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True success is measured by how many people you bring with youAJ Hikes argues that career growth shouldn't be a zero-sum game. This talk explores why lifting others up while climbing your own ladder is the most effective way to build inclusi…
True tapeworms are masters of survival, living without mouths or digestive tracts for decades.Known as Eucestoda, these parasites inhabit the intestines of vertebrates worldwide. Lacking a digestive system, they absorb nutrients directly through their skin. These creatures…
True water bugs have thrived in aquatic environments for over 250 million yearsKnown as Nepomorpha, these insects have mastered life in freshwater across the globe. From tiny boatmen to giant predators capable of hunting fish, they have evolved specialized m…
True yams were domesticated three separate times on three continentsPeople in Africa, Asia and South America each tamed their own yam, independently. Today about 95 percent of the world's crop grows in Africa, where tubers of up to 25 kilograms ar…
Truffles hide underground and rely on hungry animals to spread their sporesA truffle cannot use wind or rain to scatter its spores, because it fruits below the soil. Instead, when ripe, it releases a smell that draws squirrels, voles, deer and people. It…
Truffles, baker's yeast and penicillin all come from the sac fungiThe biggest group of fungi, with more than 64,000 species, gives us bread, beer, cheese and antibiotics. It also contains rice blast, ergot and Candida, plus Cordyceps, a genus th…
Trujillo: The Ancient Adobe Metropolis That Became Peru's Cradle of LibertyNestled in the Moche Valley, Trujillo is a city of layers. It sits atop the ruins of the world's largest adobe city, Chan Chan, and served as the provisional capital during Peru's…
Trust is the fundamental architecture of human progressWhen trust breaks, how do we repair it? Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei explores the mechanics of building and rebuilding trust in her analysis of organizational dy…- Trust is the primary currency of the modern sharing economyBy bypassing traditional retailers, the sharing economy turns underutilized personal assets into community resources. But this shift from corporate regulation to peer-to-peer exch…
Truth is not a statement; it is an opening.In Western thought, we often treat truth as a fact to be stated or a system to be verified. But the ancient Greek concept of Aletheia suggests something far more radical: truth is…
Truth serum doesn't make anyone tell the truthSodium amytal, the barbiturate behind the truth serum legend, cannot force honesty. It loosens inhibitions and slows inventive thinking, so a sedated person may blurt things out. …
Tshivenḓa: The Bantu language that uses unique diacritics to master complex dental soundsTshivenḓa is an official language of South Africa and Zimbabwe, spoken by over two million people. Beyond its Bantu roots, it is defined by a sophisticated phonetic system that di…
Tso Moriri is a high-altitude remnant of a vast prehistoric lake in LadakhPerched 4,522 meters above sea level in the remote Changthang Plateau, Tso Moriri is India's largest high-altitude lake. This endorheic, nutrient-poor ecosystem serves as a critic…
Tsu: The Japanese City That Stretches Across an Entire PrefectureTsu is the capital of Mie Prefecture, yet it is not the prefecture's most populous city. Instead, it serves as the administrative and educational heart of the region. From its ori…
Tsushima is a Japanese island that functioned as a unique frontier between two nations.Located halfway between Kyushu and the Korean Peninsula, Tsushima has long served as a strategic buffer. Though officially Japanese, the island historically operated under hybrid …
Tsushima splits Asia’s busiest short sea between Korea and JapanThe Korea Strait runs about 200 kilometres wide between the Korean Peninsula and southwestern Japan, averaging near 100 metres deep as it ties the East China Sea, Yellow Sea, and …
Tswana “great thirst” still greens after rare good rainsThe Kalahari Desert is a 900,000-square-kilometre semiarid sandy savanna across much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa. From Tswana Kgala (“great thirst”) or Kgala…
Tubenosed seabirds nest on islands and invent long faithfulnessProcellariiformes—albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters, and storm petrels—are “tubenoses” named for bony nostrils. Colonial breeders on remote predator-free islands, larger species n…
Tuberculosis can hollow out the spine while an abscess stays coldPott's disease is tuberculosis that has travelled through the bloodstream into the vertebrae, usually from the lungs. It can collapse discs and bend the spine forward, and the abs…
