Stealing the Mona Lisa (Encore)
The Mona Lisa is unquestionably the most famous painting in the world. Heck, it is probably the most famous work of art in the world. Yet the reason why it is so famous is due to an event which happe...
18 Maj 20238min
The World's Most Dangerous Substances
There are a great many chemicals that are dangerous to work with. Things that you wouldn’t want to get on your skin or somehow ingest. However, there is a category beyond that of substances that are ...
17 Maj 202315min
Moneyball and the Rise of Advanced Statistics in Sports
Ever since organized sports began, people have been collecting statistics. These statistics were originally collected to let people know what happened during a game they might have missed. However, ...
16 Maj 202315min
Namibia
Located in Southwest Africa is the nation of Namibia. Namibia doesn’t make the news very often, which is a good thing. It is one of the most stable countries in Africa and one of the safest. It also...
15 Maj 202313min
Mother’s Day (Encore)
Every year, on the second Sunday in May, 96 countries around the world celebrate Mother’s Day. Dozens of other countries celebrate the same thing on different days throughout the year. Mother’s Day w...
14 Maj 20238min
Thorium
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 ...
13 Maj 202315min
The Domestication of Cats
Dogs and cats are both domesticated, four-legged, fur-bearing mammals. Beyond that, they really don’t have much in common. One of the things that they don’t have in common is how they wound up in the...
12 Maj 202313min
The Trinity Test (Encore)
On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 am, 35 miles southwest of Socorro, New Mexico, the world’s first nuclear bomb was detonated. This was the culmination of the Manhattan Project, one of the largest and most e...
11 Maj 202314min
