How Ouija Boards Work
Although most people who've used Ouija boards don't think they're communicating with the beyond, there is something mysterious about how it works. Learn the ins and outs of the popular parlor game tha...
29 Loka 201333min
How Guide Dogs Work
You know how when you see a guide dog leading a blind person to their destination and you think, "There goes a truly great dog?" It turns out you are absolutely correct. Guide dogs are about as specia...
22 Loka 201339min
10 Easy Ways to Save Money
Times are still kind of tough, but there are some time-tested and easy ways to get ahead and in this episode Josh and Chuck explore them. Learn about not only how to save, but also how to make your ne...
17 Loka 201343min
How the Maori Work
It's a familiar theme, an indigenous group's culture falls apart when exposed to European ideals, weapons and disease. For the Maori of New Zealand, however, a determined effort to preserve and revive...
15 Loka 201336min
Did Archimedes build a death ray?
During the siege of Syracuse in 214 BCE, the city-state's resident genius, Archimedes, built a number of clever war machines to thwart the invading Roman fleet. One invention, the death ray, has been ...
8 Loka 201333min
Can NASA predict natural disasters?
The US has developed some great equipment for peering into deep space that can also be used to great effect when trained on Earth. Now NASA is using satellites to track natural processes around the gl...
3 Loka 201327min
What's the deal with diplomatic immunity?
You've heard all about diplomatic immunity, but we'll bet you don't really know how it works. Take some time to get into the nuts and bolts of this ancient and bizarre international custom and just ho...
1 Loka 201340min
Does owning a gun change your behavior?
Back in the 1990s, Congress effectively banned the scientific study of gun violence. Still, a handful of researchers plugged on and produced a small body of work about the effect of the presence of gu...
26 Syys 201329min
