Teach Me Something

Humans are in a phase of increased evolution right now in comparison to past few hundred years. Isn't that neat? But what about all the evolutionary changes in few thousand years? And in the hundreds of millions before that? Come learn about human adaptation and how we evolved neat things like hands and chins.

Ok maybe these aren't hard and fast rules, and maybe they're more... rules of thumb, but you should still listen to this episode to learn about a number of animals that stick out amongst their peers.

... please stick to the rivers and lakes you're used to. Lakes and rivers are really cool, so join us this episode to learn about long rivers, large lakes, and interesting facts about bodies of water.

In this episode we continue comparing the afterlife in mythology. We examine how beliefs of Buddhism moved from India through China and eventually to Japan and Korea and how at each step the existing local beliefs were incorporated. We jump across the ocean and examine a few mythologies from the Americas.

Did you know in Norse mythology that only half the warriors who died in battle went to Valhalla? The other half went to Folkvanger. In this episode we compare the afterlife according to Egyptian, Norse, and Greco-Roman mythology.

Raising offspring is crucial to the continuation of life on Earth and it impressive just how diverse the act of bringing up the next generation is among different species. In this episode we explore these differences and take some time to award the worst parent.