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[RERUN] What is the US Supreme Court?
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the US Supreme Court? Following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September 2020, Donald Trump made clear his desire to quickly appoint a ...
What is Face Wine, the latest viral beauty product from Tiktok?
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Face Wine, the latest viral beauty product from Tiktok? Over the last few years, Chinese platform Tiktok has taken over as the social networ...
What are the signs you might have sleep apnea?
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are the signs you might have sleep apnea? According to a study published in the Journal of Thoracic Disease in 2015, 10% of all people are affe...
[MUSIC DAY] Who is Rosalia?
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The annual celebration of World Music Day on 21st June is upon us and Do You Really Know? is aiming to strike a chord with listeners. We'll be harpin...
Can carbon farming help us reach net zero by 2050?
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Can carbon farming help us reach net zero by 2050? Reaching carbon net zero by 2050 is one of the main objectives in the struggle against global war...
[MUSIC DAY] What is the Mozart Effect?
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The annual celebration of World Music Day on 21st June is upon us and Do You Really Know? is aiming to strike a chord with listeners. We'll be harpin...
[MUSIC DAY] What is K-Pop?
19 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The annual celebration of World Music Day on 21st June is upon us and Do You Really Know? is aiming to strike a chord with listeners. We'll be harpin...
How did "Where’s Wally" become an international phenomenon over the last 35 years?
18 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How did Where’s Wally become an international phenomenon over the last 35 years? With his red and white hooped jumper, round glasses and funny hat...
[MUSIC DAY] Who are Oasis?
18 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The annual celebration of World Music Day on 21st June is upon us and Do You Really Know? is aiming to strike a chord with listeners. We'll be harpin...
How did art nouveau flourish around the turn of the 20th century?
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is art nouveau and how did it flourish around the turn of the 20th century? This aesthetic movement dominated many artistic fields in the late ...
[MUSIC DAY] Who are Abba?
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The annual celebration of World Music Day on 21st June is upon us and Do You Really Know? is aiming to strike a chord with listeners. We'll be harpin...
What are subliminals?
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are subliminals? If you listen to some people out there, they’ll tell you you can improve your self-esteem, change your eye colour, or become ...
What is sadfishing?
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is sadfishing? Since the advent of social media, we’ve gotten used to seeing highlight reels of people’s lives on our newsfeeds. But in rec...
What is Jurassic Park?
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Jurassic Park? The recently released Jurassic World Dominion concludes the storyline which first started out in the original Jurassic Park t...
[RERUN] What is the World Health Organization?
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today is the World Blood Donor Day. This event brings awarness on the importance to donate blood and it encourages people to become a donor. What is...
What are carbon bombs?
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are carbon bombs? The controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline project moved one step closer to construction in March 2022, with the signi...
What are umbrella species?
11 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are umbrella species? Within an ecosystem there are many different species, and it can be difficult for conservationists to come up with specif...
What is rewilding?
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is rewilding? Over the history of life on planet Earth, there have been five mass extinction events, due to changing sea temperatures, volcano ...
What is the Russian Oil Embargo?
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Russian Oil Embargo? The EU unanimously took this decisive measure on the night of 30th May 2022, a little over 3 months since Russia be...
[RERUN] What is low tech?
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is low tech? In the struggle against climate change, politicians are getting behind technological innovation. But some experts believe that, ra...
What is Tetris?
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Tetris? 6th June sees the anniversary of one of the most successful and addictive video games of all time: Tetris! Pretty much everyone is f...
What is the thyroid?
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the thyroid? This small butterfly-shaped gland is situated at the bottom of the neck, wrapped around the windpipe. It plays an important rol...
[RERUN] What is mental load ?
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is mental load? Mental load, or emotional labour, is a sociological concept often relating to the daily management of a household. Research has ...
What is asthma?
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is asthma? According to figures published in the Lancet in 2020, asthma had affected around 260 million people the previous year, causing 455,00...
What is Stranger Things?
04 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Stranger Things? On 27th May 2022, one of Netflix’s most iconic shows made a long-awaited return. Many series and films were delayed due to...
