Everything Is Made of Atoms
The Great Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman was once asked to convey in a single sentence the most important scientific knowledge that humans possessed. His answer was short and simple: “...
6 Aug 202211min
A History of Champagne
Located in Northern France is one of the most well-known wine-producing regions on Earth. In fact, it is so well known that it has legally protected the name of its signature product around the world....
5 Aug 202212min
"Let Them Eat Cake"
Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France prior to the French Revolution. She and her husband were executed by guillotine during the Regin of Terror, which soon followed. Over the years, she has ...
4 Aug 202210min
The Marshall Islands
Located between Hawaii and Guam in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is one of the smallest countries in the world: The Marshall Islands. The Marshall Islands has a history unlike many other small isla...
3 Aug 202213min
The Strait of Malacca
As you probably know, the Earth consists of 70% water and 30% land. However, all those bits of water and land are not the same. Some of them hold great strategic importance because they serve as chok...
2 Aug 202211min
The Sinking of the Bismarck
Entering the second world war, Britain was still the top naval power in the world. While the British Navy was superior in its entirety, Nazi Germany had created a ship that terrified the British. On...
1 Aug 202214min
The Mandarin Class and Chinese Imperial Exams (Encore)
In the year 607, the Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty implemented a reform whereby a series of exams would be administered throughout the empire to create a bureaucratic elite that would administer the...
31 Jul 202211min
The Cannonball Run
In 1914, Erwin “Cannon Ball” Baker crossed the United States on a motorcycle in 11 and a half days. Fifty-seven years later, a writer and editor for Car and Driver magazine set out to honor his trip ...
30 Jul 202215min
