On July 20, 1976, Viking 1 became the first robotic lander to land on Mars. On September 3, its sister Viking 2 followed suit. Both of them carried experiments to test for biology on Mars, something which no subsequent Mars lander since has replicated. The results from these chemical experiments have divided researchers for decades and have been the cause of one of the greatest debates in planetary science. Learn more about if we have already found evidence of life on Mars on this episode of Eve...
May 28, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast All three of the holy books from great monotheistic faiths share a similar story about a Queen from a land in the south who traveled to Jerusalem to meet King Solomon. This queen, who is said to have come from a land called Sheba, held not only the fascination of Solomon but of people for over 2000 years. But did she really exist, and if she did, where exactly did she come from? Learn more about the Queen of Sheba on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://...
May 27, 2022•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the year 60 BC, a very unlikely alliance was formed between three of Rome’s most powerful men. Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, and Marcus Licinius Crassus agreed to put aside their differences for mutual gain. For many years the alliance worked, and the three men were able to run the Roman Republic….until it eventually fell apart. Learn more about the First Triumvirate on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeveryw...
May 26, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast For ages, people have tried to categorize people by intelligence. However, it wasn’t until the early 20th century that attempts were made to provide a quantifiable measure of human intelligence. In 1912, a German psychologist by the name of William Stern dubbed a method of scoring intelligence tests called an intelligence quotient. Every since there, there has been controversy surrounding the method of scoring and the very idea of scoring intelligence. Learn more about the intelligence quotient,...
May 25, 2022•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the year 1162, in the Khentii Mountains of what is today Northeastern Mongolia, a baby by the name of Temüjin was born. He would go on to become the single greatest conqueror and establish the largest contiguous empire in world history. His empire would reverberate throughout history and is still being felt today, both politically and genetically. Learn more about Ghengis Khan and the Mongol Empire on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com...
May 24, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast You have probably heard the old saying that there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. There are several reasons why statistics are often misinterpreted. One of the biggest is the confusion between the two concepts of correlation and causation. This confusion is not only made by laypeople but also by members of the media and scientists. Learn more about correlation and causation and why one doesn’t necessarily imply the other on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the pod...
May 23, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hollywood is known the world over for being the center of the motion picture industry. But did you ever wonder why the movie business is centered there or why it hasn’t moved somewhere else? Well, it all has to do with a clause in various union contracts. Learn more about the Thirty Mile Zone, or the TMZ, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Darcy Adams Associate ...
May 22, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the 18th century, the French writer and philosopher Voltaire said, "This body which was called, and which still calls itself, the Holy Roman Empire was in no way holy, nor Roman, nor an empire." Since then, some variation of this quote has found itself into history classes around the world. So what exactly was the Holy Roman Empire, and was Voltaire right? Learn more about the Holy Roman Empire and find out if it was holy, was Roman, and if it was an empire on this episode of Everything Eve...
May 21, 2022•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast For thousands of years, rice has been one of the most important agricultural crops in the world. It has fed billions of people, has been crossbred into tens of thousands of variants, and is now grown in every continent except Antarctica. The importance of rice has not diminished over time and in fact, might grow in the future. Learn more about rice, and how it was domesticated and spread around the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow....
May 20, 2022•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the early 20th century, a Soviet agronomist named Trofim Lysenko developed some unique theories of biology and genetics. He rose to the top of the Soviet hierarchy in his field, and Stalin himself endorsed his theories. The result of the implementation of his ideas was nothing short of disastrous. Learn more about Trofim Lysenko and Lysenkoism on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ -------------------------------- ...
May 19, 2022•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast On August 15, 1971, US President Richard Nixon ended the gold convertibility of the US Dollar and simultaneously ended the Bretton Woods System, which had governed international monetary policy since the end of the Second World War. The system which replaced Bretton Woods wasn’t built on formal treaties and conferences. It was a highly informal system that, for the most part, still exists today. Learn more about the petrodollar system, how it came to be, and how it works on this episode of Every...
May 18, 2022•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast About 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid collided with the Earth near the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. This impact ended the era of the dinosaurs and resulted in one of the greatest species extinctions in history. That large asteroid wasn’t the first to hit the Earth, nor will it be the last. Today, many people are actively trying to ensure that such an event never happens again. Learn more about asteroid impacts and how much we should worry about them on this episode of Everything Everywh...
May 17, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the early 4th century, the Roman Emperor Constantine ordered the construction of a church on the burial site of Saint Peter. It was the greatest church in Christianity. Centuries later, that building was falling apart, so Pope Julius II ordered the construction of a replacement church that would be newer and much bigger. Learn more about St. Peter’s Basilica, the world’s largest church, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythinge...
May 16, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast On April 28, 1789, the crew of the HMS Bounty engaged in a mutiny against their despotic captain, William Bligh. After sending the captain out on a rowboat, the rest of the crew sailed to an uninhabited island, sank the ship, and set up home. The descendants of those mutineers are still living on that island today. Their home has become one of the most unique and remote communities on Earth. Learn more about Pitcairn Island, its history, and how it continues to exist at the edge of the world, on...
May 15, 2022•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sometime during the reign of Ptolemy I or Ptolemy II, the Egyptian state decided to build an institution dedicated to accumulating all human knowledge in the City of Alexandria. As the city grew, this institution grew along with it to become the greatest knowledge repository in the ancient world. …and then Julius Caesar burned it down. Maybe. Learn more about the Library of Alexander, how it was created, and how it ended on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! h...
