

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ELI5 Bicycles - Why are women's bike frames different to men's?

Published: Sept. 19, 2019, 9 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 1 second

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ELI5 Air Conditioning - How does it work?

Published: Sept. 13, 2019, 12:55 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 39 seconds

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ELI5 Weddings - Where do wedding traditions (eg not seeing the bride in her dress) come from?

Published: Sept. 5, 2019, 8:52 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds

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ELI5 Morning People - What makes someone a morning person?

Published: Aug. 29, 2019, 11:03 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 4 seconds

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ELI5 Sore Muscles - Why the delay in soreness after a workout?

Published: Aug. 23, 2019, 12:09 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 16 seconds

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ELI5 Flight Delays - How do airports manage weather cancellations?

Published: Aug. 16, 2019, 1:19 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 9 seconds

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ELI5 Jeans - Do you have to wash your Levi's?

Published: Aug. 9, 2019, 6:08 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 18 seconds

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ELI5 White Noise - Plus brown noise, pink noise & other colored noises explained

Published: Aug. 2, 2019, 1:40 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 3 seconds

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ELI5 Drones - Why don't we see helicopter sized quadcopters?

Published: July 26, 2019, 2:25 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 3 seconds

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ELI5 Bitcoin - Explain crypto currency like I'm five!

Published: July 19, 2019, 5:33 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 59 seconds

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ELI5 Stress - What does it do to our bodies?

Published: July 12, 2019, 11:27 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 44 seconds

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ELI5 Popcorn - What makes it pop?

Published: July 5, 2019, 12:29 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 28 seconds

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ELI5 Metabolism - How does it work?

Published: June 28, 2019, 1:59 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 45 seconds

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ELI5 Snoring - Why don't we hear ourselves snore?

Published: June 21, 2019, 5:14 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 18 seconds

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ELI5 Steroids - What makes them dangerous and illicit?

Published: June 14, 2019, 4:25 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 1 second

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ELI5 Coal To Diamond - Can we really turn coal into diamonds through applying the right pressure conditions?

Published: June 6, 2019, 10:24 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 41 seconds

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ELI5 Breakfast - Is it the most important meal of the day?

Published: May 31, 2019, 4:43 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 21 seconds

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ELI5 Wine - Do pesticides affect the taste of wine?

Published: May 24, 2019, 5:07 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 21 seconds

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ELI5 Baking Soda - What gives it magical properties?

Published: May 16, 2019, 10:43 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 38 seconds

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ELI5 Measles - Should I worry about the measles resurgence?

Published: May 11, 2019, 11:01 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 59 seconds

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ELI5 Talking Grass - Why does the smell of freshly mowed grass release chemicals to warn of oncoming danger?

Published: May 3, 2019, 6:09 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 55 seconds

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ELI5 Screaming in Pain - Why do we scream to relieve physical pain?

Published: April 19, 2019, 4:59 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 51 seconds

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ELI5 International Space Station - How does the ISS never run out of oxygen?

Published: April 12, 2019, 3:40 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 17 seconds

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ELI5 Alcohol - How does alcohol make you drunk?

Published: March 21, 2019, 9:49 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 23 seconds

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ELI5 Capcha - Why can't bots check 'I am not a robot' checkboxes?

Published: March 15, 2019, 3:23 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 26 seconds

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ELI5 Spicy Food - What causes my body to react when I eat spicy food?

Published: March 7, 2019, 2 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 14 seconds

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ELI5 Super Glue - How does super glue work and how is it different from a regular glue stick?

Published: March 1, 2019, 2:54 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 59 seconds

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ELI5 Emergency Calls Only - If there is no cellphone signal, how does "emergency calls only" mode work?

Published: Feb. 21, 2019, 7:39 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 37 seconds

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