Galileo is often credited with inventing the telescope, but he never made that claim. He simply whipped up his own take on the device and sold it to the Republic of Venice before his Dutch competitors could beat him to the punch. Galileo also gets credit for being the first person to point the telescope at the night sky. This is also untrue, but when he did ... Show More
May 26
Bonus Episode - Roman Bondage, Voodoo Macbeth, and Bunga Bunga
In this bonus episode Sebastian takes questions about episode 249, 250, and 251. First, he does his best to grapple with how morality should factor into history education. Then a listener provides an epic email about Orson Welles' legendary production of "Voodoo Macbeth" and curs ... Show More
43m 5s
Oct 2024
Quel moine a, le premier, évoqué l’existence d’exoplanètes ?
<p>Né en 1548, près de Naples, et issu d'un milieu modeste, Giordano Bruno poursuit des études classiques et devient un moine dominicain. Mais sa réflexion, nourrie de lectures innombrables, et son goût de l'occultisme, le détournent peu à peu de l'orthodoxie catholique et de la ... Show More
2m 10s
Dec 2025
Cosmic Dawn with Nobel Laureate John Mather
The James Webb Space Telescope is doing something astronomers dreamed about for decades: peering into our universe’s early past, a period known as cosmic dawn. A new NASA documentary—also called Cosmic Dawn—chronicles the inside story of Webb’s design, construction, and launch. J ... Show More
18m 47s