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

324 Episodes

1. ELI5 Presidents vs Prime Ministers - why do some countries have both?

   Published: 9/06/2023
2. ELI5 Undersea Cables - who lays and manages the cables that power the internet?

   Published: 2/06/2023
3. ELI5 Jail and Bail - what’s the point of bail and what is a bond?

   Published: 26/05/2023
4. ELI5 Antimicrobial Surfaces - how can a surface clean itself?

   Published: 19/05/2023
5. ELI5 Airport Security - why we have a 100ml fluid limit?

   Published: 12/05/2023
6. ELI5 Megalodon - how are we sure they are extinct?

   Published: 5/05/2023
7. ELI5 Port and Starboard - why not just left and right?

   Published: 28/04/2023
8. ELI5 Energy Drinks - what’s in them beyond caffeine?

   Published: 21/04/2023
9. ELI5 Laughing Gas - why is N20 called laughing gas?

   Published: 14/04/2023
10. ELI5 Sinkholes - how do they happen?

    Published: 7/04/2023
11. ELI5 GPS - how is GPS a free service?

    Published: 31/03/2023
12. ELI5 Fusion - what is nuclear fusion and why is it important?

    Published: 24/03/2023
13. ELI5 Balloons - why is there a ring at the opening of a balloon?

    Published: 17/03/2023
14. ELI5 Toothpaste - how did people brush before toothpaste?

    Published: 10/03/2023
15. ELI5 Pirates - why fly the skull and bones flag?

    Published: 3/03/2023
16. ELI5 The Metric System - why is lbs the abbreviation for pounds?

    Published: 24/02/2023
17. ELI5 Ketchup - which country did the word ketchup originate from?

    Published: 17/02/2023
18. ELI5 Tomatoes - fruit or vegetable?

    Published: 10/02/2023
19. ELI5 The Streisand Effect - what makes it so universal?

    Published: 3/02/2023
20. ELI5 Alzheimer’s - the difference between Alzhiemer’s and Dementia?

    Published: 27/01/2023