The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
A podcast by Sam Kean - Tuesdays
104 Episodes
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Was Darwin a Murderer?
Published: 14/11/2023 -
Mass Psychosis in Food Science
Published: 7/11/2023 -
Accounting for Taste
Published: 31/10/2023 -
If Indiana Jones Were a Swindler
Published: 24/10/2023 -
The British Tobacco Empire
Published: 17/10/2023 -
"Moldy Mary," The Forgotten Mother of Penicillin
Published: 10/10/2023 -
The Most Exclusive Club in the World
Published: 3/10/2023 -
Death-Defying Science at 75,000 Feet
Published: 26/09/2023 -
Proving Einstein Right
Published: 20/09/2023 -
Einstein's Golden Moment
Published: 12/09/2023 -
Everything You Know About Phineas Gage Is Wrong
Published: 11/07/2023 -
Why Do We Obsess Over Charles Darwin’s Health?
Published: 27/06/2023 -
The Seeds of Starvation
Published: 20/06/2023 -
When Scientific Brilliance Isn’t Enough
Published: 13/06/2023 -
The Curse of Knowing Too Much
Published: 6/06/2023 -
The Enigmas of Foreign Accent Syndrome
Published: 30/05/2023 -
The World’s Only Natural Nuclear Reactor
Published: 23/05/2023 -
How New DNA Sleuthing Can Expose Dangerous Killers—and You
Published: 16/05/2023 -
The Real Tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer
Published: 9/05/2023 -
The Brilliant, Groundbreaking, and Wildly Overrated Leonardo da Vinci
Published: 2/05/2023
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