Tuberous sclerosis is a genetic condition that causes benign tumors across multiple organ systems.Tuberous sclerosis complex is a rare genetic disorder that triggers the growth of benign tumors in the brain, heart, kidneys, and skin. While symptoms vary widely, the condition i…
Tübingen: A medieval university city that survived the war with its fabric intactTübingen is a rare German city that escaped the devastation of the Second World War, leaving its historic medieval core remarkably preserved. Today, this university town balances …
Tucana: A Southern Constellation Named for a Bird and Home to Ancient StarsConceived in the late sixteenth century, the constellation Tucana represents a South American toucan in the southern sky. While it contains no exceptionally bright stars, it serve…
Tucson wanted the asylum money and got a university it saw as second prizeIn 1885 Tucson lobbied for Arizona Territory's mental hospital, worth $100,000. Floods held up its delegates, rivals carved up the plum institutions, and the town was handed a $25…
Tudor England nearly doubled its population and flipped its religion five timesBetween 1485 and 1603, England went from roughly 2.3 million people to about 4 million, built its first permanent navy and changed official religion with almost every monarch. Hen…
Tuesday is named after the same ancient sky father as Zeus and JupiterZeus Pater in Greece, Jupiter in Rome and the Vedic sky god Dyaus Pitr in India carry names that are linguistically identical. The Germanic Tiu, who gave English its Tuesday, belo…
Tug of war and croquet were once Olympic sportsThe early modern Olympics handed out medals in croquet, tug of war, polo, jeu de paume and even motorboat racing. All eight of those sports have since vanished. Meanwhile breakdan…
Tughril turned nomadic herders into masters of Baghdad and its caliphAround 993 a boy named after a bird of prey was born among Oghuz Turks wandering the steppe for pasture. Within his lifetime Tughril led those herders out of Central Asia, crushed…
Tuguegarao: The Philippine City Where Temperatures Once Soared to a Record 42.2 Degrees CelsiusKnown as the hottest city in the Philippines, Tuguegarao holds the national record for the highest temperature ever measured. Beyond its extreme climate, this regional hub in the …
Tui na: The ancient Chinese bodywork technique that balances energy through touchRooted in Daoist principles, Tui na is a traditional Chinese body treatment that uses pushing, lifting, and squeezing to move energy through the body. While often associated with …
Tulip-bulb cakes and ballet concerts shaped Audrey HepburnBefore Roman Holiday made Audrey Hepburn an Oscar winner, she danced silent concerts for the Dutch resistance, ate tulip-bulb flour during the Hunger Winter, and nearly died of wa…
Tulsa: How a Creek Nation settlement became the world's premier oil hubTulsa evolved from a small Muscogee settlement into a global energy powerhouse, shaping the American landscape through oil wealth, architectural ambition, and resilience. From the…
Tulum was a walled Maya port trading obsidian hauled from 700 kilometres awayPerched on 12-metre cliffs above the Caribbean, Tulum was among the last cities the Maya built, peaking between the 13th and 15th centuries. A shrine on its shore seems to have gu…
Tumor necrosis factor is a double-edged sword that both heals and destroys tissues.Originally discovered for its ability to shrink tumors, tumor necrosis factor is a potent immune messenger. While it is essential for fighting infections and managing inflammation…
Tumors, secret surgeries, and the macabre reality of medical school anatomy lessonsThis episode explores two forgotten chapters of the Gilded Age, from a president's hidden medical crisis to the unsettling practice of stealing bodies from cemeteries for medical …
Tuna run warm-blooded engines through open oceanFifteen Thunnini species in five genera—from fifty-centimetre bullet tuna to giants—share a rare fish trick: with opah and mackerel sharks, they keep body heat above seawater. Str…
Tungsten carbide is the industrial powerhouse that bridges the gap between steel and diamond.Three times stiffer than steel and nearly as hard as diamond, tungsten carbide is a synthetic marvel. From the tips of ballpoint pens to armor-piercing projectiles and surgical to…
Tuning the world's orchestra to hear every drop of rainPredicting a storm feels like guessing a random roll of the dice. However, a joint mission between NASA and JAXA now provides the most comprehensive collection of rainfall and sno…
Tunisia secures record-extending volleyball victory after tournament relocation due to health crisisThe 25th Men's African Nations Volleyball Championship saw a dramatic shift in venue from Kinshasa to Tunis. Despite the logistical upheaval caused by an Ebola outbreak, the compe…
