BrAInwaves and Bookmarks

A detailed exploration of the historical journey leading to the discovery of DNA's structure by Francis Crick and James Watson, highlighting the key individuals and events that contributed to this bre...

6 Nov 202426min

The second season of Brainwaves and Bookmarks is now live! This episode reviews Paul Strathern's book "Turing and the Computer". An overview of the history of computing, from the abacus to the modern ...

5 Nov 202420min

Isaac Asimov’s The Golden Door, the last episode in the series, chronicles the history of the United States from the end of the American Civil War to the outbreak of World War I. Asimov explains the t...

31 Okt 202420min

Isaac Asimov's Our Federal Union explores the political and social landscape of the United States between 1816 and the outbreak of the Civil War. Asimov details the growing tensions between the North ...

31 Okt 202414min

Isaac Asimov's The Birth of the United States, which explores the period from 1763 to 1816, details the events leading to the American Revolution and the formation of the United States as a nation. Th...

31 Okt 202418min

A historical account of the colonisation of North America, from the arrival of the first native peoples through to the French and Indian War. The text focuses on the motivations and actions of various...

30 Okt 202427min

The development of France from the early Middle Ages to the beginning of the modern period, focusing on the reigns of the Capetian dynasty and the Hundred Years’ War with England. The sources cover a ...

30 Okt 202427min

A book about the history of England, detailing the formation of the country and the major historical events which contributed to its current state. It focuses on the period from approximately 2000 BCE...

29 Okt 202424min