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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 201748min
How Corsets Work
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18 Apr 201738min
SYSK Selects: Lying Liars: How Lying Works, Liar
In this week's SYSK Select episode, studies find that absolutely everyone lies - some have found as much as a quarter of our daily interactions involve lies. What gives with everyone fudging? Chuck an...
15 Apr 201751min
How Supervolcanoes Work
Until recently, volcanologists thought supervolcanoes were simply massive volcanoes. But further research has revealed that they are far different - and far more dangerous - than previously imagined. ...
13 Apr 201730min
How Supreme Court Nominations Work
Being nominated as a Supreme Court Justice is no small thing, and it doesn't always go as planned. With this week's confirmation of Justice Gorsuch, Josh and Chuck take a look at the process of gettin...
11 Apr 201745min
SYSK Selects: Can you die of a broken heart?
In this week's SYSK Select episode, in the early 1990s, Japanese researchers found a strange anomaly in their study subjects, five people who had inexplicable heart attacks. From this first investigat...
8 Apr 201725min
