Yesterday

How Did Jerry Lawson Change the Course of Video Gaming?

In the 1970s, Jerry Lawson was instrumental in creating the first cartridge-based video game console and the first digital joystick -- and he did it as one of the only Black engineers in Silicon Valley at that time. Learn about Lawson and the Fairchild Channel F in this episode o ... Show More

10m 19s

Aug 25

Why Is Glass Transparent?

Glass windows are as solid as the materials that surround them, yet they let light through. Learn the physics of why glass can be so transparent -- and why it took humans thousands of years to create totally clear glass -- in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: htt ... Show More

9m 1s

Aug 23

BrainStuff Classics: Should We Retest Licensed Drivers Periodically?

Although some driving skills can deteriorate with age, experienced drivers tend to be the safest drivers. To an extent. Learn when and how experts think drivers should be retested in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-dri ... Show More

7m 3s

Aug 2023

Short Stuff: NATO Alphabet

Alpha, Bravo, Charlie. This is the NATO alphabet. But where did it come from?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13m 8s

Jan 2020

Pourquoi les lettres de l’alphabet sont dans cet ordre ?

Nous connaissons tous par coeur l'alphabet mais ignorons largement , je crois, pourquoi cet ordre a t il été choisi. Pourquoi l'alphabet commence par un A puis B, C etc... ? On sait qu'il était déjà utilisé en Syrie au 14e siècle avant JC... Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les inform ... Show More

2m 18s

Jun 2015

MMem 0337: Learn the Latin alphabet

Gina asks about learning the Latin alphabet. I describe how to apply the techniques we presented in episode 333 (about the Greek alphabet) to any other phonetic alphabet. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s S ... Show More

3m 34s

Feb 2020

The Italian Alphabet - Come Pronunciare Le Lettere

Ciao ragazzi, bentornati, oggi affronterò un argomento che sta alla base della lingua italiana, sto parlando dell'alfabeto. Argomento che può sembrare banale ma che in realtà non è, ascolterete tutte e 21 le lettere, farò degli esempi per ogni lettera. Mentre ascoltate, seguitemi ... Show More

6m 29s

Aug 2014

Alphablocks: Words Beginning With A

Ep 1: Have fun learning how to pronounce words with the Alphablocks! In this episode we look at words beginning with the letter A!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1m 11s

Aug 2014

Alphablocks: Words Beginning With T

Ep 6: Have fun learning how to pronounce words with the Alphablocks! In this episode we look at words beginning with the letter T!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1m 9s

Aug 2023

L’invention de l’alphabet

L’invention de l’alphabet, une véritable révolution intellectuelle dans l’histoire de l’humanité. Mais qui a inventé l’alphabet ? Où et pourquoi ? C’est le sujet de ce nouveau numéro du Berceau de l’Histoire, avec Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet, historienne, et membre de l’Académie ... Show More

29 m

Jun 2021

ABC Phonics Chant

Learn the sounds of the alphabet! ABC phonics chant

2m 52s

Dec 2021

Alphabetical Order

In much of the western world, alphabetical order is simply a default we take for granted. It’s often the one we try first -- or the one we use as a last resort when all the other ordering methods fail. It’s boring, but it works, and it’s so ingrained that it’s hard to imagine not ... Show More

31m 59s

Where Did the Phonetic Alphabet Come Fro...