Episode – 2197 : The Rosenhan Experiment Podcast Transcript In 1973, one of the most influential and frightening experiments in psychology was published. It was an experiment designed to test […]
Episode – 2192 : Gil Eanes and the Volta do Mar
Episode – 2192 : Gil Eanes and the Volta do Mar Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, civilizations that rose along the Mediterranean or the European Atlantic coast mostly stuck […]
Episode – 2191 : Lake Baikal: The Largest Lake on Earth
Episode – 2191 : Lake Baikal: The Largest Lake on Earth Podcast Transcript It is the deepest lake in the world, the oldest lake in the world, and it holds […]
Episode – 2190 : Florence Nightingale and the Birth of Modern Healthcare
Episode – 2190 : Florence Nightingale and the Birth of Modern Healthcare Podcast Transcript Florence Nightingale was far more than a compassionate nurse. She was a reformer, statistician, administrator, and […]
Episode – 2184 : The Dangers of Weightlessness and Its Solutions
Episode – 2184 : The Dangers of Weightlessness and Its Solutions Podcast Transcripts The human body was built for gravity. Take it away, and bones weaken, muscles shrink, fluids shift, […]
Episode – 2176 : The Smithsonian Institution: The Strange Origin of America’s Greatest Mus
Episode – 2176 : The Smithsonian Institution: The Strange Origin of America’s Greatest Mus Podcast Transcript In 1829, a British scientist who had never visited the United States left his […]
Episode – 2173 : Sodium: The Dangerous Yet Vital Element
Episode – 2173 : Sodium: The Dangerous Yet Vital Element Podcast Transcript It is a metal that is a part of a mineral that helped build empires, an ion that […]
Episode – 2165 : Elephants: Nature’s Largest Land Animals
Episode – 2165 : Elephants: Nature’s Largest Land Animals Podcast Transcript Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth, capable of extraordinary intelligence, complex communication, and deep social bonds. For […]
Episode – 2165 : Elephants: Nature’s Largest Land Animals
Episode – 2165 : Elephants: Nature’s Largest Land Animals Podcast Transcript Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth, capable of extraordinary intelligence, complex communication, and deep social bonds. For […]
Episode – 2163 : The Scopes Monkey Trial
Episode – 2163 : The Scopes Monkey Trial Podcast Transcript In 1925, a small-town Tennessee courtroom became the stage for one of the most famous trials in American history. What […]
Episode – 2156 : Questions and Answers: Volume 43
Episode – 2156 : Questions and Answers: Volume 43 Podcast Transcript Leave a message for the 6th anniversary show! June is upon us. It is the month of your solstice […]
Episode – 2152 : Chaos Theory and the Butterfly Effect
Episode – 2152 : Chaos Theory and the Butterfly Effect Podcast Transcript For centuries, scientists imagined the universe as a giant clock, where every motion could, in theory, be predicted. […]
Episode – 2151 : CPR: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Episode – 2151 : CPR: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Podcast Transcript For most of human history, when a person’s heart stopped, that was considered the end. Then, through centuries of trial and […]
Episode – 2150 : The Ebola Virus
Episode – 2150 : The Ebola Virus Podcast Transcript In 1976, a mysterious and deadly illness appeared almost simultaneously in Sudan and Zaire. It killed with frightening speed, baffled doctors, […]
Episode – 2134 : Rainbows And How They Work
Episode – 2134 : Rainbows And How They Work Podcast Transcript Few things in nature are as instantly recognizable as a rainbow. For thousands of years, rainbows have inspired myths, […]
Episode – 2128 : The Trial of Galileo Galilei
Episode – 2128 : The Trial of Galileo Galilei Podcast Transcript In 1633, one of the greatest minds in Europe stood before a tribunal, not for a crime of violence […]
Episode – 2125 : Questions and Answers: Volume 42
Episode – 2125 : Questions and Answers: Volume 42 Podcast Transcript It is the first of May, which is celebrated around the world as May Day. In ancient Rome, it […]
Episode – 2115 : Quantum Computing
Episode – 2115 : Quantum Computing podcast Transcript One of the most exciting areas of computing research right now is quantum computing. A quantum computer is totally unlike the traditional […]
Episode – 2095 : Questions and Answers: Volume 41
Episode – 2095 : Questions and Answers: Volume 41 Podcast Transcript April derives from the Latin Aprilis, traditionally linked to aperire, meaning “to open,” referring to the opening of buds […]
Episode – 2094 : The Rise, Fall, and Possible Rise of Maslin Agriculture
Episode – 2094 : The Rise, Fall, and Possible Rise of Maslin Agriculture Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, farmers didn’t plant just one crop; they planted many together in […]