HowStuffWorks NOW

About HowStuffWorks NOW

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.

Publisher

iHeartPodcasts and HowStuffWorks

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Apr 2016

Latest episode

31 May 2017

Latest episodes

59 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 May 2017

   Why We're Not Sex Zombies, Wednesday's Pronunciation, and British Lawyers' Wigs

   Since sexual contact can transmit disease, why don't any diseases increase our sex drive? Why is Wednesday pronounced differently than it's spelled? Why do British lawyers and judges still wear powdered wigs? The answers, plus a fond farewell. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com (https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

2. 

   23 May 2017

   Reheated Coffee, More Comfortable Mammograms, and the Chemist Who Created Home Ec

   There's science behind why reheated coffee is terrible. In the incredible future, we may have better ways to mammogram. Plus, the woman who founded home economics was all kinds of amazing. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com (https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

3. 

   16 May 2017

   Missing Limbs, Naked Mole Rats, and a Blood-Red Waterfall

   Research into missing limbs indicates that our brains control function differently than we thought. Underground mole rats can live without oxygen. Plus, the mysteries of Blood Falls have been solved. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com (https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

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Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.6 / 5

74 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

7 ratings

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