Episode – 0700 : The Empire State Building Podcast Transcript Prior to the 1929 stock market crash, a race was on to build the tallest building in the world in […]
Episode – 0669 : All About Solar Power
Episode – 0669 : All About Solar Power Podcast Transcript In 1839, a French scientist by the name of Edmond Becquerel was experimenting with an electrochemical cell when he discovered […]
Episode – 0660 : All About Algorithms
Episode – 0660 : All About Algorithms Podcast Transcript Whether or not you know it, you use them every day. You were actually trained to use them as a child. […]
Episode – 0655 : The History of Photography
Episode – 0655 : The History of Photography Podcast Transcript Prior to the 19th century, capturing images required the talent of an artist and a whole lot of time. The […]
Episode – 0649 : The History of Money
Episode – 0649 : The History of Money Podcast Transcript Money is a very strange thing. All of us use it. We spend it, earn it, and save it. We […]
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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 0554 : The History of the Bicycle
Episode – 0554 : The History of the Bicycle Podcast Transcript It is one of the most simple machines that most people use, yet incredible amounts of engineering go into […]
Episode – 0526 : The History of World Fairs
Episode – 0526 : The History of World Fairs Podcast Transcript A world’s fair used to be a very big deal. They would draw tens of millions of visitors and […]