Episode – 1850 : The Year 1850 Podcast Transcript The year 1850 was the mid-point of the 19th century, one of the most transformative centuries in human history. The first […]
Episode – 1800 : The Year 1800
Episode – 1800 : The Year 1800 Podcast Transcript In the year 1800, the last year of the 18th century, the world was on the precipice of radical change. The […]
Episode – 1649 : The Ultraviolet Catastrophe and the Creation of Quantum Mechanics
Episode – 1649 : The Ultraviolet Catastrophe and the Creation of Quantum Mechanics Podcast Transcript During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there was a problem that stumped even […]
Episode – 1581 : Squaring the Circle
Episode – 1581 : Squaring the Circle Podcast Transcript Ancient mathematics was very different than the mathematics you are used to today. Two primary tools ancient mathematicians used were the […]
Episode – 1209 : What is Calculus?
Episode – 1209 : What is Calculus? Podcast Transcript As early as 2400 years ago, Greek philosophers were coming up with paradoxes that seemingly had no solution. Early mathematicians came […]
Episode – 0787 : The Zodiac
Episode – 0787 : The Zodiac Podcast Transcript Several thousand years ago, astronomers in the Middle East studying the night sky divided it into 12 equal regions. Each region was […]
Episode – 0770 : The History of NASA
Episode – 0770 : The History of NASA Podcast Transcript In 1958 the United States government created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA. NASA has achieved some of […]
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 – 0623 : The Rite of Spring Riot
Episode – 0623 : The Rite of Spring Riot Podcast Transcript Classical music aficionados are not usually associated with rowdiness and mayhem. They tend to be rather well-behaved and if […]
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 – 0193 : Did Gutenburg Really Invent the Printing Press?
Episode – 0193 : Did Gutenburg Really Invent the Printing Press? Transcript The printing press is considered to be one of, if not the greatest invention in history. The printing […]