What is ecological debt?
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is ecological debt? With World Environment Day coming up on 5th June 2022, let’s take a moment to consider a concept which highlights both th...
What is a zombie company?
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is a zombie company ? If you’ve ever seen horror movies, you’ll know that when you see a zombie, you should start running! Well, the term i...
[RERUN] What is gender dysphoria?
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is gender dysphoria? Gender dysphoria describes the unease that people can feel when there is a mismatch between their biological sex and gende...
What is monkeypox ?
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is monkeypox ? This viral infection gets its name from first being discovered among lab monkeys in Denmark in 1958, although its natural reservo...
What is mom shaming ?
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is mom shaming ? Just like with body shaming or slut shaming, mom shaming is another example of how women are often subjected to disproportionat...
[RERUN] What is cultured meat?
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is cultured meat? The world’s ever-growing human population is eating meat in greater quantities than ever before. Yet at the same time, we’...
What is Top Gun ?
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Top Gun ? 36 years on from his breakthrough performance in the original Top Gun film, Tom Cruise is back to star as Pete Mitchell in follow-u...
[RERUN] What is period poverty?
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday, on may 28, was the menstrual hygiene day. We wanted to bring awarness on period poverty. What is period poverty? Menstrual hygiene prod...
What is the Cannes Film Festival ?
28 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Cannes Film Festival ? Every year in May, film stars and fans flock to the French city of Cannes for a 10-day celebration of cinema, or a...
What is Fortnite ?
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Fortnite? This multi-player battle royale game first came out on PC, Playstation 4 and Xbox One in September 2017, before being adapted for ...
What is dawn dating ?
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is dawn dating ? Dating practices evolve over time along with our ways of life. Over the last two years, Covid-19 restrictions and remote work h...
[RERUN] Who is Quentin Tarantino?
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Quentin Tarantino? What’s your favourite Tarantino film? Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, Inglorious Bastards or perhaps Django Unc...
What is Stan Culture ?
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Stan Culture ? Little did Eminem know when he invented obsessed super fan Stan for a track on The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000, that over two ...
What is an IPA ?
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is an IPA ? India Pale Ales stand out through their golden to amber colours, distinct bitterness and fruitiness. Why such characteristics? Well,...
[RERUN] Who is Guillermo Del Toro?
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Guillermo Del Toro? On January 21st, Nightmare Alley, the new psychological thriller from Guillermo del Toro, hit UK cinemas. Let’s pay tr...
What is Naruto ?
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Naruto ? This award-winning manga series first appeared in magazine form in 1999, published in the weekly Shonen Jump. A total of 72 volumes ...
What is Lego ?
21 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Lego? Danish toy brand Lego may be celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2022, but it’s showing no signs of slowing down! An average of 31 bi...
What is the Rubik’s Cube ?
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Rubik’s Cube ? Whether you find it infuriating or stimulating, you'll almost certainly recognise a Rubik's Cube as soon as you see it. ...
[RERUN] What is the fertility cliff?
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the fertility cliff? The ability of a woman to get pregnant and give birth doesn’t last forever. 35 has traditionally been seen as a ferti...
What is a sex fast ?
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is a sex fast? Most often when we talk about a fast, we’re referring to going without food for a period of time, perhaps for religious reasons...
What is Housing First ?
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Housing First ? The Housing First policy was thought out to combat homelessness. It emerged in the 1990s, first trialled by New York not-for-...
What is Extinction Rebellion ?
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Extinction Rebellion ? This environmental movement was created in England just a few years ago in October 2018, but quickly spread all across...
[RERUN] What is popcorn ?
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, the Cannes Film Festival begins. For this occasion, we wanted to talk about the perfect snack to eat while watching a film. What is popcorn ?...
What is Dawson’s Creek?
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Dawson’s Creek ? If you were born in the 80s or 90s, the chances are you could be answering this question instead of me! Dawson’s Creek w...
[RERUN] Who is Andy Warhol?
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Andy Warhol? Ryan Murphy, the creator behind hit series such as Glee and American Horror Story, has now tackled a legendary figure of pop cult...
