Episodes

If I dug straight down now, where would I end up?

The length of the British Coastline is Infinite. Wait, What!?

More Than Just Rings: The Timeless Design of the Olympic Flag.

The Japanese Word for Buying Books You Don’t Read

First, Second Cousins and What “Once Removed” Really Means

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...

Behind the Numbers: Life, Death, and Data in Everyday Choices

Struggling with Focus? Try this Tomato-sized Productivity Hack.

The Art of Explaining with America's Explainer-in-Chief

The hidden rules of English we don't know we know