Not So Random Facts

It has been a while, but I'm back and ready to share more random facts. And where better to start than with Marie Curie, one of the greatest scientists and humanitarians of the 20th century. The first female Nobel Prize winner and the first to win in two different categories, Marie Curie had to overcome authoritarian governments and cultural prejudice in her path to scientific discovery.Host - Michael Rainey - https://twitter.com/raineymichaelvTo see more of what Storyteller Entertainment has to offer, head to our website: https://www.storytellerentertainment.coFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co

Many of us enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning, but most of us don't put much thought into how this beverage became so common place. 2.25 billion cups are consumed every single day, and coffee is actually one of the shapers of the modern world. So if our morning cup is so important, we figured it was worth a look at whether drinking all this coffee is actually a good thing.Host - Michael Rainey - https://twitter.com/raineymichaelvTo see more of what Storyteller Entertainment has to offer, head to our website: https://www.storytellerentertainment.coFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co

Zombies have taken over pop culture, but before you dismiss them as simply inventions of Hollywood, take a listen to this episode. As it turns out they may be more real than you think, as zombies crop up both in history and in nature.Host - Michael Rainey - https://twitter.com/raineymichaelvTo see more of what Storyteller Entertainment has to offer, head to our website: https://www.storytellerentertainment.coFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co

As someone who has been through abusive relationships and has seen too many friends stuck in the cycle of abuse, I decided to devote an episode to highlight Domestic Violence Awareness month. It's a terrible problem that plagues our society, and I hope that this episode can shed some light on issues of domestic violence and abuse. Trigger warning for anyone who has suffered through this in the past.National Domestic Violence Hotline:1−800−799−7233 or find them online at https://www.thehotline.org/https://www.domesticshelters.org/

Theodore Roosevelt. Conservationist, trust buster, and bull moose. He may have started a war with Spain out of boredom and he certainly was never meant to be President, but he defined American politics for the first half of the 20th century. Here's a look back at what made this man so tough that not even a bullet could stop him from running for President.Host - Michael Rainey - https://twitter.com/raineymichaelvTo see more of what Storyteller Entertainment has to offer, head to our website: https://www.storytellerentertainment.coFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co

Inspired by my new nephew, I decided to make an episode about babies, and I was very interested to learn that the brains of newborn infants and the brains of people tripping on acid are remarkably similar. Not only that, but all babies might experience synethsesia, a phenomenon where they can see sound and hear colors. That's pretty far out.Host - Michael Rainey - https://twitter.com/raineymichaelvTo see more of what Storyteller Entertainment has to offer, head to our website: https://www.storytellerentertainment.coFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co

As I heard the news of lava flows destroying homes in Hawaii, it got me thinking ... what are the chances of a volcano erupting near me. And it turns out the answer was a bit scarier than I was anticipating. But as learn more about volcanoes the trepidation can turn to fascination as there is so much to learn about these geological features and this episode just scratches the surface. Host - Michael Rainey - https://twitter.com/raineymichaelvTo see more of what Storyteller Entertainment has to offer, head to our website: https://www.storytellerentertainment.coFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co

On this episode we review three facts that are spread around often but are totally untrue. Quacking ducks, Napoleon's height, and coins dropped from tall buildings all appear with just the right amount of science and history to disprove these myths.Host - Michael Rainey - https://twitter.com/raineymichaelvTo see more of what Storyteller Entertainment has to offer, head to our website: https://www.storytellerentertainment.coFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co

Plumb the depths of the ocean as we talk about one of nature's most fascinating creatures. And while this episode will give you plenty of reasons to be scared of sharks, the goal isn't to frighten you, but rather to bring attention to an incredibly important species in the ecosystem of the world's oceans. You're gonna need a bigger boat.Host - Michael Rainey - https://twitter.com/raineymichaelvTo see more of what Storyteller Entertainment has to offer, head to our website: https://www.storytellerentertainment.coFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co

