Episode – 1837 : Australian Wildlife Podcast Transcript Australia is unique among the countries in the world. It is a continent, a country, and an island all wrapped up into […]
Episode – 1832 : The Fundamental Forces of Nature
Episode – 1832 : The Fundamental Forces of Nature Podcast Transcript Everything in the universe, from galaxies to the atoms in your body, is driven by just a few fundamental […]
Episode – 1828 : Transistors
Episode – 1828 : Transistors Podcast Transcript One of the most important inventions of the 20th century was the transistor. Prior to the transistor, electronic devices were bulky and dependent […]
Episode – 1810 : Grass and Lawns
Episode – 1810 : Grass and Lawns Podcast Transcript One of the most common types of plants in the world is grass. Grass is almost everywhere. An enormous part of […]
Episode – 1807 : Desalination
Episode – 1807 : Desalination Podcast Transcript Seventy percent of the Earth’s surface is covered with water… and the vast majority of it is useless for consumption or agriculture. This […]
Episode – 1799 : How the Ancients Made Fire
Episode – 1799 : How the Ancients Made Fire Podcast Transcript One of the most critical developments in the course of human history was the control of fire. Without fire, […]
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 – 1793 : SONAR
Episode – 1793 : SONAR Podcast Transcript One of the most significant developments in the history of naval warfare was the submarine. The submarine offered a means of stealth and […]
Episode – 1784 : The Moons of Jupiter
Episode – 1784 : The Moons of Jupiter In 1610, Galileo Gallieli used a new invention called the telescope to observe the planet Jupiter. What he found revolutionized the science […]
Episode – 1777 : Comets
Episode – 1777 : Comets Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, people have looked into the night sky and occasionally seen something unusual. It was something fuzzy, sometimes bright, it […]
Episode – 1765 : A Journey to the Center of the Earth
Episode – 1765 : A Journey to the Center of the Earth Podcast Transcript No matter where you are on Earth right now, there is approximately 6,400 kilometers or 4,000 […]
Episode – 1760 : Questions and Answers: Volume 30
Episode – 1760 : Questions and Answers: Volume 30 Podcast Transcript May is upon us. It is the month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, of autumn in the Southern […]
Episode – 1748 : Biological Taxonomy and the Tree of Life
Episode – 1748 : Biological Taxonomy and the Tree of Life Podcast Transcript All living things on the planet Earth, from microbes to whales, can be categorized into a single […]
Episode – 1743 : Platinum, Palladium, and Rhodium: The Other Precious Metals
Episode – 1743 : Platinum, Palladium, and Rhodium: The Other Precious Metals Podcast Transcript When I say precious metals, most of you probably immediately think of gold and silver. Historically, […]
Episode – 1739 : The Greatest Nobel Prize Snubs
Episode – 1739 : The Greatest Nobel Prize Snubs Podcast Transcript As of the recording of this episode, 1,012 people have been awarded Nobel Prizes across every category. This episode […]
Episode – 1737 : The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud
Episode – 1737 : The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud Podcast Transcript The Solar System is a pretty big place. When most people think of our Solar System, they […]
Episode – 1732 : Mass Extinction Events
Episode – 1732 : Mass Extinction Events hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript We like to think of the Earth as a very stable place. While there might be seasonal variation […]
Episode – 1731 : Questions and Answers: Volume 29
Episode – 1731 : Questions and Answers: Volume 29 hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript If you happen to live in the Northern Hemisphere, April is a time when days get […]
Episode – 1728 : The Knuckleball
Episode – 1728 : The Knuckleball hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript In the game of baseball, it might not seem at first glance that there is much strategy involved in […]
Episode – 1727 : The Scientific Method
Episode – 1727 : The Scientific Method hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript The modern world is built on science. Today there are millions of scientists all over thew world, doing […]