What is the Rubik’s Cube ?

Imagine yourself tucked snugly under the covers in your bed, anticipating a blissfully restful night's sleep when all of a sudden, you're jolted awake by your partner! And as it turns out, they’ve done that because you were chattering away in your sleep, disturbing their peace an ...  Show more

We’ve all heard that reading builds imagination and vocabulary and helps us learn, but there’s more. Research suggests it may even help us live longer. In 2016, Yale University researchers followed more than 3,600 adults over 50 for 12 years, tracking their reading habits and lif ...  Show more

In episode 195, we get curious about the Rubik's Cube for Dorsa of Brisbane, Australia.  What is a Rubik's Cube?  What was it's original name?  Who invented it and why was it invented?  How do people solve a Rubik's Cube?  We share some of the crazy Rubik's Cube world records. ...

This popular three-dimensional geometric puzzle is composed of 26 outer cubes of different colors. The Rubik’s cube was invented in 1974 by Ernő Rubik, a Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture who built the cube for his students to think about its internal mechanism. Th ...  Show more

Rubik's Cubes. Ronald Reagan. Jerry Falwell. Just Say No. One of these things was awesome. Take a guess and hop on board this classic episode, aka the 80s train.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Bill Maher and Ice Cube on the pitfalls of fame, the fans you don’t want mad at you, the TV show Ice Cube has never seen, the brilliance of Cube’s lyrics, the prison industry’s connection to music, how to raise good kids, in defense of nepo babies, why Cube’s Big Three basketball ...  Show more