Episode – 0660 : All About Algorithms Podcast Transcript Whether or not you know it, you use them every day. You were actually trained to use them as a child. […]
Episode – 0656 : The Rise, Fall, and Possible Rise of the Wooly Mammoth
Episode – 0656 : The Rise, Fall, and Possible Rise of the Wooly Mammoth Podcast transcript Thousands of years ago, enormous furry elephants roamed the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, […]
Episode – 0655 : The History of Photography
Episode – 0655 : The History of Photography Podcast Transcript Prior to the 19th century, capturing images required the talent of an artist and a whole lot of time. The […]
Episode – 0654 : Apollo 18, 19, and 20
Episode – 0654 : Apollo 18, 19, and 20 Podcast Transcript In the 1960s, billions of dollars were spent and 100,000s of people worked to land a human on the […]
Episode – 0651 : Chickens
Episode – 0651 : Chickens Podcast Transcript Around 10,000 years ago, someone in Southeast Asia captured a bird that lived on the floor of the jungle. Today, billions of descendants […]
Episode – 0643 : One Word: Plastics
Episode – 0643 : One Word: Plastics Podcast Transcript At the 1862 London International Exhibition, an inventor by the name of Andrew Parkes introduced a new product based on cellulose […]
Episode – 0634 : The Brachistochrone Problem
Episode – 0634 : The Brachistochrone Problem Podcast Transcript In 1696, the mathematician Johann Bernoulli posited a very simple question. Assuming no friction, what was the fastest shape for an […]
Episode – 0624 : All About Hydrogen
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 – 0616 : Pi Day
Episode – 0616 : Pi Day Podcast Transcript Every year on March 14, the world celebrates one of the most important mathematical constants: pi. It is a number which appears […]
Episode – 0611 : Everything You Need to Know About Petroleum
Episode – 0611 : Everything You Need to Know About Petroleum Podcast Transcript Thousands of years ago, humans discovered a black-yellowish liquid that come out from the ground and could […]
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 – 0592 : What is the Deal With Starship?
Episode – 0592 : What is the Deal With Starship? Podcast Transcript In 1967, the very first Saturn V rocket was launched. It was the largest rocket ever built. 55 […]
Episode – 0589 : The Wonderful World of Stromatolites
Episode – 0589 : The Wonderful World of Stromatolites Podcast Transcript If you measure the success of a lifeform by how long they manage to exist on Earth, then by […]
Episode – 0587 : Kennewick Man
Episode – 0587 : Kennewick Man Podcast Transcript In 1996 two college students walking along the Columbia River in Washington State stumbled upon what turned out to be an ancient […]
Episode – 0584 : How Tides Work
Episode – 0584 : How Tides Work Podcast Transcript Every single day, the oceans of the world go through a cycle with two high tides and two low tides. For […]
Episode – 0579 : The Babbage Analytical Engine
Episode – 0579 : The Babbage Analytical Engine Podcast Transcript Computers have obviously transformed our world. You wouldn’t be listing to my voice right now if it wasn’t for computers. […]
Episode – 0578 : The History of the Submarine
Episode – 0578 : The History of the Submarine Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, humans have traveled on the water and have wondered if it was possible to travel […]
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 – 0561 : The Antikythera Mechanism
Episode – 0561 : The Antikythera Mechanism Podcast Transcript In the year 1900, a crew of sponge divers was looking for sponges off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera. […]
Episode – 0556 : Rare Earth Elements
Episode – 0556 : Rare Earth Elements Podcast Transcript Modern society is completely dependent on a set of technologies that include computer chips, fiber optic cables, lasers, video screens, electric […]