Explain that Stuff

By Chris Woodford

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Vivek
 Mar 16, 2025

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Welcome to Explain that Stuff... in podcast form! Yes, by popular request, an audio version of the easy-to-understand science website you can listen to round the house or on the move. We cover the basics of how things work, cutting-edge science, cool gadgets, and computers. Unlike other websites, the emphasis is on explaining things simply and clearly so you can actually understand them. Not masses of facts and unnecessary details. Just clear, simple explanation. We teach stuff the way a teacher would, by building out from what you know already. Please subscribe and stay tuned...

Episode Date
ICYMI It's more fun to SUPER-compute
May 24, 2025
Flushed with success - the tech behind toilets!
May 17, 2025
Reinventing instruments - how music synthesizers work
May 10, 2025
Sea change - how OTEC turns ocean energy into useful power
May 03, 2025
Driving through time - a brief history of cars
Apr 26, 2025
ICYMI: Smashing atoms - making power from nuclear fusion
Apr 19, 2025
Living in a material world - a quick guide to materials science
Apr 12, 2025
Let there be light - the science of candles
Apr 05, 2025
Why do tiny bullets do so much damage?
Mar 29, 2025
Whatever happened to 3d TV?
Mar 22, 2025
ICYMI: What is science and why does it matter?
Mar 15, 2025
The greatest physics experiments of all time?
Mar 08, 2025
Motion in the ocean - the energy in waves
Mar 01, 2025
Electronic ears - the magic of hearing aids
Feb 22, 2025
Braking the habit - how regenerative brakes save energy
Feb 15, 2025
The great carbon trap - how does carbon capture and storage work?
Feb 08, 2025
Suck it up - how do vacuum cleaners really work?
Feb 01, 2025
ICYMI: Alphabet to Internet - a brief history of communication
Jan 25, 2025
VoIP phone home - a quick guide to Internet telephony
Jan 11, 2025
Static fantastic - what really causes static electricity?
Jan 04, 2025
Noble lights - how noble gases light up our world
Dec 28, 2024
ICYMI: Whistling down the wind - a simple intro to aerodynamics
Dec 21, 2024
Ebooks - what are they and how exactly do they work?
Dec 14, 2024
Quake! - A simple introduction to earthquakes
Dec 07, 2024
Goodbye Windows, hello Linux!
Nov 30, 2024
The thing is this - a quick guide to the Internet of Things
Nov 23, 2024
The science of drying your clothes
Nov 16, 2024
Geoengineering - can we really fix the climate?
Nov 09, 2024
Floating your boats - whatever happened to the hovercraft?
Nov 02, 2024
Cogs, clicks, and chips - a brief history of the computer
Oct 26, 2024
Soft sell - a simple introduction to memory foam
Oct 19, 2024
Graphene the wonder stuff - a simple introduction
Oct 12, 2024
Beep! Beep! How do pagers work?
Oct 05, 2024
Fracking - love it or hate it?
Sep 28, 2024
Catching rays - a quick guide to passive solar energy
Sep 21, 2024
Pollution solutions - what can we do about water pollution?
Sep 14, 2024
Eye spy electric eye - a quick introduction to LIDAR
Sep 07, 2024
Mind games - The 10 greatest experiments of psychology
Aug 31, 2024
Lost and found - how GPS works
Aug 24, 2024
Flying through time - a brief history of flight
Aug 17, 2024
Atoms on your wrist - telling time with atomic clocks
Aug 10, 2024
Teaching computers to talk - all about speech synthesis
Aug 03, 2024
Inspiration or perspiration - where do inventions come from?
Jul 27, 2024
The surprising science of sport
Jul 20, 2024
Sparks through time - the history of electricity
Jul 13, 2024
Sticky stuff - the science of glues!
Jul 06, 2024
Getting down with gravity!
Jun 29, 2024
The Internet and the Brain
Jun 27, 2024
Artificial intelligence - a simple introduction
Jun 21, 2024
Welcome to Explain that Stuff
Jun 16, 2024