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What constitutes a person's IQ?
Your IQ, or intelligence quotient, is a reflection of how ...
Your IQ, or intelligence quotient, is a reflection of how well you perform on a specific test that measures cognitive abilities. Learn more about IQ tests in this episode.
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How the Nobel Prize Works
Nobel Prizes are highly prestigious, valuable awards that have been ...
Nobel Prizes are highly prestigious, valuable awards that have been given out to visionaries and pioneers in select fields since 1901. Tune in to find out more about the Nobel Prize in this episode of BrainStuff.
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How do British royal titles work?
In this episode of BrainStuff, Marshall Brain gives a detailed ...
In this episode of BrainStuff, Marshall Brain gives a detailed explanation of how British royal titles work.
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How do plastics work? What is actually in a plastic?
Plastics have become so ubiquitous that we often take them ...
Plastics have become so ubiquitous that we often take them for granted, but have you ever wondered where these popular materials come from? In this episode, Marshall explains the composition of plastic.
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Why do they include jokers in a deck of playing cards?
The joker is an obscure and (according to some) useless ...
The joker is an obscure and (according to some) useless addition to a deck of modern playing cards -- but it was originally a powerful card. Discover the history of the joker card and the modern card deck in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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What is market capitalization?
If all the money in the US only totals 8 ...
If all the money in the US only totals 8 trillion dollars, how can the New York Stock Exchange have stocks valued at 26 trillion dollars? Tune in as Marshall Brain breaks down the practice of stock capitalization in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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What is dynamite? How does it work?
Dynamite is a type of chemical explosive. Discover how explosives ...
Dynamite is a type of chemical explosive. Discover how explosives from gasoline to dynamite work in this episode of BrainStuff.
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Why is dry ice dangerous?
Dry ice is different from regular ice in several ways. ...
Dry ice is different from regular ice in several ways. Find out what makes dry ice so unique -- and why it's so good for transporting perishables over long distances -- in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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How do one-way mirrors work?
One-way mirrors are ubiquitous in crime dramas, but how do ...
One-way mirrors are ubiquitous in crime dramas, but how do they work? Discover the secret behind one-way mirrors in this episode of BrainStuff.
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What would happen if the polar ice caps melted?
Learn more about melting ice caps, global warming and rising ...
Learn more about melting ice caps, global warming and rising sea levels in this episode of BrainStuff.
