Episode – 0234 : Mountweazles Transcript Copyright is what protects creators from having someone copy and make money off of their work without compensation. However, there are some things like […]
Episode – 0233 : A History of Mars Exploration
Episode – 0233 : A History of Mars Exploration Transcript Ever since humans looked up at the stars they noticed that a few of them were different from the others. […]
Episode – 0232 : The London Beer Flood
Episode – 0232 : The London Beer Flood Transcript Early 19th century London was a dangerous, dirty, dingy place with tons of poverty and a lot of drinking. Alcoholism was […]
Episode – 0231 : Units of Measure
Episode – 0231 : Units of Measure Transcript Every day we are constantly using measurements. We have ways of measuring distance, temperature, time, light, pressure, energy….everything. Yet, why do we […]
Episode – 0230 : Mitochondrial Eve
Episode – 0230 : Mitochondrial Eve Transcript On January 1, 1987, a paper was published in the journal Nature which rocked the world of anthropology. Researchers Allan Wilson, Mark Stoneking, […]
Episode – 1110 : The Elevator (Encore)
Transcript Some of the things we use every day were invented in the distant past. Other things were invented quite recently. However, there is a category of inventions that have […]
Episode – 0229 : The Elevator
Episode – 0229 : The Elevator Transcript Some of the things we use every day were invented in the distant past. Other things were invented quite recently. However, there is […]
Episode – 0228 : Space Junk
Episode – 0228 : Space Junk Transcript In 1957, Sputnik was launched into orbit as the world’s first artificial satellite. Today, 64 years later, there are more than 1,000,000 objects […]
Episode – 466 : Decimation (Encore)
Transcript You are probably familiar with the term decimation. The word is usually used in English to mean “to cause great destruction or harm”. However, to ancient Rome, the word […]
Episode – 0224 : Decimation
Episode – 0224 : Decimation Transcript You are probably familiar with the term decimation. The word is usually used in English to mean “to cause great destruction or harm”. However, […]
Episode – 588 : Valentines Day (Encore)
Transcript Every February 14, people around the world celebrate Valentine’s Day. It is a day for everything heart-shaped, flowers, jewelry, candy, and romance. Why is this day the day dedicated […]
Episode – 0222 : Valentines Day
Episode – 0222 : Valentines Day Transcript Every February 14, people around the world celebrate Valentine’s Day. It is a day for everything heart-shaped, flowers, jewelry, candy, and romance. Why […]
Episode – 0223 : The Theremin
Episode – 0223 : The Theremin Transcript You are probably familiar with the four basic types of musical instruments: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. However, is it possible to have […]
Episode – 0221 : Domus Aurea
Episode – 0221 : Domus Aurea Transcript Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, known to history as just Nero, was not the best of Roman Emperors. In fact, on most lists […]
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Episode – 0220 : The SS Politician
Episode – 0220 : The SS Politician Transcript In the middle of World War II, a small island in Scotland’s Hebrides Islands was suffering through war shortages like most of […]
Episode – 0219 : Hammurabi’s Code
Episode – 0219 : Hammurabi’s Code Transcript In 1901, Swiss archeologists Gustave Jequier discovered a large stone stele in what is today western Iran. That large stone was 2.25m or […]
Episode – 397 : The Monty Hall Problem (Encore)
Transcript For over 30 years, Monty Hall was the host of the game show Let’s Make A Deal. In the show, they played a very simple game where you would […]
Episode – 0218 : The Monty Hall Problem
Episode – 0218 : The Monty Hall Problem Transcript For over 30 years, Monty Hall was the host of the game show Let’s Make A Deal. In the show, they […]
Episode – 457 : The Legend of Andre the Giant (Encore)
Transcript On May 19, 1946, André René Roussimoff was born into the world in Coulommiers, France. At birth, he weighed 13 pounds or 6 kilograms…and from there, he only got […]
Episode – 0217 : The Legend of Andre the Giant
Episode – 0217 : The Legend of Andre the Giant Transcript On May 19, 1946, André René Roussimoff was born into the world in Coulommiers, France. At birth, he weighed […]