The 1715 Treasure Fleet, or the Plate Fleet as it is often called, Plata being Spanish for silver, was a collection of twelve ships that set sail from Cuba to Spain in 1715.

Season 1, Episode 7: Lost Treasure Fleet of 1715

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GPS, which stands for Global Positioning System, is a navigation system that uses satellites to determine the location, speed, and time of a receiver on Earth.

GPS satellites orbit the Earth in a precise pattern, transmitting signals down to Earth. 

When the GPS receiver on the ground receives signals from at least three GPS satellites, it can use triangulation to determine its location. To do this, the receiver measures the time it takes for each signal to travel from the satellite to the receiver. Since the signal travels at the speed of light, the receiver can calculate the distance between itself and each satellite based on the time it took for the signal to arrive.

Overall, while GPS has some limitations and challenges, it remains a critical technology for a wide range of applications and industries. As the technology continues to evolve and improve, it is likely to play an even more important role in our lives in the years and decades to come.

GPS and other positioning technologies have had a transformative impact on the way we navigate and understand the world around us. While there are certainly challenges and risks associated with these technologies, the potential benefits are enormous, and they will undoubtedly continue to play a critical role in a wide range of industries and applications for many years to come.

Season 1, Episode 6: Global Positioning System (GPS)

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Our Sun is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2, which means it is a yellow dwarf star.

As the Sun evolves and changes, it will have a significant impact on the planets in our solar system, including Earth. During the red giant phase, the increased luminosity of the Sun will cause the surface temperature of Earth to rise, making it uninhabitable for life as we know it.

The entire process of the Sun's evolution from a main-sequence star to a white dwarf is expected to take about 10 billion years. This means that we are currently living in the middle of the Sun's life, and we have another 5 billion years or so before it starts to change significantly.

Season 1, Episode 5: Stars

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Honey bees are one of the most important creatures on the planet. They play a critical role in pollination, which is essential for the survival of many plant species, including those that produce the food we eat. Without honeybees, our world would be a very different place. Bees are responsible for pollinating approximately 80% of all flowering plants, including fruits, vegetables, and nuts that we eat every day as food. In addition to their role in pollination, honey bees also produce honey, which has been used by humans for thousands of years as a source of food and medicine. Here you will find a list of 8 actions that you can take to help honey bees.

Season 1, Episode 4: Honey and Honey Bees

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If antimatter exists, why can’t we find it? Today, scientists know so little about antimatter that it’s hard to believe it exists at all. We see antimatter having amazing capabilities in shows and movies and have a little taste of what it can do here on Earth, but most of it seems to have escaped from our grasp. In this episode, we dive into some of the most common or tested theories working to explain where antimatter is, since physicists believe it should be way more present in our atmosphere. Is it in space, has it been transformed by radioactive activity, did it even exist in the first place? Join this episode to hear about the current state of antimatter research today – and find out where it might lead to in the future if we can ever figure out where it disappeared to!

Season 1, Episode 3 - Antimatter

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The Maya, the Aztec, and the Inca. These words evoke images of a Sun-God, human sacrifices, and large stone cities. The three are often used interchangeably in conversation. These were distinct empires, with each of these empires living and peaking at different times and places. In this podcast we discuss the similarities and differences between the three pre-Columbian civilizations.

Season 1 Episode 2 - Lost Civilizations of the New World

On the evening of April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Washington DC by a confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth. Booth was a famous actor and was also a secret agent for the Confederacy. Booth did not act alone and the conspiracy went much farther than most people realize. 

In this episode we look at how the plot was hatched, who were the targets of the conspiracy, who took part in the scheme, and what happened to those who participated. 

Season 1 Episode 1 - The Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy

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