When the CIA Kidnapped a Soviet Lunar Probe
In the late 50s and early 60s, the US space program wasn’t doing great. The Soviets had beaten the US to almost every major first in space, and American rockets kept blowing up on the launchpad. Accor...
10 Okt 20208min
The Fabian Strategy
Sometimes the best way to win is simply not to lose. This strategy is called the Fabian Strategy and was given its name from an ancient Roman General and has been used throughout history, not just in ...
9 Okt 202010min
Containerization
Sometimes the smallest things can make the biggest impact. There is no better example of this in the modern world than the Intermodal Container, aka the shipping container. You’ve probably seen them o...
8 Okt 202011min
Who is the Current Roman Emperor?
Here is a question I’m pretty sure no one listening to this has ever bothered to ask: Who is the current Roman Emperor? Obviously, the Roman Empire doesn’t exist, but if it did, who would be the claim...
7 Okt 20209min
Cold Fusion
On March 23, 1989, two electrochemists from the University of Utah, Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons, took part in a press conference where they announced to the world that they had achieved sustai...
6 Okt 202011min
Wrestling's GOAT: Aleksandr Karelin
In most sports, there are always debates about who is the greatest of all-time. Baseball can argue about Babe Ruth vs Willie Mays. Basketball can argue about LeBron James vs Michael Jordan. However, t...
5 Okt 20208min
Károly Takács: Ambidextrous Gold Medalist
If you are from Hungary, you have probably heard the story of Károly Takács. If you aren’t from Hungary, you probably haven’t, but probably should. His story is remarkable not only for what he had t...
4 Okt 20205min
The Eradication of Smallpox
On May 8, 1980, officials from the World Health Organization announced that smallpox, the disease which had ravaged humanity across the world for millennia, had been eradicated. Over the last century ...
3 Okt 202011min
