Episode – 1908 : A History of Soap and Detergent Podcast Transcript Sometime in the last 24 hours, most of you have used soap or detergent, either directly or indirectly. […]
Episode – 1797 : The History of Surgery
Episode – 1797 : The History of Surgery Podcast Transcript Over the years, human life expectancy has increased dramatically. While there have been many developments that have led to longer […]
Episode – 1663 : Malaria: The Disease That Shaped History
Episode – 1663 : Malaria: The Disease That Shaped History Podcast Transcript Malaria is one of the oldest known infectious diseases, with a history spanning thousands of years. It has […]
Episode – 1590 : All About Butter
Episode – 1590 : All About Butter Podcast Transcript Ever since humans domesticated animals and realized they could extract milk from them, they have been making and consuming butter. While […]
Episode – 1475 : The Germ Theory of Disease
Episode – 1475 : The Germ Theory of Disease Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, many theories have been put forward as to the cause of communicable diseases. These theories […]
Episode – 1414 : Viruses
Episode – 1414 : Viruses Podcast Transcript Inside you right now are most probably millions of, possibly even trillions of viruses. Some viruses are extremely deadly, but the vast majority […]
Episode – 1279 : Questions and Answers: Volume 14
Episode – 1279 : Questions and Answers: Volume 14 Podcast Transcript The month of January was named after the Roman god Janus who had two faces, one on each side […]
Episode – 1013 : Typhoid Mary
Episode – 1013 : Typhoid Mary Podcast Transcript In 1906, George Soper, a freelance sanitary engineer, was hired to investigate several outbreaks of typhoid fever in wealthy New York households. […]
Episode – 0835 : Vitamins
Episode – 0835 : Vitamins Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, humans knew that certain foods could treat certain ailments. However, why or how the foods did this was totally […]
Episode – 0790 : All About LASERS
Episode – 0790 : All About LASERS Podcast Transcript In 1917, Albert Einstein published a paper whereby he proposed a new method of creating light based on the principles of […]
Episode – 0434 : Fusion Power
Episode – 0434 : Fusion Power Podcast Transcript Ever since humans have understood the workings of the atom, the potential has existed for humanity to exploit the energy source which […]
Episode – 0421 : Ignaz Semmelweis
Episode – 0421 : Ignaz Semmelweis Podcast Transcript In the mid-19th century, a Hungarian physician advocated for an incredibly simple technique that would go on to save millions of lives. […]
Episode – 0319 : Scurvy
Episode – 0319 : Scurvy Transcript When Europeans began sailing the high seas on extended voyages, the most deadly thing they encountered wasn’t enemy navies, starvation, or even shipwrecks. It […]
Episode – 0143 : Get the Lead Out
Episode – 0143 : Get the Lead Out Transcript Clair Patterson was a geochemist who worked at CalTech from the 1940s through the 1990s. His work involved studying the age […]