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Alex Gendler

Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge

Posted Feb 2022
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Sydney Iaukea

The dark history of the overthrow of Hawaii

Posted Feb 2022
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Dwan Reece

The origins of blackface and Black stereotypes

Posted Feb 2022
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Dan Kwartler

The myth of Gawain and the Green Knight

Posted Feb 2022
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Elizabeth Cox

Can you outsmart the fallacy that divided a nation?

Posted Feb 2022
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Emily Zobel Marshall

The myth of Anansi, the trickster spider

Posted Jan 2022
12:24

Sally Murphy

Why we need better stories

Posted Jan 2022
15:16

Liu Thai Ker

The architectural mastermind behind modern Singapore

Posted Jan 2022
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Noah Charney

Why is the Mona Lisa so famous?

Posted Jan 2022
12:21

Anna Malaika Tubbs

How moms shape the world

Posted Jan 2022
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Alex Gendler

Blood, concrete, and dynamite: Building the Hoover Dam

Posted Dec 2021
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Ned Blackhawk and Jeffrey D. Means

The dark history of Mount Rushmore

Posted Dec 2021
14:08

Jennifer B. Nuzzo

3 ways to prepare society for the next pandemic

Posted Dec 2021
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Adam Clulow

How one of the most profitable companies in history rose to power

Posted Dec 2021
16:48

Kathryn Kolbert

The end of Roe v. Wade — and what comes next for reproductive freedom

Posted Dec 2021
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Sheila Marie Orfano and Densho

Can stereotypes ever be good?

Posted Dec 2021
4:37

Ilan Stavans

The twins who tricked the Maya gods of death

Posted Nov 2021
11:13

Richard Thompson Ford

A tailored history of who wears what — and why

Posted Nov 2021
11:52

Coya Paz Brownrigg

The haunting truth of ghost stories

Posted Oct 2021
4:28

Helen Farr and Jon Adams

Why is this 2,500 year old shipwreck so well-preserved?

Posted Oct 2021
4:32

Tanya Boucicaut

Can love and independence coexist?

Posted Oct 2021
13:49

Steven Johnson

How humanity doubled life expectancy in a century

Posted Oct 2021
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Geoff Emberling

What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush?

Posted Oct 2021
5:06

Diane J. Rayor

Ancient Greece's greatest popstar

Posted Sep 2021
13:50

Lizzo

The Black history of twerking — and how it taught me self-love

Posted Sep 2021
4:13

Abdallah Ewis

The forgotten queen of Egypt

Posted Sep 2021
4:58

Hanako Sawada

The secrets of the world's most famous symphony

Posted Sep 2021
4:48

Martin Hilpert

What makes a language... a language?

Posted Sep 2021
5:39

Pekka Hämäläinen

The rise and fall of the Lakota Empire

Posted Sep 2021
5:10

Sarah E. Tracy

What is MSG, and is it actually bad for you?

Posted Sep 2021
5:58

Germán Santillán

A taste of Mexico's ancient chocolate-making tradition

Posted Sep 2021
4:34

Soraya Field Fiorio

The infamous overpopulation bet: Simon vs. Ehrlich

Posted Aug 2021
7:43

Elizabeth Cox

Can you outsmart the slippery slope fallacy?

Posted Aug 2021
5:08

Dan Sayers

The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp

Posted Aug 2021
5:01

Jim Chuchu

Why are stolen African artifacts still in Western museums?

Posted Aug 2021
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Armand D'Angour

The ancient origins of the Olympics

Posted Jul 2021