Do We Need God?
Religious faith is in decline in Europe, and yet 70% of human beings in the world believe in the existence of one or many deities. Do human beings need God? Are we homo religious rather than homo sapi...
15 Feb 202516min
Venice: How to Build a Floating City
Have you ever wondered how Venice, a city built on water, became one of the most powerful and wealthy cities in history?In this episode, we uncover the extraordinary story of Venice, from its humble b...
14 Feb 202522min
The Eiffel Tower and its Challenges
The Eiffel Tower (/ˈaɪfəl/ EYE-fəl; French: Tour Eiffel [tuʁ ɛfɛl]) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company ...
13 Feb 202522min
The Evolution of Sewers and Toilets
Using archive and expert interviews, this episode explores the fascinating evolution of sewers and the flush toilet.From ancient rudimentary sewer systems dating back to 2600 BC to high-tech Japanese ...
12 Feb 202518min
The Global Economy is a Pyramid Scheme
There was a time when one earner could support an entire family. However, due to escalating costs in the 1970s, it became necessary for wives to enter the workforce. By the 1990s, even two incomes wer...
11 Feb 202510min
Can We Sleep Less and Still Be Functional?
We spend a third of our lives sleeping. But do we really need those eight hours of sleep a day? Does that leave us feeling great and in a good mood? Or could we spread our hours of sleep throughout th...
10 Feb 202529min
The Tardigrade: The Indistructible Animal
Tardigrades (/ˈtɑːrdɪɡreɪdz/), known colloquially as water bears or moss piglets, are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals. They were first described by the German zoologist Johann August ...
9 Feb 202512min
North Korea: Life Under Kim's Regime
Life in North Korea still holds many secrets. How do people live in this country that is cut off from the rest of the world? We take you on a fascinating tour de force through gyms, riding clubs, wat...
8 Feb 20257min
