The Horrible Voyage of the 1905 Russian Baltic Fleet (Encore)
In February 1904, the Russian Empire found itself at war with the Empire of Japan over what was territory in the current nation of China. The problem for Russia was that a big chunk of its navy was l...
7 Juli 202411min
How to Lie With Statistics
Mark Twain once said, 'There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.' The reason why he placed statistics into its own category is because it is possible to use numbers to misrepre...
6 Juli 202413min
Questions and Answers: Volume 20
The month of July is named after Julius Caesar. In 44 BC, after his assassination, the Roman Senate renamed the month of Quintilis after him in honor of the month he was born. The fact that he was app...
5 Juli 202417min
The Declaration of Independence (Encore)
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress of the 13 British colonies in North America issued a document addressing their grievances with the British Crown and stated to the world why they considered t...
4 Juli 202413min
Broadway
One of the leading destinations for live stage performances is Broadway. The term Broadway, derived from the street in New York City, is not just a name. It's a rich history of notable theaters and a...
3 Juli 202415min
Thorium (Encore)
Located in the 90th place on the periodic table is the element Thorium. Thorium, as with every element, has unique properties, making it useful in certain applications. However, Thorium’s best days ...
2 Juli 202415min
The Abdication of Edward VIII
In December 1936, the United Kingdom underwent its greatest constitutional crisis of the 20th century. The king, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne to marry an American divorcee. This might not seem l...
1 Juli 202413min
The Drake Equation (Encore)
In 1961, at the Green Bank observatory in West Virginia, a small conference was held for astrophysicists. The meeting was organized by Cornell University professor and astronomer Frank Drake. The subj...
30 Juni 202410min
