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Episode 876
The First World War saw many innovations in warfare. Probably the most significant was the introduction of aircraft.
The first military pilots didn’t really know what they were doing. There was no ru…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
The Space Shuttle
Episode 878
Soon after the start of the space race, a major problem with space flight became obvious: it was really expensive.
The high cost of space flight was in large part due to the fact that every rocket and…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Countries That Have Changed Their Name
Episode 877
Countries are kind of like people. Every one of them has a name.
Just like people, sometimes they change their names.
The are a host of reasons why countries change their names, and for every country…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Prime Numbers (Encore)
Episode 876
Prime numbers are considered to be the building blocks of mathematics. Every natural number can be broken down into the constituent prime numbers that make it up.
Prime numbers have been known since a…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Geography is Destiny
Episode 875
The Earth is highly imbalanced. Some countries have more resources than others. Some have natural harbors, and some are landlocked.
Some consist primarily of deserts, and others have fertile farmland.…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Weather Forecasting
Episode 874
Almost every day, you might check the forecast to see what the temperature will be like in the near future or if it might rain.
When you hear a forecast, how exactly do they know what the temperature …
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago