America’s Militarized Police
In the 1960s, America took stock of itself when scores of low-income cities broke out in riots. It found that racism was at the root of many social problems. Instead of addressing the underlying issue...
4 Sep 202547min
Short Stuff: The Mpemba Effect
Why does water seem to freeze faster when it starts out warmer?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3 Sep 202513min
How Dolphins Work!
E-e-e-eek! E-e-e-eek, we say! Adding to the tradition of our wonderful animal episodes we contribute this amazing installment on one of the all-time great sea creatures, the dolphin! Attach a sponge t...
2 Sep 202553min
Selects: What Were the BONE WARS?
A pair of old timey fossil hunters had a rootin’ tootin’ rivalry that spilled from academic journals into the American Wild West - where fossils were dynamited and employees turned double agent. Learn...
30 Aug 202553min
What are Blue Zones?
Blue zones are areas where people supposedly have more 100+ year-olds than average. But is it all based on faulty records?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28 Aug 202546min
Short Stuff: 1561 Celestial Event
An amazing case of an early modern mass sighting of UFOs came in Nuremberg, Germany in 1561. Except it wasn’t that at all.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27 Aug 202510min
The History of Orthodontics
Crooked teeth have always been a thing, but it took us a long time to do something about it. Learn about the twisted history of orthodontics today!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26 Aug 202543min
Selects: The Flannen Isles Mystery
In December 1900 three lighthouse keepers vanished without a trace from a deserted island in Scotland. To this day no one knows exactly what happened to them. Find out all about this strange situation...
23 Aug 202550min
