Podcast Transcript Ancient mathematics was very different than the mathematics you are used to today. Two primary tools ancient mathematicians used were the compass and the straightedge. With these two simple objects, they made an astounding number of proofs and mathematical discoveries. However, there were some problems that were always beyond their grasp. Learn more …
Podcast Transcript Right now, in the Northern Hemisphere, the days are getting shorter, and things are getting colder. In the southern hemisphere, the opposite is happening. Regardless of whether you are in the North or the South, there is one thing for certain…in November, there shall be questions, and there shall be answers. Stay tuned …
Podcast Transcript The myth of the werewolf, a human who transforms into a wolf, is one of the most enduring and pervasive tales in folklore. Tales of werewolves could be found in many countries for the past 2000 years. In the Middle Ages, people suspected of being werewolves were hunted alongside witches and vampires. By …
Podcast Transcript Some of the most frightening and iconic monsters in the history of the horror genre are vampires. Vampires have a history that is both ancient and modern. For thousands of years, various cultures around the world have had stories of vampire-esque beings who would prey on humans. However, in the last two centuries, …
Podcast Transcript In 1816, a group of friends who were writers were stuck indoors in Geneva, Switzerland, and were bored. So, they created a challenge for themselves. They were to each come up with a unique ghost story. After several days of being unable to come up with a story, one of the women in …
Podcast Transcript One of the primary religious practices of the Ancient Egyptians was preparing physical bodies for the journey to the afterlife. This highly developed process, perfected over centuries, preserved bodies for thousands of years. Many of these bodies, discovered by archeologists and thieves, were taken out of Egypt and put in museums all over …
Podcast Transcript One of the most popular forms of fiction today involves zombies. There are TV shows, movies, and books that all envision life during a zombie apocalypse. Zombie stories are a relatively new form of fiction. However, zombies didn’t come out of nowhere. They have a basis in legend, religion, and fact….. well, sort …
Podcast Transcript On August 4, 1892, an incredibly grizzly event took place in Fall River, Massachusetts. Andrew Borden and his wife, Abby, were brutally murdered by repeated strikes with a hatchet to their heads. The primary suspect in the case was their daughter, Lizzie. In the subsequent trial, there wasn’t enough evidence to convict, and …
Podcast Transcript From the end of the Second World War through 1990, the city of Berlin, the former capital of Germany and its largest city, was split in two. The two Berlins, East and West, were in a geopolitical situation unlike any that the world had seen before or since. This one city split into …