The Wallace Line
Charles Darwin is often credited with the discovery of the theory of natural selection. This is partially true, but it isn’t totally true. He didn’t do this alone. In particular, there was someone e...
2 Jun 202211min
Yes, We have No Bananas
In the late 19th century, bananas, a fruit that had been popular for thousands of years suddenly became a mass-market sensation. However, just a few decades after it was popularized, the industry had...
1 Jun 202213min
Jupiter: The Biggest Planet in the Solar System
Ever since humans looked up at the night sky and noticed that some of the points of light moved, they have been aware of the planet Jupiter. However, it was the invention of the telescope that let u...
31 Mai 202211min
NATO: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
On April 4, 1949, representatives of 11 North American and European countries assembled in Washington DC to sign a treaty of mutual defense. That treaty, and the organization which it spawned, has se...
30 Mai 202212min
The Great Dying of the Americas
When Europeans arrived in the New World in 1492, it was the beginning of a series of events that ws the biggest change in humanity since the discovery of agriculture. The magnitude of those changes w...
29 Mai 202212min
Did We Already Find Life On Mars? (Encore)
On July 20, 1976, Viking 1 became the first robotic lander to land on Mars. On September 3, its sister Viking 2 followed suit. Both of them carried experiments to test for biology on Mars, something ...
28 Mai 20229min
The Queen of Sheba
All three of the holy books from great monotheistic faiths share a similar story about a Queen from a land in the south who traveled to Jerusalem to meet King Solomon. This queen, who is said to hav...
27 Mai 202211min
The First Triumvirate
In the year 60 BC, a very unlikely alliance was formed between three of Rome’s most powerful men. Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, and Marcus Licinius Crassus agreed to put aside their d...
26 Mai 202212min
