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Pick a subject you’ve been nodding along to. You’ll get the gist in a sentence, the picture in a few minutes, and the fine print at the end.
MoneyInflation, explained simplyWhen there’s more money chasing the same amount of stuff, each dollar buys a little less.
MoneyThe stock market, explained simplyA share is a tiny slice of a company, and the stock market is just a very busy place for swapping slices.
ScienceBlack holes, explained simplyA black hole is so much stuff squeezed into so little space that nothing that falls in, not even light, can climb back out.
ScienceThe greenhouse effect, explained simplySome gases act like a blanket around the Earth: sunlight gets in easily, but the heat finds it harder to get back out.
TechnologyHow the internet works, explained simplyEverything you send gets chopped into tiny numbered parcels, passed hand to hand between computers, and glued back together at the other end.
The BodyHow vaccines work, explained simplyA vaccine shows your immune system a harmless “wanted poster” of a germ, so it knows what to fight before the real thing turns up.
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