S2016 E1 • A Map Geek's Tour of the World

A tour of the world, presented by a map geek. From 11 hour domestic flights to strange borders, learn about our world from a different perspective.

Première diffusion : 3 janvier 2016

S2016 E2 • How to Create a Country

Every wondered how to create your very own country? Well here's your step by step guide to doing just that! If any of you go on to create a country after this I fully expect lordship.

Première diffusion : 9 janvier 2016

S2016 E3 • How the Layouts of Grocery Stores are Secretly Designed to Make You Spend More Money

Did you know that the way a grocery store is arranged is calculated to make you spend the most money profitable? In fact, the way the aisles are arranged can be the difference between a successful and failing grocery store.

Première diffusion : 24 janvier 2016

S2016 E4 • A Map Geek's Tour of the World #2

A tour of the world, presented by a map geek. From West Virginia's that aren't really that west to pieces of Scotland in the Netherlands, learn about our world from a different perspective.

Première diffusion : 28 janvier 2016

S2016 E5 • Space Law-What Laws are There in Space?

No country owns space, so are there laws there? Spoiler alert: yes. What laws are there? Well watch this video to find out. (It's complicated)

Première diffusion : 6 février 2016

S2016 E6 • Why Time is One of Humanity's Greatest Inventions

Time has a fascinating history. Much of our modern world wouldn't be what it is today without the development of better and better clocks. From clocks that use pendulums, to those that use cesium, this video covers the complete history of one of humanity's greatest inventions.

Première diffusion : 18 février 2016

S2016 E7 • TWL #1: Presidents Are 4x More Likely to be Lefties

About 10% of humans are lefties, but 46% of American presidents are lefties. Why is this?

Première diffusion : 8 mars 2016

S2016 E8 • TWL #2: Bir Tawil- The Land Without a Country

Pretty much every piece of land on earth is part of a Country, except, of course, Bir Tawil.

Première diffusion : 15 mars 2016

S2016 E9 • TWL #3: Paper Towns- Fake Places Made to Catch Copyright Thieves

Map makers have been putting fake places on maps for decades in order to catch copyright thieves. In this video I explain just a few of those paper towns.

Première diffusion : 5 avril 2016

S2016 E10 • TWL #4: Which Way Should Toilet Paper Face?

People around the world argue about it--Which way should toilet paper face? There are advantages for each side, but in the end, there is an undisputable answer.

Première diffusion : 12 avril 2016

S2016 E11 • TWL #5: Timekeeping on Mars

Mars...the Final Frontier. Or wait, isn't that space? Or Alaska? Anyways, time systems work on Mars in a somewhat similar but still unique way to timekeeping on earth. This video has a little bit of history, a little bit of astrology, a little bit of horology, a little bit of everything.

Première diffusion : 19 avril 2016

S2016 E12 • TWL #6: Big Mac Economics

Big Macs: delicious (kinda), cheap (kinda), and educational (absolutely). In this episode, we look at how the economist magazine used burger prices to teach about purchasing power parity.

Première diffusion : 26 avril 2016

S2016 E13 • TWL #7: This Number is Illegal

85650789657397829 + 1402 more digits is an illegal number. To understand why this is, we need to learn a little bit of cryptology, a little bit of math, and a little bit of programming.

Première diffusion : 3 mai 2016

S2016 E14 • Why Flying is So Expensive

Flying is expensive, really expensive, but only kinda, and it's only partially the airlines' fault.

Première diffusion : 10 mai 2016

S2016 E15 • TWL #8: Immortality Through Quantum Suicide

Immortality sounds, uhh... kinda awful, but there is a theory on how to achieve it by using quantum mechanics.

Première diffusion : 17 mai 2016

S2016 E16 • How Budget Airlines Work

Flying is an expensive endeavor, but somehow certain budget airline are able to sell tickets for less than 10 euros. This is how they work.

Première diffusion : 31 mai 2016

S2016 E17 • TWL #9: The Secret Anti-Counterfeit Symbol

You can’t copy money. Like really, it’s not just illegal, you just can’t do it on a photocopier.

Première diffusion : 15 juin 2016

S2016 E18 • TWL #10: The Day Sweden Switched Driving Directions

In 1967 Sweden decided to change which side of the road they drove on... all in one day.

Première diffusion : 5 juillet 2016

S2016 E19 • Why College is so Expensive

College is expensive. Here's why.

Première diffusion : 12 juillet 2016

S2016 E20 • How Maritime Law Works

Maritime law is confusing, but interesting (I hope.)

Première diffusion : 26 juillet 2016

S2016 E21 • Why Trains Suck in America

Trains, well, just aren't that great in America. Here's why.

Première diffusion : 16 août 2016

S2016 E22 • Guam Explained

Guam is an island 7,936 miles away from Washington, DC, and yet it's part of the US (in most ways at least.)

Première diffusion : 30 août 2016

S2016 E23 • The Plane Highway in the Sky

Over the North Atlantic, where there is no radar coverage, planes don't fly like they normally fly. They follow a set of daily tracks that act like highways in the sky.

Première diffusion : 13 septembre 2016

S2016 E24 • How Much Would it Cost to Live on the Moon?

Living on the moon would be very, very expensive, but let's take nine minutes to calculate just how expensive it would be.

Première diffusion : 27 septembre 2016

S2016 E25 • TWL #10.5: Argleton (+ Patreon)

I travelled to Argleton to show why I'm getting a Patreon.

Première diffusion : 1 octobre 2016

S2016 E26 • Big Plane vs Little Plane (The Economics of Long-Haul Flights)

Airbus made an enormous plane, Boeing made an efficient plane. They both had different ideas on how the airline industry would work in the future, and only one was right.

Première diffusion : 11 octobre 2016

S2016 E27 • Urban Geography: Why We Live Where We Do

Rich Americans live in the Suburbs; Rich Europeans live downtown. Why do cities on the two continents have different structures?

Première diffusion : 25 octobre 2016

S2016 E28 • Why Chicken Sandwiches Don't Cost $1500

Chances are if you make a chicken sandwich yourself it will cost less than $5, but Andy George's chicken sandwich cost $1,500 because he made everything from scratch. What causes this huge difference in cost between chicken sandwiches made from scratch and bought at the grocery store?

Première diffusion : 8 novembre 2016

S2016 E29 • The Five Freedoms of Aviation

Behind any commercial flight is centuries of political negotiations and accords that dictate who, how, and where airlines can fly.

Première diffusion : 22 novembre 2016

S2016 E30 • Every Country in the World (Part 1)

This is every country in the world, or at least the first 98 since part two of this video will come out Tuesday December 13th.

Première diffusion : 6 décembre 2016

S2016 E31 • Every Country in the World (Part 2)

This is the second part of every country in the world.

Première diffusion : 13 décembre 2016

S2016 E32 • Is the European Union a Country?

Here you will find out if the European Union is a Country. Go check out Real Life Lore's video on "Is the United States a Country?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NZwK63tf60

Première diffusion : 20 décembre 2016