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The story of human civilization can be read most deeply in the materials we have found or created, used or abused. They have dictated how we build, eat, communicate, wage war, create art, travel, and worship. Some, such as stone, iron, and bronze, lend their names to the ages. Others, such as gold, silver, and diamond, contributed to the rise and fall of great empires.

From the Industrial Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence, The Technology Trap takes a sweeping look at the history of technological progress and how it has radically shifted the distribution of economic and political power among society’s members.

The Curio Report brings the thrill of discovery and the intrigue of the unknown to listeners. Host T.W. Palmer follows the curiosity trail based on his client's call for special adventure. T.W. will dive into tales of unsolved mysteries, strange phenomena, and hidden histories. Each episode feels like a call to an adventure—stories that spark the imagination and transport listeners to the edge of wonder and excitement. The Curio Report invites you to explore the unexpected twists and turns of our curious world.

Storytelling, a tradition that built human civilization, may soon destroy it Humans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. But Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories, argues that there is a dark side to...

Historian Thomas J. Misa's sweeping history of the relationship between technology and society over the past 500 years reveals how technological innovations have shaped—and have been shaped by—the cultures in which they arose. In this edition, Misa brings his acclaimed text up to date by drawing on current scholarship while retaining sharply drawn portraits of individual people, artifacts, and systems. A masterful analysis of technology and culture, Leonardo to the Internet frames a history that illuminates modern-day problems and prospects of a technology-dependent world.

你好！Whether you're saying 'nihao' for the first time or debating China's tech trends in Mandarin – welcome to Chinese Around You, where language meets living culture! As a TESOL educator with 10,000+ teaching hours, I’ve seen learners struggle with two things: 1️⃣ Finding materials that grow with their level (from HSK1 beginners to HSK6+ advanced learners) 2️⃣ Understanding the ‘why’ behind Chinese habits– not just the language, but the culture that shapes it That’s why every episode gives you: ✅ Multi-level nuggets: HSK words explained through real-life ...

Paul Kennedy, award-winning author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers and one of today’s most renowned historians, now provides a new and unique look at how World War II was won. Engineers of Victory is a fascinating nuts-and-bolts account of the strategic factors that led to Allied victory. Kennedy reveals how the leaders’ grand strategy was carried out by the ordinary soldiers, scientists, engineers, and businessmen responsible for realizing their commanders’ visions of success.

Get up close and personal with science as Andrew Kessler narrates his hilarious journey inside NASA’s Phoenix Mars mission - a historic enterprise manned by a motley crew of rocket scientists. The Phoenix Mars mission was the first man-made probe ever sent to the Martian arctic.

New York Times, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, Discover bestselling author Steven Kotler has written extensively about those pivotal moments when science fiction became science fact...and fundamentally reshaped the world. Now he gathers the best of his best, updated and expanded upon, to guide listeners on a mind-bending tour of the far frontier, and how these advances are radically transforming our lives.

Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on the universe and our place in it

Bloomsbury presents Videotape by Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy by Noe Nishizawa Object Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Over the span of a single decade, VHS technology changed the relationship between privacy and entertainment, pried open the closed...

For over a decade, I investigated one of the strangest and most elusive researchers of the 20th century.For more than 10 years, I researched the life and work of Dr. Andrija Puharich- a physician, inventor, and controversial researcher who spent decades exploring consciousness, psychic phenomena, and claims of communication with non-human intelligence.Along the way, I uncovered thousands of pages of documents, journals, photographs, recordings, and forgotten archives. Much of this material was simply too fascinating, bizarre, and controversial to fit into the final film.So I started the Cosmic...

Welcome to The Curiosity Nexus, a cross-disciplinary sandbox where no subject is off-limits. We map the hidden connections between history, literature, science, law, biology, and human behavior, stripping away the academic fluff to expose the unexpected angles—though these are far from the only territories and conversations we will explore. Utilizing a dynamic layer of structured deep-dives, critical evaluations, and sharp debates, we put every topic on the stand to see how it holds up from an entirely different perspective. If you want a fun, engaging environment built to explore unfamiliar...

The community response to the United States bills known as FOSTA-SESTA represents a sea change in American sex worker organizing. Supposedly, these bills were intended by their Congressional authors to change how the internet is regulated in order to make the country safer for victims of sex trafficking. We’ll talk plenty over the course of this podcast series about how that was supposed to work, and why it hasn’t. Let Us Survive, an oral history project by sex workers for everyone, covers a decade of American sex worker justice movements, roughly 2013 to 2023. It also gazes towards the ...

At Culture & Chaos Podcast, our mission is to educate, entertain, and empower a diverse and inclusive audience through lively, unfiltered conversations that celebrate the Black experience while fostering understanding across cultures. We dive into the heart of politics—both in the United States and globally—while exploring entertainment, business, and personal growth. With humor, authenticity, and a commitment to uplifting voices, we aim to spark curiosity, inspire action, and create a space where everyone feels welcome to learn, laugh, and grow together.

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A weekly cultural review show covering current events in society, news, and politics in American culture. Brought to you by DecentDigitalMedia.com. Streams Sundays @ 8PM EST.

Welcome to "Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales, Technology and the Natural Sciences"—a three-episode podcast exploring the intersections between one of the world’s most beloved storytellers and the scientific and technological revolutions of the 19th century. Hosted by Mads Sohl Jessen, a literary scholar at the Hans Christian Andersen Centre (University of Southern Denmark), this series explores three of Andersen’s lesser-known stories—works inspired by his friendships with scientists, his fascination with cutting-edge inventions, and his engagement with the natural sciences. While ...

The Space Race was never just about exploration — it was a cold war battlefield where rockets doubled as missiles and the heavens became a theater for earthly supremacy. From the launch of Sputnik in 1957 to the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, the Soviet Union and the United States poured billions into a contest that reshaped science, politics, and global culture. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through this high-stakes narrative, examining key figures like Wernher von Braun, Sergei Korolev, and the astronauts and cosmonauts who became icons. They explore the technological leaps — from ...

it is the history of technology from stone age to digital age