What is a bioregion?
14 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is a bioregion ? All over the world, our administrative regions tend to have exclusive competencies, like running schools, public transport, pro...
What is fluxus?
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is fluxus ? There are artistic movements which we’ve all heard of at least once, whether it be at school, in a museum or watching a cultural s...
What is mirror work?
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is mirror work ? It’s not easy to learn to love yourself and have good self-esteem. But here’s the good news: it is possible to work at it. ...
[RERUN] What is Starlink?
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On April 25th, Elon Musk struck a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. What is Starlink? While the Space Race makes us think back to the 20th centur...
What is Dugnad?
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Dugnad? Norway has placed 8th in the recently released 2021 edition of the World Happiness Report. In preceding years, the country had ranke...
What is de-extinction?
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is de-extinction? The process of de-extinction is all about bringing extinct species back to life. It became known in the 2010s, thanks to an a...
[RERUN] What is negationism?
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is negationism? Historical negationism refers to the practice of manipulating historical records to deny that certain events happened, or disto...
What are happy hormones?
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are happy hormones? A recent scientific brief from the World Health Organisation, explained that anxiety and depression had increased by 25% wo...
[SCREEN FREE WEEK] What is a sedentary lifestyle?
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From 2nd to 8th May 2022, it's time to unplug for the annual Screen Free Week celebration. All around the world, people are encouraged to limit the...
What is erectile dysfunction?
07 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is erectile dysfunction? As many as six in ten men have experienced erection problems over the course of their life. And that proportion has be...
[SCREEN FREE WEEK] What is CryptoParty?
07 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From 2nd to 8th May 2022, it's time to unplug for the annual Screen Free Week celebration. All around the world, people are encouraged to limit the...
Who are Arcade Fire?
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who are Arcade Fire? We, the new album from Arcade Fire, was released today, 6th May 2022. Let’s take the opportunity to talk about the renowned...
[SCREEN FREE WEEK] What is computer vision syndrome?
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From 2nd to 8th May 2022, it's time to unplug for the annual Screen Free Week celebration. All around the world, people are encouraged to limit the...
Who are Rammstein?
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who are Rammstein? Even if guitar riffs and guttural vocals aren’t really your thing, the name Rammstein must ring a bill. The band are the most l...
[SCREEN FREE WEEK] What is digital sobriety?
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From 2nd to 8th May 2022, it's time to unplug for the annual Screen Free Week celebration. All around the world, people are encouraged to limit the...
Who was Marilyn Monroe?
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who was Marilyn Monroe? To mark 60 years since the Hollywood icon’s death, Netflix has released The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes. ...
[SCREEN FREE WEEK] What is captology?
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From 2nd to 8th May 2022, it's time to unplug for the annual Screen Free Week celebration. All around the world, people are encouraged to limit the...
What is Frontex?
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Frontex? The end of last week saw the resignation of Frontex director Fabrice Leggeri. It’s not the first time the European Border and Coa...
[SCREEN FREE WEEK] What is doomscrolling?
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From 2nd to 8th May 2022, it's time to unplug for the annual Screen Free Week celebration. All around the world, people are encouraged to limit the...
What is Web 3.0?
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Web 3.0? The future of the internet is the subject of much discussion, and there’s excitement about the emergence of Web 3.0. It has given...
[SCREEN FREE WEEK] What is a digital detox?
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From 2nd to 8th May 2022, it's time to unplug for the annual Screen Free Week celebration. All around the world, people are encouraged to limit the...
[RERUN] What are the Puppy Blues?
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are the Puppy Blues? You’ve no doubt already heard of the baby blues, a nice-sounding euphemism for the rather unpleasant postpartum depressi...
What is a home exchange?
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is a home exchange? If you’re the kind of person that plans ahead, you’ve probably already got your summer holidays booked months ahead of ...
What is the PKK?
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the PKK? On 19th April, Turkey launched Operation Claw Lock, an air and ground military offensive against PKK forces, in the North of Iraq. ...
What is the Tower of Babel?
