Podcast Transcript At the 1862 London International Exhibition, an inventor by the name of Andrew Parkes introduced a new product based on cellulose that he called Parkesine. Little did he […]
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 – 0633 : The History of Gunpowder
Episode – 0633 : The History of Gunpowder Podcast Transcript Sometime almost 2000 years ago, a Chinese alchemist experimenting with three different ingredients discovered something astonishing.When the ingredients were subjected […]
Episode – 0630 : The Istanbul Canal
Episode – 0630 : The Istanbul Canal Podcast Transcript For centuries, humans have built canals to facilitate the transportation of people and goods. Usually, they are built to dramatically save […]
Episode – 1095 : The Mother of All Demos (Encore)
Podcast Transcript Almost every single person listening to this podcast right now is doing so on some sort of personal computing device. Many of the things that we consider part […]
Episode – 0621 : The Mother of All Demos
Episode – 0621 : The Mother of All Demos Podcast Transcript Almost every single person listening to this podcast right now is doing so on some sort of personal computing […]
Episode – 1048 : Why Wasn’t the Wheel Invented Sooner? (Encore)
Podcast Transcript If you were to ask most people what the very first invention that humans came up with is, many of them might say the wheel. It isn’t a […]
Episode – 0609 : Why Wasn’t the Wheel Invented Sooner?
Episode – 0609 : Why Wasn’t the Wheel Invented Sooner? Podcast Transcript If you were to ask most people what the very first invention that humans came up with is, […]
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 – 1300 : What is the Deal With Starship? (Redux)
Podcast Transcript In 1967, the very first Saturn V rocket was launched. It was the largest rocket ever built. 55 years later, it is still the largest rocket ever launched. […]
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 – 0590 : More Than You Ever Really Wanted to Know About Sewers
Episode – 0590 : More Than You Ever Really Wanted to Know About Sewers Podcast Transcript Sometimes the most important things are things we don’t even want to think about […]
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 – 802 : The Babbage Analytical Engine (Encore)
Podcast Transcript Computers have obviously transformed our world. You wouldn’t be listing to my voice right now if it wasn’t for computers. However, the first computers, a device that could […]
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 – 916 : The Antikythera Mechanism (Encore)
Podcast Transcript In the year 1900, a crew of sponge divers was looking for sponges off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera. While they were searching, they found the […]
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 […]
Episode – 1354 : The History of the Bicycle (Encore)
Podcast Transcript It is one of the most simple machines that most people use, yet incredible amounts of engineering go into their design. They are used by billions of people […]