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100 Objects #13: The Sand Letters
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On his deathbed, President Chester Arthur orde…
1 month ago
Bamboo Is Innocent
Episode 678
A devastating fire put one of Hong Kong's oldest building traditions on trial, but the real story runs much deeper.
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1 month, 1 week ago
100 Objects #12: "Negro Cloth"
In 1821, two Rhode Island brothers went looking for buyers for their woolen fabric, and stumbled into a lucrative, captive market: Southern slave pla…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Borrowed Nature of Biomimicry
Episode 677
Behind every perfect nature-inspired design is a far more complicated story.
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1 month, 2 weeks ago
100 Objects #11: Brannock Device
In 1925, the world saw the birth of what just might be the greatest gadget in American History: the Brannock Device. The metal contraption transforme…
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The Finnish Baby Box
Episode 676
A simple cardboard box helped transform Finland into one of the best places in the world to raise a child.
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1 month, 3 weeks ago
100 Objects #10: Nunchaku
In the early 1970s, Bruce Lee made nunchaku (nunchucks) cool — kids were building their own and buying them in record numbers. But the nunchucks craz…
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The Original 100 Objects
Episode 675
Neil MacGregor reflects on creating the landmark series that changed how people think about history. Then, revisit the Rosetta Stone, the artifact th…
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100 Objects #9: Missing Children Milk Carton
In 1982, a twelve-year-old paperboy, Johnny Gosch, vanished from a quiet Iowa street and sparked an unlikely campaign: the faces of missing children …
2 months ago
If Mosquito Hawks Can Fly
Episode 674
A Louisiana man born into slavery designs an airship with hopes to take flight. Those plans are interrupted, but maybe not forever.
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2 months ago