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ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast

Explain Like I'm Five, aka ELI5, is the mini-podcast series where we take the questions you always wanted to ask, and talk about them in a way that is easy to understand. Made possible by the amazing reddit community at r/explainlikeimfive. See episode show notes for user credits.

ELI5 Deja Vu - remember you forgot something but can't remember what?

6 mins; June 25, 2020

ELI5 Surnames - why Green, Brown and Black are popular surnames but Blue, Orange and Red are not?

9 mins; June 18, 2020

ELI5 Andibodies - can you get Covid-19 antibodies from a blood transfusion?

8 mins; June 12, 2020

ELI5 Vaccines - why is a Covid-19 vaccine is taking so long to make?

9 mins; June 05, 2020

ELI5 Chocolate - milk, dark & white, what's the difference?

8 mins; May 28, 2020

ELI5 Yawning - why is hearing reduced when you yawn?

7 mins; May 21, 2020

ELI5 Blood Oxygen - why are pulse oximeters suddenly so popular?

7 mins; May 14, 2020

ELI5 Birthmarks - what causes them?

7 mins; May 08, 2020

ELI5 Left & Right Wings in Politics - where did the Elephant and Donkey come from?

10 mins; May 01, 2020

ELI5 Rainbows - how are rainbows formed, and are they circular?

6 mins; April 23, 2020

ELI5 Virus vs Bacteria - why getting sick from viruses is different to bacterial diseases

8 mins; April 17, 2020

ELI5 Wi-Fi - how does wifi hacking work?

8 mins; April 10, 2020

ELI5 Spanish Flu - as a global pandemic, why was it nicknamed Spanish Flu?

9 mins; March 26, 2020

ELI5 Everest - how did they measure it (and other mountains) originally?

9 mins; March 20, 2020

ELI5 Gray Hair - why does stress cause grey hair?

7 mins; March 13, 2020

ELI5 Sneezing - why our eyes water when a sneeze gets 'stuck'

6 mins; March 05, 2020

ELI5 Alcoholic Sanitizer - why is 70% alcohol better than 90% as disinfectant?

6 mins; February 27, 2020

ELI5 Credit Card Security - is a chip really safer than a magstripe?

12 mins; February 21, 2020

ELI5 Credit Scores - why do FICO scores end at 850?

9 mins; February 07, 2020

ELI5 Face Masks - surgical masks, N95 masks what's the difference?

7 mins; January 30, 2020

ELI5 Pensions - where did the modern pension come from?

11 mins; January 23, 2020

ELI5 Gluten - why have folks suddenly become allergic to gluten this past decade?

8 mins; January 16, 2020

ELI5 Passwords - are password managers safe?

10 mins; January 03, 2020

ELI5 Zero - why its discovery by ancient civilizations was so ground breaking

9 mins; December 12, 2019

ELI5 Dopamine - is it a feel good drug? (hint, it's not)

6 mins; December 05, 2019

ELI5 Noise Canceling - why are noise cancelling headphones more effective with low pitch sounds but not with high pitched frequencies?

8 mins; November 29, 2019

ELI5 Xmas - Special Guest Episode with Christmas Past host Brian Earl

18 mins; November 21, 2019

ELI5 Photography - ISO, shutter speed, aperture explained

9 mins; November 15, 2019

ELI5 Standing Still - why is the world record for time walking longer than time standing?

7 mins; November 07, 2019

ELI5 Left Handed - why aren't 50% of people lefties?

9 mins; October 31, 2019

ELI5 Recycling - wrong thing in the recycle bin, what happens next?

7 mins; October 24, 2019

ELI5 Truffles - Why are they such a big deal?

8 mins; October 17, 2019

ELI5 Marathons - What happens to your body running 26.2 miles?

8 mins; October 10, 2019

ELI5 Tea - Why you should never put a tea bag in the microwave!

6 mins; October 03, 2019

ELI5 Scars - How does the body repair a wound?

7 mins; September 26, 2019

ELI5 Bicycles - Why are women's bike frames different to men's?

7 mins; September 19, 2019

ELI5 Air Conditioning - How does it work?

7 mins; September 12, 2019

ELI5 Weddings - Where do wedding traditions (eg not seeing the bride in her dress) come from?

7 mins; September 05, 2019

ELI5 Morning People - What makes someone a morning person?

9 mins; August 29, 2019

ELI5 Sore Muscles - Why the delay in soreness after a workout

9 mins; August 22, 2019

🔥 ELI5 Flight Delays - how do airports manage weather cancellations?

7 mins; August 14, 2019

ELI5 Jeans - Do you have to wash them?

8 mins; August 09, 2019

ELI5 White Noise - Plus brown noise, pink noise & other colored noises explained

7 mins; August 01, 2019

ELI5 Drones - Why are there no helicopter sized quadcopters?

7 mins; July 25, 2019

ELI5 Bitcoin - Explain crypto currency like I'm five!

9 mins; July 19, 2019

ELI5 Stress - What does it do to our bodies?

8 mins; July 12, 2019

ELI5 Popcorn - What makes it pop?

8 mins; July 04, 2019

ELI5 Metabolism - How does your metabolism work?

6 mins; June 27, 2019

ELI5 Snoring - Why don't we hear ourselves snore?

7 mins; June 21, 2019

ELI5 Steroids - What makes them dangerous and illicit?

6 mins; June 14, 2019

ELI5 Coal To Diamond - Can we really turn coal into diamonds through applying the right pressure conditions?

7 mins; June 06, 2019

ELI5 Breakfast - Why is breakfast "the most important meal of the day"?

7 mins; May 30, 2019

ELI5 Wine - Do pesticides affect the taste of wine?

9 mins; May 24, 2019

ELI5 Baking Soda - What gives it magical properties?

7 mins; May 16, 2019

ELI5: Measles - Should I worry about the measles resurgence?

6 mins; May 11, 2019

ELI5 Talking Grass - Why does freshly mowed grass release chemicals to warn of oncoming danger?

7 mins; May 03, 2019

ELI5 Upper & Lower Case Characters - Why are some letters are the same in uppercase and lowercase, and some are completely different?

8 mins; April 26, 2019

ELI5 Screaming in Pain - Why do we scream to relieve physical pain?

6 mins; April 18, 2019

ELI5 International Space Station - How does the ISS never run out of oxygen?

7 mins; April 12, 2019

ELI5 Allergies - What causes us to get allergic reactions? Are there more allergy incidences today than 20yrs ago?

9 mins; April 04, 2019

ELI5 Cancer - How do medical professionals break down the various stages? How does “normal” cancer differ from terminal cancer?

7 mins; March 28, 2019

ELI5 Alcohol - How does alcohol make you drunk?

6 mins; March 21, 2019

ELI5 Capcha - Why can't bots check 'I am not a robot' checkboxes?

7 mins; March 14, 2019

ELI5 Spicy Food - What causes my body to react when I eat spicy food?

7 mins; March 07, 2019

ELI5 Super Glue - How does super glue work and how is it different from a regular glue stick?

5 mins; February 28, 2019

ELI5 Emergency Calls Only - If there is no cellphone signal, how does "emergency calls only" mode work?

7 mins; February 21, 2019

ELI5 Caffeine - It has almost no calories, so where does the energy come from?

7 mins; February 11, 2019

ELI5 Trailer - welcome to explain like I'm five

1 min; January 01, 2019

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