Could the Pyramids Be Made Today?
Aired on Oct 16, 2021How hard could it be to build a pyramid? Find out as Sabrina creates a scale model of the Great Pyramid of Giza using time-accurate techniques and supplies from her local craft store.
Is Gutenberg’s Printing Press Still Useful?
Aired on Nov 27, 2021Since the advent of the internet, it’s hard to remember how printing transformed the world. In this episode, Sabrina recreates Gutenberg’s printing press using time-accurate techniques and explores how it laid the foundation for how information is spread today.
How Romans Revolutionized Bread Making
Aired on Dec 11, 2021You might think of watermills as quaint constructions in countrysides – when in actuality watermills redefined work. In the Roman era, one mill could replace the labor of dozens of men! To explain this revolutionary tech, Sabrina creates a scale model of the 16 Roman watermills of Barbegal, a 300 CE construction that could create enough flour for 27,000 people.
How Did People Talk Before Cell Phones?
Aired on Nov 13, 2021How did a simple series of dots and dashes transform worldwide communication? To find out, Sabrina recreates the telegraph, Samuel Morse’s groundbreaking 1832 invention (and your cell phone’s cool great-grandparent). Learn more in this episode of History Remade with Sabrina.
How the Vikings Ruled the Seas
Aired on Oct 30, 2021Sabrina recreates a Viking longship using ancient shipbuilding techniques and a… watermelon? Uncover how the viking vessel’s unique design helped shape the Norse legacy, in this episode of History Remade.
Rebuilding a 1,000-Year-old Humanoid Robot
Aired on Dec 26, 2021Al-Jazari, one of the greatest inventors during the Golden Age of Islam, developed concepts crucial to devices we still use today. In this episode, Sabrina recreates Al-Jazari’s drumming automaton—or drumming robot!