Episode: 3001 Archimedes to the Rescue. Today, Archimedes to the rescue.By Richard H. Armstrong

Episode: 2739 Evolution of the Hall from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. Today, a room without a view.By Roger Kaza

I created a new program exclusively available at my patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2666345&fan_landing=true. This Program is called SIMPLY THE BEST PROGRAM. This is a sarcastic name because I created this program in response to all the maniacs claiming that their programming is the best or the only one you need. My motives were to then crea…

Episode: 1161 An old Roman mill tells about the acceptance of technology. Today, we try to make sense of an old Roman power plant.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1159 In which Nevil Shute looks at the ordeal of aerial bombing. Today, Nevil Shute predicts the chilling anonymity of war.By Mark DiClaudio, Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1158 The Crystal Palace, the 1851 exhibition, and Victorian art. Today, we look for art to equal the building that holds it.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1157 Merchandising Windows 95 and the Ford Model A. Today, we sell Model A's and Windows 95.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1971 In which Lame, Cauchy, and Kummer race to prove Fermat's last theorem. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd relives a race.By Dr. Andy Boyd

I am tired of people searching online for the newest and best training advice or scrolling Instagram and TikTok for the perfect program. In today's episode, I break down the absolute most practical training advice possible to create the best program for yourself. If you are curious about how to make the most of your performance or appearance, this …

Episode: 3029 Model Citizen. Today, lets talk about models.By Fitz Walker

Episode: 3241 Green with Immortality. Today, we go green with immortality.By Karen Fang

Episode: 1156 We mirror machine mirrors we mirror machine mirrors we ... Today, an analogy game.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1154 In which Adam's navel poses the question of pre-creation history. Today, a silly question about Adam's navel paves the way for evolution.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1153 Grosseteste, Bacon, and the rise of realism. Today, Robert Grosseteste, Roger Bacon, and cyberspace.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1152 Macbeth, populism, and insanity. Today, Shakespeare tells us how to stay sane.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1961 The Four-Color Problem -- an strange old puzzle, almost resolved. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd colors maps.By Dr. Andy Boyd

Jamie Kilstein is a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu and a very talented comedic mind. He and I sat down to discuss all things human. We are both at interesting points in our lives, and we discuss how to make our way through with as much self-respect as possible. Please follow Jamie on Instagram @thejamiekilstein and support him in any way possible. He is a…

Episode: 3121 Charles Nicolle and the Transmission of Typhus. Today, we get typhus.By Richard Willson

Episode: 2985 Relative Accuracy. Today, we'll question the virtue of accuracy.By Peter Turchi

Episode: 1150 Arguing racism: Time for rational, rather than moral, arguments. Today, we analyze racism.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1149 Heat Transfer Conference ("Wherever there's a thermal gradient"). Today, we move energy.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1148 1846: Origin of the Smithsonian Institution in a momentous year. Today, let's talk about American expansion, and the Smithsonian Institution.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1147 Points-Off thinking: a damaging force in education and sports. Today, we ask how many points to take off.By Dr. John Lienhard

Listen. I am not an angry guy. Most people that know me on a personal level would support that claim. I do have a threshold, and when it is reached, I tend to lose my cool. Well, in this episode, my threshold was reached and I absolutely lose my cool. I stumbled across a fitness "influencer" who thinks it's ok to mimic and ridicule a developmentall…

Episode: 1952 The only-possible constants of nature: The only-possible us. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd looks at the grandest machine of all.By Dr. Andy Boyd

Episode: 2944 The Father of Quantum Theory, The Perseverance of a Scientist Facing Multiple Tragedies.By Haleh Ardebili

Episode: 3123 The Halifax 1917 Explosion and Vincent Coleman's Final Goodbye. Today, a final goodbye.By Chris Miller

Episode: 1146 Early Massachusetts: a cultural beachhead, not yet a new country. Today, America leaves its Eastern beaches.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode 1145: Jacquard, Babbage, Hollerith, IBM: from weaving to computers. Today, a story about wool weaving and computers.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1144 A Fokker D-VII mysteriously lands on an Allied airstrip. Today, the last vestige of fictional war.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1143 Shakespeare's long-standing fascination with medicine. Today, Shakespeare's fascination with medicine.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1950 Girolamo Cardano: The tormented life of a towering renaissance thinker. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd shares a story of triumph and tragedy.By Dr. Andy Boyd

Episode: 2714 Hub Motors, aka In-Wheel Motors and their applications in electric vehicles. Today, re-inventing...wheels.By Roger Kaza

Episode: 3296 Icons of Hong Kong: Neon Signs, and Local Cinema. Today, we hope the lights never go out in Hong Kong.By Karen Fang

Episode: 1142 The accumulation of empirical data in the legends of flight. Today, old stories turn from legend into experimental development.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1140 Tents: a very old and very modern architecture. Today, a new architecture -- the tent!By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1139 The Wounded Story Teller recovers from illness. Today, we tell the story of an illness.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1138 Texas City, Roseburg, World Trade Center, Oklahoma City: a story of fertilizer and cigarettes. Today's story is about cigarettes and fertilizer.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1948 Sex, Love and Lobster Shells. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd asks where lobsters come from.By Dr. Andy Boyd

I loved doing this episode because it really did come from the heart. I'm angered by the recent response to the episode I did with Judd Lienhard. Judd showed great wisdom and an open mind, yet people flamed him for it. Many people believe the world is binary. There is a right and wrong in their view, and I find that ludicrous. The human experience …

Episode: 2977 Thomas Jefferson, the Maison Carrée of Nîmes, and the Virginia State Capitol. Today, Thomas Jefferson in love.By Richard H. Armstrong

Episode: 3016 Simpson's Paradox. Today, paradoxical averages.By Dr. Krešimir Josić

Episode: 1137 America goes to the first modern Olympic Games. Today, amateur America goes to its first Olympic Games.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1135 Trying to hold a river that doesn't want to be held. Today, the Mississippi writes a parable about going with the flow.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1134 Linear A and Linear B: Decoding the old Minoan scripts. Today, we struggle to read what our ancestors are saying to us.By Dr. John Lienhard

Judd Lienhard is a rare mix of awesome physique and high level performance. I loved talking to Judd because he has a very thoughtful approach to not only fitness but to life. Mixing speed, power and mobility in with hypertrophy is very wise but certainly not easy, so I enjoyed hearing how everyday folk could go about it. Follow Judd on Instagram an…

Episode: 1133 Of Lucille Treganowan and automobile transmission repair. Today, let's meet an unexpected auto mechanic.By Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1929 Wendy Carlos and Switched-On Bach -- new technology, new music. Today, guest scientist Andy Boyd makes music.By Dr. Andy Boyd

Episode: 2998 Test Tube Evolution. Today, evolution in a test tube.By Dr. Krešimir Josić

Episode: 2851 The Lake Breeze Fan: Unplanned Obsolescence. Today, invention and obsolescence.By Catherine Patterson