Podcast Transcript SCUBA diving is a popular activity that has recreational appeal and commercial uses. Most people who have never gone SCUBA diving think that it is just a matter of breathing air out of a tank when you are underwater. However, there is a lot more to it. In fact, solving the problem of …
Podcast Transcript In the last days of the first world war, an event occurred which resulted in the rapid collapse of the German monarchy, and ultimately hastened the end of the war. The event was sparked by sailors in the German High Seas Fleet who after suffering from months of low morale, finally decided to …
Podcast Transcript In 1967, the very first Saturn V rocket was launched. It was the largest rocket ever built. 55 years later, it is still the largest rocket ever launched. However, it might not hold that distinction for much longer. There is a new rocket in town and it might soon displace the Saturn V, …
Podcast Transcript Located near the city of Masvingo in Central Zimbabwe are the ruins of one of the greatest civilizations of the Middle Ages. When European explorers first discovered the ruins, they simply couldn’t believe that it was built by native Africans. Subsequent archeological investigations showed not just that they were wrong, but that the …
Podcast Transcript In the year 73 BC, Rome faced one of its greatest threats to its existence. An army of over 100,000 liberated slaves rose up in revolt and threatened the very fabric of the Roman Republic. The revolt was led by a gladiator slave who lead his motley army and, to the astonishment of …
Podcast Transcript Sometimes the most important things are things we don’t even want to think about let alone talk about. The issue of handling and removing human waste and dirty water is one such problem that has confronted humans since the dawn of time. The elimination of waste and excess water was one of the …
Podcast Transcript If you measure the success of a lifeform by how long they manage to exist on Earth, then by far the most successful forms of life have been stromatolites. Stromatolites aren’t the sexiest form of life. They still exist on Earth today, but if you have seen them, you might never have known …
Podcast Transcript In 1996 two college students walking along the Columbia River in Washington State stumbled upon what turned out to be an ancient human skull. What they couldn’t have known was that their discovery would lead to a better understanding of how humans came to the Americas, as well as years of scientific, cultural, …
Podcast Transcript When most people think of Switzerland, they of small country embedded in the Alps that makes fine chocolates and is the home of the cuckoo clock. They have been neutral in European conflicts for almost 500 years and they serve as the headquarters for several international organizations. Yet, it was the Swiss who …