Welcome to “I Learned A Thing In The Bathroom,” our biweekly podcast where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in just a few minutes. In this edition, we’ll be talking about why blowing up your enemy’s satellites is a really bad idea, and how a...
Welcome to I Learned A Thing In The Bathroom, our biweekly podcast where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in just a few minutes. In this edition, we’ll be looking at what happens to you if you go too long without a good nap, and...
Clumsy folk rejoice: It’s not really your fault you’re a klutz, it’s just the way you’re programmed. And while that may not exactly sound like a positive thing, the good news is that, with a scientific understanding of why you’re uncoordinated, you can reprogram yourself to have...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in just a few minutes. In this edition, we’ll be finding out what it’s like at the bottom of the ocean, from its dark, high-pressure depths to extremes of cold and...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in just a few minutes. In this edition, we’ll be finding out why it’s impossible to dig a hole through the center of the Earth. The answer involves temperatures hotter than...
Welcome back to It’s Not a Stupid Question. Cleaning out the refrigerator is one of those tasks that’s easy to ignore, since it’s a mess that’s literally kept behind closed doors. But ask any one of the 48 million Americans—or one-sixth of the population—who get sick from...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in just a few minutes. In this edition, we’ll be finding out why nuclear weapons are our best hope to stop a giant asteroid wiping us all out, and discovering what...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in just a few minutes. In this edition, we’ll be finding out why people aren’t able to live forever, why lobsters help us understand immortality, and why there may sort of...
You may not have realized it, but your bedroom plays a big part in how well you sleep, as it’s often filled with stressors that prevent your brain from going into snooze mode. These bedroom organizational tips from sleep expert Terry Cralle and Shawn Stevenson, author of...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcasts, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in just a few minutes. In this edition, we’ll be looking at nature’s most unpleasant zombifications, from brain-exploding fungus to a barnacle that will make you afraid to go back in...
Bagpipes Can Kill You Bagpipes have consistently proved themselves to be less a musical instrument than a novelty torture device, and now, to add to their legacy of evil, they have been found to be lethal. A 61-year-old piper from, of course, Scotland, recently died from what...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in just a few minutes. In this edition, we’ll be examining how people might actually be able to make sweet love in the cold depths of space. Does floating help or...
