Questions and Answers: Volume 14
The month of January was named after the Roman god Janus who had two faces, one on each side of his head. Janus was the god of waging war and making peace. Of beginnings and endings, and of change an...
6 Jan 202414min
An Introduction to the Philippines
Located off the coast of Southeast Asia lies an archipelago of 7,641 islands that constitute the nation of the Philippines. The Philippines is one of the largest countries in the world by population ...
5 Jan 202414min
The Legend of Babe Ruth
In 1914, a minor league baseball team in Baltimore, Maryland, signed a young player from the St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys—a school for delinquent boys and orphans. Unbeknownst to them, the w...
4 Jan 202414min
The Hindenburg Disaster (Encore)
In the 1920s and 1930s, one of the most cutting-edge and exciting forms of transportation was the zeppelin. Germany’s Luftschiffbau Zeppelin Company created lighter-than-air airships that transported...
3 Jan 202415min
e: Euler's Number
There are an infinite number of numbers, but some numbers are more important than others. One number, which might just be the most important number, lies hidden in a wide variety of things in the nat...
2 Jan 202413min
Spirits and Liqueurs
Thousands of years ago, the first humans accidentally created the first beer and wine. This occurred naturally when yeast in the air converted sugars into alcohol. However, it wasn’t until thousands ...
1 Jan 202415min
The Surprising History of Salt
One of the most important substances throughout world history has been salt. Salt might seem mundane, but it is actually necessary for the functioning of life. Salt has been used as a preservative f...
31 Dec 202315min
The Black Death
During the 14th century, the world saw one of its most traumatic episodes. A plague spread through Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa that was unlike anything the world had ever seen. I...
30 Dec 202315min
