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How GPS Works

In a tribute to the late founder of HowStuffWorks Marshall Brain, we chose one of his great articles. Learn all about how your phone knows how to get you around without bumping into stuff or running people over in this episode. Thank you, Marshall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Selects: Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mystery

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  The Pinkerton Detective Agency

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  Short Stuff: Tulipmania

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  How Climate Migration Works

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  Selects: The Deal With Doulas

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  The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Part II

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  Short Stuff: Poutine: Canada's Pride

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  The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Part I

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  Selects: Seven - No, Wait, Five - Mysteries of the Art World

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  The Highway of Tears (And Maybe Hope)

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  Short Stuff: All About Egg Colors

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  The Chelsea Hotel

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  Selects: How the Flu Works

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  How Antidepressants Work

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  Short Stuff: Morganna the Kissing Bandit

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  The Scribble on Scrabble