The Red Ball Express
There is an old adage about warfare that says “amateurs talk about strategy, whereas professionals talk about logistics”. There is a great deal of truth to this statement. While history books have giv...
28 Mar 202110min
Fantasy Nobel Prizes: Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton is one of the most important scientists in the history of the world. His discoveries have impacted almost every aspect of physics, and a huge part of the first two semesters of any physic...
27 Mar 202111min
The 7 People Who Control the Internet
The internet is often considered to be an open environment where no one really controls anything. A company or a person might have control over a particular website but in the big scheme of things you...
26 Mar 20218min
The Problem With Track & Field World Records
One of the unique things about track and field is that you don’t just compete against your immediate competitors, but you are also competing against the clock or the tape measure. That means you can c...
25 Mar 202111min
Did Shakespeare Write the Works of Shakespeare?
William Shakespeare is widely considered one of the greatest poets and playwrights in the history of the English language. However, over the last two centuries many people have begun to wonder if Will...
24 Mar 202111min
Rome: Republic vs Empire
I’ve done several episodes pertaining to Ancient Rome. The reason is that so many of the foundational things in our world, from our alphabet to our calendar, to the names of our months, all can be tra...
23 Mar 202113min
La Liga
Soccer, aka football, is the most popular sport in the world. Of all the professional leagues in the world, there is one that has achieved a level of success and competition above all others. Spain’s ...
22 Mar 20217min
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Far above the Arctic Circle on the Norwegian island of Spitzbergen, built into the side of a mountain which is permanently frozen, is humanity’s greatest insurance policy. There lie genetic backup cop...
21 Mar 20218min
