Selects: Birthmarks: Probably Not the Mark of the Devil

Selects: Birthmarks: Probably Not the Mark of the Devil

It’s a pretty safe assumption that people have been born with birthmarks since humanity began, and between then and now we’ve come up with some wacky, even dangerous, explanations for them – even a few that survive still today. Learn all about them in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How Chaos Theory Changed the Universe

* Since the age of Descartes, science has put all of its eggs in the basket of determinism, the idea that with accurate enough measurements any aspect of the universe could be predicted. But the universe, it turns out, is not so tidy. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How Global Warming Works

It's a confusing part of climate change when it seems winter is as cold as ever, but as global temperatures creep ever so slightly higher, a cascade of catastrophic events will almost surely follow. The ball is in humanity's court. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How Occam's Razor Works

You know the rule that says the simplest explanation is probably the correct one? That’s called a razor and it’s meant to guide logic. But over time it’s become a broadsword used to disprove opposing arguments. Learn how to spot a faux skeptic in this episode. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: Can Nuclear Fusion Reactors Save The World?

The world's energy consumption is ruining the planet but for decades physicists have been working on what could solve the world's energy and climate change woes for centuries to come - nuclear fusion. Learn about building stars on Earth in this episode. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.