SYSK Selects: What's the 10,000 Year Clock?
In this week's SYSK Select episode, in a desert in Texas a 200-feet-tall clock is being constructed deep inside a mountain. Once completed, it will keep time for the next 10,000 years, even if there a...
6 Touko 201747min
Some Nutso Fan Theories
It turns out that the characters in your favorite TV shows and the like are actually dead, dreaming, dying or don't exist. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee ...
4 Touko 201752min
How Poetry Works
Poetry is a broad and expansive art form. From dramatic verse to haiku, rhyming poetry and spoken word, there are many hats a poet can wear. Join Josh and Chuck today as they break down the history of...
2 Touko 20171h 4min
SYSK Selects: How Revisionist History Works
In this week's SYSK Select episode, perhaps you equate the term to conspiracy theories and Holocaust denials, but revisionism is a genuine discipline in the field of historical study. And thanks to re...
29 Huhti 201743min
How Multiple Sclerosis Works
When the immune system mistakes the tissue covering neural connections as foreign invaders, the result can devastate the body. There is hope, however, in a new radical treatment that resets the immune...
27 Huhti 201742min
How the National Security Council Works
Until recently, most people probably never paid much attention to the National Security Council. It's been around a long time though, and the president has quite a bit of leeway as to who sits at the ...
25 Huhti 201753min
SYSK Selects: How Breast Implants Work
In this week's SYSK Select episode, the first attempt at breast augmentation surgery was on a dog. The second on a woman who went in for tattoo removal. From those weird origins hundreds of thousands ...
22 Huhti 201757min
How Swearing Works
Swearing is something that's been done across all cultures, virtually since humans began speaking. What is it about these taboo words that offend some, and are beloved by others? Does it help to relie...
20 Huhti 201748min
