The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
Un podcast de Sam Kean, Bleav

106 Épisodes
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The Sex-Cult “Antichrist” Who Rocketed Us to Space (part 1)
Publié: 12/03/2024 -
Don't Drink the Milk bonus episode - Milk: From mutations to mustaches
Publié: 16/01/2024 -
Was Darwin a Murderer?
Publié: 14/11/2023 -
Mass Psychosis in Food Science
Publié: 07/11/2023 -
Accounting for Taste
Publié: 31/10/2023 -
If Indiana Jones Were a Swindler
Publié: 24/10/2023 -
The British Tobacco Empire
Publié: 17/10/2023 -
"Moldy Mary," The Forgotten Mother of Penicillin
Publié: 10/10/2023 -
The Most Exclusive Club in the World
Publié: 03/10/2023 -
Death-Defying Science at 75,000 Feet
Publié: 26/09/2023 -
Proving Einstein Right
Publié: 20/09/2023 -
Einstein's Golden Moment
Publié: 12/09/2023 -
Everything You Know About Phineas Gage Is Wrong
Publié: 11/07/2023 -
Why Do We Obsess Over Charles Darwin’s Health?
Publié: 27/06/2023 -
The Seeds of Starvation
Publié: 20/06/2023 -
When Scientific Brilliance Isn’t Enough
Publié: 13/06/2023 -
The Curse of Knowing Too Much
Publié: 06/06/2023 -
The Enigmas of Foreign Accent Syndrome
Publié: 30/05/2023 -
The World’s Only Natural Nuclear Reactor
Publié: 23/05/2023 -
How New DNA Sleuthing Can Expose Dangerous Killers—and You
Publié: 16/05/2023
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.