The universe is billions of years old.
If, in the future, humanity were to explore the galaxy and visit other planets around other stars, we might be visiting places where at one time, an advanced civilization once existed.
However, if such a civilization existed, it might have been millions of years in the past. If that was the case, how would we even kno ... Show More
Today
Bernardo de Gálvez: Forgotten Hero of the American Revolution
When Americans tell the story of the Revolutionary War, the focus usually falls on Washington, Jefferson, and the battles fought in the thirteen colonies. Yet independence was also won through foreign support. Some of it, in France's case, was quite overt. Spain also supported th ... Show More
16m 52s
Yesterday
Cotton: How It Helped Build The Modern World
It is soft, common, and something most people wear almost every day. Yet behind this humble fabric lies one of the most dramatic stories in human history. Cotton connected ancient civilizations, built global trade networks, fueled the Industrial Revolution, enriched empires, and ... Show More
14m 31s
Apr 26
The World's Oddest Riots
Most riots are born from serious grievances: politics, poverty, religion, or oppression. Yet history is also filled with eruptions of violence that began for reasons so strange, so unexpected, and so absurd that they almost defy belief. Some changed cities, some embarrassed gover ... Show More
14m 21s
Oct 2018
A New World Beyond Pluto, Neuroscience’s Take on Free Will, and Blue Zones Where People Live Longer
Learn about a world beyond Pluto nicknamed “The Goblin” that astronomers just discovered; what neuroscience says about whether humans have free will; and “Blue Zones” where people live longer.In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosit ... Show More
7m 58s
Oct 2021
Oumuama, le premier signe d'une vie extraterrestre ?
<p>Avi Loeb, un astrophysicien d'Harvard, a récemment déclaré que notre système solaire avait certainement reçu la visite d'un vaisseau extraterrestre, en 2017. Découvrez cette histoire fascinante dans ce nouvel épisode de Culture G... et abonnez-vous (sans oublier d'activer les ... Show More
3m 44s