Author: Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1430 A concern about the complexity and danger of genius.  Today, I find genius puzzling.

Episode: 1429 Joseph Stalin and Russian aircraft records in the 1930s.  Today, Joseph Stalin tries to set flight distance records.

Episode: 1428 Why do men self-destruct and die sooner than women?  Today, men self-destruct.

Episode: 1427 Dominique de Menil, a creative legacy.  Today, I learn something at a fancy benefit dinner.

Episode: 3328 A Brief History of Horses, and their role in Japan.  Today, an adventure on horseback.

Episode: 1426 The skyscraper: a Phoenix out of the great Chicago Fire.  Today, let's talk about skyscrapers.

Episode: 1425 Laying the transatlantic telegraph cable.  Today, Queen Victoria sends a telegram to President Buchanan.

Episode: 1424 La Sylphide: an elemental in the Industrial Revolution.  Today, a ballet gives us an odd window into history.

Episode: 3326 An old book on airplane structures reveals its secrets.  Today, we build old aeroplanes.

Episode: 1423 An encounter with Einstein.  Today, a young man lets history slip by him.