In today's SYSK Select episode, fly, robin, fly indeed. No musical genre has risen and burned out...
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SYSK Selects: How Shrunken Heads Work
In this week's SYSK Select episode, although U.S. museum collections are rife with counterfeits,...
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In this week's SYSK Select episode, at long last, Josh and Chuck take on perhaps their most...
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SYSK Selects: Scooby Dooby Doo, Where Are You?
In this week's SYSK Select episode, for decades, Scooby Doo has captivated children across the...
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SYSK Selects: How Exploitation Films Work
In today's SYSK Select episode, we learn about exploitation films. During the 1930s-80s, the work...
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In this week's SYSK Select episode, at long last, Josh and Chuck take on perhaps their most...
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SYSK Selects: Do you stay conscious after being decapitated?
In this week's SYSK Select episode, historically speaking, decapitation was a popular means of...
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SYSK Selects: Why can't we find Amelia Earhart?
In this week's SYSK Select episode, famed aviator Amelia Earhart's disappearance in 1937 is a...
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SYSK Selects: How McCarthyism Works
In this week's SYSK Select episode, if you're accusing someone of disloyalty or subversion...
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SYSK Selects: Did a cow start the Great Chicago Fire?
In this week's SYSK Select episode, Josh and Chuck find who's probably to blame for the Great...
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SYSK Selects: The Cheesiest SYSK Episode Ever
In this week's SYSK Select episode, cheese is often overlooked as a one of humanity's great...
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Up to 24 million people worldwide have schizophrenia. Despite the vast amounts of research, the...
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Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, commonly referred to as Tourette's, is a neurological disorder...
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by obsessive thoughts and...
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In this special episode of Stuff You Should Know, Chuck and Josh tip their hats to Shark Week...
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A shark attack is a terrifying experience for the victim -- but are sharks really man-eating...
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It's the holiest month of the Muslim calendar, and for good reason. It was during the month of...
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Can we build an elevator to space?
With the end of the shuttle program and an International Space Station still in need of supplies,...
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Stuff You Should Know, Live at Comic-Con
How does time travel work? Could it ever cross the line from science fiction into science fact?...
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White-collar crime often involves fraud and other nonviolent acts. For most people, the term...
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