The Dot Com Crash
When the web went mainstream, consumers and business owners alike were thrilled by the potential of this new, virtual frontier. Every start-up seemed an IPO [Read more]
Podcast
History Extra podcast – February 2011
Mark Ormrod discusses the Black Death, Mark Nicholls explores the life of Sir Walter Ralegh and Simon Sebag Montefiore explains the challenges involved in writing a history of Jerusalem.
5 Unlikely Inventors
From Marlon Brando to Harry Houdini, it’s common knowledge that performers are uniquely gifted — but several have also gained reputations as gifted inventors. Tune [Read more]
Elevators in Space
The current means used to launch space ships is, to say the least, expensive. Could carbon nanotubes allow humans to build an elevator into space? [Read more]
Runes 09 Runes Fa, Dorn, and Os
This document accompanies the audio lecture.
Runes 09 Runes Fa, Dorn, and Os PDF
PDF to accompany the audio lecture.
Madame de Pompadour and Louis XV
Madame de Pompadour was born in Paris in 1721, and eventually became the mistress of King Louis XV. In this episode, Deblina and Sarah describe [Read more]
Elementary, My Dear Watson
For years the scientists at IBM have been attempting to build the world’s best question-answering supercomputer: Watson. But what exactly is Watson, and what makes [Read more]
Hone Heke’s Rebellion
Also known as the Northern War, Hone Heke’s Rebellion took place between in New Zealand over the course of 1845 and 1846. In this podcast, [Read more]
The Verizon iPhone Shakes Things Up
For years iPhone users have waited for Apple to break their exclusivity deal with AT&T. It looks as though their wishes will come true this [Read more]