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The Greek myth of Demeter's retaliation - Iseult Gillespie
Dig into the Greek myth of Mestra and her father King Erysichthon, who angered the gods and was cursed with insatiable hunger.
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Mestra, princess of T…
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Printing a human kidney - Anthony Atala
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Surgeon Anthony Atala demonstrates an early-stage experiment that co…
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HIV and flu -- the inoculation strategy - Seth Berkley
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Seth Berkley explains how smart advances in vaccine design, …
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The legendary and clever Ho Chi Minh Trail - Cameron Paterson
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The Ho Chi Minh Trail not only connected Nor…
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The rise and fall of the Maya Empire's most influential city - Geoffrey E. Braswell
Trace the rise and fall of the Maya city Chichen Itza, and how Yucatán’s unpredictable environment contributed to its demise.
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During the 8th century…
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How architecture advanced music's evolution - David Byrne
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As his career grew, David Byrne went from playing CBGB to…
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Why was the Rosetta Stone so vital? - Franziska Naether
Dig into how scholars decoded the writing on the Rosetta Stone, and how this helped them understand ancient hieroglyphs.
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For centuries, scholars puz…
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Infinity according to Jorge Luis Borges - Ilan Stavans
Dive into the mind-bending works of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, whose work pioneered the literary style magical realism.
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What would it be …
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The power of concentration - Richard St. John
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How might focus help you succeed? Using examples of famous people …
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What genuinely transpired with Oedipus? - Stephen Esposito
Dig into the tragic tale of Oedipus, who unknowingly fulfills a prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother.
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When Queen Jocasta of T…
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