Language is one of the most important developments of our species, it's what set us apart from all other animals and allowed for civilization to flourish. But if it's so essential, why are there so many different languages? Doesn't that make it harder for us to work together as a species? Well it turns out that of the over 7000 different languages in the world, there is only one word, one single word understood by everyone on the planet regardless of what language they speak.Host - Michael Rainey - https://twitter.com/raineymichaelvTo see more of what Storyteller Entertainment has to offer, head to our website: https://www.storytellerentertainment.coFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co

For tens of thousands of years humans have looked up into the night sky in wonderment. Why then, do we not look into the ocean with that same wonderment? What is waiting to be discovered at the bottom of the sea, and how can that actually help us explore space? We discuss all this plus some truly ghastly risks of space travel in this episode.Host - Michael Rainey - https://twitter.com/raineymichaelvTo see more of what Storyteller Entertainment has to offer, head to our website: https://www.storytellerentertainment.coFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co

Modern daily life looks vastly different than daily life a few hundred years ago. Electricity, telecommunication, automobiles all define our existence, and it's all due to the industrial revolution that did away with the common agrarian lifestyle. But the scientific principles discovered and developed during this time could have been discovered at any time in human history since science doesn't change. So what if the same innovations had happened centuries earlier? Explore a theoritcal "what if" episode of Not So Random Facts.Host - Michael Rainey - https://twitter.com/raineymichaelvTo see more of what Storyteller Entertainment has to offer, head to our website: https://www.storytellerentertainment.coFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co

This episode is all about eyes, with a plethora of random facts about vision. And while I do go off on many tangents as I am wont to do, the one that I found most interesting is the fact that video games can treat certain vision impairments such as amblyopia, or a lazy eye. Really, any excuse to play more video games works for me.Host - Michael Rainey - https://twitter.com/raineymichaelvTo see more of what Storyteller Entertainment has to offer, head to our website: https://www.storytellerentertainment.coFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co

As our understanding of genetics grows every year we have accomplished some remarkable achievements, including bringing back extinct animals. Scientists at Harvard are now looking to do the same thing with Woolly Mammoths as these creatures might be crucial in the effort to stop global warming. To see more of what Storyteller Entertainment has to offer, head to our website: https://www.storytellerentertainment.coFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co

Borders have led to war as long as we have had borders and war. And while we may think that all the border disputes have been resolved at this point and maps are pretty much settled, there are actually quite a few disputes around the world. But none are quite so pleasant or polite as the "war" between Canada and Denmark over an island in the Arctic.To see more of what Storyteller Entertainment has to offer, head to our website: https://www.storytellerentertainment.coFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co

You may be fascinated by solar and lunar eclipses because humans have been fascinated by these events for as long as they have occurred. But everything in the universe eventually has an end, as the moon moves further and further away from our planet, the eclipses will one day be a thing of the past.Follow Storyteller Entertainment on Twitter to follow all our podcasts: https://twitter.com/storyteller_entFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co

Many of us enjoy a cold brew at the end of a long day, but did you know that alcohol is actually the cornerstone of our entire civilization. Our entire modern society would never have happened without beer ... so I hope you're enjoying that six pack. Pull up a stool and listen as I explain why liquor was so important to prehistoric mankind.Follow Storyteller Entertainment on Twitter to follow all our podcasts: https://twitter.com/storyteller_entFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co

Another year goes by and we all try to better ourselves for the new year. But are we doomed to fail? The odds might be against you, but that's only because you haven't heard the science behind resolutions yet. Listen to this episode for advice from psychologists on how to keep your resolutions.Follow Storyteller Entertainment on Twitter to follow all our podcasts: https://twitter.com/storyteller_entFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co

Humans are part fish, and that's why we hiccup. It may sound crazy, but we explore the theories of how fish making the transition to amphibian still affect us today and the long road of human evolution that hits the occasional pothole.Follow Storyteller Entertainment on Twitter to follow all our podcasts: https://twitter.com/storyteller_entFor questions, comments, or business inquiries email us at podcasts@storytellerentertainment.co