The Good Stuff is mini-documentaries and video essays, intertwining education, entertainment, and plain, unadulterated curiosity. We talk to experts in their field and get the lowdown on the latest breakthroughs in science and technology while exploring the vast complexities of modern civilization and human society. We don't pretend to have any answers but we might brush up against a few along the way. Heck, we might just learn something.


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Boiling Frog Syndrome is the idea that large scale, disastrous change can go unnoticed if it is slow and incremental enough. Like putting a frog in a pot of boiling water and slowly increasing the temperature. The frog won't notice until it's too late.

But can you actually boil a frog like that? Science says no. But a couple experiments done in the 19th century say otherwise. Either way, Boiling Frog Syndrome might apply more aptly to humans than frogs.

Enjoy!

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Rubik's Cube is probably the best-selling toy ever made. But is it the most popular product in human history? Maybe!

3 years ago | [YT] | 5

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Enslaved Africans made one of the biggest discoveries in paleontology and revolutionized our understanding of Earth.

3 years ago | [YT] | 5

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If you're not gonna vote, you're probably a robot!

3 years ago | [YT] | 4

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At the height of its success, there were over 9000 Blockbusters around the world.

Now there is only one.

4 years ago | [YT] | 4

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In 2005, an infectious disease spread across the world--World of Warcraft, that is. Even though it was just a game, it predicted much of today's pandemic.

4 years ago | [YT] | 3

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Some say 100 years. Others say a Twinkie never decays. There is some truth to the fabled lifespan of a Twinkie.

4 years ago | [YT] | 4

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On the Patreon: The Legendary Shelf Life of a Twinkie! www.patreon.com/posts/38926543

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20 years ago, modern civilization almost came to a complete halt . . . because of a computer bug.


Or did it?

4 years ago | [YT] | 3

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Waffle House might seem like any other generic roadside fast food joint, but it can tell us how destructive a natural disaster is. That's because Waffle House never closes. Unless it's really bad.

4 years ago | [YT] | 3