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We’re up against enormous societal challenges in this 21st century: climate change, a clean energy transition, the ethics of artificial intelligence, and the list goes on. And behind the headlines there’s also a lot of hype. It’s tough to know what scientific and technological advancements will truly create positive change. And when. When will automated vehicles be navigating the streets, and will they be safe? Will quantum computing impact our lives? And how? In this ‘Innovations Uncovered’ series, WebsEdge Founder & CEO, Stephen Horn, digs in to these challenges and identifies the ...

A World on Edge is the story of the aftermath of World War I, a transformative time when a new world seemed possible—told from the vantage of people, famous and ordinary, who lived through the turmoil. November 1918. The Great War has left Europe in ruins, but with the end of hostilities, a...

In 1945, both the U.S. State Department and U.S. Intelligence saw Czechoslovakia as the master key to the balance of power in Europe and as a chessboard for the power-game between East and West. Washington believed that the political scene in Prague was the best available indicator of whether the United States would be able to coexist with Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union.

When Company A of the US 116th Regiment landed on Omaha Beach in D-Day's first wave on June 6, 1944, it lost 96 percent of its effective strength. Sixteen teams of US engineers arriving in the second wave were unable to blow the beach obstacles, as first wave survivors were still sheltering behind them. This was the beginning of the historic day that Landing on the Edge of Eternity narrates hour by hour.

A majestic tale of discovery thatchanged many long-held views about the world In 1519 Magellan and his fleet of five ships set sail from Seville, Spain, to discover a water route to the fabled Spice Islands in Indonesia, where the most sought-after commodities -- cloves, pepper, and nutmeg --...

Welcome to Ag on the Edge - the podcast taking back the conversation about local farming. In this podcast, we'll be shining a spotlight on Ventura County, California—a region renowned not just for its breathtaking landscapes but also for its vibrant agricultural sector. From the rolling citrus groves to the expansive strawberry fields, Ventura County's agricultural industry is a powerhouse, feeding communities locally and beyond. Each episode will feature in-depth conversations with experts, historians, and local farmers who will share their insights and personal stories. We'll explore ...

Conversations about Ventura County farming and what its like to be involved with farming on the edge

Arts on the Edge is the podcast created by the International non-profit American Voices. Each episode will take listeners to some of the world's most remote, conflicted, and isolated places to meet local artists, educators and the American musicians that go there to collaborate and train the next generation of teachers, performers and cultural leaders. From Eritrea and Turkmenistan to Iraq and Sudan, learn how AV uses music, dance and theater to make remarkable connections and lasting relationships with fascinating young artists and their communities. To learn more about the powerful work that...

The battle of Stalingrad was the turning point of World War II. The German capture of the city, their encirclement by Soviet forces shortly afterwards, and the hard-fought but futile attempts to relieve them, saw bitter attritional fighting and extremes of human misery inflicted on both sides. In this title, a renowned expert on warfare on the Eastern Front reveals the often-overlooked German counteroffensive post-Stalingrad, and how it prevented the whole Axis front line from collapsing.

Was the outcome of the First World War on a knife edge? In this major new account of German wartime politics and strategy Holger Afflerbach argues that the outcome of the war was actually in the balance until relatively late in the war. Using new evidence from diaries, letters, and memoirs, he fundamentally revises our understanding of German strategy from the decision to go to war and the failure of the western offensive to the radicalization of Germany's war effort under Hindenburg and Ludendorff and the ultimate collapse of the Central Powers.

On the Wild Edge is a solutions-first podcast from the Human-Wildlife Coexistence Initiative (HWCI). Host Fairlie Ann Arrow sits down with rescuers, scientists, ranchers, tribal leaders, environmentalists and community voices to explore what it really takes to live alongside coyotes, bears, wolves, ocean life, and more—primarily in the U.S., with occasional global stories. We go beyond headlines to field-tested practices that reduce conflict and help communities and wildlife thrive—plus the environmental forces shaping it all: water, fire, toxins, habitat and of course the big one, ...

Revolutionary Surgeons offers an integrated picture of surgeons as political and military leaders of the American Revolution.

Inspired by journals belonging to her great great aunt Kit that were found in Sidestrand and that document the lives of her neighbours over 100 years ago, Bertie has embarked on a journey celebrating the lives and telling the stories of those who’ve lived and died in Poppyland. Through song, storytelling, history and interviews Bertie explores life past and present on a cliff edge in North Norfolk.

It has been said that if Henry Clay had been alive in 1860, there would have been no Civil War. Based on his performance in 1850, it may well be true. In that year, the United States faced one of the most dangerous crises in its history, having just acquired a huge parcel of land from the war with Mexico. Northern and Southern politicians fought over whether slavery should be legal on the new American soil. After a Northern congressman introduced a proviso to forbid slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico, Southerners threatened to secede from the Union.