How Enron Fooled the World

How Enron Fooled the World

Until the 2007, the largest single corporate bankruptcy was Enron, a $67 billion energy trading company. Its decline was breathtaking, and while it’s a fascinating story of corporate malfeasance and greed, it’s also about the lives of ruined workers.

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SYSK Selects: Is there such a thing as a truth serum?

SYSK Selects: Is there such a thing as a truth serum?

In this week's SYSK Select episode, ever since people have had secrets, other people have been looking for ways to get it out of them. Law enforcement and chemistry alike have searched for a drug that...

14 Loka 201736min

How Buildering Works

How Buildering Works

Up until recently we had no idea buildering was a word. Or that people scaling buildings has been a thing since the turn of the 20th Century. Learn along with us, and don't try it at home. Learn more...

12 Loka 201746min

How the Rolling Jubilee Works

How the Rolling Jubilee Works

Everyone thought it was the pits that banks were bailed out by taxpayers in 2008 while those same people weren't given any relief by the banks. So some Occupy Wall Street members did something about i...

10 Loka 201746min

SYSK Selects: Did a cow start the Great Chicago Fire?

SYSK Selects: Did a cow start the Great Chicago Fire?

In this week's SYSK Select episode, Josh and Chuck find who's probably to blame for the Great Chicago Fire. The newspapers of the day reported that a cow (or perhaps its owner) was responsible for a f...

7 Loka 201728min

How Giraffes Work

How Giraffes Work

Even though giraffes are one of the most recognizable animals on the planet, it wasn't until the 21st century that biology really set about studying them. They've found giraffes are even more amazing ...

5 Loka 201753min

How Police Body Cameras Work

How Police Body Cameras Work

Cops wearing cameras is a new thing. So new that we aren't entirely sure of all the ramifications that go along with them just yet. In theory they should protect both police and citizens, but as we le...

3 Loka 201744min

SYSK Selects: What was the most peaceful time in history?

SYSK Selects: What was the most peaceful time in history?

In this week's SYSK Select episode, there is a lot of debate about whether pre-agricultural humans existed in a more harmonious state than we do today. Did we slip out of Eden when we began to build l...

30 Syys 201728min

How Nude Beaches Work

How Nude Beaches Work

Probably all beaches were nude early on, but as society developed and body shame became all the rage, people started wearing bathing suits. Some, though, liked the way it was before. Learn more about...

28 Syys 201745min

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