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Smallpox… the word sounds harmless enough, but this “speckled monster” was the scourge of Western Europe throughout the 1700s. Why did it disappear...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM
- Added: Apr 24, 2020
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 2
Viruses cycle through many names. Recently, the World Health Organization has limited the types of words used to label viruses. However, these rule...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM
- Added: Apr 14, 2020
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 2
The bubonic plague forced a young Isaac Newton from his studies. How did he turn catastrophe into a year of wonders? For one, he didn’t have Netflix!
Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM
- Added: Apr 06, 2020
- Length: 02:59
- Purchases: 1
2020 has felt like one disaster after another. Is there light at the end of this tunnel? Luckily, history suggests calamities spark innovations tha...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM
- Added: Apr 06, 2020
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 2