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On today's show we track the evolution of smog from symbol of industrial progress to public-health catastrophe.
- Added: Oct 09, 2012
- Length: 14:19
In this episode we test your gag reflex. First an exploration of rank, funky cheeses made from your own body's bacteria. Then the history of how di...
- Added: Sep 18, 2012
- Length: 13:13
Ahoy, mateys. Join us on the ocean floor. In this episode we look at sunken ships: how they are preserved, and what they can tell us about past civ...
- Added: Sep 05, 2012
- Length: 15:35
- Purchases: 2
We bring you some of our favorite segments from past Distillations episodes this week: attempts to contact aliens in space and the secret behind th...
- Added: Aug 04, 2012
- Length: 15:34
We bring you some of our favorite segments from past Distillations episodes this week: animal communication in the Sonoran Desert and the toll of a...
- Added: Aug 04, 2012
- Length: 13:33
NASA's Chief historian, Bill Barry discusses the impact each generation has had on the space program.
Bought by KVSC and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
- Added: Jul 23, 2012
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 2
This wraps up our three-part series Blood, Sweat, and Tears. First, how it feels to lose your ability to cry; then why onions bring on the waterworks.
- Added: Jul 11, 2012
- Length: 15:05
In this episode we continue the three-part series Blood, Sweat, and Tears. First the history of deodorants; then experiments on how perspiration ca...
- Added: Jul 05, 2012
- Length: 16:44
Fish, Aquaculture, and the Industrial Revolution
- Added: Jun 13, 2012
- Length: 20:20
Dividing cells are what make up all life. The idea of cell division was first published in 1855, but for nearly a century scientists debated, “How?...
Bought by Listenwise and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jun 11, 2012
- Length: 07:33
- Purchases: 2
Big eyes, soft skin, squeezable cheeks. No doubt, babies are adorable. But in this episode we take a break from our cooing to examine some more ser...
- Added: May 16, 2012
- Length: 13:43
From Victorian parlors to Starbucks, pigments have defined and connected societies.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: May 09, 2012
- Length: 01:51
- Purchases: 1
In this episode we look at the diverse history of mass spectrometry, starting with a single question: exactly what is it? Then we dip into CHF's or...
- Added: Mar 31, 2012
- Length: 13:18
In this episode we travel back in time to the Victorian era, when innovative teachers used fairies to convey complicated ideas in chemistry. We ada...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Mar 16, 2012
- Length: 09:56
- Purchases: 1
On today's show we look at the real and imagined implications of genetic modification in the middle of the 20th century.
- Added: Mar 02, 2012
- Length: 14:40
- Added: Feb 11, 2012
- Length: 01:47
- Purchases: 1
Exploring the secrets of these ancient flooded caves from Australia to Egypt to Belize.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Feb 11, 2012
- Length: 01:50
- Purchases: 1
There are many different types of crystals we encounter, ranging from tiny to extremely large in size.
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 12:00
- Purchases: 1
In this episode, a celebration of meat: segments on an all-natural meat tenderizer, BBQ'ed carcinogens, and the history of steak.
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 11:55
- Purchases: 2
In this episode we are visited by the ghosts of chemistry's past, present, and future, who teach us about Greek fire, red sludge, and the future of...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 13:46
- Purchases: 1
In this episode we learn about the history and future of nuclear power, in the U.S. and abroad.
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 11:12
In this episode we learn about how the mass production of oil paints spawned a new artistic movement and get a tour of artist Dove Bradshaw's studio.
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 12:00
In honor of Black History Month, we reveal the lesser known accomplishments of George Washington Carver, and also pull from our oral history collec...
Bought by WKSU, Radio Catskill, and WETD
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 11:57
- Purchases: 3
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
On this episode of Distillations we investigate if there's science behind the sweet sounds of a Stradivari violin and learn how chemistry influence...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Dec 11, 2011
- Length: 17:14
- Purchases: 1
