Running the first 100km of the oldest river in the world to see what all the fuss is about. Unlike rivers affected by local populations of people, the Finke is affected by those who don’t live there.
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The internet used to be a place
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How the US built 5,000 ships in World War II
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Re-enacting the 1492 papal conclave for college credit
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Why does the UK have colour-coded milk?
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That time France went "all nuclear"
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Fourteen thousand World War I poems digitised
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What game invented jumping on enemies?
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English is not normal. No, English isn’t uniquely vibrant or mighty or adaptable. But it really is weirder than pretty much every other language.
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The disturbing history of Dr. Oetker's success. What started as a small pharmacy in Bielefeld, Germany, grew into a food empire that aligned with Adolf Hitler’s regime and profited from the war.
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A 1903 proposal to preserve the dead in glass cubes
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The ripe stuff: In pursuit of the perfect fruit
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How the 'Shetland Bus' helped Norway resist Nazi Germany – innocent-looking fishing boats delivered valuable cargo and special agents
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When ChatGPT broke an entire field: An oral history
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Who was the first video game boss? (And why do we call them that?)
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The most dangerous building in Manhattan
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That joke isn't funny any more
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The icy glamour of Greta Garbo's doomed heroines is genuinely iconic – over a century after her first appearance, here's why Hollywood missed her so badly
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How Hoover Dam works
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Historians dispute Bayeux tapestry penis tally after lengthy debate
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The IL-86: The Soviets' botched answer to the 747
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Is Anarchy Online the worst MMO ever?
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As Radiohead and the Royal Shakespeare Company launch an innovative reinterpretation of Hamlet, a visit to the play's setting in Denmark brings a new dimension to the tragedy
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In April 1945 the Swedish Red Cross launched the largest rescue operation of World War II – the mission, involving the now-iconic “White Buses”, ultimately saved 15,000 prisoners
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NASA - Graphics Standards Manual (January, 1976)
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YouTube at 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’
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Did the United States almost support Nazi Germany in World War II? (No)
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The Energia-Buran, as detailed by an eyewitness to the Soviet spaceplane before its destruction
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On the Resistance in Belgium platform, anyone can research resistance activities in Belgium during World War II
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Yugologo, an archive of business logos from the former Yugoslavia
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Tokyo Game Life: Moai in Japanese games (podcast)
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Why does Athens look so quirky?
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Why Disney wants to erase this beloved cartoonist from history
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The GNU nano text editor is named by analogy
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The GeoCities Website Maker is a fun and charming way to turn any modern webpage into a nostalgic 90s-style site
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The origins of Dwarf Fortress (episode one)
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Mary Harron reflects on twenty-five years of American Psycho’s heartless humor
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Fascinating 1988 interview with "neuter" Toby I stumbled on
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How the last artificial flower factory in New York City handcrafts designs for celebrities | Still Standing
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Mapping Earth, one billion years ago
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Legends of Broadway reprise their most memorable characters
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Remembering Betty Webb: Bletchley Park and Pentagon code breaker
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Huis ten Bosch: Only Miffy can save us now
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How The Beverly Hillbillies changed everything - a retrospective
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Why the island of Bornholm is Danish and not German, Swedish or Polish
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Recommended podcasts by experts in their fields?
I have been listening to the PreHistory Podcast, written and produced by an actual academic archaeologist. I enjoy the rigor and specificity but i’m having trouble finding similar content I like,...
I have been listening to the PreHistory Podcast, written and produced by an actual academic archaeologist. I enjoy the rigor and specificity but i’m having trouble finding similar content I like, especially without the promotions and ads and fan service. I know that in the age of social media personalities such dry content is hard to come by.
I particularly enjoy ancient history, but feel free to offer other podcasts that feature people who have mastered their discipline and have found clear, effective, and even entertaining ways of sharing it. Thanks!
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We finally know why ancient Roman concrete was so durable
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Amy Hakanson shows us the sixteen stringed, thirty-nine keyed nyckelharpa
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Henry Kissinger's Moo Goo Gai Pan is real. Is it good?
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