What I Learned Today
435 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA podcast for curious kids by a curious kid!
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Episodes
Book Review: Max Einstein Saves the Future.
January 27, 2021 20:43 - 1 minute - 1.71 MBTommy does a book review for Max Einstein saves the future by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein.
St. Petersburg Paradox
January 26, 2021 02:55 - 1 minute - 1.73 MBTommy discusses the economic theory known as the St. Petersburg paradox.
Into a Black Hole
January 20, 2021 20:09 - 2 minutes - 2.14 MBTommy discusses what would happen if you fell into a black hole.
The Speed of Light
January 19, 2021 02:05 - 2 minutes - 1.93 MBTommy discusses what would happen if a human could travel at the speed of light.
Logical Fallacy- False Cause Fallacy
January 07, 2021 02:02 - 1 minute - 1.63 MBTommy discusses the false cause fallacy.
Book Review: Black Beauty
December 30, 2020 22:03 - 1 minute - 1.58 MBTommy does a book review for Black Beauty by Anna Sewell.
Law of Diminishing Returns
December 24, 2020 01:53 - 1 minute - 1.79 MBTommy discusses the economic theory, the law of diminishing returns.
Ghost Condensate Theory
December 22, 2020 01:42 - 2 minutes - 1.89 MBTommy discusses the Ghost Condensate Theory.
Rare Earth Elements
December 15, 2020 01:20 - 1 minute - 1.71 MBTommy discusses Rare Earth Elements.
Investing: SPACs
December 09, 2020 23:51 - 2 minutes - 1.96 MBTommy discusses Special Purpose Acquisition Companies.
AlphaFold
December 07, 2020 23:20 - 1 minute - 1.69 MBTommy discusses Google DeepMind’s latest endeavour AlphaFold.
Book Review: Endling the First
November 30, 2020 22:56 - 1 minute - 1.74 MBTommy does a book review for Endling The First by Katherine Applegate.
Favourite Quote Friday #422
November 28, 2020 03:59 - 1 minute - 1.41 MBTommy shares a quote from Henry David Thoreau.
Game Theory: Nash Bargaining
November 26, 2020 03:57 - 1 minute - 1.63 MBTommy discusses the Nash Bargaining Problem within game theory.
Logical Fallacy: The Slippery Slope
November 23, 2020 23:36 - 1 minute - 1.72 MBTommy discusses the Slippery Slope Fallacy.
Favourite Quote Friday #139
November 20, 2020 23:16 - 1 minute - 1.54 MBTommy shares a quote from Arthur Schopenhauer.
Reed’s Law
November 18, 2020 22:14 - 1 minute - 1.58 MBTommy discusses Reed’s Law as it relates to network effects.
Quarks
November 16, 2020 22:16 - 1 minute - 1.63 MBTommy discusses elementary particles known as quarks.
Favourite Quote Friday #138
November 14, 2020 02:41 - 1 minute - 1.41 MBTommy shares a quote from Bertrand Russell.
Present Value Theory
November 11, 2020 23:47 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBTommy discusses Present Value as relates to economics and finance.
Favourite Quote Friday #137
November 06, 2020 21:55 - 1 minute - 1.37 MBTommy shares a quote from Abraham Lincoln.
Law of Cosmic Expansion
November 04, 2020 22:43 - 1 minute - 1.52 MBTommy discusses the Law of Cosmic Expansion, also known as Hubble’s Law.
OSIRIS-REx
November 02, 2020 22:47 - 1 minute - 1.62 MBTommy discusses the OSIRIS-REx NASA mission.
Book Review: Endling The Last
October 28, 2020 21:42 - 1 minute - 1.62 MBTommy completes a book review for Endling The Last.
Favourite Quote Friday #136
October 23, 2020 21:02 - 1 minute - 1.53 MBTommy shares a quote from Karl Popper.
Solomonoff Induction
October 19, 2020 21:07 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBTommy discusses the mathematical theory known as Solomonoff induction.
Favourite Quote Friday #135
October 17, 2020 01:51 - 1 minute - 1.46 MBTommy shares a quote from John Archibald Wheeler.
White Holes
October 14, 2020 22:39 - 1 minute - 1.74 MBTommy discusses the phenomenon of theoretical White Holes.
Radiocarbon Dating
October 07, 2020 23:03 - 2 minutes - 1.99 MBTommy discusses the process of Radiocarbon Dating.
Greek Mythology- The Competition: Athena and Poseidon.
October 05, 2020 22:06 - 2 minutes - 2.08 MBTommy discusses the story of The Competition between Athena and Poseidon.
Favourite Quote Friday #134
October 02, 2020 18:50 - 1 minute - 1.46 MBTommy shares a quote from Marcus Aurelius.
Book Review: The Last Battle
September 30, 2020 22:36 - 1 minute - 1.69 MBTommy does a book review for The Last Battle by C.S Lewis.
Lessons of 400.
September 29, 2020 22:16 - 2 minutes - 2 MBIn episode 400, Tommy shares some of his favourite lessons of the last 100 episodes.
Favourite Quote Friday #133
September 25, 2020 22:56 - 1 minute - 1.35 MBTommy shares a quote from Frederick Douglass.
Carbon Sequestration
September 23, 2020 22:50 - 1 minute - 1.69 MBTommy discusses carbon sequestration.
Logical Fallacy: False Dilemma
September 21, 2020 22:54 - 1 minute - 1.77 MBTommy discusses the logical fallacy the false dilemma.
Exaptation
September 16, 2020 21:00 - 1 minute - 1.66 MBTommy discusses the evolutionary biology idea, exaptation.
Favourite Quote Friday #132
September 12, 2020 03:10 - 1 minute - 1.44 MBTommy shares a quote from Richard Feynman.
Spandrel
September 09, 2020 22:40 - 2 minutes - 1.86 MBTommy discusses the evolutionary biology phenomenon known as Spandrels.
Asch Conformity
September 02, 2020 22:17 - 1 minute - 1.72 MBTommy discusses Asch Conformity experiments.
Book Review: Max Eintstein: Rebels with a Cause.
August 31, 2020 22:04 - 1 minute - 1.67 MBTommy does a book review for Max Einstein: Rebels with a cause by James Patterson.
Favourite Quote Friday #131
August 29, 2020 01:39 - 1 minute - 1.4 MBTommy shares a quote from Plato.
Von Restorff Effect
August 26, 2020 21:50 - 2 minutes - 1.87 MBTommy discusses the Von Restorff Effect.