Located in the Tower of London are a collection of objects, some of which date back 800 years, which are the physical symbols of the British Monarchy.
These objects have a value that would almost be impossible to measure given both their intrinsic and historical worth. They are the physical embodiment of the British Monarchy.
Learn more about the British Crown Jewels and their role in the British monarchy on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
One man invented it. Another one named it. And over the years their clashing personalities shaped the Hemingway Daiquiri.
When Ernest Hemingway arrived in Cuba he was nearing the end of his days as a young man. When one day he stumbled into La Florida in Havana he met a man who would become his constant companion over the next few years. When Constantino Ribalaigua was tending bar one day and watched a young boisterous author take his seat he met the man that would shape his legacy forever. Special guests this week are “Potions of the Caribbean” author and Latitude 29 owner Jeff “Beachbum” Berry and Philip Greene, author of “To Have and Have Another.”
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In the inaugural episode of Divided Argument, Will and Dan have the first part of a two-part discussion of the Supreme Court's "shadow docket." Will explains how he came to coin the now-famous phrase in a 2013 article, and how good advice from a friend helped him avoid a "terrible title" for that piece. Will and Dan also discuss Justice Alito's contribution to the important field of original jurisdiction before closing out the episode with a plea for reviews on your podcast app of choice.
Interview with Julia Galef; News Items: Brain Implant Interprets Writing, SARS-CoV-2 May Enter Genome, Hypersonic Jets, Sequestering Carbon; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Energy Density; Science or Fiction
On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW discusses:
Why the Elon Musk issue is really one of power and audience
What the Colonial Pipeline attack reveals about our critical infrastructure
The debate around Vitalik Buterin and the Shiba coins
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Henrietta Lacks was a mother of five who died of cervical cancer in 1951 at the age of 31. Before she passed, a tissue sample of her cancer cells was taken.
Those cells have been the basis for decades of cancer and biological research, and have also been at the center of one of the greatest medical ethics controversies in modern times.
Learn more about the immortal Henrietta Lacks on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
In this episode we reach a turning point in the history of the later Crusades, as the Crusaders face a devastating battle against Ayub, Sultan of Egypt. This marks not just the beginning of the end for the Crusaders but the start of the rise to power of the Mongols and the Mamluks, both of which will come to dominate the thirteenth century.
Please take a look at my website nickholmesauthor.com where you can download a free copy of The Byzantine World War, my book that describes the origins of the First Crusade.
Today we’re talking about COVID-19 variants. You’ve probably heard about the new strains of the coronavirus circulating around the U.S. and the world.
We’ll explain where the variants come from, why they’re a concern and what can be done to stop them from forming. We’ll also discuss whether you’ll need a booster vaccine every year.
We’re talking about all this with Dr. Carlos Malvestutto. He’s an infectious disease expert at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He’s leading multiple teams and research studies on COVID-19 treatments.
Tim Harford interviews Milo Beckman - a young mathematician, still in his twenties, who has written a book called ?Math without Numbers?. Milo explains why he wanted to strip out digits to make it easier to describe the beauty of mathematics.
