The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
En podcast af Sam Kean, Bleav - Tirsdage
110 Episoder
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How the “Worst Serial Killer in Holland’s History” Went Free
Udgivet: 9.4.2024 -
The Eclipse that Killed a King
Udgivet: 2.4.2024 -
When Generosity Turns Pathological
Udgivet: 26.3.2024 -
The Sex-Cult “Antichrist” Who Rocketed Us to Space (part 2)
Udgivet: 19.3.2024 -
The Sex-Cult “Antichrist” Who Rocketed Us to Space (part 1)
Udgivet: 12.3.2024 -
Don't Drink the Milk bonus episode - Milk: From mutations to mustaches
Udgivet: 16.1.2024 -
Was Darwin a Murderer?
Udgivet: 14.11.2023 -
Mass Psychosis in Food Science
Udgivet: 7.11.2023 -
Accounting for Taste
Udgivet: 31.10.2023 -
If Indiana Jones Were a Swindler
Udgivet: 24.10.2023 -
The British Tobacco Empire
Udgivet: 17.10.2023 -
"Moldy Mary," The Forgotten Mother of Penicillin
Udgivet: 10.10.2023 -
The Most Exclusive Club in the World
Udgivet: 3.10.2023 -
Death-Defying Science at 75,000 Feet
Udgivet: 26.9.2023 -
Proving Einstein Right
Udgivet: 20.9.2023 -
Einstein's Golden Moment
Udgivet: 12.9.2023 -
Everything You Know About Phineas Gage Is Wrong
Udgivet: 11.7.2023 -
Why Do We Obsess Over Charles Darwin’s Health?
Udgivet: 27.6.2023 -
The Seeds of Starvation
Udgivet: 20.6.2023 -
When Scientific Brilliance Isn’t Enough
Udgivet: 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.
