Teach Me Something

For our 100th episode we have gone back 100 years to the Scopes trial of 1925. More commonly known as The Scopes Monkey Trial, this spectacle of the courtroom was less about determining guilt than it was about pitting evolution against fundamentalism.

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Crocodilians are cool! These amazing archosaurs are extremely well adapted to their environments, but you probably knew that. What you may not have known is how smart, loud, and caring they are (and their blood has super powers).

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Last episode we dove head first into the history of industrial environmental disasters and cover what is arguably the biggest disaster of them all. The reason being the that the Bhopal chemical plant disaster deserves its own feature length discussion. Learn about the events leading up to the disaster, the incident itself, and the effects that are still being occurring 40 years later.

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If you didn't already know, releasing waste chemicals into the environment is generally pretty bad. Sometimes geography and weather team up to trap harmful chemicals in one place and sometimes all it takes is the significant release of toxins all at once to create an industrial induced environmental disaster.

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You have heard of the Greek constellations, they are the driving force behind every horoscope, but have you heard each of their origin stories? Find out why the Greek gods decided to place various animals and people among the stars.

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Grosse Île is a small island in the St. Lawrence and was once Canada's primary port of entry for immigrants. It was used to quarantine new immigrants to Canada for years, but what happens when a famine across the ocean causes the facilities to become overrun? The answer isn't pretty...

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Living in harsh and extreme environments has been a challenge for humans (and our hominin ancestors). Luckily, a few populations have developed genetic adaptations that have allowed survival in the extreme cold, high elevation, and deep depths.

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People have always liked making lists and what better lists are there than the most impressive and wonderful things to see. We explore the original Seven Wonders of the World as outlined by the ancient Greeks and then take on more modern interpretations.

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This episode we dive back into the fungi kingdom and talk about human interaction with fungus. We cover everything from food to drugs to space technology.

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There is the animal kingdom, there is the plant kingdom, and then there is the fungi kingdom (one could say the Mushroom Kingdom for all you Mario fans out there). It's a tall task to attempt to cover an entire kingdom in just a few episodes but we are up to the task.

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