Language | Can't Sleep? Learn How Humans Learned to Talk
Human language may have started with gestures, sounds, and early attempts to cooperate long before written history existed. This episode explores theories about how humans learned to communicate, how ...
13 Touko 34min
Shenandoah National Park | Can't Sleep? Learn About Virginia's Blue Ridge Wilderness
Shenandoah National Park stretches along the Blue Ridge Mountains with a road that was basically built for people who like scenic views without leaving their car. This episode walks through the park’s...
11 Touko 34min
Candles | Can't Sleep? Learn About the 5,000-Year History of Candlelight
Candles are simple objects with a surprisingly long history of being useful, decorative, and occasionally dramatic. In this episode, we explore how candles work, what they’re made from, and why people...
8 Touko 36min
Myers-Briggs | Can't Sleep? Learn About Personality Types
Can’t sleep? Great, let’s sort humanity into tidy little personality boxes and see how that goes. In this episode, we read about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, including its origins, personality pre...
6 Touko 30min
Water | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Molecule That Makes All Life on Earth Possible
Still awake? Might as well spend a few minutes learning about the most important substance on Earth. In this episode, we take a slow, steady look at water and how it moves through the planet in a cont...
4 Touko 34min
Autism | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Autism Spectrum and Neurodiversity
It’s the tail end of Autism Acceptance Month, and you’re still awake, so this feels like decent timing. This episode takes a calm, steady look at autism, what it is, how it’s understood today, and why...
1 Touko 32min
Poodles | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Misunderstood Genius Dog Breed
Can’t sleep and somehow thinking about dogs? Fair enough, let’s talk about poodles, the curly coated overachievers of the dog world. In this episode, you’ll learn where poodles actually come from (hin...
29 Huhti 33min
Coraline | Can't Sleep? Learn How This Stop-Motion Movie Was Made
Still awake? Might as well learn how this movie actually got made. In this episode, Benjamin Boster reads about Coraline(2009) and focuses on the production side of things. Henry Selick directed the p...
27 Huhti 34min
