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Welcome to Deltas, a podcast about the connections between our collective past & present world. Each episode examines the conceptual grains of sand, deposited in the deltas of the present. Join me for Deltas, a podcast that explores our collective past, one grain at a time. Twitter: @deltaspodcast…

J.J.Wheatley

  • Jul 13, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 4m AVG DURATION
  • 7 EPISODES


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006: The Library of Alexandria

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2019 5:36


Welcome to episode 6 of Deltas: A Podcast About Our Collective Past & Present World. Episode Blurb: Today, we're tracing the history of a library that has become a legend. The Great Library of Alexandria. Website: https://deltaspodcast.wordpress.com Twitter: @deltaspodcast

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005: Eratosthenes

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2019 5:39


Welcome to episode 5 of Deltas: A Podcast About Our Collective Past & Present World. Episode Blurb: Today, we travel back to the 2nd century BC. Visiting the library of Alexandria, to meet its head librarian. Website: https://deltaspodcast.wordpress.com Twitter: @deltaspodcast

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004: Proto-Languages

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2019 4:50


Welcome to episode 4 of Deltas: A Podcast About Our Collective Past & Present World. Episode Blurb: Everything has a beginning, even language. Today we're exploring the collective past of languages, through the tower of babel. Website: https://deltaspodcast.wordpress.com Twitter: @deltaspodcast

003: Astrolabe

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2019 6:41


Today, we’re talking about the Astrolabe. Astrolabes were, for about two millennia, a key tool in the stream of thought that would become science. They were used to study the stars & divine one’s place in the world, both geographically & spiritually.

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002: Copyright

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2019 7:18


Welcome to episode 2 of Deltas: A Podcast About Our Collective Past & Present World. Episode Blurb: The journey of copyright, from an obscure English law to the creative commons. Website: https://deltaspodcast.wordpress.com

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001: Pineapples

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2019 4:12


Welcome to episode 1 of Deltas: A Podcast About Our Collective Past & Present World. Episode Blurb: A short history of the language that gave us the word for pineapple & its connection to our modern world. Website: https://deltaspodcast.wordpress.com Twitter: @deltaspodcast

Trailer - Season 1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2019 0:28


Trailer for the first season of Deltas: a podcast about our collective past & present world.

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