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Saturday, March 26, 2011
The crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan has raised many questions ..
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
This morning, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake occured 230 miles northeast of Tokyo, Japan, causing a large tsunami. The full extent ..
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
This morning, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake occured 230 miles northeast of Tokyo, Japan, causing a large tsunami. The full extent ..
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Sunday, March 6, 2011
Today's Please Explain is all about accents in the English speaking world--how did Australians come to sound different than New ..
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Saturday, February 26, 2011
The first silk textiles were created some 5000 years ago. This week's Please Explain is all about silk, and how fibers made by w..
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Sunday, February 20, 2011
This week's Please Explain investigates a common phenomenon that's mysterious to many of us: sneezing! Dr. Marjorie Slankard, Cl..
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
This week's Please Explain is about computer worms and viruses. Richard Ford, from the Center for Security Science at the Florid..
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Friday, January 14, 2011
Salt is found on most dining tables and in most kitchens--but this ubiquitous household item has a long and curious history. It'..
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
SAT, PSAT, LSAT, MCAT, GMAT, GRE, NAEP, PISA...when did the nation become obsessed with standardized testing and what do these e..
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
This cold weather has caused many of us to pull out our wool sweaters for extra warmth, and for this week's Please Explain we're..
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
Our latest Please Explain is all about seafood--how it's harvested, what sustainable fishing entails, and how fish gets from the..
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
Today's Please Explain looks at spying, the organizations that do it, and how it's carried out and why. We're joined by Thomas S..
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
President Obama's health care reform has been seen as too much intervention by some and not enough of an overhaul by others, but..
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Harold McGee discusses and debunks myths about food and cooking for today's Please Explain. He's the author of Keys to Good Cook..
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Friday, November 19, 2010
The New York City Marathon is this Sunday, and thousands of runners will be racing through all five boroughs. On today's Please ..
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