Alternative Forms of Space Flight
Every single rocket that has ever been launched into space has been a rocket that burned some sort of fuel. These chemical fuel rockets have worked well for making the short trip to orbit. Beyond tha...
13 Jan 202413min
Human Life Expectancy
Everyone, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that you and everyone else listening to me right now are mortal. As of the recording of this episode, time is undefeated. The good...
12 Jan 202414min
The Last of the Romanovs (Encore)
For over 300 years, the Romanov family ruled over the Russian Empire. After the Communist Revolution, Tsar Nicholas II abdicated the throne, and he and his family were placed under house arrest, wher...
11 Jan 202415min
LEDs: Light Emitting Diodes
One of the most important inventions in human history was artificial lighting. With the electric lightbulb, the night could be illuminated, allowing people to extend their productive hours in the day ...
10 Jan 202414min
The Maginot Line
After the First World War in France, many generals thought that the end of the war was really just a pause before another war began. They wanted to make sure that the next time war broke out with Germ...
9 Jan 202413min
Everything You Need to Know About Petroleum (Encore)
Thousands of years ago, humans discovered a black-yellowish liquid that come out from the ground and could burn when it was set on fire. Today, the fluid that seeped from the rocks is responsible for...
8 Jan 202412min
Trial By Combat (Encore)
In the TV series Game of Thrones, there were four different seasons where disputes were determined with trial by combat. As fictional as the Game of Thrones universe is, the idea of resolving legal d...
7 Jan 202413min
Questions and Answers: Volume 14
The month of January was named after the Roman god Janus who had two faces, one on each side of his head. Janus was the god of waging war and making peace. Of beginnings and endings, and of change an...
6 Jan 202414min
