

Kat Long
Joined: Jun 21, 2017
Kat Long is Mental Floss's science editor and host of the Mental Floss/iHeartRadio podcast THE QUEST FOR THE NORTH POLE. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, National Geographic, and the Washington Post.


The Quest for the North Pole, Episode 2: Go North, Young Man

The Quest for the North Pole, Episode 4: Inuit and the Explorers

The Quest for the North Pole, Episode 5: Meet Peary and Henson
The Quest for the North Pole Bonus Episode: The Arctic’s Biggest Mystery
The demise of the Franklin Expedition remains the most compelling puzzle in Arctic exploration. What catastrophe had befallen Britain’s best-prepared polar expedition? And what tantalizing clues are still being uncovered?
The Quest for the North Pole Bonus Episode 2: Minik and the Meteorites
Before Robert Peary claimed to have reached the North Pole, he led several expeditions to northern Greenland. He brought back three legendary meteorites from the Arctic—and a young boy named Minik.
The Quest for the North Pole Bonus Episode 3: Family Reunions
While on their quest for the North Pole, Robert Peary and Matthew Henson had sons with Inughuit women. In the 1980s, an ambitious Harvard neuroscientist brought them to America.
The Quest for the North Pole Bonus Episode 4: Live from Greenland
In the final bonus episode of The Quest for the North Pole, we travel to far northwestern Greenland to see the changing Arctic firsthand. Along the way, we'll see amazing wildlife, get frostbite, and realize how lucky we are not to be man-hauling thousand
History Vs. Episode 6: Theodore Roosevelt vs. Corruption
Long before Batman and Commissioner Gordon fought corruption under cover of darkness in Gotham, Theodore Roosevelt, president of the police commission, was prowling around New York City in plainclothes at night to make sure his policemen were doing their
1 Fact About All 63 U.S. National Parks
From Acadia to Zion, the U.S. has some pretty majestic national parks. Here’s one fun fact about every single one—plus a map so you can see where they all are.
70 Huge Facts About the ‘Titanic’
The 'Titanic' sinking became the most infamous shipwreck in history—but what really happened on that unusually calm night in the North Atlantic?
6 Facts About 'Titanic' Survivor Eva Hart, One of the Last to Remember the Disaster
In her later years, Eva Hart had the distinction of being the last living 'Titanic' survivor with first-hand memories of the disaster.
29 Geographical Superlatives That Will Change How You See the World
From the world’s tallest peaks to its deepest lakes and beyond
Explore a Time Capsule of Deep-Cut YouTube Videos
A new bot collects videos that were uploaded to YouTube directly from people’s iPhones, bringing viewers back to a time before Instagram.
The Discoveries of 21 Human Ancestors, Mapped
Within the last 200 years, we’ve discovered about two dozen species of hominins in Europe, Africa, and Asia—which you can see laid out in this map.
13 Facts About the Chauvet Cave Paintings
The Chauvet Cave paintings are tens of thousands of years old and depict iconic animals that are now extinct. Even Werner Herzog was impressed.