The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
En podkast av Sam Kean, Bleav - Tirsdager
110 Episoder
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How the “Worst Serial Killer in Holland’s History” Went Free
Publisert: 9.4.2024 -
The Eclipse that Killed a King
Publisert: 2.4.2024 -
When Generosity Turns Pathological
Publisert: 26.3.2024 -
The Sex-Cult “Antichrist” Who Rocketed Us to Space (part 2)
Publisert: 19.3.2024 -
The Sex-Cult “Antichrist” Who Rocketed Us to Space (part 1)
Publisert: 12.3.2024 -
Don't Drink the Milk bonus episode - Milk: From mutations to mustaches
Publisert: 16.1.2024 -
Was Darwin a Murderer?
Publisert: 14.11.2023 -
Mass Psychosis in Food Science
Publisert: 7.11.2023 -
Accounting for Taste
Publisert: 31.10.2023 -
If Indiana Jones Were a Swindler
Publisert: 24.10.2023 -
The British Tobacco Empire
Publisert: 17.10.2023 -
"Moldy Mary," The Forgotten Mother of Penicillin
Publisert: 10.10.2023 -
The Most Exclusive Club in the World
Publisert: 3.10.2023 -
Death-Defying Science at 75,000 Feet
Publisert: 26.9.2023 -
Proving Einstein Right
Publisert: 20.9.2023 -
Einstein's Golden Moment
Publisert: 12.9.2023 -
Everything You Know About Phineas Gage Is Wrong
Publisert: 11.7.2023 -
Why Do We Obsess Over Charles Darwin’s Health?
Publisert: 27.6.2023 -
The Seeds of Starvation
Publisert: 20.6.2023 -
When Scientific Brilliance Isn’t Enough
Publisert: 13.6.2023
A topsy-turvy science-y history podcast by Sam Kean. I examine overlooked stories from our past: the dental superiority of hunter-gatherers, the crooked Nazis who saved thousands of American lives, the American immigrants who developed the most successful cancer screening tool in history, the sex lives of dinosaurs, and much, much more. These are charming little tales that never made the history books, but these small moments can be surprisingly powerful. These are the cases where history gets inverted, where the footnote becomes the real story.
