Beginner Lessons

Why was India split into two countries? - Haimanti Roy

What few people know about the program that "saved" America - Meg Jacobs

A brief history of toilets - Francis de los Reyes

The sharks that hunt in forests - Luka Seamus Wright

How do you know what's true? - Sheila Marie Orfano

Ugly History: The U.S. Syphilis Experiment - Susan M. Reverby

A day in the life of the oracle of Delphi - Mark Robinson

Why do we have hair in such random places? - Nina G. Jablonski

The epic of Gilgamesh, the king who tried to conquer death - Soraya Field Fiorio

Can you solve the Trojan War riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha

Could you survive the real Twilight Zone? - Philip Renaud and Kenneth Kostel

The woman who stared at the Sun - Alex Gendler

Run, sail, or hide? How to survive the destruction of Pompeii - Gary Devore

Can you be awake and asleep at the same time? - Masako Tamaki

What happens to your brain during a migraine - Marianne Schwarz

Should you donate your DNA to help cure diseases? - Greg Foot

What really happened during the Attica Prison Rebellion - Orisanmi Burton

What’s in the air you breathe? - Amy Hrdina and Jesse Kroll

How one design flaw almost toppled a skyscraper - Alex Gendler

How to get a word added to the dictionary - Ilan Stavans

Meet the bluefin tuna, the toughest fish in the sea - Grantly Galland and Raiana McKinney

How long should your naps be? - Sara C. Mednick

Can you solve Dongle's Difficult Dilemma? - Dennis E. Shasha

How do wind turbines work? - Rebecca J. Barthelmie and Sara C. Pryor

The world’s most painful insect sting - Justin Schmidt

Why are airplanes slower than they used to be? - Alex Gendler

Whatever happened to acid rain? - Joseph Goffman

This tool will help improve your critical thinking - Erick Wilberding

The surprising secrets of hummingbird flight - Kristiina J. Hurme and Alejandro Rico-Guevara

Why good ideas get trapped in the valley of death— and how to rescue them

Can you outsmart the apples and oranges fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox

How to see with sound - Jacques S. Abramowicz

A brief history of the devil - Brian A. Pavlac

Why every world map is wrong - Kayla Wolf

Can you solve the fantasy election riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha

Ugly History: The Spanish Inquisition - Kayla Wolf

4 different ways you can power a car

How do antidepressants work? - Neil R. Jeyasingam

How much land does it take to power the world?

The best nose in the animal kingdom - Chase LaDue & Bruce A. Schulte

How does artificial intelligence learn? - Briana Brownell

How much electricity does it take to power the world?

Who were Las Mariposas, and why were they murdered? - Lisa Krause

How would you finish the sentence, “Imagine if…”? - Sir Ken Robinson

Can loud music damage your hearing? - Heather Malyuk

The material that could change the world... for a third time

Debunking the myth of the Lost Cause: A lie embedded in American history - Karen L. Cox

Can you solve the demon dance party riddle? - Edwin Meyer