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PhysicsA Star in a Bottle7 min1905 to 2039 SpaceBlack Holes6 min1783 to 2026 Origins of ReligionsEpisode 03Hinduism6 min1500 BC to today World EmpiresEpisode 01The First Empires: Mesopotamia6 min3200 to 539 BC World EmpiresEpisode 02Egypt of the Pharaohs6 min3100 to 30 BC TechnologyHow Chatbots Think7 min1986 to 2026 BiologyHunger, Hormones and a Lizard7 min1932 to 2026 World EmpiresEpisode 03Persia and Alexander6 min550 to 30 BC BookFor readers of Five Great DyingsThe Ends of the WorldView on Amazon BiologySwitching On the Brain7 min1952 to 2026 Origins of ReligionsOverviewThe Origins of Religions6 minc. 100,000 BC to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 02The Ancient Gods6 min3500 BC to AD 550 Origins of ReligionsEpisode 05Judaism6 minc. 1200 BC to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 06Buddhism and Jainism7 min5th century BC to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 07Confucianism and Daoism7 min6th century BC to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 09Christianity7 minAD 30 to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 10Islam7 minAD 610 to today CollectibleFor readers of Five Great DyingsCalymene trilobite fossilView on Amazon SpaceReturn to the Moon7 min1957 to 2026 World EmpiresEpisode 11The Aztec and Inca Empires6 min1428 to 1572 World EmpiresEpisode 13The End of Empires6 min1914 to today SpaceThe Expanding Universe7 min13.8 billion years ago to today World EmpiresEpisode 04The Maurya Empire of India5 min322 to 185 BC World EmpiresEpisode 05China Unified: Qin and Han6 min221 BC to AD 220 SpaceOther Worlds7 min1961 to 2026 World EmpiresEpisode 06Rome6 min509 BC to AD 1453 BookFor readers of Ghost ParticlesGhost ParticleView on Amazon Origins of ReligionsEpisode 01The First Beliefs6 minc. 100,000 years ago to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 08Shinto6 minprehistory to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 11Sikhism7 min1469 to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 12Spirits, Brahmins and the Buddha: Southeast Asia8 min1000 BC to today SpaceStorms from the Sun7 min1859 to 2026 BiologyThe Fly in the Machine7 min1986 to 2026 Earth scienceThe Greenhouse Effect11 min1824 to 2026 World EmpiresEpisode 07The Islamic Caliphates6 minAD 632 to 1258 BookFor readers of Ghost ParticlesNeutrino HuntersView on Amazon World EmpiresEpisode 08The Khmer Empire of Angkor6 minAD 802 to 1431 World EmpiresEpisode 09The Mongol Empire6 minAD 1206 to 1368 World EmpiresEpisode 10The Ottoman Empire6 min1299 to 1922 World EmpiresEpisode 12The Age of Sea Empires7 min1405 to 1920 PhysicsThe Quantum Computer7 min1935 to 2026 World EmpiresOverviewThe Rise and Fall of Empires8 min3100 BC to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 04Zoroastrianism6 minc. 1200 BC to today Earth scienceFive Great Dyings7 min445 to 201 million years ago BookFor readers of The Bretton Woods TwinsThe Battle of Bretton WoodsView on Amazon PhysicsGhost Particles6 min1930 to 2026 HistoryOne Land, Two Peoples7 min1880s to 2026 SocietyThe Bretton Woods Twins7 min1929 to 2026 SocietyThe Court of Last Resort7 min1899 to 2026 MathThe Equations of Flow6 min1757 to 2026 HistoryThe Panama Canal7 min1513 to 2026 Earth scienceWhen the Ground Moves7 min1880 to 2026 ChemistryWhy Life Is Left-Handed6 min1848 to 2026 BookFor readers of The Equations of FlowIn Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the WorldView on Amazon Earth scienceThe Last Day of the Cretaceous3 min66 million years ago