Did Archimedes build a death ray?

Did Archimedes build a death ray?

During the siege of Syracuse in 214 BCE, the city-state's resident genius, Archimedes, built a number of clever war machines to thwart the invading Roman fleet. One invention, the death ray, has been considered the stuff of legend. But could it have been real?

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SYSK Live: Back When Ford Pintos Were Flaming Deathtraps

SYSK Live: Back When Ford Pintos Were Flaming Deathtraps

For this special live benefit episode recorded in Atlanta, Josh and Chuck go back to the 70s and look at the decidedly ungroovy course of events that led to Ford recalling its Pinto after people start...

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Knife Throwing: Super Cool

Knife Throwing: Super Cool

Sure knives can cut through a steak or slash through jungle vines, but probably the coolest thing you can do with a knife is throw it. At a person mounted to a wooden wheel. Spinning around. While you...

27 Helmi 201842min

SYSK Selects: How the MPAA Works

SYSK Selects: How the MPAA Works

You may be surprised to learn those ubiquitous ratings, from G to NC-17, put on movies in America are actually handed down by anonymous employees of a secretive organization that serves as a lobbying ...

24 Helmi 201844min

Rosa Parks: Agent of Change

Rosa Parks: Agent of Change

Rosa Parks finishes out our Black History Month episodes in grand fashion. While most know her from that fateful day on the Montgomery city bus, she actually had a long life as an advocate, protestor ...

22 Helmi 201851min

Are Feral Children Real?

Are Feral Children Real?

For millennia people have been amazed by legends of wild children found in the forest or jungle, sometimes raised by animals like wolves or apes. But it turns out these stories may actually be true in...

20 Helmi 201842min

SYSK Selects: How the Underground Railroad Worked

SYSK Selects: How the Underground Railroad Worked

As early as 1786, groups assembled to help slaves escape lives of bondage. And, as the 19th century progressed, the emergent Underground Railroad grew more sophisticated in aiding escaped slaves. But ...

17 Helmi 201836min

The Harriet Tubman Story

The Harriet Tubman Story

Harriet Tubman is a legendary figure in history, but the details of her life are even more remarkable than what you may have learned in school. Listen in today as Josh and Chuck pay tribute to a true ...

15 Helmi 201847min

How Pompeii Worked

How Pompeii Worked

What must be one of the most famous natural disasters in history took place when Mt Vesuvius buried Pompeii in 79 CE. But when the town was resurrected 1700 years later, a new chapter in its history w...

13 Helmi 201850min

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