This was a fantastic course by The Great Courses. What Darwin didn’t know was the pea genetics by Gregor Mendel. Both men died within 2 years of each other but Mendel’s work didn’t become well known to well after his death. The amalgamation of both of these geniuses work amazing!

This was a nice little course on food supply, transportation and preparation. Just like any topic I know nothing about, experts in their field know so much more about their vocation than I expected. Great to hear especially about farming methods. Recommended!

This was a very interesting Great Course on medical mysteries. The chapters were on some very interesting diseases that people had contracted such as allergies, migraines, dancing plagues, stiff personal syndrome and many more. Worth a look at this course. Recommended.

I’ve listened to a few books on women’s experiences in surgery positions in Aus. To put it bluntly the behaviour of the consultants in this book is outrageous. If I behaved like some of the stories in this book, I’d be in jail! Astounding book on a serious matter. Recommended.

I wouldn’t say intelligent people make stupid decisions. They are very smart but don’t often have a scientific background so are not trying to prove themselves wrong. I constantly think that I could be wrong. Being wrong means I can be closer to correct. Great book. Recommended.

Some of the great scientific breakthroughs were truly remarkable. Germ theory, DNA/heredity, vaccines, the printing press, cell theory of life, Copernicus, Newton, computing quantum physics and much much more. This course was absolutely brilliant. I highly recommend it.

I hope somehow I’m missing something. We’ve already done and still do these exact exercises in the AFL. It hasn’t made any difference to the injury rate in this sport. As a Sports Physio, often the issue is far too much ballistics and plyometrics without adequate foundation.

This is the second time I’ve listened to this brilliant Great Course. It’s on the history of railways around the world. There’s chapters on the London Underground, American railways, World war 1 and 2, tourism. Commerce and so much more. I highly recommend this course.

Well I’ve found another topic I know absolutely nothing about. Like always I don’t get angry or disappointed, I try and study another book on the same topic. I did understand that nanotechnology is definitely a good thing that will help humans to solve healthcare problems.

This was a course on artificial intelligence. I’m sure plenty of jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence but due to powerful lobby groups, won’t occur. An example of this was anaesthesia but was blocked by the anaesthetic medical board. Great course that I recommend.

This was a massive course on world history of civilisations. The course starts with the anthropological rise of humanity. Then onto the change from nomadic societies to agricultural. Once the industrial revolution occurred we entered modernity of the 20th and 21st centuries.

This was another very interesting course on how the earth works. Great chapters on geological history, plate tectonics, rock formation, volcanoes, earthquakes, subduction zones, natural disasters, glaciers, rivers and much much more. I highly recommend this course.

This was a fantastic course on World War Two. All the decisive battles are here such as the Blitzkrieg, anti-semitism, rise of the Nazis, the Holocaust, D-Day, America enters the war and much more. Terrible war that claimed so many people. Highly recommend this course.

Another very interesting course on modern warfare. I initially thought this course would be on the technology used today, which it was but more so on wars after WWII to now. For example the Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf Wars, Iran-Iraq War, Afghanistan War and many more.

This was an very good course on why economies improve or fail. There are chapters on the Soviet Union/Communism, Japan after the 2nd World War, Argentina, Bolivia, China, Chile, Zimbabwe, India and other African countries. Plenty of interesting discussions. High recommendation.

This was a huge course on mathematical philosophy. I understand 2/3rds of the course. The last third was on mathematical proofs which it appears is what university level mathematics does. I still enjoyed this course and I’ve learned a lot about analytical thinking. Great course.

This was a tiny course on health issues from the Scientific American Magazine. It has only about 5 chapters on psychology, feelings and emotions, intelligence and learning, memory and dreams. It was an okay course but worth skipping.

This was a small course about interesting medical news from The Great Courses. It’s an informative program consisting of small stories on various types of medical issues. It wasn’t too bad but I wouldn’t recommend it. Perhaps only if you’re interested in medical science.

This was a very interesting course on birds. I’m not surprised that the author of this course is so knowledgeable on this subject. I found the chapters on wings and feathers particularly interesting. Lots to learn on biology. I recommend this course.

This was a brilliant course on the history of the world. Many of these history lessons by the great courses outlines how one era, period or dynasty causes effects in the next. Even if this is hindsight bias, I still find it incredibly interesting. I highly recommend this course!