What exactly is the Peter Principle?

What exactly is the Peter Principle?

The Peter Principle describes how workers who excel in bureaucratic systems are promoted until they reach their level of incompetence. Learn more about the Peter Principle in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.

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How Human Trafficking Works

How Human Trafficking Works

Despite worldwide prohibitions, slavery still exists. Slaves are forced or coerced into prostitution or made to work in deplorable factory conditions. Yet there's still debate over how widespread the ...

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How Mexican Wrestling Works

How Mexican Wrestling Works

Perhaps it's the colorful masks or the high-flying, rapid-fire acrobatic moves. Whatever it is, there's something uniquely and particularly entrancing about Mexican wrestling, called lucha libre. Lear...

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Are contrails actually chemtrails?

Are contrails actually chemtrails?

You know those trails that jets leave in the sky? While science has explained why they happen, plenty of conspiracy theorists believe there's more to it. Join Josh and Chuck as they channel the guys f...

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What's the deal with the Bermuda Triangle?

What's the deal with the Bermuda Triangle?

There's roughly 500,000 squares miles encompassed in a triangle with points in Miami, Bermuda and San Juan. There shouldn't be anything different about this area, but some people believe it's a hotbed...

12 Tammi 201244min

Can you vacation in Antarctica?

Can you vacation in Antarctica?

The answer is yes, but there's a lot more to traveling to the southernmost continent. Learn why emperor penguins don't make eye contact with humans, which country has the best research station and why...

10 Tammi 201236min

Was there a curse on King Tut's tomb?

Was there a curse on King Tut's tomb?

When Howard Carter opened Tutankhamen's tomb, some believe he unleashed a curse on everyone associated with his expedition. But there's no such thing as a curse, right? Learn the scientific basis bene...

5 Tammi 201238min

How Yo-Yos Work

How Yo-Yos Work

You may have played with a yo-yo before -- perhaps you've even walked the dog -- but do you know about the physics behind what makes a yo-yo sleep and wake up? Learn all about inertia, angular momentu...

3 Tammi 201231min

Coffee: The World's Drug of Choice

Coffee: The World's Drug of Choice

There's a 98 percent chance you're drinking coffee right now. Maybe not, sure, but coffee is ubiquitous - about 80 percent of Americans consume coffee and Brazil alone has 3 billion coffee plants. Lea...

29 Joulu 201151min

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