This podcast excerpt discusses the number of countries in North America that are typically taught in fifth grade geography, including Canada, United States, Mexico, and all the sovereign states in the Caribbean and Central America.
Two podcast hosts play a trivia game with questions from various subjects, including geography, math, and literature.
This podcast episode demonstrates how natural language processing can be used to find the 10 nearest volcanoes to a given location and plot their positions on a map.
In a lighthearted conversation, the speakers reflect on their limited knowledge of the geography of the United States and admit their struggles with identifying different states.
Despite significant progress in getting children into schools, a new report finds that there is a learning crisis in many low and lower-middle-income countries around the world. In these countries, a significant portion of school-aged children are unable to read and comprehend basic sentences, highlighting a need for serious efforts to improve education systems.
The discussion revolves around why people love their country and how nationalism brings out the best in humans, with examples of America and Texas mentioned specifically.