Podcast Transcript Places all over the world are suffering from a similar ecological problem. The specific problems are slightly different everywhere, but they all are based on the same fundamental issue: Invasive species. How each invasive species got where they are is a different story. Regardless of how they got there, some species can wreak …
Podcast Transcript In the late 13th century, the Mongol Empire was at the peak of its power. It was at this time that the Mongol Emperor of China, Kublai Khan, set his eyes on the islands of Japan. On two separate occasions, the Mongols assembled the largest amphibious fleet in world history. Both times, they …
Podcast Transcript Located at the 26th place on the periodic table is the element iron. Iron is one of the most important elements in the universe. It has a vital role in almost everything, from the formation of stars, the creation of chlorophyll in plants, the Earth’s magnetic field, and even your own health. Iron …
Podcast Transcript Located on the island of Java in Indonesia, just 100 kilometers from the capital of Jakarta, lies what might be one of the most important archeology sites in the world. While it has been known to locals for centuries and to professional archeologists for over 100 years, it has only been seriously studied …
Podcast Transcript One of the most popular forms of media is comic books. Initially created as entertainment for children, they have since grown into a global media consumed by people of all ages. The development of the comic book was not something that came out of nowhere. It was the culmination of a type of …
Podcast Transcript In the early morning of November 13, 1833, one of the greatest astronomical spectacles in recorded history took place. It was seen by millions of people, and no one was sure what was happening. Some thought it was the end of the world or judgment day. Both common people and scientists recorded the …
Located off the Northwestern Coast of continental Europe lies an archipelago of islands that most of you are familiar with. The thing is, the name of the islands and the names of the places that make up the islands are often used incorrectly. Moreover, how all the various parts of this archipelago are related to …
Podcast Transcript In January 897, something unprecedented took place in Rome. Pope Formosus, the leader of the Catholic Church, was put on trial. What made this unprecedented wasn’t that the pope was on trial, although that was unprecedented. The remarkable thing was that Pope Formosus had died nine months earlier, and it was his exhumed …
Podcast Transcript There was no product more important to the economy of the ancient world than silk. Silk was transported thousands of miles to be purchased by people so far away from its source that they had no clue where it came from. The source of silk, however, was China, and for centuries, they had …