A Brief History of Labor
Ever since humans came out of the African savannah, they have had to work to survive. But the nature of work has changed dramatically since we had to hunt wooly mammoths for food. We’ve gone from hun...
28 Aug 202314min
Bricks
There is a good chance that every day, you encounter bricks. You might drive on them, walk on them, and live inside them, and you’ve probably never even given them a second thought. However, bricks, ...
27 Aug 202313min
Yes, We Have No Bananas (Encore)
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...
26 Aug 202313min
The Disappearance of Michael Rockefeller
In 1961, Michael Rockefeller, an heir to one of the greatest fortunes in the world, disappeared on an art-collecting trip off the coast of the island of New Guinea. For decades, the family simply ass...
25 Aug 202313min
Happy Birthday to You (Encore)
If there is one song almost everyone knows it is Happy Birthday to You (yes, that is the actual title of the song, even though everyone just calls it Happy Birthday). Not only has the song been sung a...
24 Aug 20239min
Oxygen
All around you, in the air and the ground, is the most common element on Earth: Oxygen. As you are certainly well aware, Oxygen is required for life on Earth as we know it. But you might realize that ...
23 Aug 202314min
The History of Tattoos
We are all familiar with tattoos. All of you have at least seen someone with one, most of you know someone with one, and many of you have at least one of your own. The act of putting permanent illust...
22 Aug 202313min
The Dry Valleys of Antarctica
Many places on Earth have extreme climates. However, there is one place on Earth that has a climate so extreme that it is the closest thing to it might be on another planet. Despite having the most i...
21 Aug 202313min
