#314 Imperial vs Metric System - Learn to Mea...

Have You Ever Had This Moment? You start speaking English. At the beginning, it's okay. And then suddenly… your brain stops. You know the idea. You know the meaning. But the word doesn't come. So what do you do? You speak faster. You try to push the words out. And then you feel f ...  Show more

Today we're going to talk about Valentine's Day. But don't worry — this is not going to be a boring episode about chocolates, roses, and red hearts everywhere. Let me ask you something. Is Valentine's Day really about love? Or is it about pressure? Pressure to buy a gift. Pressur ...  Show more

Why do Americans measure things in inches and pounds while the rest of the world uses centimeters and kilograms? The answer becomes clear when George Washington and Thomas Jefferson’s vision for the future clashes with a band of marauding pirates. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz ...  Show more

What are our units of measure in astronomy? To begin our exploration of astronomy, we first need to develop a common language for notating large numbers, and introduce the basic units of length, mass, and time that we will use throughout the quarter. This lecture is a quick revie ...  Show more

Did you know that every ChatGPT search you make uses a pint of water? Or that data centres already produce more greenhouse gases than all the world’s aeroplanes?Welcome to Adept English, the podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/7ixeOS7ezPTZSaISIx2TTw where you learn https://adep ...  Show more

In this episode, I talk about some of the differences between the transportation systems in the US and France, cars, gas prices, etc. Also I touch on the subject of centralization, specifically with grocery stores and university systems. And lastly, I announce two new ideas for t ...  Show more