Many years ago, HowStuffWorks was making amazing, in-depth technical explanation articles, but I think Wikipedia has won that game (and it links to more in-dept

Many years ago, HowStuffWorks was making amazing, in-depth technical explanation articles, but I think Wikipedia has won that game (and it links to more in-depth references if you want them). The HowStuffWorks podcasts are pretty good. Maybe the new owner will let them go and they'll land safely at places like NPR, TWIT, or 5by5 (or even Revision3 heh).