Exploration & Navigation
Every Sleep Stories episode about Exploration & Navigation, newest first.
The Story of the Solar System
It started as a swirling cloud of gas and dust with no plan whatsoever, and somehow ended up with eight planets, a very reliable Sun, and us looking back up at it.
The Story of Navigation
Crossing an unmarked ocean meant trusting the stars and instruments that were often just wrong, yet people still made it work.
The Story of Seafaring
Ancient sailors crossed open ocean using nothing but stars, currents, and bird flight patterns, and somehow they usually made it.
The Story of Satellites
There are thousands of human-made objects quietly orbiting the planet right now, and this is how we got so good at putting things in space and keeping them there.
The Story of Space Exploration
From staring up at the stars to actually leaving the planet, this is humanity's most audacious road trip.
The Story of Maps
Drawing the world accurately turned out to be brutally hard, and mapmaking history is full of guesswork, blank spaces, and outright invention.
The Story of the Silk Road
Not really one road, and not really just about silk, this trade network moved goods, religions, and ideas across entire continents.