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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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Are Humans Built to Drink Milk After Childhood?
The majority of humans become lactose intolerant as they grow up. Learn how ancient herders changed our digestive gene pool in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/food-nutrition/facts/humans-built-drink-milk-adults.htm
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How Should You Escape a Sinking Car?
https://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/auto-safety-testing/escape-sinking-car.htm; https://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/safety-regulatory-devices/auto-glass.htm
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How Do Cherry Blossom Trees Work?
Cherry blossom trees are so celebrated because their beautiful blooms are so short-lived. Learn about these trees (and how so many wound up in Washington, D.C.) in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/cultural-traditions/cherry-blossom.htm
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How Did Bessie Stringfield Shape Motorcycle History?
Starting in the 1930s, this adventurous Black woman toured the U.S., performed stunts, and served her country on motorcycles. Learn more in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/bessie-stringfield.htm
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How Do Squirrels Organize Their Hoards?
It turns out that some tree squirrels have complex organization systems for their stashes. Learn how they hide and find exactly what they want in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/squirrels-really-organize-nuts.htm
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BrainStuff Classics: What Makes Some Lakes Explode?
Given the right depth, temperature, and access to volcanic gases, lakes can explode and kill thousands in the process. Learn how these limnic eruptions happen in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/what-makes-killer-lake-explode.htm
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Customer Reviews
Nice quick bits of information! However…
This podcast is a good listen to anyone who wants an information packed podcast in under 10 minutes.
However, the ads have gotten more frequent and longer over the years and really take away from the otherwise information packed episodes.
The bottom line:
if you like info packed nuggets of a podcast and don’t mind the frequent ads, this is for you. If you hold a grudge against advertisements, I would recommend looking elsewhere.
Too many ads
At least the first two minutes of this podcast are ads. The podcast in total is only 10 minutes. That’s not counting ads at the end too
Advertising, AI and Wikipedia
Too many ads. Is the host just an AI robot reading from Wikipedia? Hire some 8th grader who has done a school report and they could get two stars.
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