The Tunguska Event (Encore)
In 1908, in the middle of the Siberian wilderness, near the Tunguska River, an explosion took place which was equivalent in size to the detonation of a 5 megaton nuclear bomb. But it wasn’t a nuclear ...
20 Jun 20218min
How and What Do Astronauts Eat in Space?
When the space race first began, scientists didn’t even know if it was possible for humans to eat in a zero-gravity environment. Once they figured out it was possible, it didn’t mean that it wasn’t wi...
19 Jun 20219min
The World’s Greatest (Worst?) Misers
Have you ever known someone who was really cheap? Like they would wear clothes until disintegrated? Or they would never pick up the tab? Or maybe they are horrible tippers? Well, there is cheap and th...
18 Jun 202110min
The Rise and Dramatic Fall of Sejanus
The second Roman emperor was Tiberius. His right-hand man was the leader of his Praetorian Guard, Lucius Aelius Seianus, known to us as Sejanus. Over the years, Sejanus slowly gained power and influen...
17 Jun 202111min
Gibraltar: The Only Park of the UK in Continental Europe
Located on a peninsula off of Southern Spain, best known for the massive rock which dominates its landscape, Gibraltar is one of the most strategic locations in the world. It has been fought over for ...
16 Jun 202112min
All Hail the Microwave Oven!
According to legend, in 1945 an engineer by the name of Perry Spencer was working in front of an active radar installation. As he was working, he noted that a candy bar that he had in his shirt pocket...
15 Jun 202111min
Post WWII German Expulsions
World War II was unquestionably the greatest bloodletting in world history. Never before had so many people lost their lives in such a short period of time. Of all of the many tragedies during the war...
14 Jun 202112min
The Drake Equation
Sixty years ago at the Green Bank observatory in West Virginia, a small conference was held for astrophysicists. The meeting was organized by Cornell University professor and astronomer Frank Drake. T...
13 Jun 202113min
