Podcast Transcript What do a goat, Babe Ruth, a witch doctor, the city of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and a Japanese statue of Colonel Sanders all have in common? They are all supposedly responsible for curses placed upon sports teams that prevented them from winning for years, sometimes even centuries. While such curses might be difficult or …
Podcast Transcript Prime numbers are considered to be the building blocks of mathematics. Every natural number can be broken down into the constituent prime numbers that make it up. Prime numbers have been known since antiquity and they are one of the most simple aspects of mathematics to understand, yet they remain at the center …
Podcast Transcript In the year 607, the Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty implemented a reform whereby a series of exams would be administered throughout the empire to create a bureaucratic elite that would administer the country. That reform became one of the bedrocks of Chinese society, through every dynasty, for the next 1,300 years. …
Podcast Transcript In the aftermath of World War II, the newly formed United Nations placed a group of Pacific Islands into a trusteeship that was to be administered by the United States. After several decades, that trusteeship was dissolved and it resulted in three independent countries, one US territory, and a unique system of international …
Podcast Transcript Modern society is completely dependent on a set of technologies that include computer chips, fiber optic cables, lasers, video screens, electric motors, and batteries. All of those things are dependent on a small category of chemicals called rare earth elements. Their importance in technology has made them a focal point of international trade …
Podcast Transcript Beginning in the 16th century, French settlers crossed the Atlantic to settle in a French colony located in the new world. That colony wasn’t modern-day Quebec, however. The colony was known as Acadia. When the British took control of Acadia in 1713, the Acadians were allowed to stay, but eventually, that privilege was …
The editorial team at Everything Everywhere likes to keep with the times. We’ve noticed a great many travel publications all publishing their list of places to visit in 2022 and we didn’t want to be left behind. We’ve studied all the lists and distilled what we believe to be the essence of what makes for …
Podcast Transcript It is one of the most simple machines that most people use, yet incredible amounts of engineering go into their design. They are used by billions of people around the world and it is one of the only forms of transportation available to children. They can make humans incredibly efficient and their development …
Podcast Transcript Princess Olga of Kiev was a 10th-century woman who was born to a royal family and married to Igor, Prince of Kiev. She led a fairly unnoteworthy life until her husband was murdered by a neighboring tribe. After that, her life took a turn and she became the patron saint……of vengeance. Learn more …