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
Can Plastic Surgery Keep You out of Prison?
Duration:00:20:09
The Russian Roswell
Duration:00:21:00
When Tenure Means Life and Death
Duration:00:20:15
A Deadly Soup for Babies
Duration:00:20:16
How the “Worst Serial Killer in Holland’s History” Went Free
Duration:00:20:58
The Eclipse that Killed a King
Duration:00:19:33
When Generosity Turns Pathological
Duration:00:18:46
The Sex-Cult “Antichrist” Who Rocketed Us to Space (part 2)
Duration:00:21:47
The Sex-Cult “Antichrist” Who Rocketed Us to Space (part 1)
Duration:00:19:43
Don't Drink the Milk bonus episode - Milk: From mutations to mustaches
Duration:00:42:06
Was Darwin a Murderer?
Duration:00:20:15
Mass Psychosis in Food Science
Duration:00:19:41
Accounting for Taste
Duration:00:18:14
If Indiana Jones Were a Swindler
Duration:00:19:27
The British Tobacco Empire
Duration:00:19:16
"Moldy Mary," The Forgotten Mother of Penicillin
Duration:00:21:04
The Most Exclusive Club in the World
Duration:00:19:20
Death-Defying Science at 75,000 Feet
Duration:00:20:24
Proving Einstein Right
Duration:00:19:54
Einstein's Golden Moment
Duration:00:20:00