Everyday Explained
Everyday Explained: Your daily 20-minute dive into the fascinating hows and whys of the world around you. From water towers to mountain formation, discover something new, five days a week!
Recent Episodes
June 20, 2025
Blue Sky, Red Sunset: Light, Atmosphere & Scattering
This podcast explains why the sky is blue and the physics behind vibrant red and orange sunsets. It details how sunlight passing through Earth's atmosphere undergoes Rayleigh scattering by tiny air molecules (nitrogen, oxygen...
June 19, 2025
Factory Automation: Tech & Benefits
This podcast delves into Factory Automation and Industry 4.0, exploring its benefits, solutions, and trends. It defines Factory Automation as replacing manual interventions with Industry 4.0 solutions to improve output and st...
June 18, 2025
How Humans See Color: Eyes, Rods, Cones, Anatomy
This podcast explores the eyes as key sensory organs that convert visible light into signals for the brain to "build" the picture you see. It details eye anatomy, including the cornea, lens, retina, iris, pupil, and optic ner...
June 17, 2025
The Science of Dreams: What Happens Inside Your Brain?
This podcast explores the science of dreams, delving into the intricate brain activity during REM sleep and other sleep stages. It covers various theories of dreaming, such as Psychodynamic, Cognitive, Activation-Synthesis Mo...
June 16, 2025
Goosebumps: Primal Reflex, Emotions, & Hair Growth
This podcast details goosebumps, or piloerections, as an involuntary reaction of the sympathetic nervous system, part of the fight-or-flight response, where tiny arrector pili muscles at hair follicles contract, making hairs ...
June 13, 2025
Office & Home WiFi: How It Works, Routers, Mesh, Extenders
This podcast delves into how WiFi works and the equipment that optimizes internet connectivity for both office and home environments. At its core, WiFi utilizes radio waves to transmit data between your devices and a wireless...