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Early Location Tracking – The Inception of GPS

Posted August 16, 2021 • 00:15:13

While location tracking has gotten more controversial in recent years, it's undoubtedly an integral part of our everyday lives. I personally couldn't...

Ghost Hunting in Space – Dark Matter

Posted August 9, 2021 • 00:15:56

We've heard dark matter in sci-fi or news stories, it's one of the big mysteries in astronomy, but how can we know something's out there, but not know...

Poisonous Efficiency – Leaded Gasoline

Posted August 2, 2021 • 00:13:24

Have you ever seen that sticker on your gas pump that says you're using unleaded gasoline and wondered who in their right mind would be dumb enough...

Chernobyl 2.0 – The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster

Posted July 26, 2021 • 00:38:55

Its been 10 years since the events at Fukushima Daiichi took place and caused another nuclear panic. But how bad was this all in the end? At the time,...

Finding your way through the Darkness – Early Cartography

Posted July 19, 2021 • 00:16:48

How did we used to find our way around without google maps. We've grown so dependent on our devices that living without it would be a real shock, even...