Professor Matthew Restall tackles listener questions and popular search queries about the central American civilisation
Professor Matthew Restall tackles popular search queries and listener questions about the central American civilisation. Where did the Maya live? What did they eat? And did they really predict that the world would end in 2012?
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Untold LGBTQ stories of the National Trust
In 1895, when the National Trust was founded, homosexual acts of ‘gross indecency’ were still illegal in Britain. And yet, as Michael Hall reveals in his new book, A Queer Inheritance: Alternative Histories in the National Trust, the organisation had queer connections from its ve ... Show More
33m 30s
Feb 4
Why Greenwich is the home of time
Why is a small observatory in south east London so important to the story of how we tell the time? Speaking to Elinor Evans, Emily Akkermans, Curator of Time at the Royal Museums Greenwich, shares the history behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). From 17th-century efforts to solve th ... Show More
35m 42s
Feb 3
James Gillray: life of the week
James Gillray was one of Georgian Britain’s most ruthless satirists, using his prints to mock kings, politicians and generals, turning politics into popular entertainment. From the print shops of London, he reduced figures such as Napoleon to objects of ridicule while capturing t ... Show More
32m 52s
Aug 2022
Ancient Americas: Debunking The Maya Apocalypse
<p>One of the most famous, and sophisticated, cultures of Mesoamerica, why are the Maya known only for predicting the end of the world?</p><br><p>In the first episode of our new mini series 'The Ancient Americas', Tristan is joined by Professor Matthew Restall from Penn State Uni ... Show More
41m 55s
Aug 2021
Dr. Maya Shankar: The Science of Decision Making | E126
Want to make better decisions? In this episode, we are talking with Dr Maya Shankar, behavioural scientist and podcast host. Maya is currently the Senior Director of Behavioral Economics at Google and is the Creator, Host, and Executive Producer of “A Slight Change of Plans”, a p ... Show More
1h 10m
Jun 2024
Comment connait on les Mayas ? - Entretien avec Johann Begel
<p>Mes chers camarades, bien le bonjour !</p><p>Mayas, Incas, Aztèques… Ces civilisations précolombiennes sont bien distinctes, et pourtant ce n’est pas rare qu’on les confonde. Mais d’ailleurs, comment les connaît on ? Si l’histoire et l’archéologie nous apportent beaucoup d’inf ... Show More
1h 53m