Podcast Episodes

The Oracle of Delphi Was More than a Legend

New archaeological evidence supports the factuality of the Greek legend about the prophet, or oracle, of Delphi.

 Ref: National Post Online, "The o…

1 year, 11 months ago

Cyanide for Breakfast?

Tropical passion vines have a unique defense against insects that would nibble on their leaves. Its leaves contain sealed packets of cyanide that ar…

1 year, 11 months ago

Human Lie Detectors

Many people have wondered at the abilities of savants. These are people who have very low intelligence, yet they can do seemingly impossible mental …

1 year, 11 months ago

The Deep Diving Leatherback

The fact that they must breathe air would seem to limit sea creatures like whales, dolphins and sea turtles. But these creatures are so well design…

2 years ago

Love With Eight Arms

While many people think that the octopus is an ugly creature, the octopus is intelligent. The mother octopus puts a lot of love and effort into the…

2 years ago

Birds Who Build Pyramids

Bee-eaters are birds whose way of life and behavior are both intelligent and unusual. Bee-eaters make their living catching and eating bees and wa…

2 years ago

When Facts Aren't Facts

Several years ago, Canadian and U.S. papers were filled with the results of polls in both countries that tested members of the public by asking som…

2 years ago

Mindless Logic?

Do you and I think? Or do we just think that we think? If you believe that we were created by God, your answer to that question will be that we act…

2 years ago

Aspirin

The aspirin tablet has been hailed as the miracle drug of the twentieth century. Although it took the twentieth century to flavor, coat and stamp l…

2 years ago

Electric Avalanche

Scientists have found that the usual explanation for lightning is not quite true. School children are taught that as a cloud moves through the air …

2 years ago