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Tower of Babel? The subject of today’s episode is often referred to when people aren’t able to understand one another. It’s an ori...
[RERUN] What is induced lactation?
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is induced lactation? Induced lactation refers to the production of breast milk in non-gestational parents. That’s right, a woman who hasn’...
What is the Streisand effect?
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Streisand effect? Entertainment icon Barbra Streisand celebrated her 80th birthday on 24th April 2022. The actress, director, producer a...
What is antibiotic-free meat?
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is antibiotic-free meat? You may not have realised, but when you’re eating a chicken leg or steak, you may also be consuming antibiotics. That...
[RERUN] What is the Chernobyl exclusion zone?
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Chernobyl exclusion zone? It’s just over 36 years since the worst nuclear disaster in history. On April 26th 1986, reactor number 4 at...
What is a migraine?
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is a migraine? These pulsing headaches are known for affecting quality of life in a high number of people. They’re one of the most common dis...
[RERUN] What is critical thinking?
24 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is critical thinking? Critical thinking is the intellectual process of evaluating information, thinking clearly and rationally as a guide to be...
What is The Office?
23 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is The Office? It has gained revived popularity since the dawn of the streaming era, becoming the most watched series on Netflix US in 2020, wit...
What is deep ecology?
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is deep ecology? Today is Earth Day, so let’s talk about a philosophy that promotes the worth of all living beings on our planet, regardless ...
[EARTH DAY] What is solastalgia?
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Earth Day falls on 22nd April, and to mark this important date, Do You Really Know is rerunning a series of episodes about environmental issues affect...
What is Seinfeld?
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Seinfeld? Let’s talk about American TV’s most lucrative sitcom ever, a show which generated over $3bn. To give you some more numbers...
[EARTH DAY] What is environmental amnesia?
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is environmental amnesia? Why are we so slow to become aware of climate change and act against it? The explanation may lie in our brains, which...
What is a troll farm?
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is a troll farm? Trolls have been around for as long as the internet, but in recent years they've been getting professionalised. Indeed, compan...
[EARTH DAY] What is the Green New Deal?
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Earth Day falls on 22nd April, and to mark this important date, Do You Really Know is rerunning a series of episodes about environmental issues affect...
What is the perineum?
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the perineum? The perineum is a surface region of the body which stretches from the pubic arch to the coccyx. It's actually kind of like a h...
[EARTH DAY] What is an ecocide?
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Earth Day falls on 22nd April, and to mark this important date, Do You Really Know is rerunning a series of episodes about environmental issues affect...
What is melatonin?
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is melatonin? The hormone melatonin is produced naturally by the body at nighttime, in response to darkness. It's nicknamed the sleep hormone d...
[EARTH DAY] What is biomass?
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Earth Day falls on 22nd April, and to mark this important date, Do You Really Know is rerunning a series of episodes about environmental issues affect...
[EARTH DAY] What is carbon footprint?
17 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Earth Day falls on 22nd April, and to mark this important date, Do You Really Know is rerunning a series of episodes about environmental issues affect...
What is war rape?
16 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is war rape? In a report published on 3rd April, international NGO Human Rights Watch made allegations of "war crimes" carried out by Russian so...
[EARTH DAY] What is carbon neutrality?
16 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Earth Day falls on 22nd April, and to mark this important date, Do You Really Know is rerunning a series of episodes about environmental issues affect...
Who is Rosalia?
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Rosalia? Following the release of her latest album Motomami, Rosalia Vila Tobella was called a visionary and compared to artists like M.I.A. ...
What is deepfake democracy?
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is deepfake democracy? On 9th March, opposition leader Yoon Suk Yeol won the 2022 South Korean presidential election. His campaign stood out th...
What is dissociative identity disorder?
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is dissociative identity disorder? Still to this day, this psychological condition is most often referred to by its previous name: multiple per...
What is environmental racism?
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is environmental racism? We’ve covered a lot of environmental issues on Do You Really Know? so regular listeners will be well aware of how th...
What are plant milks?
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are plant milks? Plant milks have been all the rage for a number of years now, and they’re gradually taking up more and more space on superma...