Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1407: A Matter of Size
Episode: 1407 A matter of size: scaling laws among living species. Today, a matter of size.
Curious City - Car, bike, public transit: What’s the best way to get around town?
What would win in a race between a car, bike and the Chicago Transit Authority?
Over the past few years, Chicago has been abuzz with road construction projects. There are more protected bike lanes, pedestrian refuge islands and curb bump-outs across the city. As we learned in our last episode, that also includes the installation of miniature traffic circles in residential areas. It’s all in service to make the roads safer by slowing cars down.
Safer streets is a win, but it doesn’t necessarily satisfy the urge to get somewhere fast. Cycling and public transportation are viable alternatives, but sometimes it’s hard to separate yourself from the convenience of driving somewhere.
In this episode, the Curious City team puts the different modes of transportation to the test in a good old-fashioned transit race. From the Garfield Park Conservatory to Navy Pier, who will win? Car, bike or public transportation?
Plus, Midwest correspondent for the Economist, Daniel Knowles makes the case for why we should rethink our relationship with cars, and answers why the fastest isn’t always the best.
“People will always drive if it's the most convenient or the quickest way,” said Knowles, author of “Carmeggedon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It.” “You can't exhort people to change, you have to kind of change the incentives.”
ATXplained - Why was Austin once called ‘Waterloo’?
Talk about “Old Austin” — this was Austin before it was Austin. So why was it named after a city in Belgium? We try to find out.
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Bay Curious - What Does It Mean to Live In an Unincorporated Area?
Alameda is the second most populous county in the Bay Area, after Santa Clara. Oakland is the biggest city, but the county stretches all the way out to Livermore in the east and Fremont in the south. It’s a big swath of land and about half of it is unincorporated, including two areas known as Cherryland and Ashland. Bay Curious listener Sam Hopkins wondered what it means for an area to be unincorporated and the history of these two communities.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - Australian Wildlife
Australia is unique among the countries in the world.
It is a continent, a country, and an island all wrapped up into one.
Australia is also home to some of the most bizarre species in the world, most notably its large number of marsupials, which comprise 70% of all marsupial species worldwide.
Why do Australia’s animals differ so significantly from those of the rest of the world, and what led to the dominance of marsupials?
Learn more about the animals of Australia on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2491: Mitch Miller and the Gang
Episode: 2491 Mitch Miller and the Gang: A Look at American Pop Culture in the Late 1950s. Today, we follow the bouncing ball.
Curious City - Who thought traffic circles were a good idea? Do we need them?
Mini traffic circles at the intersections of residential streets might annoy drivers because they force cars to slow down. But their safety features outweigh the inconvenience.
Everything Everywhere Daily - Costa Rica
Located in the heart of Central America is the Republic of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is situated between Panama and Nicaragua and shares a similar colonial history with other countries in Central America.
However, over the last 100 years, it has taken a radically different path. A path that has allowed the country to avoid most of the problems that have plagued the rest of the region.
As a result, it has been much more stable and much wealthier than its neighbors.
Learn more about Costa Rica and what makes it different from its neighbors on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2809: A Goblin Book
Episode: 2809 Laurence Housman designs an edition of Christina Rossetti's poem Goblin Market. Today, Goblins, sisterly love, and a masterpiece of book design.
Everything Everywhere Daily - Wilhelm Canaris: Working Against the Nazis From the Inside
Throughout World War II, Nazi Germany was a formidable force due to its military strength and success.
A large reason for this success was its intelligence network.
What most people don’t know is that the Nazi head of military intelligence was actively working against Adolf Hitler.
Through a series of active and passive measures, he went from a loyal Nazi to a double agent.
Find out about Wilhelm Canaris and how he resisted Hitler from one of the highest positions in the Third Reich on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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