The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
Sam Kean
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A topsy-turvy science-y history podcast by Sam Kean. I examine overlooked stories from our past: the dental superiority of hunter-gatherers, the crooked Nazis who saved thousands of American lives, the American immigrants who developed the most successful cancer screening tool in history, the sex lives of dinosaurs, and much, much more. These are charming little tales that never made the history books, but these small moments can be surprisingly powerful. These are the cases where history gets inverted, where the footnote becomes the real story.
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The Most Exclusive Club in the World
The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
10/03/23 • 19 min
As recent submersible tragedies reveal, it’s harder to reach extreme ocean depths than the Moon. Meet the people who got there first—and barely lived to tell to the tale...
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10/03/23 • 19 min
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History’s First Car Crash Victim
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11/02/21 • 14 min
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How a steam-powered automobile in 1869 snuffed out the life of the brilliant female naturalist and astronomer Mary Ward...
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11/02/21 • 14 min
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Death by Nutrition
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11/22/22 • 20 min
Polar explorer Douglas Mawson made several mistakes on his harrowing journey across Antarctica. But the biggest blunder involved eating animal livers oversaturated with vitamin A, a sure death sentence...
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11/22/22 • 20 min
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Einstein's Golden Moment
The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
09/12/23 • 20 min
It was the most powerful emotional moment of Albert Einstein’s life—the instant he knew he was a genius. But in confirming his theory of relativity, it also opened him up to attacks, sometimes rather vicious, from around the world...
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09/12/23 • 20 min
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Everything You Know About Phineas Gage Is Wrong
The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
07/11/23 • 19 min
Despite what you’ve heard, neuroscience’s most famous patient did not turn into a lying, drunken psychopath. He’s actually an amazing example of resiliency and overcoming trauma...
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07/11/23 • 19 min
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Burn After Watching
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11/09/21 • 20 min
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The world’s first plastic made Hollywood possible—and killed thousands of people along the way...
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11/09/21 • 20 min
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Galileo and Art, part 2
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04/20/20 • 17 min
How Galileo’s training in art helped topple the ancient Greek dogma about the moon...
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04/20/20 • 17 min
Glove at First Sight
The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
04/27/20 • 18 min
How a long-forgotten woman pioneered the first personal protective equipment (PPE) in history, rubber gloves for surgery, equipment that has been vital in fighting infections and pandemics ever since...
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04/27/20 • 18 min
Tyrannosaurus sex
The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
06/02/20 • 18 min
How a man who hated dinosaurs ended up revolutionizing our understanding of them, including dinosaur beauty and dinosaur sex...
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06/02/20 • 18 min
The Ice Island Murder
The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
07/14/20 • 19 min
How one of the messiest homicides in history - when one scientist killed another scientist over a jug of raisin wine way up inside the Arctic Circle - foreshadows the first murder in outer space...
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07/14/20 • 19 min
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How many episodes does The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean have?
The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean currently has 84 episodes available.
What topics does The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean cover?
The podcast is about History, Podcasts, Books and Arts.
What is the most popular episode on The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean?
The episode title 'The Most Exclusive Club in the World' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean?
The average episode length on The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean is 19 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean released?
Episodes of The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean?
The first episode of The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean was released on Oct 26, 2019.
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