University College London
public research university in London, England, United Kingdom
Episodes
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#5687: The Speech Scientist Behind TeletubbiesAndrew Davenport studied speech sciences and performance art — then built Teletubbies on developmental theory, not gibberish. -
#5196: How Shadow Fleet Tankers Get CaughtTransponder gaps, paired blackouts, and satellite fingerprinting — how analysts actually catch sanctioned oil moving at sea. -
#5808: Ninety Percent of Cries Answered in 25 SecondsForager infants get nine hours of attentive care a day from up to 15 people. What would daycare look like if we copied that? -
#5680: The Teletubbies Were Engineered, Not AccidentalEvery strange thing about Teletubbies was a deliberate design choice — built around how two-year-olds actually perceive the world. -
#5353: Egypt's 700,000-Pilgrim Party at BubastisHerodotus called it Egypt's biggest festival — a boozy Nile flotilla of 700,000 pilgrims bound for the cat goddess's city.