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Thanks for the Cash Mr. Bubble Man

The Debut Installment of Pando House Rock Explains the Difference Between the Dot Com Bubble and Tech Investment Climate in 2012

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NASA's $2.5 Billion Gamble On Mars

Summoning their inner Ziggy Stardust PandoDaily and Explainer Music tell the story of NASA's Curiosity Rover's trip to Mars.

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OMG GMOs!

Tackling the issue of world hunger and genetically modified organisms, PandoDaily and Explainer Music team up to share the risks of genetically modified food.

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The Great Firewall Of China Song

"The Great Firewall of China" is one of the most powerful tools ever created for controlling public discourse. And yet it's also a notoriously leaky construct that Chinese residents can circumvent by...

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The Cell Phone Privacy Song

Two months ago, cell phone providers revealed that they had responded to a staggering 1.3 million demands for cell phone records from U.S. law enforcement agencies last year alone. These records can...

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The Patents Song

In the wake of the Apple-Samsung trial, patent law is dominating headlines again. In their latest PandoHouse Rock video, the Explainer Music team breaks down U.S. patent law and how we might reform it.

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Convertible Notes Explained

Many startups are forgoing traditional seed funding in favor of convertible notes, loans which convert into stock after a company goes through its next round of funding. But are convertible notes good...

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Reddit, Explained

The social link-sharing site Reddit has been hugely influential in driving discussions (and Web traffic) since shortly after its debut in 2005. But only recently has it infiltrated the mainstream...

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A Musical History of Voting in America

PandoDaily and Explainer Music explain the history of American elections through song, from colonial times to email voting in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

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The JOBS Act, Explained

In April 2012, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, designed to create better access to capital for startups. Many major figures in SIlicon Valley, including...

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The Ballad of John McAfee

From anti-virus pioneer to fugitive blogger, the story of John McAfee has transfixed the tech world over the past few weeks. But despite all the coverage, we're still left with more questions than...

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A History Of The Internet And Computing In 71 Seconds

From machines that took up entire rooms to Web-connected devices you can wear on your face, PandoDaily and the Explainer Music team tell the story of computing and the Internet with a song made...

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The Series A Crunch Blues

Here at PandoDaily, we've written a lot about the Series A Crunch and what it means for investors and entrepreneurs. But before diving into our coverage, here's a musical primer on what exactly we...

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PandoHouse Rock: Copyright, Explained

Thanks to the Internet, social media, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), navigating copyright issues has never been harder. In our latest song, we've broken it all down for you, from...

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PandoHouse Rock: CFAA Hacking Law, Explained

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act was passed in 1984 to crack down on hackers, specifically those that attack government computers. But does the law still make sense in 2013? Many have called for its...

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Climate Change Remixed

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PandoHouse Rock: What is Bitcoin? Super Mario Bros. explains it all in a...

This week Bitcoin went mainstream, thanks in part to a fantastic article by Maria Bustillos on the New Yorker's new "Elements" vertical. PandoDaily has been reporting on the phenomenon for a while...

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PandoHouse Rock: A History of 3D Printing, From Prototypes to Pistols

3D printing has garnered a lot of press lately, thanks in large part to the Liberator, Cody Smith's (almost) fully 3-D printed gun. But as Chris Dixon noted at last night's PandoMonthly, popular...

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PandoHouse Rock: Quantum Computing Explained

Scientists say quantum computers could be built to operate up to a million times faster than conventional computers. But how do they work? And how close are we to putting them in homes and offices...

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The evolution of synth, from theremins to Auto-Tune

Today is the birthday of Thaddeus Cahill. What, you're telling me you've never heard of Thaddeus Cahill? Don't worry, he's not exactly a household name. But perhaps he should be. He invented a machine...

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Mark Pincus - "The Game of Business"

In the wake of ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason's "business rock" album "Hardly Workin,'" Explainer Music imagined an EP from another entrepreneur who recently left his CEO post: Mark Pincus. This is the...

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Mark Pincus - "I Dream to Disrupt"

In the wake of ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason's "business rock" album "Hardly Workin,'" Explainer Music imagined an EP from another entrepreneur who recently left his CEO post: Mark Pincus. This is the...

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Mark Pincus - "Hacker Blues"

In the wake of ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason's "business rock" album "Hardly Workin,'" Explainer Music imagined an EP from another entrepreneur who recently left his CEO post: Mark Pincus. This is the...

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The most ridiculous patents of all time

The requirements put forth by the US Patent and Trademark Office are surprisingly straightforward. Is it new? Is it useful? Is it already widely in use? If the answers are "yes,""yes," and "no," then...

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Why is college so expensive?

Watch our video explainer on how college became so expensive.

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PandoMonthly: How to pitch Jason Calacanis

Jason Calacanis lays down a few ground rules for pitching him your ideas

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Pandohouse Rock: Income inequality in San Francisco

Our music video explains the worsening rent and eviction problem in San Francisco. Regardless of how you feel about rent control or the tech industry's impact on the city, it's hard to disagree with...

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PandoHouse Rock: Encryption Explained

As the NSA revelations continue to mount, encryption is on everyone's mind. But how do technologies like public key cryptography actually work?

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PandoMonthly: How does caffeine work?

90% of Americans consume caffeine every day. (I bet among the entrepreneurial set that number is even higher). But how does it work? And what's it do to our bodies? Our latest musical explainer has...

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PandoHouse Rock: E-cigarettes, an R&B explainer

The debate over e-cigarettes is complicated so we boiled it all down for you in a two-minute R&B video.

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PandoHouse Rock: Net Neutrality, Explained

In one minute, Explainer Music explains the recent Net Neutrality ruling and what it means for Internet providers, content companies, and consumers.

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How to Make It in Porn: A PandoHouse Rock explainer

Between 2007 and 2011, global revenue for the porn industry dropped 50%. Yet people watch more porn than ever before; in fact, one in every four web searches is for adult content. What gives? Our song...

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PandoHouse Rock: Bandwidth, peering, and streaming video explained

There's been a lot of talk lately about streaming video, ISPs, and what Netflix's slower speeds have to do with net neutrality. The latest jam from PandoHouse Rock explains how Internet TV is...

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