history

Why should you read Virginia Woolf?

The strange case of the cyclops sheep

How aspirin was discovered

The surprising cause of stomach ulcers

A brief history of banned numbers

Are you a body with a mind or a mind with a body?

How do executive orders work?

How many ways are there to prove the Pythagorean theorem?

Where do new words come from?

The life cycle of a t-shirt

The science of smog

Living sculptures that stand for history's truths

The powerful stories that shaped Africa

Why Africa must become a center of knowledge again

Fashion that celebrates African strength and spirit

How does impeachment work?

Inside the not-so-small world of a miniature maker

The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall

The myth of Cupid and Psyche

The left brain vs. right brain myth

Why museums are returning cultural treasures

Who built Great Zimbabwe? And why?

The philosophy of Stoicism

What can you learn from ancient skeletons?

The power of creative constraints

Why do people join cults?

Collecting with Theaster Gates

The genius of Marie Curie

Rediscovering wayward girls

Why I built a time machine

Why don't perpetual motion machines ever work?

How the bendy straw was invented | Moments of Vision 12

Who were the Vestal Virgins, and what was their job?

The world's most mysterious book

How does money laundering work?

History's deadliest colors