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It is obvious that 3D animated movies can create believable characters. It’s been proven over and over again with movies like The Incredibles and Monster’s Inc.: And many of the special effects in regular movies are computer generated: So… Will we ever get to the point where we can do away with human actors and [...]
Solar photovoltaic panels – aka solar cells – are one way to capture the sun’s energy for home use. But they tend to be expensive. This 5-kilowatt system has an estimated cost of $30,000. One much-less-expensive way to collect and use solar energy is to heat your hot water with the sun. This can be [...]
You Asked: Is there a cure for baldness? — Engin, Arlington, Va. Marshall Brain Answers: Not yet. Like the common cold, it seems like this should be a solved problem in the 21st century, but it is not. What we have right now are work-arounds, like: 1) Rogain (aka minoxidil) – a “hair growth stimulant”. [...]
8 Facebook misfires that ruined lives – “One reckless Facebook post can cost you a job — or, as the “White House gatecrashers” have discovered, trigger national scorn…” Feds ‘Pinged’ Sprint GPS Data 8 Million Times Over a Year – “Sprint Nextel provided law enforcement agencies with customer location data more than 8 million times [...]
Inspired by an anonymous message scrawled across Ben’s Monte Carlo, the High Speed Stuff crew takes a look at car washes, from the most basic do-it-yourself versions to the world’s most expensive car cleaning service. Learn more in this episode.
The concept of a near-death experience is well-known in popular culture, but we still don’t know why these seemingly supernatural events occur. Josh and Chuck explore the myriad theories that attempt to explain near-death experiences in this episode.
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BrainStuff
- Thank You and Best Wishes to Marshall Brain
- Contest – Design a $300 house and win $25,000
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The Coolest Stuff on the Planet
- Golden Fields of Canola
- The Park That Never Sleeps: Central Park
- Draw a Pretty Picture With Your Bike and Your Phone
Keep Asking
- Why can a 5 foot 8 inch man dunk a basketball on a 10 foot rim while some people of taller stature can’t?
- What happens to our sun once it runs out of fuel?
- How do we know the age of the universe?
Stuff Mom Never Told You
- Who invented the Christmas card?
- How the Kinsey Report Fueled Whiskey Sales
- How to Get Your Wedding Announcement into The New York Times
Stuff to Blow Your Mind
- Blow Your Mind: Nebula in a Box
- Blow Your Mind: Three Minutes Till Impact
- Touching the Void: Psychedelics and Death
Stuff You Should Know
- Stuff You Should Know at SXSW
- The Southern Death Cult, the Maya and Georgia
- Deformed Baby Spider Brains
The Stuff of Genius
CarStuff
- Listener Mail: What’s the world’s largest engine?
- Listener Mail: What makes a “classic car” classic?
- Was Chrysler’s “It’s Halftime in America” Super Bowl commercial a little too political?
How-to Stuff
- How to Enjoy the Fruits of Your Labor
- How to Travel the World in 4 Days
- How to Smell Like Someone at HowStuffWorks
PopStuff
- PopStuff Show Notes: Episode 68: Astrology: What’s PopStuff’s Sign?
- PopStuff Show Notes: Episode 67: Collecting: PopStuff’s Cabinet of Curiosities
- PopStuff Show Notes: Episode 66: Tracy and Holly’s Running Playlists
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
- Good News from the Oldest Mayan Calendar
- One Year Later: Colony Collapse Disorder
- Who Killed Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Stuff to Change the World
- Who will own the Arctic?
- Obesity: The New Global Crisis
- Bill Gates Makes For A Pretty Decent Cartoon
Stuff You Missed in History Class
- Butch Cassidy: Should we read between the lines?
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- Party Time: A Look at Unconventional Politics
