Iron
Located at the 26th place on the periodic table is the element iron. Iron is one of the most important elements in the universe. It has a vital role in almost everything, from the formation of stars ...
13 Juni 202312min
Gunung Padang
Located on the island of Java in Indonesia, just 100 kilometers from the capital of Jakarta, lies what might be one of the most important archeology sites in the world. While it has been known to loc...
12 Juni 202311min
Esperanto and the Search for a Global Language (Encore)
In the 1880s, a Polish ophthalmologist set out to create a universal language. A language that could be a second language for everyone around that world that no one country or one people would control...
11 Juni 202311min
The History of Comic Books
One of the most popular forms of media is comic books. Initially created as entertainment for children, they have since grown into a global media consumed by people of all ages. The development of th...
10 Juni 202313min
The Night the Stars Fell Down
In the early morning of November 13, 1833, one of the greatest astronomical spectacles in recorded history took place. It was seen by millions of people, and no one was sure what was happening. Some t...
9 Juni 202311min
England, Britain, and the United Kingdom: What's the Difference?
Located off the Northwestern Coast of continental Europe lies an archipelago of islands that most of you are familiar with. The thing is, the name of the islands and the names of the places that make...
8 Juni 202313min
Bell Labs (Encore)
What do lasers, photovoltaic cells, the transistor, digital cameras, cell phone technology, the communication satellite, computer networking, radio astronomy, and the UNIX operating system have in com...
7 Juni 20239min
The Cadaver Synod
In January 897, something unprecedented took place in Rome. Pope Formosa, the leader of the Catholic Church, was put on trial. What made this unprecedented wasn’t that the pope was on trial, althoug...
6 Juni 202312min
