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Explain This
The world is getting increasingly complex, yet our attention spans are getting shorter. Do you wish someone could just explain everything to you as if you were a five-year-old kid? Are you curious about science, philosophy, history, life and the world in general, but don't know where to start learning everything from scratch? Welcome to Explain This, where we'll untangle the complexities of life and the universe, one bite-sized, child-friendly explanation at a time!
Episodes
65 episodes
65 - Factoids
Did you know.... that many of your fun facts are just plain wrong? Come join us for a spirited session of "well, actually"s and learn about factoids: facts that aren't, in fact, facts!Thorn
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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37:54
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64 - Chinese Zodiac
How do you know which Chinese Zodiac animal's year is when? Why is there no Year of the Cat or Year of the Capybara? What's the sexagenary cycle?Let's learn about the Asian counterpart to the Western Zodiac, how it's related to the cale...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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40:27
63 - Cancer
Why does cancer happen? How come chemotherapy kills cancer but not us? What does my doctor mean when he says I have a "lesion"?We learn all about the emperor of maladies in today's episode, what makes it terrifying, and some of the exci...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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54:04
62 - Sunscreen
What's the best anti-aging cream available? Which is better - physical or chemical sunscreen? Can you get sunburnt through a glass window? What does SPF even mean?Get ready for the coming summer by Slip Slop Slapping some knowledge abou...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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36:06
61 - Electricity
What is electricity made up of? How do power plants use magnets to generate electricity? What is the largest machine in the world? How can you make a mountain into a battery?Join us for our first one-hour-plus episode as we cover a lot ...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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1:05:21
60 - Literacy
What does it mean to be functionally literate? How does reading help protect you from being manipulated and controlled? Why are books burned and banned in dystopias?Let's delve deep into understanding the sinister social threat of risin...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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54:22
59 - Antibiotics
What is the REAL story behind penicillin? How do antibiotics treat infections? Should we be worried about superbugs taking over the world?Jin geeks out on one of his favourite medical topics and teaches you about our table-turning super...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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50:29
58 - Flight
How do you fly in the sky? What do swoll pecs have to do with flying? Is it true that physics says that bumblebees shouldn't be able to fly?We're back from our hiatus with an exciting episode on how planes, birds and bees take to the sk...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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44:50
57 - Latitude and Longitude
How can you use the Sun, the stars, and time to measure your location on Earth? Why were clocks instrumental in conquering the seas? How can you use shadows and wells to prove that the Earth is round?Today, we learn all about the scienc...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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48:37
56 - Sepsis
How do infections kill us? What happens when my immune system overreacts? Why is horseshoe crab blood important in medicine?All these questions and more are answered in today's episode, covering the often misunderstoon topic of sepsis. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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41:53
55 - Nuclear Fission
How can you split a supposedly indivisible atom to release a lot of energy? Why was this discovery so controversial in the context of history? What does Einstein have to do with nukes? Are nuclear reactors good or evil?We dive into the ...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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47:40
54 - Western Zodiac
What can star signs tell me about my personality and love life? (spoiler: nothing.) How did the Zodiac come about? Who is the mysterious, hidden thirteenth Zodiac sign?Let's kick off 2024 not with pseudoscience, but some real astronomic...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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49:37
53 - Tobacco (and why you shouldn't smoke)
Why do smokers live 10-18 years fewer on average than non-smokers? What is in cigarette tar and why is it deadly? How can smoking cause impotence? Should I vape?In today's episode, we do a deep dive and tackle the world's greatest...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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48:18
52 - Infinity
How can you squeeze in infinite people into an already full hotel? Are some infinities bigger than others? What's the relationship between infinity and zero?Come explore the boundless, magical world of infinity with the help of some fan...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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46:36
51 - Anaesthesia
How do doctors put you to sleep for surgery? How do medicines and poison work on our body? What are the anaesthetic medications doing to your brain to keep your unconscious and paralysed? What do you mean we don't know???Today we contin...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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40:45
50 - Things We Don't Know
Why do we sleep? How do bicycles stay upright? Why does gravity exist? Wait...what do you mean you don't know???For our 50th episode, we have a special topic - concepts that we don't fully understand yet! And why it's okay to say "I don...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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42:51
49 - Irony
Why do people sometimes say things that they don't mean? What is the difference between irony and a coincidence? What is wrong with Alanis Morissette's hit song "Ironic"?Let's take a deep dive into irony - one of the most misunderstood ...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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39:07
48 - Artificial Intelligence
How does Youflixbook know to recommend the perfect content for me, so I can continue doomscrolling and binging? What makes ChatGPT such a powerful, scary new piece of tech? Will AI kill us all?We're back with a fresh new topic! Come lea...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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42:28
47 - Calendar
How did Romans use calendars for political purposes? When do we have leap years? Where do the names of the months come from? Let's learn about the weirdly fascinating history of the Gregorian calendar, and what can go wrong when calenda...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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29:35
46 - Mirrors
How can I use a mirror to make a death ray? What is the colour of a mirror? Why do mirrors flip left and right, but not top and bottom?Let's step in through the looking-glass to learn about the simple yet amazing invention that is the m...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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33:47
45 - Heuristics and Biases
How can I level up my gaming with mental shortcuts? Why do smart people make stupid mistakes and believe outrageous things? What the hell ARE vibes?Come learn about our amazing yet very imperfect brains, and how to know when to think fa...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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42:30
44 - Electrolytes
What ARE electrolytes? Why do we need them, and do sports drinks give us enough of it? How do nerve cells conduct electricity? What do plants crave?Come get roasted as Jin calls you a meatbag full of salty water! And learn about how cel...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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41:39
43 - Fermi Paradox
What does science have to say about the possibility of aliens existing? Why haven't we come across any aliens yet? What if we're truly alone? How significant are we in the grand scheme of things?All of these existential questions and mo...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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29:51