Showing results for "Digital Encounters" in Biographies & Memoirs

How did the minimally trained, isolated Srinivasa Ramanujan, with little more than an out-of-date elementary textbook, anticipate some of the deepest theoretical problems of mathematics—including concepts discovered only after his death?

As technology has evolved, so has crime. Digital technologies have brought with them a whole host of crimes committed online-unsuspecting people are cheated of crores of rupees, duped by false advertisements on fake websites, incited to click on suspicious links through payment gateways, and...

A chance encounter at a museum forever changed the lives of authors, Roz and Ralph. Both eighty-plus years old and some 1500 miles apart, the two embarked on a months-long email correspondence that evolved into a spectacular real-life love story. Follow along this incomparable journey toward love through hundreds of heartwarming, witty, and wise exchanges.

Encounters with Men is a searching memoir as only Bob Ostertag could tell it. In this book are a lifetime of intimacies and distances, moments with fathers and teachers, friends and lovers, soldiers, cops, and criminals—even one of the great mass murderers of the late twentieth century. Bob Ostertag writes of the men he has known in stories shot through with deep love and deep violence, sex often at the core. Here, we encounter the worst of the AIDS epidemic and the best of human behavior.

Criminal Encounters is a gripping true-crime podcast series that goes beyond the headlines to uncover the stories that shape our understanding of justice, danger, and the human psyche. Hosted with a sharp investigative eye and a commitment to clarity, each episode examines high-profile trials, disturbing criminal cases, long-standing mysteries, and the critical details behind both solved and unsolved disappearances.From courtroom revelations and forensic breakthroughs to missing-persons investigations and deep-dive documentary-style storytelling, Criminal Encounters brings you into the heart ...

A 2016 Grammy nominee for Best Spoken Word Album Dick Cavett is back, sharing his reflections and reminiscences about Hollywood legends, American cultural icons, and the absurdities of everyday life In Brief Encounters, the legendary talk show host Dick Cavett introduces us to the fascinating...

It should come as no surprise that with the dawn of the digital age, people have turned their new technology toward the mysterious stories they've heard or events they've personally experienced. Here, in the dusky gloom where traditional science has refused to enter, a new breed of investigator has introduced us to the strange sounds and weird images from these nocturnal adventures.

Once a killing ground for whalers hunting a leviathan they called the "devilfish," the San Ignacio Lagoon in Baja, Mexico, is now an environmental and spiritual sanctuary—the only place in the world where animals in their natural aquatic environment routinely seek out human contact. A nursery for the gray whale since before recorded history, the lagoon and its stories, told here by James Michael Dorsey, illuminate the magic of human connection to animals, and what those bonds teach us about ourselves and our purpose on this shared planet.

People Who Like Dogs Like People Who Like Dogs is a book about connection and friendship, love and loss, the vagaries of midlife and the deep solace that comes from an enduring relationship. It's about finding yourself when for too long you've been lost, and how even when, for whatever reason, horizons draw in, there's still plenty of adventure left. You just have to look harder for it.

From an award-winning historian, an engrossing look at how Abraham Lincoln grappled with the challenges of leadership in an unruly democracy An awkward first meeting with U.S. Army officers, on the eve of the Civil War. A conversation on the White House portico with a young cavalry sergeant who...

Star of Kindred Spirits and paranormal investigator Amy Bruni shares stories from her years of experiences with ghosts, organized around thirteen truths that guide her approach to the supernatural. Amy Bruni, co-star of Kindred Spirits and one of the world's leading paranormal investigators, has...

A podcast that combines true crime, paranormal and all things dark.

Welcome to Mysterious Encounters a story telling podcast! For those of you familiar with the supernatural and otherworldly events, this podcast is perfect for you.Here you can hear stories of the unknown and mysterious, along with stories of the paranormal and the strange. Some stories will include theories, investigations and experiences of the supernatural, while others will be purely fictional, but still interesting and engaging.Each week I will bring you new stories, and also take a deeper dive into the background of the topic related to the story.I invite you to join me on this journey ...

This podcast seeks to highlight the numerous ways and scenarios in which God is tangibly and explicitly present in our everyday lives, a chance to explore the extraordinary in the ordinary. During each episode, we hear from a guest of a situation that might often be dismissed as a "coincidence" or not given its due attention. A time the neighbour just happened to drop in at the right moment to help us with a crisis. The whispered reminder to check that the stove had been turned off, the time a car hurtles through the red light and misses colliding with our car by a whisker...We call it "lucky"...

Welcome to Anomalous Encounters, where we, your hosts, interview you, our listeners about any Anomalous Encounters you may have had. From the terrifying to the strange and mysterious, we have it all, straight from the mouths of those who have experienced it. Links: Email: AnomalousEncountersPod@gmail.com Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/anomalousencounters/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anomalousencounterspod/

Hi, and thanks for listening to Mysterious Encounters a podcast dedicated to sharing stories. This podcast is ideal for those who have an interest in paranormal and mystical experiences. Here you'll find accounts of the supernatural, the fantastic, and the unexplained.Paranormal hypotheses, investigations, and accounts will be included in some tales, while completely fictitious ones will be included in others.This podcast will include a new tales every week, as well as a discussion and the question about the story's theme, has this ever happened to you.Join me as we go into the realm of the ...

Welcome to Nightly Encounters. Real strange sightings, stories and anything out of the norm. I am taking any stories through email and gathering any interesting things that you have encountered. IT CAN BE ANYTHING! From ghost stories to strange UFO sightings to Government conspiracies. I welcome all stories BIG or SMALL. Feel free to email me at NIGHTLYENCOUNTERSPOD@GMAIL.COM. Thank you and seriously....Enjoy!

(Formerly the Darkness Prevails Podcast) Host Darkness Prevails brings you Unexplained Encounters, a podcast where everyday folk share their most terrifying and unexplained experiences. From mysterious creatures seen in national forests to supernatural events disrupting peoples' lives, prepare to explore the unexplained. These stories might sound bizarre, but it's up to you to decide which to believe. Submit your story to Unexplained Encounters at darkstories.org

Evil entities reaching out from beyond the grave, murder victims reliving their grisly demise and lost souls searching for a way home - Canada has no shortage of paranormal tales. Anyone visiting Listowell might encounter Canada’s own Jack the Ripper whose ghost is still seen on the grounds of the jail where he was executed back in the 1890’s. In Newfoundland, a phantom hearse and the spirit of a red-cloaked woman (believed to be a witch with the power to bring the dead back to life) continues to haunt a local cemetery.

Storytelling of strange and weird encounters.