Most coverage of the Olympics is very biased towards whatever country you happen to live in, and certain popular sports.
Lesser sports and accomplishments from athletes in other countries may often be completely overlooked.
So, I figured I’d give a recap of the Tokyo Olympics by putting my very special touch on it, and focus on the exceptional performances across all sports from this Olympics.
S2 Ep7. Imagine being rescued by a snake! A new generation of wriggly robots, inspired by the movement of snakes, could save your life. The way a snake can move over a complex variety of landscapes could be replicated by robots to rescue people after earthquakes. It could even help with extra-terrestrial exploration.
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In the year 60, Roman forces on the island of Britain, the Roman town of Lunduniam, modern-day London, were attacked and sacked by a group of native Celts.
They lashed out at the Romans over years of poor treatment abuse.
When Romans lost Lunduniam, they were shocked and embarrassed, not just at the loss to a group of barbarians, but because those barbarians were led by a woman.
Learn more about Queen Boudica on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
For over 30 years, Monty Hall was the host of the game show Let’s Make A Deal.
In the show, they played a very simple game where you would choose one of three doors. This simple game has led to one of the most controversial and public kerfuffles amongst mathematicians, which caused many distinguished mathematicians to have egg on their face.
Learn more about the Monty Hall Problem on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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In lieu of my usual re-runs filling out August, I’m doing something different: a full-reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, presented in three parts.
The American constitution was written in 1788, but there was a mechanism built in to adapt and change the document.
Since 1788 the Constitution has been amended 27 times, most recently in 1992.
The most recent amendment, however, had a path to ratification which was far different than any other of the 26 before it.
Learn more about the 27th amendment and the very circuitous route it took to ratification, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
