Nelson Mandela: A Look at South Africa's First Black President
AdultsEqualityHistoryPolitics Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president and an enduring icon of the struggle against racial oppression, died on Thursday, the government announced, leaving the nation without its moral center at a time of growing dissatisfaction with the country's leaders.
How Imaginary Numbers Were Invented
AdultsHistoryHumanScienceMath A general solution to the cubic equation was long considered impossible, until we gave up the requirement that math reflect reality.
The Egyptian and Hittite Peace Treaty | Lost Treasures of Egypt
AdultsHistoryHumanPolitics While Ramses II is often hailed for his military achievements and his skill as a warrior, he was also a well versed diplomat. During his reign he brought the 20 year war with the Hittites to an end and created one of the first written peace treaties.
Why is this 2,500 year old shipwreck so well-preserved?
AdultsConstructionHistoryScience Discover the unique conditions that make the Black Sea host to dozens of shipwrecks that date back thousands of years.
What Dinosaurs ACTUALLY Looked Like?
AdultsHistoryLifeNatureScienceEducation The past is a vast and mysterious land that begins at the big bang and ends in the present, expanding with each passing moment. It is the home of everything that came before, the key to understanding our present.
What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush? - Geoff Emberling
AdultsHistoryHumanWorldCulture Trace the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Kush, an overlooked ancient African civilization which fought off both the Egyptians and Romans.
Ancient Greece's greatest popstar - Diane J. Rayor
AdultsHistoryHumanMusicCulture Discover the works of poet and songwriter Sappho, and find out why only fragments of her poetry still survive.
What makes a language... a language? - Martin Hilpert
AdultsHistoryHumanLifeLanguage Dig into the distinction between a language and a dialect, and uncover the history of standardized languages.
The rise of the planet of the trilobites - Nigel Hughes
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureHistoryBiology Discover the creatures known as trilobites, one of Earth’s most successful early animals, and find out what led to their extinction.
How the Kushites Took Over Egypt | Flooded Tombs of the Nile
AdultsHistoryHumanScienceCulture The Kushites and the Egyptians have a long history that is often forgotten about. Archeologist excavating a Kushite tomb discuss just how interconnected the two cultures were as they discover new artifacts within the tomb.
The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp - Dan Sayers
AdultsEducationHistoryHumanCulture Uncover the history of the hidden communities that inhabited the Great Dismal Swamp in North America.
The method that can "prove" almost anything - James A. Smith
AdultsHistoryHumanScienceData Science Explore the data analysis method known as p-hacking, where data is misrepresented as statistically significant.
The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve
AdultsEducationHistoryMathScience The Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve — it is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve.
The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man - Andrew McDonald
AdultsHistoryHumanIndustryCulture Discover the medieval empire of the Isle of Man and the Hebrides, and how a dynasty of sea kings rose to power.
History's deadliest king - by Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
AdultsHistoryHumanPoliticsJustice Dig into the Rubber Terror, the period in which King Leopold II’s horrific regime in the Congo resulted in the deaths of 10 million people.
How one person saved over 2,000 children from the Nazis - Iseult Gillespie
AdultsHistoryHumanWorldJustice Get to know the story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who saved over 2,000 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
A day in the life of an Ancient Greek oracle - Mark Robinson
AdultsEducationHistoryHuman Follow Aristonike, an Oracle-in-training in Delphi, as she studies to become the Pythia and communicate Apollo’s will and prophecies.