Episode – 0393 : The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 Podcast Transcript On the morning of November 1, 1755, the citizens of Lisbon, Portugal set out to go to church […]
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 […]
Episode – 0379 : The Miller–Urey Experiment
Episode – 0379 : The Miller–Urey Experiment Podcast Transcript One of the fundamental questions of humanity is where did we come from? How did life on Earth come about? While […]
Episode – 0374 : Infinity and Beyond
Episode – 0374 : Infinity and Beyond Podcast Transcript The biggest thing there is and the biggest thing there can be is infinity, right? It literally has no bounds. In […]
Episode – 0370 : Global Temperature Extremes
Episode – 0370 : Global Temperature Extremes Podcast Transcript Every so often you might hear something on the news about a record high or low temperature being set. Usually, these […]
Episode – 0369 : Supernovas: They’re a Blast!
Episode – 0369 : Supernovas: They’re a Blast! Podcast Transcript One of the brightest things in the universe is caused by one of the most powerful explosions in the universe: […]
Episode – 0364 : What Ever Happened to Amelia Earhart?
Episode – 0364 : What Ever Happened to Amelia Earhart? Podcast Transcript Amelia Earheart was a pioneer in the early days of aviation. She became the first woman to fly […]
Episode – 0362 : 10 Ways You Can Know That the Earth is a Sphere
Episode – 0362 : 10 Ways You Can Know That the Earth is a Sphere Podcast Transcript One of the saddest things in the modern world is that with all […]
-L.png)
Episode – 0356 : Did We Already Find Life On Mars?
Episode – 0356 : Did We Already Find Life On Mars? Transcript On July 20, 1976, Viking 1 became the first robotic lander to land on Mars. On September 3, […]
Episode – 0354 : Absolute Zero
Episode – 0354 : Absolute Zero Transcript One of the interesting things about temperature is that no matter how cold you’ve ever been, or how low of a temperature anyone […]
Episode – 0344 : The History of the Microwave Oven
Episode – 0344 : The History of the Microwave Oven Transcript According to legend, in 1945 an engineer by the name of Perry Spencer was working in front of an […]
Episode – 0342 : The Drake Equation
Episode – 0342 : The Drake Equation Transcript In 1961, at the Green Bank observatory in West Virginia, a small conference was held for astrophysicists. The meeting was organized by […]
Episode – 0339 : Apollo–Soyuz: The End of the Space Race
Episode – 0339 : Apollo–Soyuz: The End of the Space Race Transcript The space race officially began on October 4, 1957, at 7:28 PM Moscow Time. That was when Sputnik […]
Episode – 0335 : The Incredible Polgar Sisters
Episode – 0335 : The Incredible Polgar Sisters Transcript László Polgár was born just after World War II in Hungary. His field of study was the nature of human intelligence. […]
Episode – 0327 : The History of Mathematical Symbols
Episode – 0327 : The History of Mathematical Symbols Transcript One of the simplest mathematical statements possible is 2+2=4. While the concept is very easy to understand, when you write […]
Episode – 0324 : Bell Labs
Episode – 0324 : Bell Labs Transcript What do lasers, photovoltaic cells, the transistor, digital cameras, cell phone technology, the communication satellite, computer networking, radio astronomy, and the UNIX operating […]
Episode – 0323 : The 17-Year Cicada
Episode – 0323 : The 17-Year Cicada Transcript Every 17 years one of the grandest spectacles in nature takes place. Billions of insects in a seemingly coordinated fashion will emerge […]
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 – 0313 : The Immortal Henrietta Lacks
Episode – 0313 : The Immortal Henrietta Lacks Transcript Henrietta Lacks was a mother of five who died of cervical cancer in 1951 at the age of 31. Before she […]