Tunneling protocols allow data to travel through networks that would otherwise block it.Tunneling protocols repackage data into a different form, enabling it to cross incompatible networks or bypass firewalls. By wrapping restricted traffic inside permitted protocols…
Túpac Amaru II, a wealthy muleteer chief, led the Andes against SpainJosé Gabriel Condorcanqui was a prosperous Andean chief, educated by Jesuits and at home among Cuzco's elite. After years of petitions against forced mine labour went unanswered, …
Tupac Shakur’s final album was recorded in just seven days before his tragic death.Released posthumously in 1996 under the pseudonym Makaveli, The Don Killuminati: The 7-Day Theory stands as a dark, intense departure from Tupac Shakur’s previous work. Conceived …
Turan: A vast, shifting landscape between ancient myth and Central Asian geographyTuran is both a physical lowland in Central Asia and a legendary realm of ancient conflict. While geographers define it as a sweeping, arid plain across Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, an…
Turanism: The 19th-century quest to unite Eurasia through a shared, mythical linguistic pastTuranism emerged as a pan-nationalist movement claiming that Turkic, Mongolic, and Uralic peoples shared a common origin in Central Asia. By proposing a vast Ural-Altaic family, s…
Turbine blades and vanes often come in prime-number counts for a reasonLook closely at a turbine and the rotor blades and stator vanes rarely match in number. Designers often choose two different primes, which spreads out vibration harmonics. It is o…
Turbot's left-eyed disk sells as white table luxuryScophthalmus maximus is a large left-eyed flatfish of Northeast Atlantic, Baltic, and Mediterranean shores—an important food species with bright white flesh that stays pale when c…
Turgenev's hunting sketches helped turn Russia against serfdomIvan Turgenev (1818–1883) made his name with A Sportsman's Sketches (1852), stories drawn from hunts around his mother's Spasskoye estate. He judged that book his chief gift to Ru…- Turin Airport is a vital hub for both global travel and advanced aerospace manufacturingLocated 16 kilometres from Turin, this international airport serves as a gateway to Northern Italy and the Alps. Beyond its role in civil aviation, the site functions as a critica…
Turkestan: A vast, shifting historical crossroads that never existed as a single nationSpanning from the Caspian Sea to the Gobi Desert, Turkestan is a name for a region, not a country. Historically, it has been a fluid mosaic of empires, from the Mongols to the Rus…
Turkey doesn't make you sleepy; the potatoes and stuffing probably doBlaming the Thanksgiving turkey for the post-dinner slump is a myth: turkey holds about as much tryptophan as any other poultry. The drowsiness more likely comes from a carbohydra…
Turkey once knocked six zeros off its money in a single dayBy the early 2000s one old gold lira coin could fetch over 154 million paper lira, and Guinness named Turkey's currency the least valuable on earth. On 1 January 2005 the country …- Turkey sits at the crossroads of history, blending Eastern traditions with Western secular reform.Straddling Europe and Asia, Turkey is a unique cultural mosaic. Its identity is forged from a deep archaeological legacy, the remnants of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, and a …
- Turkey: GDP per person then and nowIn 1960, GDP per person in Turkey was $267. In 2025 it was $18,599.
Turkey: infant mortality then and nowIn 1960, infant mortality in Turkey was 178.3 deaths per 1,000 live births. In 2024 it was 8.0 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Turkey: internet users then and nowIn 1990, internet users in Turkey was 0.0%. In 2025 it was 89.8%.
Turkey: life expectancy then and nowIn 1960, life expectancy in Turkey was 50.8 years. In 2024 it was 77.4 years.
Turkey: population then and nowIn 1960, population in Turkey was 28.3 million. In 2025 it was 85.9 million.- Turkey: urban population then and nowIn 1960, urban population in Turkey was 23.4%. In 2025 it was 89.5%.
- Turkey's Altay tank project: A decades-long journey to sovereign armored powerNamed after a general from the Turkish War of Independence, the Altay is Turkey's first major main battle tank program since 1943. After years of development hurdles, internationa…
Turkey's ambitious Istanbul Canal project aims to bypass the historic, restrictive Bosporus shipping lanes.Spanning 45 kilometers, the proposed Istanbul Canal would create an artificial island between Europe and Asia. While officials argue it will relieve dangerous maritime congestion …
Turkey's ambitious leap into the electric vehicle marketIn 2018, a new consortium emerged to transform Turkey's automotive landscape. Aiming to move beyond historical brands like Anadol, Togg is building a massive ecosystem for electri…