Explain that Stuff

By: Chris Woodford
  • Summary

  • Welcome to Explain that Stuff... in podcast form! Yes, by popular request, an audio version of the easy-to-understand science website you can listen to round the house or on the move. We cover the basics of how things work, cutting-edge science, cool gadgets, and computers. Unlike other websites, the emphasis is on explaining things simply and clearly so you can actually understand them. Not masses of facts and unnecessary details. Just clear, simple explanation. We teach stuff the way a teacher would, by building out from what you know already. Please subscribe and stay tuned...
    Copyright (c) Chris Woodford 2024. All rights reserved.
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Episodes
  • Eye spy electric eye - a quick introduction to LIDAR
    Sep 7 2024

    How do self-driving cars see where they're going? One way is by using a kind of light-scanning laser called LIDAR - and here's a quick look at how it works.

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    14 mins
  • Mind games - The 10 greatest experiments of psychology
    Aug 31 2024

    The ideas we have about ourselves and other people are often well wide of the mark - as 10 amazing experiments from the history of psychology impressively demonstrate!

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    34 mins
  • Lost and found - how GPS works
    Aug 24 2024

    Are you feeling lost? GPS "satnav" will soon put you right. Today we take a simple look at GPS, Glonass, Galileo, and the other space satellite navigation systems spinning around over our heads!

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    21 mins

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