Moneyball and the Rise of Advanced Statistics in Sports
Ever since organized sports began, people have been collecting statistics. These statistics were originally collected to let people know what happened during a game they might have missed. However, ...
16 Touko 202315min
Namibia
Located in Southwest Africa is the nation of Namibia. Namibia doesn’t make the news very often, which is a good thing. It is one of the most stable countries in Africa and one of the safest. It also...
15 Touko 202313min
Mother’s Day (Encore)
Every year, on the second Sunday in May, 96 countries around the world celebrate Mother’s Day. Dozens of other countries celebrate the same thing on different days throughout the year. Mother’s Day w...
14 Touko 20238min
Thorium
Located in the 90th place on the periodic table is the element Thorium. Thorium, as with every element, has unique properties, making it useful in certain applications. However, Thorium’s best days ...
13 Touko 202315min
The Domestication of Cats
Dogs and cats are both domesticated, four-legged, fur-bearing mammals. Beyond that, they really don’t have much in common. One of the things that they don’t have in common is how they wound up in the...
12 Touko 202313min
The Trinity Test (Encore)
On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 am, 35 miles southwest of Socorro, New Mexico, the world’s first nuclear bomb was detonated. This was the culmination of the Manhattan Project, one of the largest and most e...
11 Touko 202314min
The Manila Galleons
Globalization consists of a system of interlinked markets and economies. Most people think of this as a modern phenomenon, however, its roots go back much further. One of the earliest examples of glo...
10 Touko 202313min
How Wild Was the Wild West?
The media portrayal of the wild west is filled with gunfights in the middle of the street, bank robberies, and vigilantes. In fact, it is very difficult to find a media portrayal that doesn’t use the ...
9 Touko 202313min
