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American commercial infotainment website
HowStuffWorks is an American commercial infotainment website founded by professor and author Marshall Brain, to provide its target audience an insight into the way many things work. The site uses various media to explain complex concepts, terminology, and mechanisms—including photographs, diagrams, videos, animations, and articles. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: HowStuffWorksA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: What if--?The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: HowStuffWorksCited 2 times
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- Go sideways: Stuff You Should KnowA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
What if--?Marshall Brain · 2002- 📕Green Berets, Blackhawks, Purple HeartsHowStuffWorks · 2013
- 📕End of the WorldHowStuffWorks · 2012
- 📕How to Survive the End of the WorldHowStuffWorks · 2012
How stuff worksMarshall Brain, HowStuffWorks.com · 2001- 📕HowStuffWorksMarshall Brain · 1998
More how stuff worksMarshall Brain · 2003
Future tech, right nowInc HowStuffWorks · 2014
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