The Antikythera Mechanism (Encore)
In the year 1900, a crew of sponge divers was looking for sponges off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera. While they were searching, they found the remains of an ancient shipwreck. The wreck co...
8 Jan 202311min
Carbon: Can't Live Without It
Every form of life which has ever been discovered, regardless of its size or how it metabolizes energy, has one thing in common. They are based on the element carbon. Carbon is the most important bu...
7 Jan 202313min
Questions and Answers: Volume 3
Ladies and Gentlemen of the podcast audience, I would like you to consider Chewbacca. Chewbacca is an 8-foot-tall Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. But Chewbacca lives on the moon of Endor. Why would...
6 Jan 202313min
The Speaker of the House of Representatives
The United States Congres is divided into two houses. The larger of the two houses, the House of Representatives, is led by a single representative known as the Speaker of the House. The duties and po...
5 Jan 202311min
The City of Troy and the Trojan War
Sometime about 3,200 years ago, one of the most famous wars in ancient history took place. Maybe. It has been the subject of some of the greatest works of western literature, and it has given us some...
4 Jan 202312min
The Zone of Death
What if I told you there is a place within the borders of the United States where, theoretically, you could get away with murder scot-free? No matter what you did, a jury of your peer wouldn’t convict...
3 Jan 202311min
Why Are There No Flying Cars?
When airplanes were developed in the early 20th century, the technology developed rapidly. Within a matter of a couple of decades, aviation had become a norm for transporting people and delivering ma...
2 Jan 202313min
New Year's Traditions
Every year, people around the world ring in the New Year. How they do this, however, can differ radically from place to place. New Year’s traditions tend to be even more varied than Christmas celebra...
1 Jan 202312min
