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Curio/Podcast:

The Comforts of the Throne

In the days when hunting was a more common pursuit than it is today, those involved in the job cultivated a taxonomy...

Written by J. A. Macfarlane • 18 Mar 2021 • Read/Listen →

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A Blight on Soviet Science

Nikolai Vavilov dedicated his life to improving Soviet agriculture and eradicating famine, but his allegiance to science would ultimately lead to his downfall.

Written by Holly Barker • 04 Mar 2021 • Read/Listen →

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The Anticipated Future of the Moon

When the Earth was young, shortly after the moon formed, our planet was spinning so fast that a day was approximately...

Written by Alan Bellows • 15 Feb 2021 • Read/Listen →

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A Grubby Niche

It is down to geological and evolutionary happenstance that there are no monkeys on the island of Madagascar: a fact...

Written by James Holloway • 01 Feb 2021 • Read/Listen →

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Haydn and Seek

It can be tough to give the boss a hint, but it was even more difficult back in the days of domestic servitude when t...

Written by J. A. Macfarlane • 25 Jan 2021 • Read/Listen →

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It Makes One’s Head Swim

On 17 December 1967, Harold Holt--at that time the Prime Minister of Australia--decided to go for a swim. He and his...

Written by Alan Bellows • 20 Jan 2021 • Read/Listen →

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Buzzing on the Green

Popeye the Sailor is well known for his penchant for spinach, and the popularity of the character led to generations...

Written by J. A. Macfarlane • 12 Jan 2021 • Read/Listen →

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Pugilism on the Plains

How a booming oil town aimed to become a western metropolis through one of the most ill-conceived boxing matches of all time.

Written by Morgan W.R. Dunn • 28 Dec 2020 • Read/Listen →

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A Day on Venus

Compared to Earth, our astronomical next-door neighbor Venus is 95 percent as large, 28 percent closer to the sun, an...

Written by Alan Bellows • 16 Dec 2020 • Read/Listen →

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The Trouble with Triples

What do the American bison, western gorilla, and Eurasian eagle-owl have in common? One answer is that they are all s...

Written by James Holloway • 07 Dec 2020 • Read/Listen →

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