Conflict of the Orders: Patrician vs Plebeian
After the founding of Rome as a city in the 8th century BC, it created a social system based on an elite few and a majority of commoners. This social arrangement wasn’t unique to Rome, and it has app...
21 Okt 202414min
The Solar Cycle
Approximately every eleven years, our sun experiences a cycle in which its magnetic poles flip. During this cycle, solar flares and sunspot activity increase, and then the sun returns to a state of re...
20 Okt 202414min
Compound Interest
One of the most powerful forces in economics and finance is compound interest. Not everyone understands compound interest, even though they may reap its benefits or suffer its consequences. Compound...
19 Okt 202416min
The History of Breakfast
Every day, billions of people around the world wake up and have breakfast. Breakfast is very different than the other meals you eat in a day. The types of food that people consume for breakfast are u...
18 Okt 202414min
Michelangelo (Encore)
In 1475, Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in Caprese, Italy. Over the next 88 years, he left a legacy of paintings and sculptures unlike any artist before or since. His art shaped the city he came f...
17 Okt 202412min
Guam And The Northern Mariana Islands
Two of the United States's most distant territories are located in the Western Pacific Ocean: Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Despite being separate political entities toda...
16 Okt 202414min
What Has the James Webb Space Telescope Discovered (So Far)?
On December 25, 2021, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was launched from the European Space Agency launch center in French Guyana. After six months of testing and configuring the telescope, in July ...
15 Okt 202414min
The History of Insurance (Encore)
Insurance seems like a pretty modern concept. There are insurance commercials on television, and insurance companies sponsor major sports teams. Most of us have to buy insurance, or we are at least u...
14 Okt 202413min
