HowStuffWorks NOW

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Your weekly dose of some of the world’s latest and greatest science news, technological advancements, absurd curiosities, and groundbreaking research in everything from ancient history to the future of astrophysics. Join Lauren Vogelbaum and the HowStuffWorks team as they explore humanity’s newest discoveries in HowStuffWorks NOW.

Episode Date
Why We're Not Sex Zombies, Wednesday's Pronunciation, and British Lawyers' Wigs
May 31, 2017
Reheated Coffee, More Comfortable Mammograms, and the Chemist Who Created Home Ec
May 23, 2017
Missing Limbs, Naked Mole Rats, and a Blood-Red Waterfall
May 16, 2017
Gender Bias in the Supreme Court, Stair Climbing vs. Caffeine, and Teens Are OK, Really
May 09, 2017
Cannibalism Nutrition, a Border Wall Hyperloop, and the FBI's Facial Recognition
May 01, 2017
Thought Experiment: Transhumanism and Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2017
A U.S. Space Force, Why the Weather's Getting Stuck, and Maple Syrup Medicine
Apr 18, 2017
Scattering Ashes, Circular Airport Runways, and the TSA's Power Over Electronics
Apr 10, 2017
Bird Poop Politics, Double Pregnancies, and How 'Citizens' Became 'Consumers'
Apr 03, 2017
The Psychology of Picky Eating, the Secret Service's Services, and a Self-Driving Car Kit
Mar 27, 2017
What Happens When You Swallow a Leech?
Mar 20, 2017
Stealing Sand, Communicating via Poop, and Clinical Trial Participation
Mar 13, 2017
Hallucinogenic Honey, Squid Brains, and Why Hot Food Is So Satisfying
Mar 06, 2017
Face Punching Legality, Misophonia, and Ties Between Honesty and Profanity
Feb 28, 2017
The Danger Episode: Solar Flares, Cosmic Rays, and App Terms of Service
Feb 21, 2017
Virgin Shark Births, Weighted Anxiety Blankets, and a Border Wall's Impact on Wildlife
Feb 14, 2017
The Blood of the Young, Crustacean Bioweapons, and Our Oldest Ancestor
Feb 06, 2017
Tornadoes Demystified, Global Medicine, and Why the President's First 100 Days Matter
Jan 31, 2017
Wonder Woman's Creator, School Suspensions' Effects, and Charging in Airplane Mode
Jan 23, 2017
Gun Violence Contagion, Pregnancy Brain, and Dirty Towels
Jan 17, 2017
Lunar Lava Caves, Letting Kids Lose, and Air-Seat Shrinkage
Jan 09, 2017
Asparagus Pee Science, Tardigrades' Weird Mating Habits, and Criminal Software
Jan 02, 2017
The Bees of the Sea, Tasting Garlic Via Skin, and Probing Alpha Centauri
Dec 26, 2016
When Christmas Was Illegal, and Why 2016 Will Be One Second Longer
Dec 19, 2016
Space Poop, Contact Congress and Elf on the Shelf
Dec 12, 2016
Conversational Eye Contact, Presidential Housing, and Samoan Solar Energy
Dec 05, 2016
A Hot Tub of Despair, Fast Bats, and Teen Tech Creators
Nov 28, 2016
Whether California Could Secede, Spotify's Destructive Bug, and Ambient Music Therapy
Nov 21, 2016
A Sweating Robot, the Best Way to Merge, and What Your Phone Battery Wants
Nov 14, 2016
History’s Worst Coffee, Learning Without Concentrating, and Why America Votes on Tuesdays
Nov 07, 2016
Robots that Live in Your Clothes, the Life of Jack Chick, and the Smell of Water
Oct 31, 2016
A Weird Keystone Species, Julian Assange's Internet Access, and a Vicious Facebook Cycle
Oct 24, 2016
A Driver with Quadriplegia, A Chair to Help You Wait, and Who The Joneses Were, Anyway
Oct 17, 2016
What Your Walk Says, How Horses Communicate, and Whether Airbag Helmets Are Safer
Oct 10, 2016
A Secret Nuclear Base, A Rosetta Retrospective, and A Petition for Saudi Women’s Rights
Oct 03, 2016
Outlawing Sarcasm, an Antikythera Skeleton, and a Falling Space Station
Sep 27, 2016
Your Cat Is Bored, Robots Will Eliminate Jobs, and China Has Ancient Superhero Myths
Sep 19, 2016
Cuttlefish Can Count, Catfish Catch Mice, and China Wants a Sea Lab
Sep 12, 2016
Spiders Overshare, Women’s Autism Is Underdiagnosed, and Earth’s in a New Epoch
Sep 05, 2016
A Squishy Octobot, A Legal Heroin Safe House, and MS Excel vs. Genetics
Aug 29, 2016
Venus May Have Been Habitable, Chemtrail Theories Are Bunk, and Dogs Love Us More Than Food
Aug 22, 2016
Vigilante Humpback Whales, Parasitic Guinea Worms, and Your Musical Personality
Aug 15, 2016
Geology Confirms a Myth, Private Industry Shoots for the Moon, and Ontario Plans to Give Away Money
Aug 08, 2016
Crash-Proof Humans, GMO Mosquitoes, and CEO Pay vs. Stock Performance
Aug 01, 2016
Lab-Grown Human Leather, Minesweeping Drones, and Acoustic LEGOs
Jul 25, 2016
Bread Materials Science, Painted Cow Rumps, and Police Violence Rates
Jul 18, 2016
Transhumanism, Tesla’s Car Accident, and Your Brain on Weed
Jul 11, 2016
Chatbot Fixes Tickets, Moving Hurts Kids, and Man Marries Smartphone
Jul 04, 2016
Shocking Chocolate, Flowing Shampoo, and Illegal Evidence
Jun 27, 2016
Black Market Avocados, Exercise-Enhanced Memory, and a Heat-Powered Polymer
Jun 20, 2016
Cancer-Killing Vaccines, Light Linked to Obesity, and Digital Can't Kill Print Comics
Jun 13, 2016
King Tut’s Space Dagger, Nukes Controlled by 8-inch Floppies, and Heavy Industry in Orbit
Jun 06, 2016
Depressed Fish, Nile Crocs in Florida, and Robots Versus Minimum Wage
May 30, 2016
Edible Electronics, Penis Transplants, and Your Right to Internet Access
May 23, 2016
Bacteria’s Vision, Netflix Viewers’ Ad Savings, and Your Sleeping Brain’s Watchdog
May 16, 2016
Star Wars Drone Security, VR Therapy, and Shocking Bad Habits
May 09, 2016
Textalyzer, Future of Oil, Musk to Mars
May 02, 2016
Chernobyl’s Wildlife, “Game of Thrones” Deaths, and Hydras’ Wound Mouths
Apr 25, 2016
Microbots, Babies’ Trust, and Lead Contamination
Apr 25, 2016