Journalist and author Simon Jenkins provides a chronological guide to the complex and fascinating historical factors still shaping Europe today.

Distinguished economics professor John Kenneth Galbraith analyzes the patterns behind financial bubbles throughout history.

A whistle-stop ride through two millennia of one of the world's greatest cities, setting London's fascinating paradoxes in their historical, social, and global context.

A Short History Of Nearly Everything explains everything we've learned about our world and the universe — and the things that are still a complete mystery to us.

In this January 2023 episode of The Documentary podcast, English author Helen Russell explores the meaning and history of sadness in different cultures.

French authors Philippe J. Dubois and Elis Rousseau explain what birds can teach us about life, happiness, partnership, and freedom.

Gregory Zuckerman details the efforts of pharmaceutical companies to develop COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, describing the decades of work that prepared them for this feat.

In this hack, learn about the history of sign language.

Discover how you can enjoy and value your singlehood while also desiring a relationship at the same time. Change the narrative and release limiting beliefs that keep you locked inside an endless search instead of enjoying the best parts of being single.

A Splendid Exchange outlines the history of global trade, revealing how it has enabled the progress of civilization and continues to change the world on a daily basis.

The uplifting true story of an unlikely friendship between a man and a street cat, and how feline friends can save our lives.

In this episode from April 2022, Ezra Klein is joined by Dan Olson to burst the crypto bubble. The pair discuss the continual shifting of goalposts, false promises, and cult-like behaviors rife in the crypto world.

A Thousand Brains is an insight into the workings of the neocortex and the implications of these discoveries on our understanding of the brain and the development of artificial intelligence.

This documentary spotlights the Gamo people of southwestern Ethiopia, who have practiced sustainable organic farming for over 10,000 years.

This 2018 documentary dives into the culture and history of Southeast Asia, exploring the great civilizations that sprung from the Mekong River and how its various peoples live today.

In this 2022 Netflix documentary, leading physicists, mathematicians, and philosophers walk viewers through the never-ending possibilities of infinity.

Theoretical physicist Lawrence M. Krauss enlarges our knowledge of the universe by showing us how it began, what we're still learning about it, and what might happen in the future.

Comedian, actor, and writer Colin Jost shares hilarious stories from his life and takes us behind the scenes of a career writing and hosting for Saturday Night Live.

A Victory Song: Beneath the Veil elaborates on the topics of my emotionally-straining relationship with my mother, my relationship with my ex-boyfriend, and my seasonal friendships from college.

Mary Wollstonecraft's classic work on women's rights is one of the earliest books on feminism, calling for education for women in the 18th century.

Journalist Kevin Fedarko chronicles the extreme highs and lows of hiking through the Grand Canyon with his friend, photojournalist Pete McBride.