War, passion, and betrayal: The epic tale of the "Legend of the Condor Heroes" - Gladys Mac
Get to know Jin Yong’s “Legend of the Condor Heroes,” an epic tale of adventure and war, romance, brotherhood and betrayal.--In the 1950s, citizens flocked to newsstands to pick up the latest edition of a story set hundreds of years in the past — a multigenerational tale of adventure and war, roman…
Reflecting on Step 1: Building one vision with Anthony Benedict
In this reflective episode of The No Silver Bullets Podcast: The Nine Steps to Executive Headship, Paul Ainsworth revisits his powerful conversation with Anthony Benedict, CEO of Ambition Community Trust, and explores what leaders can learn from Step 1: Building One Vision.
Anthony’s clarity of pur…
The material that could change the world... for a third time
Explore the role concrete plays in global warming and how scientists are working to create a cleaner, more sustainable concrete.--Today roads, sidewalks, bridges, and skyscrapers are made of a material called concrete. There’s three tons of it for every person on Earth. It’s also played a surprisin…
The world’s largest organism - Alex Rosenthal
Discover the world’s largest organism: Pando, an enormous and ancient quaking aspen, and find out how it became so huge.--The largest animal in the world is the blue whale, which weighs a massive 150 metric tons. Even so, it’s not remotely close to being the largest organism by weight. That title g…
How to outsmart the Prisoner’s Dilemma - Lucas Husted
Puzzle through the classic game theory challenge, The Prisoner’s Dilemma, and decide: would you choose to spare or sacrifice? --Two perfectly rational gingerbread men, Crispy and Chewy, are out strolling when they’re caught by a fox. Instead of simply eating them, he decides to put their friendship…
Why can’t governments print an unlimited amount of money? - Jonathan Smith
Explore the economic strategy of quantitative easing, where a central bank purchases bonds in order to boost the economy.--In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic rocked economies worldwide. Millions of people lost their jobs, and many businesses struggled to survive or shut down. Governments responde…
No Extreme Hairstyles
Schools have been policing pupils’ hairstyles forever, but are strict hair policies really about maintaining standards, or simply about control?
Hair is deeply personal. It’s bound up with culture, identity and genetics. So why do schools care so much about it? In this episode, MAT CEO Anthony Ben…
The bug that poops candy - George Zaidan
Download a free audiobook version of "Ingredients" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Aphids can reproduce incredibly fast: they can make 20 new generations within a single season. And that means lots of poop. Some aphid populations can produce hundreds of kilog…
History's "worst" nun - Theresa A. Yugar
Get to know the life of Mexican nun, poet and scholar, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, who was censored by the Church for her critical writings. --Juana Ramírez de Asbaje sat before a panel of prestigious theologians, jurists, and mathematicians. They had been invited to test Juana’s knowledge with the …
Teacher Burnout: The Conversations We Need to Have
What happens when stress, pressure and the demands of education begin to affect our wellbeing, our leadership and the way we show up each day?
In this episode of Beat Teacher Burnout, I reflect on some of the powerful conversations that have shaped the podcast, bringing together insights from educa…
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