The Halifax Explosion
The Halifax Explosion was one of history’s worst man-made, non-nuclear explosions. The disaster killed about 2,000 people, and part of the city was completely leveled. [Read more]
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Religion and war
Michael Snape considers the role of religion in war, and Julie Gottlieb reviews how female voters were seen in the interwar period.
Rosalind Franklin: DNA’s Dark Lady
The men who are usually credited with discerning DNA’s structure won the Nobel Prize in 1962, but they used Rosalind Franklin’s research. In 1952, she [Read more]
TechStuff’s Two Bits on 32-bit and 64-bit Systems
What is the difference between a 32-bit and a 64-bit system? What is a data bus? Is a 64-bit system always faster than a 32-bit [Read more]
The Kaiser’s Chemist: Fritz Haber
Fritz Haber has a mixed legacy. The Nobel-Prize-winning Father of Chemical Warfare was responsible for fertilizers that fed billions, as well as poisonous gasses used [Read more]
TechStuff Looks For Abandonware
What is abandonware? Can you acquire abandonware legally? What does copyright law have to do with abandonware? In this episode, Jonathan and Chris break down [Read more]
The Gnostic Moses 07 Moses, the Exodus, and the Staff of Aaron PDF
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The Gnostic Moses 09 Moses in the Wilderness
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Peter Englund’s new book
Peter Englund speaks about his new book on the First World War and we interview Michael Hunter about the scientist Robert Boyle.
Civil War Medicine: Angels of the Battlefield
Women weren’t initially welcome in the Civil War armies, but thousands eventually ended up serving as nurses. We feature five here. Listen in to learn [Read more]