Episodes
Digging Through the Planet: The Geography of Antipodes
If I dug straight down now, where would I end up?
The closer you look, the longer it gets: The Coastline Paradox
The length of the British Coastline is Infinite. Wait, What!?
The Olympic Flag: Unity, History, and Ambition.
More Than Just Rings: The Timeless Design of the Olympic Flag.
Tsundoku: Do you buy books faster than you can read them? 📚🤔
The Japanese Word for Buying Books You Don’t Read
Family Tree Explainer
First, Second Cousins and What “Once Removed” Really Means
Continuous Partial Attention
Coined in the 1990s by Linda Stone , Continuous Partial Attention describes the state of being constantly connected and alert; trying to do multiple things at once, which often leads to an ever-present, low-level form of stre...
Microlives & The Art of Uncertainty with Sir David Spiegelhalter
Behind the Numbers: Life, Death, and Data in Everyday Choices
The Pomodoro Technique
Struggling with Focus? Try this Tomato-sized Productivity Hack.
Canal Locks with David Macauley
The Art of Explaining with America's Explainer-in-Chief
Ordering Adjectives with Author Mark Forsyth
The hidden rules of English we don't know we know
Words of Wonder: Apricity - with Grant Snider
Bringing Words to Life Through Art
How to Instantly Feel Better
Instant Mood Boosters: Simple Techniques to Feel Better Fast
The Virtuous Cycle of Exercise & Sleep
Our mid-summer break check-in on your wellbeing
Yes Sayers & No Sayers
Safety vs. Adventure: The Balance Between Yes Saying and No Saying.
The Awkwardness Vortex with Melissa Dahl
Embracing Awkwardness and Unlocking Social Secrets.
Zanclean Megaflood
How the Mediterranean Sea filled up in just 18 months.
MindMap Travel Journal with Eva-Lotta Lamm
Rediscovering Memories through sketch: A Journey in Creativity
Everyone's a Geek About Something
Celebrating Geekiness: Understanding and Embracing Passionate Interests
Hanlon's Razor
Never attribute to malice what could be attributed to stupidity or incompetence.