Episode – 0991 : Negative Numbers Podcast Transcript Over the span of human history, there are certain ideas that humans have had a very difficult time accepting. Ideas that no […]
Episode – 0982 : RADAR
Episode – 0982 : RADAR Podcast Transcript In 1887, the German physicist Heinrich Hertz discovered radio waves. While the first practical use of this discovery was communication, there were also […]
Episode – 0968 : All About Air
Episode – 0968 : All About Air Right now, as you are listening to the sound of my voice, you are breathing air. Air is all around you all the […]
Episode – 0967 : Perpetual Motion
Episode – 0967 : Perpetual Motion Podcast Transcript Imagine a device that could supply an unlimited amount of energy. It would solve many of the world’s problems in one fell […]
Episode – 0964 : Nanotechnology
Episode – 0964 : Nanotechnology Podcast Transcript In Greek, the word for dwarf is “nanos.” The International Bureau of Weights and Measures adopted the prefix ‘nano’ to mean one billionth. […]
Episode – 0961 : Game Theory
Episode – 0961 : Game Theory Podcast Transcript One of the most fascinating areas of mathematics and economics is game theory. Game theory involves analyzing competitive situations where multiple participants […]
Episode – 0957 : Artificial Sweeteners
Episode – 0957 : Artificial Sweeteners Podcast Transcript In 1879, Constantin Fahlberg, a chemist at Johns Hopkins University, made an astonishing discovery. He was conducting experiments with coal tar when […]
Episode – 0954 : Magnetic Pole Reversal
Episode – 0954 : Magnetic Pole Reversal Podcast transcript Once every 450,000 years or so, the Earth undergoes a radical transformation. The planet’s magnetic field will literally flip. The north […]
Episode – 0953 : The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Episode – 0953 : The Dunning-Kruger Effect Podcast Transcript In 1999, two social psychologists, David Dunning and Justin Kruger, published a seminal paper on a cognitive bias that can affect […]
Episode – 0940 : All About Volcanoes
Episode – 0940 : All About Volcanoes Podcast Transcript Volcanoes are some of the most fearsome things in nature. They are responsible for the largest explosions ever known. They have […]
Episode – 0939 : The Invention of the Airplane
Episode – 0939 : The Invention of the Airplane Podcast Transcript Humans have probably had the desire to fly ever since they saw the first bird fly in the air. […]
Episode – 0930 : The Speed of Light
Episode – 0930 : The Speed of Light Podcast Transcript There is nothing faster in the entire universe than the speed of light. Not only is light the fastest thing, […]
Episode – 0918 : Limnic Eruptions: The Rarest Natural Disaster
Episode – 0918 : Limnic Eruptions: The Rarest Natural Disaster Podcast Transcript Early in the morning of August 21, 1986, in a valley near Lake Nyos, Cameroon, something horrible happened. […]
Episode – 0915 : Carbon: Can’t Live Without It
Episode – 0915 : Carbon: Can’t Live Without It Podcast Transcript Every form of life which has ever been discovered, regardless of its size or how it metabolizes energy, has […]
Episode – 0899 : The Winter Solstice
Episode – 0899 : The Winter Solstice Podcast Transcript Twice a year, the sun reaches an extreme point in the sky. It is the day with the least amount of […]
Episode – 0897 : NASA’s Human Computers
Episode – 0897 : NASA’s Human Computers Podcast Transcript Today computers are ubiquitous. You are listening to this podcast right now on some sort of computing device. However, before computers […]
Episode – 0895 : Isaac Newton: The World’s Most Famous Alchemist
Episode – 0895 : Isaac Newton: The World’s Most Famous Alchemist Podcast Transcript Most people know of Isaac Newton as one of the world’s foremost mathematicians and physicists. Listeners of […]
Episode – 0889 : Paricutin: The World’s Youngest Volcano
Episode – 0889 : Paricutin: The World’s Youngest Volcano Podcast Transcript There are estimated to be over 1,300 active volcanoes in the world today. Almost all of them have one […]
Episode – 0885 : Hi Ho Silver!
Episode – 0885 : Hi Ho Silver! Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, one of the most valuable elements on the periodic table has been silver. Silver has been valued […]
Episode – 0874 : Weather Forecasting
Episode – 0874 : Weather Forecasting Podcast Transcript Almost every day, you might check the weather forecast to see what the temperature will be like in the near future or […]