In 'The Idiot', Dostoyevsky describes the main protagonist, prince Myshkin: his eyes were large and blue, and had an intent look about them, yet that heavy expression which some people affirm to be a peculiarity. as well as evidence, of an epileptic subject. However, this does not square with modern medicine, which rejects…
How did Flak guns crews receive their orders in world war 2?
i know that they had to do a lot of calculations in order to predict planes movements, including things like temperature, wind speed, flight time, enemy movements. and i also know that radar was used for these calculations (at least i think I'm know…). But how did they get these coordinates? were they calculated by…
Why didn’t Soviet naval doctrine focus on aircraft carriers as the west did?
During the Cold War, most of the Soviet Unions aircraft carriers were either helicopter carriers or aircraft carrier missile-cruisers. Why wasn’t there much of a concern compared to the US,UK, and France that invested heavily in aircraft carriers that could perform strike missions with fighters and bombers. Was the Soviet Union more focused on its…
Why is the Roman founding myth so unglamorous?
While the story of Aeneas feels suitably epic and romantic, the story of his descendant Romulus is decidedly less so. The mythical founder and first king of Rome was a bastard born of rape who murdered his own brother. Even if this had actually happened, it seems strange that the Romans would continue to tell…
The Rothschilds – Whad’Ya Know?
Hi guys/gals, I'm working on an episode of a financial crime, history of unethical moments in finance podcast and I need some help. The episode is basically a history of the Rothschild family and I just want to include as much cool & terrifying information as possible. Below is the script I have for the…