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Stakhanovite Movement
In 1935, miner Alexei Stakhanov became a hero of labor in the Soviet Union, and the Stakhanovite movement began. But what was touted as an organic st…
2 years, 1 month ago
SYMHC Classics: Hypatia
This 2013 episode covers Hypatia, one of the earliest female mathematicians and astronomers. Though she wasn't the very first, she was among the grea…
2 years, 1 month ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Shakespearean Floorboards
Tracy explains why there aren't any repatriations or exhumations in this week's edition of Unearthed! There's also discussion of all the ways a sanda…
2 years, 1 month ago
Unearthed! in Fall/Winter 2023, Part 2
Finishing out discussion of things literally and figuratively dug up in the last months of 2023, we're covering shipwrecks, art, animals, and the m…
2 years, 1 month ago
Unearthed! in Fall/Winter 2023, Part 1
We're closing out the last three months of 2023 by talking about things literally and figuratively dug up during that time, kicking it off with lots …
2 years, 1 month ago
SYMHC Classics: Benjamin Banneker
This 2013 episode covers Benjamin Banneker, a man of color in Colonial America who became an accomplished scholar despite having almost no formal sch…
2 years, 1 month ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Wow, Phones
Holly and Tracy talk about how actuarial science informs other fields, the book "The Player," and insurance mentions in Terry Pratchett's writing.
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2 years, 1 month ago
The Birth of Actuarial Science and Life Insurance, Pt. 2
As life insurance and assurance became more common, companies that offered coverage ran into in problems in the 18th and 19th century. Part 2 also co…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Birth of Actuarial Science and Life Insurance, Pt. 1
Actuarial science is all about calculating risk – risk of injury, illness, death, risk of market shifts and financial outcomes. Part one covers the e…
2 years, 2 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Alfred Wegener
This 2019 episode covers the career Alfred Wegener had outside of his ideas around what we now understand as plate tectonics, which had both detracto…
2 years, 2 months ago