Unearthed! in Fall/Winter 2023, Part 1
We're closing out the last three months of 2023 by talking about things literally and figuratively dug up during that time, kicking it off with lots of updates of prior episodes, things dug up from th...
15 Jan 202445min
SYMHC Classics: Benjamin Banneker
This 2013 episode covers Benjamin Banneker, a man of color in Colonial America who became an accomplished scholar despite having almost no formal schooling.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...
13 Jan 202421min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Wow, Phones
Holly and Tracy talk about how actuarial science informs other fields, the book "The Player," and insurance mentions in Terry Pratchett's writing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12 Jan 202415min
The Birth of Actuarial Science and Life Insurance, Pt. 2
As life insurance and assurance became more common, companies that offered coverage ran into in problems in the 18th and 19th century. Part 2 also covers how Insurance has been used by gamblers as a g...
10 Jan 202434min
The Birth of Actuarial Science and Life Insurance, Pt. 1
Actuarial science is all about calculating risk – risk of injury, illness, death, risk of market shifts and financial outcomes. Part one covers the earliest population tables and early examples of lif...
8 Jan 202435min
SYMHC Classics: Alfred Wegener
This 2019 episode covers the career Alfred Wegener had outside of his ideas around what we now understand as plate tectonics, which had both detractors and supporters. See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
6 Jan 202432min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Planning for Pigeons
Holly and Tracy talk about the new year and the ways they use calendars. Tracy mentions the birds that often receive ire from humans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5 Jan 202422min
The Great English Sparrow War
In the 19th century, a heated dispute arose over the house sparrow and its introduction into North America. Elliot Coues and Thomas Mayo Brewer held opposing opinions on the matter which they defended...
3 Jan 202439min
