Episodes

Too Big to Fail uncovers the thrilling story behind the 2008 financial crisis. It was written from the unique perspecitves of the insiders of the crisis. Studded with exciting details, it shows how major U.S. regulators and i...

The relationship between mother and daughter is very complicated. The main reason for the situation mentioned above is that many girls did not receive genuine love from their mothers during their growth. Their mothers were al...

If it wasn’t just a dream or a movie stunt, imagine what a miracle it would be if the woolly mammoths of the Ice Age reappeared in front of our eyes, stomping on the ice field! This behemoth that lived in the Ice Age is a clo...

Charlie Munger is not only the most successful investment thinker and entrepreneur in the world, but is also a “bookworm” who regards reading and thinking as paramount in his life. As he stated, “in my whole life, I have know...

Our understanding of science begins with the textbooks from our school days. In these books, the scientific world is presented as a pearl necklace composed of a series of scientific events; each event is like a pearl on the n...

The world we live in is full of complexity and uncertainty, and we may no longer make wise judgments based on intuition alone. We need to prepare ourselves with a toolbox full of mental tools that are ready to be used at any ...

In the 19th century, under the dominance of the market economic system, America experienced rapid economic development through market liberalism. During the 1930s, after the Great Depression affected their confidence in the m...

The Age of Gold that we are discussing today will take you back to a legendary age in human history, to look at the stories of bravery, tenacity, and toughness of everyday people affected by the Gold Rush. They were both grea...

Do you know Elon Musk? He is the CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. As a successful cross-industry serial entrepreneur, Musk seems to have a constant passion for advancing the path to entrepreneurship. Initially, Musk didn’...

As a nation with 5000 years of history, China is steeped in vibrant cultures and lasting traditions, and the culinary tradition is an indispensable part of this. ‘To the people, food is Heaven’ is a well-known saying in China...

The Rite of Spring is a work of modern ballet. But how does a ballet relate to World War I? Why is this ballet considered to be the birth of the modern age? By chronicling the events from the 1913 premiere of the ballet The R...

Despite being in the same category of yellow, what is the difference between gamboge yellow, cadmium yellow, chrome yellow, lemon yellow and Naples yellow? Why do colors have a variety of strange names? What kind of yellow di...

When you first heard about this book, you may not have been very interested. Of course, we have been breathing since we were born. As such, if it’s a human instinct to breathe, then why exactly do we need to learn it? However...

The Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World was another life-changing, healing work by Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu, following his book No Future Without Forgiveness. It was also high...

Jeanne Calment, a person with a life span of 122 years, was born in 1875 and died in 1997, was the longest living person on record. This wonderful French woman took up fencing at the age of 85, and was still able to ride a bi...

When speaking of setting a goal, most of us feel highly excited to set goals that are seemingly attainable for the new year, such as losing weight or quitting smoking. We tend to be very ambitious when writing down our plans,...

This book is about the interesting life of Nobel Prize winner Richard P. Feynman. Richard P. Feynman was acknowledged by many as the most intelligent scientist after Einstein. However, Feynman’s life was not all about physics...

In June 2007, the 5th largest investment bank on Wall Street, Bear Stearns, announced that its two funds involved in the subprime loan market had suffered significant losses. On July 31st, Bear Stearns announced that the two ...

Many companies see innovation as their key driving force, but some have chosen the wrong direction or have put their efforts in the wrong place to achieve this. As a result, innovation has been almost reduced to simply a game...

Do you remember the moment in your childhood when you gazed up at the stars for the first time? What sparked your curiosity about the universe? Have you ever felt confused about why people cannot fly? Why do different creatur...

Since the twentieth century, from the advent of computers to the Internet and finally to artificial intelligence, technology has been developing at a tremendous speed. It brings dramatic changes to human life, and even influe...

From New York to Chicago to Los Angeles, these big American cities have experienced a century of significant changes, recovering from the Great Depression and other economic crises time and time again. Many people thus believ...

Scientists estimate that the earliest hominins arose around 6 million years ago, and it took that much of a time for human evolution to achieve the stage of modern humans. During most of this span of time, humans walked baref...

What comes to your mind at the mention of seeds? Maybe some listeners will think of grains and bread; some will think of nuts and vegetables, or perhaps nothing will come to their mind. People in modern society rarely care ab...