Season 2, Episode 5: Crazy Bill

Louis Pouzin is a French academic who some experts say really invented the Arpanet. But is that true, and should any one person be given all the credit? 

This episode looks back at where all of our main characters landed in their lives after the tech boom and bust and what they have learned. 

In this episode, we pivot to Pasadena where the world of e-commerce is taking off to broader audiences. Through our e-commerce characters, we meet Bill Gross who is digging into the radically changing world of paid search 

Sure, we know Lafayette as a street. And a college. And some of us know him as the charismatic Frenchman from Hamilton. But did you know he was France's richest orphan? And that his real name was Gilbert? And he might have been closer to George Washington than anyone really knew. ... Show More

Bleu, blanc, rouge ! De nos trois couleurs nationales, s’il ne fallait en retenir qu’une, ce serait assurément le bleu. Mais pourquoi donc cette couleur est indissociable de la France ? Qui l’a décidé ? Un roi ? Une révolution ? Pas vraiment ! Ce serait plutôt à cause d’un cochon ... Show More

Fidèle à Louis XV et à la France, membre de la noblesse corse et notable d'Ajaccio, Charles Bonaparte est surtout connu pour être le père de Napoléon. Son histoire est celle de la Corse au XVIIIe siècle, des rivalités de famille, des alliances avec la France et l'Angleterre. Port ... Show More

Pourquoi la majorité des rois de France s'appelaient-ils Louis ? Muriel Gilbert nous explique. 

What if the thing we call "talent" is grotesquely overrated? And what if deliberate practice is the secret to excellence? Those are the claims of the research psychologist Anders Ericsson, who has been studying the science of expertise for decades. He tells us everything he's lea ... Show More

What if the thing we call "talent" is grotesquely overrated? And what if deliberate practice is the secret to excellence? Those are the claims of the research psychologist Anders Ericsson, who has been studying the science of expertise for decades. He tells us everything he's lea ... Show More

Who is Napoleon Bonaparte? Learn about Napoleon’s life and rise to power, his wins and losses in this new Knowledge Plus episode from Plus Podcast Network.Find more information on our website https://englishpluspodcast.com/knowledge-plus-who-is-napoleon-bonaparte/Become our patro ... Show More