• The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

  • By: Sam Kean
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The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

By: Sam Kean
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  • 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.
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  • The Scientific Way to Fool a Nazi

    The Scientific Way to Fool a Nazi
    Sep 30 2024

    Physicist Gyorgy Hevesy had a talent for tricks and stunts—including one that prevented Nazi stormtroopers from stealing a gold Nobel Prize.



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    19 mins
  • The Mysterious Mote

    The Mysterious Mote
    Jun 26 2024

    A summer bonus episode: Russ Schnell's professors mocked him for believing that plants somehow caused hailstorms. He not only proved them wrong, but uncovered profound connections between life, earth, and the air above...



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    18 mins
  • The Science of D-Day

    The Science of D-Day
    May 14 2024

    Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, a look at the surprisingly important role science played in shaping—and remaking—an invasion that could have easily been a disaster...



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    20 mins

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