May 14, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Friday the 13th is a day associated with bad luck and ill omens. However, why is this particular combination of day of the week and day of the month considered bad luck? If you think you know why Friday the 13th is considered unlucky, there is a good chance that the story you’ve heard is wrong. Learn more about Friday the 13th and how it became associated with being unlucky on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn about how you can invest in art at https://www.masterworks.io/ Subscr...
May 13, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Cater stumbled upon one of the most pristine tombs of an Egyptian Pharaoh ever found. The tomb of King Tutankhamen. That discovery because a pop culture sensation and revolutionized our understanding of Ancient Egypt. Learn more about King Tutankhamen, aka King Tut, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn about how you can invest in art at https://www.masterworks.io/ Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/ --------...
May 12, 2022•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, the delegates worked hard to create a document that would govern their new country. At the end of the convention, they had a session titled “Leftover Business.” It was here in the “leftover business” section of the constitutional convention where the Vice Presidency was born. Some say it has been leftover business ever since. Learn more about the Vice President of the United States, its history, and the men and women who have held the job on this episode of...
May 11, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the early 1845s, farmers around Europe suffered from a blight that devastated the potato crop. This lasted for several years, but nowhere was it more pronounced than it was on the island of Ireland, where it resulted in death and mass migration. The effects of this potato blight can still be witnessed in the world today. Learn more about the Great Irish Famine, also known as the Irish Potato Famine, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn about how you can invest in art at https...
May 10, 2022•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast On May 20, 1910, an event occurred which never occurred before or since. Gathered for the funeral of the British King Edward VII, nine different European monarchs assembled inside Windsor Castle for a photo. In the immediate years after this image was taken, life would change dramatically for most of the monarchs. Learn more about the day nine kings were in one room and what happened to them later, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn about how you can invest in art at https://w...
May 09, 2022•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Every year, on the second Sunday in May, 96 countries around the world celebrate Mother’s Day. Dozens of other countries celebrate the same thing on different days throughout the year. Mother’s Day wasn’t always a thing, however. Its creation was due to a small number of very determined people…and, of course, greeting card companies. Learn more about Mother’s Day and how it became a holiday on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://podfollow.com/everything...
May 08, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Barely a month after the Normandy Landing in 1944, the allied powers were already thinking of what the post-world would look like. One of the big issues was the creation of a monetary system that could replace the then abandoned gold standard. So, in at a resort in New Hampshire, representatives from 44 countries hammered out a new international monetary system that would govern the world for the next 25 years. Learn more about the Bretton Woods System and how parts of it still influence the wor...
May 07, 2022•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1839, a French scientist by the name of Edmond Becquerel was experimenting with an electrochemical cell when he discovered something interesting. When it was exposed to light, it produced an electrical current. For over a hundred years, this was mostly a scientific curiosity. However, with the advent of the space age, this curiosity began to find practical uses. Learn more about solar cells and solar power, its history, and how it works on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscrib...
May 06, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast In October 1919, the champions of the National League, the Cincinnati Reds, faced the champions of the American League, the Chicago White Sox in the World Series. While Cincinnati won the championship on the field five games to three, the series will be forever remembered because of the events surrounding it. Even a hundred years later, it remains one of the most significant events in American professional sports. Learn more about the 1919 Chicago Black Sox scandal and how it almost destroyed th...
May 05, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast It is estimated that within the observable universe there might be as many as septillion stars. While each of them is far larger than the Earth, they all differ in terms of age, size, color, and composition. Despite being very far away, we know a surprisingly large amount about them through observation and an understanding of the basic units of matter. Learn more about stars, how they are born, and how they die, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://po...
May 04, 2022•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Over the centuries, there has been a host of self-proclaimed prophets, astrologers, scientists, and cranks who have predicted the end of the world. Some of them have been extremely precise in when they predicted when the world will end. Spoiler: to date, none of the end of the world predictions have come true. Learn more about end of the world predictions, and how the people who believed it reacted when it didn’t happen, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! h...
May 03, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast In January 1920, an Italian American businessman in Boston started a new enterprise. In order to raise money, he took $100 investments from 18 people and offered them a fabulous return on their money in only 45 days, and he delivered on his promise. Soon people were lining up to give him their money and everything worked great…. …until it didn’t. Learn more about Charles Ponzi, the man whose name is synonymous with fraud, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast! ...
May 02, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Located approximately 1500 kilometers or 950 miles south of the equator and split by the International Date Line, is a small chain of islands which was was believed to be the birthplace of Polynesian civilization. Today these islands are divided between two different countries. Despite a common culture and language, the differences between them keep getting larger over time. Learn about Samoa, both Western Samoa and American Samoa, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the...
May 01, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast I’ve done episodes before about people who have saved a large number of human lives. Mostly, these people have done so through inventions or innovations in fields like agriculture or medicine. What about people who prevented an impending disaster? Like when Superman stops an asteroid from hitting the Earth. Well, there was such a case, and thanks to the actions of a single man, millions of lives might have been saved. Learn more about Stanislav Petrov, the man who saved the world, on this episod...
Apr 30, 2022•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1880, the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was commissioned to compose a work in honor of the completion of a new cathedral. What he wrote became one of the best known, over the top, and difficult to produce pieces of music in history. Despite its popularity almost 150 years later, the composer actually thought it was one of his worst works. Learn more about the 1812 Overture, how it was created, and just how crazy it actually is to properly perform, on this episode of Everything Eve...
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