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 – 0979 : The Panama Canal
Episode – 0979 : The Panama Canal Podcast Transcript Every since the lands of the New World were mapped, people dreamt of creating a canal through Central America to connect […]
Episode – 0978 : Paper
Episode – 0978 : Paper Podcast Transcript There are four things that are considered to be the Great Inventions of Ancient China: gunpowder, the compass, the printing press, and paper. […]
Episode – 1654 : Perpetual Motion (Encore)
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 swoop. Unfortunately, such a device is […]
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 – 1520 : The Most Important Supermarket Visit in History (Encore)
Podcast Transcript The cold war was the defining event of the second half of the 20th century. When exactly it ended has been subject to debate. Was it the fall […]
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 – 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 – 1487 : Spruce Goose (Encore)
Podcast Transcript During the height of the Second World War, American shipping to Europe was constantly being attacked by German U-boats. In an attempt to completely bypass German subs, aviation […]
Episode – 0947 : Spruce Goose
Episode – 0947 : Spruce Goose Podcast Transcript During the height of the Second World War, American shipping to Europe was constantly being attacked by German U-boats. In an attempt […]
Episode – 1557 : The Invention of the Airplane (Encore)
Podcast Transcript Humans have probably had the desire to fly ever since they saw the first bird fly in the air. Flying, as it turned out, was a very challenging […]
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 – 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 – 0914 : Questions & Answers: Volume 3
Episode – 0914 : Questions & Answers: Volume 3 UnknownThis episode can be found at: https://everything-everywhere.com/questions-and-answers-volume-3/
Episode – 0910 : Why Are There No Flying Cars?
Episode – 0910 : Why Are There No Flying Cars? When airplanes were developed in the early 20th century, the technology developed rapidly. Within a matter of a couple 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 – 0879 : The Red Baron
Episode – 0879 : The Red Baron Podcast Transcript The First World War saw many innovations in warfare. Probably the most significant was the introduction of aircraft. The first military […]
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 […]