Yesterday

What Is the Deepest Hole in the World?

Alongside the Space Race, the mid-1900s saw another contest of engineering -- a race downward, into the Earth. Learn why the USSR created the Kola Superdeep Borehole (the deepest artificial or natural hole we know of), what we learned from it, and how this research continues in t ... Show More

14m 51s

Aug 1

BrainStuff Classics: Is Canned Food Really Worse Than Fresh or Frozen?

Canning foods preserves them, but the texture and nutritive value can suffer -- and what about the potential dangers of BPA and botulism? Learn what's true and what's myth when it comes to canned food in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://recipes.h ... Show More

8m 20s

Jul 31

How Do Octopuses Work?

These marine invertebrates can solve puzzles, use tools, and camouflage themselves by changing their very skin -- yet they live only three to five years, and die after mating. Learn more about octopuses in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on these articles: https://animals.ho ... Show More

13m 32s

Jan 2021

“Remote working” in the Indian Ocean

Pip Hare is currently sailing solo round the world in the Vendee Globe race, one of only a handful of women to attempt it. She speaks to the BBC’s Zoe Kleinman from the middle of the Indian Ocean, while preparing for a storm. We’ll hear about coping with isolation, the challenges ... Show More

18m 8s

Nov 2023

Sailing Alone Around the World, by Captain Joshua Slocum, Part 1

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;">Let's wrap up Listener Request Month with the chronicle of the first solo sailing voyage around the world. Sail to sleep a ... Show More

43m 35s

Jul 2024

Sailing Alone Around the World, by Capt. Joshua Slocum, Part 2

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> Let's relax and sleep with more from this solo journey by sailboat. This t ... Show More

49m 54s

Nov 2022

Quick Nap in a Wet Sock

“The only time that’s enjoyable is when you’re unconscious.”The only break Omar Samra and Omar Nour get after their two-hour rowing shifts is a 40-minute nap in a two-meter wide cabin, using a wet sheet and a crumpled wet t-shirt for a pillow. When your only break from intense ph ... Show More

29m 5s

Nov 2022

12-Hour Rowing Shifts

"If I don't close my eyes for literally two, three, five minutes, I'm done for.”Omar Samra had to cope with an extreme bout of seasickness. Omar Nour had to pick up extra shifts. On top of all that, a huge wave turns their boat upside down and puts them on the brink of death. How ... Show More

30m 17s

Mar 2025

Sailing Alone Around the World, by Captain Joshua Slocum, Part 3

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54m 35s

Mar 2022

Marin (Sailor)

<p>Texte:<br> Une adolescente espagnole est devenue le plus jeune marin en solitaire autour du monde après avoir effectué un voyage d'un an.</p> <p>Traduction:<br> A Spanish teenager becomes the youngest solo around-the-world sailor after completing a year-long voyage.</p><hr><p ... Show More

3m 54s

Feb 2018

Rowing The Atlantic Solo - Stu Morton - #001

Stu Morton is an ex-Marine and endurance athlete who is planning to row solo from Mainland Europe to Mainland South America, solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Find out how far 1.5 million oar strokes gets you, why gaining 30kgs is sometimes ok and why he's going to be mostly naked. ... Show More

1h 7m

Jul 2021

Leçon d'été: Le plus jeune marin (The youngest sailor)

<p>Texte:<br> Une adolescente espagnole est devenue le plus jeune marin en solitaire autour du monde après avoir effectué un voyage d'un an.</p> <p>Traduction:<br> A Spanish teenager becomes the youngest solo around-the-world sailor after completing a year-long voyage.</p><hr><p ... Show More

4m 16s

Mar 2022

La course en solitaire (The Solo Race)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Kevin Escoffier entered one of the world’s most epic solo boating races, he faced long odds, dangerous waters, and stiff competition.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A transcript of this episode is available at <a href="h ... Show More

22m 47s

How Do You Sleep When Sailing 4,000 Mile...