
The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
History Podcasts
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.
Location:
United States
Genres:
History Podcasts
Description:
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.
Twitter:
@sam_kean
Language:
English
Website:
http://samkean.com/podcast
Email:
samkean@gmail.com
The Enigmas of Foreign Accent Syndrome
Duration:00:18:14
The World’s Only Natural Nuclear Reactor
Duration:00:21:48
How New DNA Sleuthing Can Expose Dangerous Killers—and You
Duration:00:20:06
The Real Tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer
Duration:00:20:39
The Brilliant, Groundbreaking, and Wildly Overrated Leonardo da Vinci
Duration:00:20:24
Spring update and "Innate" trailer
Duration:00:04:10
Death Squared
Duration:00:23:47
Death by Nutrition
Duration:00:23:25
The Roadside Apocalypse
Duration:00:20:13
The Blind Visionary
Duration:00:22:43
The Scariest Paradise on Earth
Duration:00:18:41
The Naked Shibboleth
Duration:00:20:56
The Debaucherous Legacy of Johnny Appleseed
Duration:00:21:48
The Most Evil Molecule
Duration:00:19:12
The Life-Saving Rat Poison
Duration:00:22:03
The Making of a Lobotomist
Duration:00:22:25
Icepick Surgeon bonus excerpt on the making of the Unabomber
Duration:00:22:42
The Murderer Who Made Movies Possible
Duration:00:22:04
Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde, and the Irish Giant
Duration:00:19:43
The Screwiest—and Perhaps Most Original—Idea of the 20th Century
Duration:00:23:23