Distillations
Series produced by Distillations
Science + Culture + History
Each episode of Distillations takes a deep dive into a moment of science-related history in order to shed light on the present. Produced by the Science History Institute.
170 Pieces
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Some technologies flash in the pan so quickly they hardly leave a trace (Google Glass anyone?); while others seem to stick around long past their u...
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- Added: Apr 01, 2015
- Length: 38:38
- Purchases: 1
In 2014 the United States had 650 reported cases of measles, a disease made preventable by a vaccine introduced 30 years ago. The majority of these...
- Added: Apr 01, 2015
- Length: 01:27:06
The early days of neuroscience relied on tragedy to strike before doctors could peek inside the brains of humans. Today advanced technology helps s...
- Added: May 28, 2015
- Length: 43:39
This is Distillations’s 200th episode, and we’re celebrating! We pored through hundreds of shows and pieced together some of the funniest, grossest...
- Added: Nov 18, 2015
- Length: 37:10
When we turn nature into a weapon.
- Added: Nov 18, 2015
- Length: 36:16
Once upon a time science and the supernatural were not so far apart.
- Added: Nov 18, 2015
- Length: 01:42:26
Ten years later and thousands of miles away, Hurricane Katrina lives on.
- Added: Dec 02, 2015
- Length: 27:58
- Added: Jul 07, 2016
- Length: 26:05
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Feb 16, 2017
- Length: 17:10
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Feb 16, 2017
- Length: 13:27
- Purchases: 1
Once upon a time all births were natural. A lot has happened since then.
- Added: Oct 07, 2016
- Length: 01:01:12
A look back at how outsiders have influenced medicine throughout time.
- Added: Sep 07, 2016
- Length: 13:51
Are we overestimating artificial intelligence?
- Added: Aug 10, 2016
- Length: 28:19
- Added: Mar 15, 2017
- Length: 15:47
- Purchases: 1
How biohackers are using artificial perceptions to enhance reality.
- Added: Apr 05, 2017
- Length: 25:26
- Added: May 09, 2017
- Length: 20:56
- Purchases: 1
Out of the lab and into the streets.
- Added: Jun 19, 2017
- Length: 21:21
- Purchases: 2
Using 21st-century medicine to maintain a 300-year-old way of life.
- Added: Aug 16, 2017
- Length: 27:16
- Added: Sep 14, 2017
- Length: 30:39
- Added: Jan 17, 2018
- Length: 25:35
