Distillations
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/podcast
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Revealing science’s role in a complicated and strange world. Produced by the Science History Institute.
Series
- From: Distillations
- Updated: Apr 23, 2018
- From: Distillations
- Updated: May 03, 2023
Pieces
In this episode we learn about lesser-known women in the sciences. We start with Dorothy Hodgkin, the third woman to win a Nobel Prize in chemistry...
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 11:56
In this episode, we celebrate April Fools' Day with a little medical trickery. First, we learn about Franz Mesmer's questionable 18th-century cures...
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 11:04
In the midst of Japan's nuclear crisis, it's easy to forget that radioactive isotopes are often employed to save human lives. In this episode we lo...
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 12:24
One of this century's great challenges will be mitigating the effects of our steadily warming planet. In this episode we explore the consequences o...
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 12:53
This episode wonders if it's becoming chic to be a geek. First, we see how pop culture portrayals of scientists have boosted their reputations with...
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 11:21
This episode goes back in time to try to pinpoint what exactly the dinosaurs were like. First, we reveal evidence that the oldest known bird might ...
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 11:52
Step away from the sale rack! On this episode of Distillations we examine your brain under the influence of shopping, as well as a potential health...
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 11:36
- Purchases: 2
This episode explores two very different ways people hope to protect future harvests. First, follow us to the Doomsday Vault, which protects 700,00...
Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 12:06
- Purchases: 1
Trick or treat! On this episode of Distillations we give you a taste of both. First, try to choke back our explanation of a Dutch candy that featur...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 13:16
- Purchases: 1
How did we get here and who else is out there? These questions have nagged at humans for centuries. On this episode of Distillations we explore ear...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 12:09
- Purchases: 1
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