Discover the fascinating story of Ibn al-Haytham, the 11th-century Muslim scientist whose groundbreaking work in optics revolutionized our understanding of vision and light. Explore his invention of the camera obscura, his pioneering approach to the...
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The mysterious Universe 25 experiment, where a mouse utopia became a warning about urban living and human behavior. Discover the findings of John Calhoun’s landmark study, the concept of the “behavioral sink,” and what this...
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From his breakout role in Billy Budd to redefining villainy in Superman II, Terence Stamp carved a cinematic path that was as enigmatic as it was unforgettable. In this episode, we explore the life and...
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Project MKULTRA, a highly controversial CIA programme involving human experimentation to develop mind control techniques using drugs and other methods. Initiated in 1953, partly in response to perceived “brainwashing” by North Korea, the project aimed to control human behaviour for...
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Challenge outdated gender myths in this eye-opening episode of Darwin Revisited. Anthropologist Dr. Holly Dunsworth examines Darwin’s Victorian views on men and women, then reveals how modern biology, archaeology, and ethnography paint a very different...
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Dive into the dazzling world of mate choice in this episode of Darwin Revisited. Behavioral ecologist Dr. Michael J. Ryan unpacks Darwin’s groundbreaking theory of sexual selection—revealing why peacock tails, frog calls, and human courtship...
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Uncover the truth behind the myth of biological “race” in this revealing episode of Darwin Revisited. Join Dr. Agustín Fuentes as he dismantles Victorian-era assumptions and shows how modern genetics proves that human diversity is...
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Dive into the primate family tree with evolutionary anthropologist Dr. John Hawks in Chapter Six of A Most Interesting Problem. Explore Darwin’s anatomical and behavioral comparisons between humans and other apes, then uncover how modern genetics...
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Confront the darkest chapter of Darwin’s legacy as bioarchaeologist Dr. Kristina Killgrove examines his problematic views on civilization, intelligence, and race. When Darwin ranked human societies from “savage” to “civilized” with Europeans at the pinnacle,...
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Journey from Darwin’s fossil-free world of 1871 to today’s treasure trove of human ancestry with renowned paleoanthropologist Dr. Yohannes Haile-Selassie. When Darwin published “The Descent of Man,” he had virtually no fossil evidence to support...
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