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Podcast Episode 128 l What the Romans Can Teach Us...

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2025/07/08

Discover how ancient Roman concrete has lasted nearly 2,000 years — and what it can teach us about building stronger, more sustainable structures today. From the Pantheon to self-healing concrete, this episode of 360 on History explores timeless lessons for modern construction.

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Podcast Episode 127 l Martha Jane Coston: The Woman...

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2025/06/27

Her name is Martha Jane Coston, and she gave the world a way to communicate at sea – with bright, colourful flares that could be seen for miles. She wasn’t a trained scientist or engineer. She was a young widow and mother, facing personal tragedy and financial hardship. But through determination, creativity, and sheer grit, she changed maritime safety forever.

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Podcast Episode 126 l Mary Kenneth Keller: The Nun...

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2025/06/20

We all know of the pioneers of computer science like Alan Turing and Bill Gates. What most people are not familiar with is Mary Kenneth Keller - a Catholic nun and one of the field's true trailblazers. In the US, she was one of the first people to earn a Ph.D in computer science and then went on to make computing accessible.

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Podcast Episode 125 l Whistlestop History of Music

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2025/06/13

A whistlestop tour of the history of music. Starting from our ancient ancestors beating drums and creating flutes to the lyres of greece, the Gregorian chants of the medieval period, Mozart, Beethoven, jazz, blues and rock and roll. Till today when we are using AI to help us in our creations.

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Podcast Episode 124 l The Ancient Windmills of Iran

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2025/06/06

The Nashtifan windmills, also known as Asban, are located in eastern Iran. They are among the oldest windmills in the world. Made of clay, wood, and straw, these vertical-axis windmills have harnessed strong desert winds for centuries to grind grain, showcasing an ingenious example of ancient sustainable technology.

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Podcast Episode 123 l Living Things Glow

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2025/06/02

A new research conducted by researchers from the University of Calgary and the National Research Council of Canada has yielded some fascinating results. It seems that all living things – including humans – emit a glow when we are alive. This glow vanishes when we die.

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Podcast Episode 122 l Africa’s Kingdom of Aksum

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2025/05/23

There was an ancient Kingdom in the Horn of Africa. It was called the Kingdom of Aksum and its was an important maritime hub and cultural centre, trading globally. It was also one of the first regions to adopt Christianity.

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The Trumpet Call of Krakow

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2025/05/09

St. Mary's Trumpet Call or Hejnal is a traditional, five-note Polish bugle call closely bound to the history and traditions of Kraków. It is played every hour on the hour, four times in succession in each of the four cardinal directions, by a trumpeter on the highest tower of the city's Saint Mary's Basilica.

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Podcast Episode 121 l Mary Putnam Jacobi, a medical...

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2025/05/02

Mary Putnam Jacobi was a medical pioneer, paving the way for women in medicine and changing the landscape of women's health with her research

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Podcast Episode 120 I Rock Art of Northern Pakistan

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2025/04/24

We bring you the ancient rock art of Northern Pakistan. Thousansd of carvings & inscriptions carved on boulders of the ancient Silk Road now part of the Karakoram Highway.

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Podcast Episode 119 l Dwarf Planet Haumea

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2025/04/17

We are on a mission to talk about all the lesser known celestial objects in our skies. So, today we bring you Haumea, a dwarf planet that lives in the region beyond the orbit of our eighth planet Neptune.

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Podcast Episode 118 l The Burning Mountain in...

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2025/04/11

Podcast Episode 118 is all about The Burning Mountain in Azerbaijan:, known as Yanar Dag. It has been burning since the 1950s.

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Podcast Episode 117 l Krakow: A Medieval Town

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2025/04/04

Podcast Episode 117 is all about Krakow, A Medieval Town in Poland that used to be its royal capital back when Krakow was on the trade routes.

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Podcast Episode 116 l Saturn’s Irregular Moon, Phoebe

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2025/03/28

Phoebe, Saturn’s largest irregular moon, was discovered in 1899. Orbiting in the opposite direction of Saturn's rotation, Phoebe is believed to be a captured icy body from the Kuiper Belt. Cassini’s 2004 flyby revealed its dark surface and icy layers. Phoebe also contributes to Saturn’s Phoebe Ring and Iapetus' two-tone appearance.

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Podcast Episode 115 l Women Led Societies and Origin...

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2025/03/21

A two part podcast episode on Women Led Societies in Britain and Origin of Indo European Languages, which are the fore-runners of most known in the world.

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Podcast Episode 114 l First Ever Witch Burned in UK...

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2025/03/07

Agnes Sampson was a Scottish woman accused of witchcraft during the infamous North Berwick witch trials in the late 16th century. Known as the "Wise Woman of Keith," she was a healer and midwife, which made her a target for suspicion. In 1591, Sampson was arrested, tortured, and ultimately confessed to practicing witchcraft, including allegedly attempting to murder King James VI through sorcery.

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Podcast Episode 113 l The two-toned moon of Saturn,...

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2025/02/28

Iapetus is one of Saturn's most intriguing moons, known for its striking two-tone appearance, with one hemisphere dark and the other bright. It has a highly inclined and slightly eccentric orbit, making it stand out among Saturn's moons. It also features a unique equatorial ridge, giving it the appearance of a walnut.

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Podcast Episode 112 I Artemisia Gentileschi l...

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2025/02/21

Artemisia Gentileschi was was one of the most accomplished and influential artists of the Baroque period (Baroque painting often dramatizes scenes using chiaroscuro light effects). Despite facing numerous challenges in a male-dominated society, she managed to carve out a successful career and leave an indelible mark on the art world.

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Podcast I Darwin and Evolution by Natural Selection

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2025/02/14

This is our Podcast on Darwin & Evolution by Natural Selection celebrating Darwin Day on February 12, and World Evolution Day on November 24.

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Podcast Episode 111 l Tattoos on Mummies & Building...

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2025/02/07

We’ve got two fascinating stories—one from deep space and the other from deep within history. firts about building blocks of life found in soil samples from asteroid Bennu. The next item is about scientists using lasers to reveal tattoos on mummies from the Chancay culture that existed on the Peruvian coast between roughly 900 and 1500 C.E.

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