Podcast Transcript Every July 1, the people of Canada celebrate their national holiday of Canada Day. The day dates back over 150 years, and despite what many people think, the day isn’t exactly Canadian Independence Day. Also, for most of the time the day has been celebrated, it wasn’t even called Canada Day, which can …
Podcast Transcript Of all the billions of people who have spoken English, one person has probably impacted the language more than any other. The person who is considered the greatest playwright in the language is also responsible for adding more words and phrases than anyone else. His impact on the language is due not only …
Podcast Transcript For the last 250 years, there has been a problem in the world of mathematics. There is a good argument to be made that we have been doing it wrong. We have been teaching it in a way that has been unnecessarily confusing and complicated, and we have been causing generations of students …
Podcast Transcript Most people probably don’t think of Iceland when they think of the Second World War. They wouldn’t be wrong for doing so because Iceland wasn’t a belligerent country. However, that doesn’t mean Iceland didn’t have a role to play. The location of the island gave it strategic importance that made it important to …
Podcast Transcript 74,000 years ago, the Earth suffered the greatest natural disaster that it has seen in the last several million years. A supervolcano erupted in what is today the country of Indonesia. In addition to completely changing the Earth’s climate for years, it may have pushed a species known as Homo Sapiens to the …
Podcast Transcript Straddling the border of Switzerland and France is the largest scientific instrument ever created. It sits in a tunnel 27 kilometers or 17 miles long, at points, it rests 174 meters or 574 feet below the surface, and it cost a whopping €7.5 billion. It consists of thousands of powerful magnets, one of …
Podcast Transcript Located roughly in the territory of the modern-day nation of Iran is the ancient land known as Persia. Persia sat at the strategic crossroad between South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia Minor. It was not only influenced by all of the great civilizations around it, but it …
Podcast Transcript In the mid-12th century, England was in chaos. The king of England, Henry I, died without an heir. The country was divided between forces loyal to his daughter, Matilda, and his nephew, Stephen. For almost two decades, armed conflicts resulted in a breakdown of law and order and central authority. Learn more about …
Podcast Transcript Located in the middle of the Old City of Jerusalem lies one of the most famous structures in the world. In addition to being the visible symbol of the city, it lies on a plot of land that is one of the most historical and contested pieces of property on the planet. It …