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Just how many gigawatts are generated by a bolt of lightning and what the hell is a gigawatt anyway?
Unlike other mythologies, vikings myths paint a positive picture of wolves and ravens. Could it be that vikings benefited from wolves and ravens? We travel to Yellowstone national park to find out.
The Odyssey, the Iliad and the Bible all have a long history of being examined for bits of fact nestled amongst the fiction. Modern mythology should be treated in much the same way.
CH: The Holy Grail video special was our first time filming, and it was a learning experience, but we had a lot of fun doing it. Here are some behind the scenes of the shooting.
Our first video special! Matt and I head to MIT to look into the myths of the Holy Grail. Is it possible to use limestone, shark teeth to protect yourself from poisin?
Mythology is rich with tales of saints curing the ill and of wounded heroes travelling to sacred sites to be made well. Is this all just the stuff of fiction? Matt and Charlie take a sceptical look at the healing power of prayer.
Poor pottery and artistic skills are probably a key reason why we don’t see the minotaur painted on anything until several hundred years after it appears as a myth.
Asking participants in a study how they feel is a flawed technique but sometimes it is the only option that psychologists have available.
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Viking mythology contains tales of a mystical stone that could help identify the location of the sun on days when foul weather made it impossible to spot with the naked eye. Matt and Charlie question whether such a stone actually existed.