Prepare for a sudsy journey through 5,000 years of surprisingly dramatic soap history! In this episode of Dormant Knowledge, Deb uncovers the hidden stories behind humanity's most essential cleaning invention.
The holidays are coming. And while that means family gatherings, festive decorations, and seasonal joy, it also means something else: stress that completely disrupts your sleep. But here's something that might help: educational podcasts designed specifically for bedtime listening.
From bacterial mats that dominated for billions of years to the eventual rise of consciousness, this episode reveals the almost incomprehensible timescales of evolution and the remarkable resilience of life.
In this episode of Dormant Knowledge, the educational sleep podcast for curious minds, host Deb unravels the quantum century. Discover how the greatest minds in physics grappled with a theory that defied common sense yet proved spectacularly successful at predicting experimental results.
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Deb explores the art of constructed languages—from J.R.R. Tolkien's meticulously crafted Elvish tongues to the guttural warrior speech of Klingon, and from the elaborate precision of High Valyrian to languages created for alien civilizations in modern science fiction.
Deb explores Read's influential essay "I, Pencil" about the miraculous complexity hidden in mundane objects. She goes from the pencil's deceptively simple appearance to an exploration of supply chains, specialized knowledge, and human cooperation spanning continents and centuries.
In this episode of Dormant Knowledge, the educational sleep podcast for curious minds, Deb uncovers the hidden mathematical world that shapes every piece of music you've ever heard—the fascinating realm of tuning systems.
In this episode of Dormant Knowledge, the educational sleep podcast for curious minds, Deb explores how William Shakespeare transformed dry historical chronicles into compelling theatrical masterpieces that still captivate audiences over 400 years later.
Whether you drift off while learning about phosphor chemistry and color encoding, or stay awake through the digital television revolution, you'll never look at your screen quite the same way again.
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In this episode of Dormant Knowledge, the educational sleep podcast for curious minds, Deb uncovers the illuminating truth behind Thomas Edison's most famous creation: the incandescent light bulb.