Episode – 0624 : All About Hydrogen Podcast Transcript There is one substance that makes up 98% of the observable matter in the universe, yet you will almost never encounter […]
Episode – 0596 : How SCUBA Diving Works
Episode – 0596 : How SCUBA Diving Works Podcast Transcript SCUBA diving is a popular activity that has recreational appeal and commercial uses. Most people who have never gone SCUBA […]
Episode – 0590 : More Than You Ever Really Wanted to Know About Sewers
Episode – 0590 : More Than You Ever Really Wanted to Know About Sewers Podcast Transcript Sometimes the most important things are things we don’t even want to think about […]
Episode – 0565 : The 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai Eruption
Episode – 0565 : The 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai Eruption Podcast Transcript On January 15, 2022, one of the biggest geologic events in the last 30 years occurred. The Hunga […]
Episode – 0554 : The History of the Bicycle
Episode – 0554 : The History of the Bicycle Podcast Transcript It is one of the most simple machines that most people use, yet incredible amounts of engineering go into […]
Episode – 0537 : So What Exactly Are Frankincense and Myrrh
Episode – 0537 : So What Exactly Are Frankincense and Myrrh Podcast Transcript The bible talks of three wise men who traveled to Bethlehem bringing gifts to the infant Jesus. […]
Episode – 0522 : Plutonium
Episode – 0522 : Plutonium Podcast Transcript In 1939, the last naturally occurring element on Earth, Francium, was discovered. However, the periodic table of elements still wasn’t full. The next […]
Episode – 0509 : The Sahara Desert Wasn’t Always
Episode – 0509 : The Sahara Desert Wasn’t Always Podcast Transcript The Sahara desert is by far the largest desert in the world. It evokes images of sand dunes, camels […]
Episode – 0504 : Everything You Wanted to Know About Seawater
Episode – 0504 : Everything You Wanted to Know About Seawater Podcast Transcript It covers 70% of the Earth’s surface, is one of the most common substances on Earth, and […]
Episode – 0497 : Gold! Gold! Gold!
Episode – 0497 : Gold! Gold! Gold! Podcast Transcript Believe it or not, one of the most valuable elements on the Periodic Table was also the first one that was […]
Episode – 0495 : Superconductivity
Episode – 0495 : Superconductivity Podcast Transcript In 1911, a Dutch physicist named Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was experimenting with ultra low-temperature metals. He was measuring the electrical resistance of mercury […]
Episode – 0488 : Skunkworks
Episode – 0488 : Skunkworks Podcast Transcript 62 miles north of Los Angeles in the city of Palmdale, California, lies one of the most secretive aircraft design and production centers […]
Episode – 0479 : Ambergris: The World’s Most Valuable Smelly Substance
Episode – 0479 : Ambergris: The World’s Most Valuable Smelly Substance Podcast Transcript One of the rarest and most expensive substances in the world is actually pretty disgusting. The way […]
Episode – 0450 : The Nazi Bomb
Episode – 0450 : The Nazi Bomb Podcast Transcript During the second world war, one of the biggest efforts of the war was the Manhattan Project: the secret American program […]
Episode – 0437 : Cosmic Rays
Episode – 0437 : Cosmic Rays Podcast Transcript Who matter where you are right now, no matter what time you are listening to this, there is one thing that I […]
Episode – 0413 : The Dead Sea
Episode – 0413 : The Dead Sea Podcast Transcript Divided between Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian West Bank lies the lowest point on the surface of the Earth: The Dead […]
Episode – 0410 : Fritz Haber: The Best and Worst Chemist in History
Episode – 0410 : Fritz Haber: The Best and Worst Chemist in History Podcast Transcript Fritz Haber is unquestionably one of the greatest chemists in history. He was a Nobel […]
Episode – 0406 : Snake Oil
Episode – 0406 : Snake Oil Podcast Transcript If you were to call someone a snake oil salesman, it usually means they are trying to defraud someone, and more specifically […]
Episode – 0392 : The Periodic Table of the Elements
Episode – 0392 : The Periodic Table of the Elements Podcast Transcript You’ve seen it in your science classroom, and there was probably a copy of it on the inside […]
Episode – 0384 : All About Uranium
Episode – 0384 : All About Uranium Podcast Transcript Every element on the periodic table has a completely different story. They behave differently, they exist in different abundances, and humans […]