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

324 Episodes

1. ELI5 GPUs - why are they better than CPUs for artificial intelligence?

   Published: 3/28/2025
2. ELI5 Sunrise - why do sunrise and sunset look different?

   Published: 3/21/2025
3. ELI5 Sliced Bread - why is it the greatest thing since…

   Published: 3/14/2025
4. ELI5 Nautical Miles - why are they different from the regular mile?

   Published: 3/7/2025
5. ELI5 Nautical Miles - why are they different from the regular mile?

   Published: 3/7/2025
6. ELI5 AA Batteries - how did AA type batteries become standard and what about the A battery?

   Published: 2/28/2025
7. ELI5 Meditation - Can meditation really change your brain?

   Published: 2/21/2025
8. ELI5 Wolves - why are there big cats but not big dogs in the wild?

   Published: 2/14/2025
9. ELI5 E. Coli - what is it and why isn’t it all bad?

   Published: 2/7/2025
10. ELI5 Schrödinger's Cat - is the cat both dead and alive and why does it matter in quantum mechanics?

    Published: 1/31/2025
11. ELI5 Rare Earth Metals - why they aren’t actually rare?

    Published: 1/24/2025
12. ELI5 LASIK - how exactly does it fix your vision?

    Published: 1/17/2025
13. ELI5 Ligers, Lions and Tigers - who would win in a fight?

    Published: 1/10/2025
14. ELI5 Sleepwalking - is it dangerous to wake someone in the middle of a sleep walk?

    Published: 1/3/2025
15. ELI5 Wasabi - is most wasabi really “fake” outside of Japan?

    Published: 12/27/2024
16. ELI5 Spicy Food - if water is not a good antidote, what is?

    Published: 12/20/2024
17. ELI5 Rubber Bands - why do they become brittle over time?

    Published: 12/13/2024
18. ELI5 Mint - why it became associated with freshness?

    Published: 12/6/2024
19. ELI5 Black Friday - why is it called Black Friday?

    Published: 11/29/2024
20. ELI5 Myopia - why can’t you buy myopia glasses off the shelf like reading glasses?

    Published: 11/22/2024