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Other mammals signal that they’re fertile in obvious ways, but human females seem to advertise in more subtle ways. In this episode, Molly and Cristen present seven (supposed) signs of subliminal ovulation.
Whatever happened to the video game arcade? In recent years, many video game arcades have closed or evolved to cope with an increasingly sophisticated home console market. Join Chris and Jonathan as they explore the rise and fall of video game arcades.
The Trung sisters were daughters of a Vietnamese lord in the first century, when Vietnam was occupied by the Han Dynasty. Listen in and learn how these remarkable leaders fought to free their kingdom and why they remain highly revered in Vietnam today.
Power Laces get serious as Nike lodges patent for Back to the Future II Air Kicks – “A US inventor who built a pair of self-lacing shoes has now found herself in a race with Nike to get them to market. Blake Bevin – a 27-year-old student from San Francisco – created a version of [...]
Copenhagen Suborbitals prepare to launch first private rocket, astronaut into space – “A group of engineers in Denmark are preparing to do just that – launch a home-built rocket, along with a human passenger, more than 100km into the sky. Dubbed HEAT1X, the rocket will be launched from a floating barge in the sea just [...]
Humans produce 10 billion liters of urine every day, according to New Scientist. That’s a lot of raw material with which to power the world. So much in fact, that whatever power-producing process finds the best way to do it won’t even have to be that efficient. After all, we’re not talking about heading to the moon to mine He-3; there will always be more urine in the world tomorrow.
Hygroelectricity Pulls Power Out of Thin Air
by Allison Loudermilk | August 27, 2010
Actually humid air, or at least that’s the assertion offered by some Brazilian researchers who’ve been trying to make Nikola Tesla’s dream of taming and using natural electricity a reality. Hygroelectricity, as presented by Dr. Fernando Galembeck at the 2010 American Chemical Society meeting, goes after charged atmospheric water droplets and attempts to collect and convert them into usable energy, similar to the way solar panels operate.
In the race for renewable sources of energy, this is welcome news, indeed. Plus, if we mere mortals aren’t going to be able to throw lightning bolts around anytime soon, capturing them and making them serve our human needs is almost as good, right?
TechStuff Roundup – Surround Sound And Online Research
by Jonathan Strickland | August 27, 2010
Are you an audiophile who wants to research the best possible setup for your home theater system? If so, you struck podcast gold this week with TechStuff! Chris and I looked at two very different topics this week: surround sound and online research. But leave it to me to find some way to superficially tie the two together.
While being funny, this video also celebrates the unrelenting laws of physics when applied to bodies in motion….
Stuff Mom Never Told You about Breakups and Diapers
by Molly Edmonds | August 27, 2010
Recent Postings by Category
BrainStuff
- Thank You and Best Wishes to Marshall Brain
- Contest – Design a $300 house and win $25,000
- How the Philtrum works – the place under your nose where your face comes together
The Coolest Stuff on the Planet
- Have a Coke and a Smile
- The Latest in Frugal Lodging: Camping in Somebody Else’s Backyard
- The Painted Beauties of Bucovina
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
- Space Music: DJ Food and ‘The Search Engine’
- Stuff to Blow Your Mind: Hug it Out
- Space Music: Jay-Z and Beyoncé to Film Music Video in Orbit
Stuff You Should Know
- The Southern Death Cult, the Maya and Georgia
- Deformed Baby Spider Brains
- Amazing Medical Conditions: Maple Syrup Urine Disorder
The Stuff of Genius
CarStuff
- Why is NASA studying car safety?
- Tips for in-car Navigation Systems
- Tips for Using Bluetooth in the Car
How-to Stuff
- How to Swim with Dolphins (When Deep Water Terrifies You)
- How to Cure a Homemade Cookie Craving Without Turning on the Oven
- How to Know When It’s Time for a New Pet
PopStuff
- PopStuff Show Notes: Episode 36: Now Available in 3-D
- PopStuff Show Notes: Episode 35: Let’s do brunch!
- PopStuff Show Notes: Episode 34: Play it again, Sam
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
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?
- Are we rooting for D.B. Cooper?
- Party Time: A Look at Unconventional Politics
