American Innovations

A podcast by Wondery - Mondays

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227 Episodes

  1. Auto-Tune: From Cher to Kanye | S38-E1

    Published: 19/11/2020
  2. The Fight Against AIDS | The AIDS-Covid Connection | 4

    Published: 12/11/2020
  3. The Fight Against AIDS | The Lazarus Effect | 3

    Published: 5/11/2020
  4. The Fight Against AIDS | Placebos and Profits | 2

    Published: 29/10/2020
  5. The Fight Against AIDS | The Epidemic Begins | S37-E1

    Published: 22/10/2020
  6. Encore: Thinking Machines | Passing For Human | 5

    Published: 15/10/2020
  7. Encore: Thinking Machines | I Learn, Therefore I Am | 4

    Published: 8/10/2020
  8. Encore: Thinking Machines | Siri-ous Business | 3

    Published: 1/10/2020
  9. Encore: Thinking Machines | How Do You Make A Computer Blink? | 2

    Published: 24/09/2020
  10. Encore: Thinking Machines | Artificial Intelligence | 1

    Published: 17/09/2020
  11. Keeping Cool | The Air Conditioning Trap | 3

    Published: 10/09/2020
  12. Fighting Coronavirus | Larry Brilliant on Why We Need a Global Covid Response | 19

    Published: 8/09/2020
  13. Keeping Cool | It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Humidity | 2

    Published: 3/09/2020
  14. Keeping Cool | A Chilly Reception | S35-E1

    Published: 27/08/2020
  15. Video Games | Game Designer Ian Bogost on the Past and Future of Gaming | 4

    Published: 20/08/2020
  16. Fighting Coronavirus | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Vaccines (But Were Afraid to Ask) | 18

    Published: 18/08/2020
  17. Video Games | Home Invasion | 3

    Published: 13/08/2020
  18. Video Games | Ping-Pong | 2

    Published: 6/08/2020
  19. Video Games | Electric Dreams | S34-E1

    Published: 30/07/2020
  20. Fighting Coronavirus | Back to School | 17

    Published: 28/07/2020

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DNA science. Artificial intelligence. Smartphones and 3D printers. Science and technology have transformed the world we live in. But how did we get here? It wasn’t by accident. Well, sometimes it was. It was also the result of hard work, teamwork, and competition. And incredibly surprising moments.Hosted by bestselling author Steven Johnson (“How We Got To Now”), American Innovations uses immersive scenes to tell the stories of the scientists, engineers, and ordinary people behind the greatest discoveries of the past century.Listen to American Innovations on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all episodes ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting https://wondery.com/links/american-innovations/ now.

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