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Welcome to Dormant Knowledge, a podcast designed to feed your curiosity while lulling you to sleep. In each episode, we'll take you on a journey through an interesting topic, delivered at a pace that hopefully helps your mind slow down and your eyes grow heavy.
Hosts:
Frequentie bijwerken:
every 11 days
Gemiddelde audiolengte:
55 minutes
Engels
Verenigde Staten
15 afleveringen
sinds 5 augustus 2025
episodic
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Why do we lose days when calendars change? How did ancient Romans accidentally mess up leap years for decades? And what exactly is a leap second?
As we approach another New Year, join Deb for a gentle journey through humanity's long quest to organize time. From the ancient Egyptians' beautifully si…
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Journey through humanity's oldest celebration as we explore winter solstice traditions from around the world. In this peaceful episode perfect for falling asleep, discover how ancient cultures marked the longest night of the year—and why their rituals still resonate today.
What is the winter solsti…
Ever wondered about those massive concrete structures where highways loop, merge, and stack on top of each other? Tonight, we're exploring the surprisingly fascinating world of highway interchanges—the engineering marvels you've driven through hundreds of times without a second thought.
Discover th…
Did you know that soap was once taxed as a luxury item? Or that it played a crucial role in WWI ammunition production? Journey through 5,000 years of surprisingly dramatic soap history in this fascinating episode of Dormant Knowledge.
From ancient Babylonian clay tablets describing the first soap r…
Journey through 4.6 billion years of Earth's history, from the first self-replicating molecules to the rise of human consciousness. In this episode, Deb explores the vast timeline of biological epochs: the Hadean's hellish beginnings, the Great Oxidation Event that poisoned Earth's early atmosphere…
Journey into the strange and revolutionary world of quantum physics, where particles behave like waves, cats exist in multiple states at once, and the very act of observation changes reality.
In this episode of Dormant Knowledge, the educational sleep podcast for curious minds, host Deb explores t…
Tonight, journey into the fascinating world of constructed languages—the carefully crafted tongues that bring fictional worlds to life. From Tolkien's melodic Elvish to the warrior speech of Klingon, discover how brilliant linguists have created entire communication systems from scratch.
In this ep…
That yellow pencil on your desk looks simple enough - just wood, graphite, metal, and rubber. But economist Leonard Read's famous 1958 essay "I, Pencil" revealed a startling truth: no single person on Earth actually knows how to make one from scratch.
Tonight, we explore Read's influential essay ab…
Why does a piano sound different from a violin playing the same note? How do we decide what sounds "right" and what sounds "wrong"? Tonight, we explore the fascinating world of tuning systems—the mathematical compromises that shape every piece of music you've ever heard.
Journey…
Journey into the fascinating world of Shakespeare's history plays, where medieval English kings come alive through political intrigue and timeless human drama. Discover how William Shakespeare transformed dry historical chronicles into compelling theatrical masterpieces featuring unforgettable char…
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