Erudition

In this episode, you’re going to learn about a man who began life as a slave and finished it as one of the greatest orators of his era.  He was also instrumental in the fight for women’s suffrage, as well as helping make sure the British didn’t aid the South during the American Civil War, among many other things. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about a Catholic priest and mathematical physicists whose theory on the origin of the universe, which later evolved into what we know today as “The Big Bang Theory,” was once called by Albert Einstein, “the most beautiful and satisfactory explanation of creation to which I ever listened.”  He also made a variety of other major contributions to the scientific world particularly in the areas of Cosmology and Computer Science, most of which would later be popularly credited to other scientists of his era, resulting in few outside the scientific community ever having heard of him. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about the crab that for a brief period every year quite literally overruns Christmas Island with the crab to human ratio at approximately 20,000 to 1.  You’re also going to learn how they survive the journey across the island as well as why they do it in the first place, among other interesting facts about the crab and a certain ant species recently accidentally introduced to the island which is doing its best to supplant the crab on the island. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about a phrase that very nearly became the popular way to answer a telephone, where the term came from, as well as how we ended up with “hello.”  We’re also going to spend a little time debunking a popular myth concerning “hello.” [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about the man who ultimately lent his name to the Hubble Telescope and why he was given that honour. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn who invented duct tape and how they came up with it.  You’re also going to learn the original name of the tape before it was commonly touted as tape for air ducts, despite it being a poor choice in many cases for that use, unless you want your house to burn down. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn the fascinating story of eventual Nobel Prize winner Dr. Barry Marshall and his lengthy fight against the general medical community who refused to accept his extensive research demonstrating the simple cause and easy cure of peptic ulcers.  You’re also going to learn the gutsy (literally) stunt he pulled to finally get people to listen. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about how the Great Depression gave us one of the most popular board games in history, Scrabble. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn what is actually going on in your skin when you get a sunburn, as well as why it often takes so long after you “burn” for the pain to start or your skin to become inflamed.  You’re also going to learn the real meaning of “SPF” in terms of protection (and if you’re like most people, you probably have the wrong idea about it.) Finally, you’re going to learn how sunscreen actually protects your body from these sorts of harmful rays. [TRANSCRIPT]

And, note, this one was done with the help of our friends over at The Medicinal Journal, where you can find all sorts of interesting medical related articles and facts.

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In this episode of the podcast, you’re going to learn how a chance doodle ultimately resulted in a billion dollar franchise. [TRANSCRIPT]

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