Apr 19, 2018
Embassies are fascinating entities having existed for longer than the concept of the modern nation-state.
They are often misunderstood and can offer a unique insight into the diplomatic issues that countries face.
In this episode I cover:
What embassies and consulates are,
Their unofficial varieties like from Taiwan,
Apr 2, 2018
Thomas Midgley Jr. was undoubtedly a great inventor, yet he was far from a great man.
Midgley was recognised by J. R. McNeill, a pioneer of the study of environmental history, as having “had more impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth's history“.
Midgley's inventions have...