How Clarence Birdseye Created the Frozen Food Aisle
For thousands of years, food storage was one of humanity’s biggest problems. Even if you could grow or hunt sufficient calories when food was abundant, it was very difficult to store those calories fo...
9 Jun 202110min
Why Don’t We All Drive on the Same Side? (Encore)
Standards make everything easier. When everyone can agree on a standard way to do things, regardless of how it is done, it can reduce confusion and facilitate progress. You’d think if there was one th...
8 Jun 202112min
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (Encore)
In 2002 the BBC did a poll where they named the top 100 Britons in history. It had many people you have probably heard of, including Isaac Newton, Princess Diana, John Lenon, and Queen Victoria. The p...
7 Jun 202111min
The Incredible Polgar Sisters
László Polgár was born just after World War II in Hungary. His field of study was the nature of human intelligence. After studying the lives of over 400 great intellectuals from throughout human histo...
6 Jun 202110min
Beethoven's 9th Symphony
On May 7th, 1824, in Vienna, Austria, the musical world changed forever. The assembled crowd in the Theater am Kärntnertor heard one of the most groundbreaking and revolutionary musical performances i...
5 Jun 202112min
Why You Can't Resign From the British Parliament
The British House of Commons has been called the Best Club in Town due to the fact that there is a 1,000-gallon vat of Scotch whiskey located in the cellar. However, I prefer to think of it as a roach...
4 Jun 20219min
The History of Academic Degrees
Every year around June, millions of people will wear robes and put on funny flat hats to receive their university degrees. But why do they all wear robes, and what’s the deal with that flat hat, and w...
3 Jun 202110min
The Raid on St. Nazaire
In 1942, two and a half years into the Second World War, the British were facing a problem. While the British Navy mostly commanded the Atlantic, the Germans had one significant advantage: The battles...
2 Jun 202110min
