Intermediate Lessons

The Tower of Epiphany | Think Like A Coder, Ep 7

How good are you at calculating risk? - Gerd Gigerenzer

Vultures: The acid-puking, plague-busting heroes of the ecosystem - Kenny Coogan

What happens if you're injected with the wrong blood type? - Bill Schutt

The legend of Annapurna, Hindu goddess of nourishment - Antara Raychaudhuri & Iseult Gillespie

One of the most epic engineering feats in history - Alex Gendler

Everything changed when the fire crystal got stolen - Alex Gendler

Do politics make us irrational? - Jay Van Bavel

The life, legacy & assassination of an African revolutionary - Lisa Janae Bacon

The Chasm | Think Like A Coder, Ep 6

Licking bees and pulping trees: The reign of a wasp queen - Kenny Coogan

Why is cotton in everything? - Michael R. Stiff

What's so special about Viking ships? - Jan Bill

Mating frenzies, sperm hoards, and brood raids: The life of a fire ant queen - Walter R. Tschinkel

The Artists | Think Like A Coder, Ep 5

Can you solve the dragon jousting riddle? - Alex Gendler

The mysterious life and death of Rasputin - Eden Girma

Could a breathalyzer detect cancer? - Julian Burschka

A brief history of alcohol - Rod Phillips

Why should you read “Dune” by Frank Herbert? - Dan Kwartler

Why should you read “The Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan? - Sheila Marie Orfano

Why should you read “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding? - Jill Dash

Hacking bacteria to fight cancer - Tal Danino

The Train Heist | Think Like A Coder, Ep 4

How does chemotherapy work? - Hyunsoo Joshua No

Is marijuana bad for your brain? - Anees Bahji

The history of the world according to corn - Chris A. Kniesly

Can you outsmart this logical fallacy? - Alex Gendler

History's "worst" nun - Theresa A. Yugar

How does laser eye surgery work? - Dan Reinstein

The Furnace Bots | Think Like A Coder, Ep 3

The myth of Loki and the master builder - Alex Gendler

The dangers of mixing drugs - Céline Valéry

Why do humans have a third eyelid? - Dorsa Amir

Why haven’t we cured arthritis? - Kaitlyn Sadtler and Heather J. Faust

The Taino myth of the cursed creator - Bill Keegan

Are the illuminati real? - Chip Berlet

Claws vs. nails - Matthew Borths

How close are we to uploading our minds? - Michael S.A. Graziano

The Greek myth of Talos, the first robot - Adrienne Mayor

The Maya myth of the morning star

How to 3D print human tissue - Taneka Jones

The Resistance | Think Like A Coder, Ep 2

Why should you read Dante’s “Divine Comedy”? - Sheila Marie Orfano

The first and last king of Haiti - Marlene Daut

"For Estefani" poem by Aracelis Girmay

Ugly History: Japanese American incarceration camps - Densho

The Prison Break | Think Like A Coder, Ep 1