Edward Teller and the Development of the H-Bomb
During the Second World War, the United States established the highly secret Manhattan Project to develop an atomic bomb based on nuclear fission. While the Manhattan Project was ultimately successful...
14 Mai 202414min
Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori: 40 Years a Slave (Encore)
In 1788, the son of the leader of the Confederation of Futa Jallon in West Africa was commanding his 2,000 troops against a neighboring military force and was captured. He was sold into slavery and s...
13 Mai 202411min
All About Hair
If you are listening to me speak these words and can understand what I’m saying, then you are a human being. If you are a human being, you are also a mammal, and if you are a mammal, you have hair….or...
12 Mai 202414min
Kamikaze
In the last year of the Second World War, things were not going well for the Imperial Japanese military. They had lost several major naval battles against the United States, they were losing territor...
11 Mai 202415min
The 1956 Suez Crisis
In 1956, one of the most important geopolitical events of the post-war period took place in Egypt. Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal, one of the most important waterways in the world. In response, a...
10 Mai 202414min
The History of Camping
We are all familiar with camping, and many of us go camping or camp regularly. Enjoying the great outdoors with friends and family can be an enjoyable experience. However, camping has a history that i...
9 Mai 202414min
Plastics (Encore)
At the 1862 London International Exhibition, an inventor by the name of Andrew Parkes introduced a new product based on cellulose that he called Parkesine. Little did he know that this material which ...
8 Mai 202414min
The Battle of Bannockburn
In June of 1314, Scottish forces under the command of Robert the Bruce squared off against an English army led by King Edward II. The battle was the culmination of years of English intervention in Sco...
7 Mai 202414min
