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Science History Podcast

Monthly interviews on important moments in the history of science.

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Episode 34. The Chemical Age: Pete Myers & Frank von Hippel

Episode 34. The Chemical Age: Pete Myers & Frank von Hippel

Pete Myers interviews me about my new book, The Chemical Age, published this month by the University of Chicago Press.

11 Sep 2020

1hr 22mins

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Episode 10. Winston Churchill’s Science, Part 1: James Muller

Episode 10. Winston Churchill’s Science, Part 1: James Muller

The 20th century was a time of unparalleled advancement in science and technology, along with the associated destruction... Read more

11 Sep 2018

56mins

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Episode 21. Plutonium: Frank N. von Hippel

Episode 21. Plutonium: Frank N. von Hippel

Today we explore the history of plutonium with Frank von Hippel, a retired but always active professor at Princeton Univ... Read more

11 Aug 2019

1hr 3mins

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Episode 26. Linguistics: Noam Chomsky

Episode 26. Linguistics: Noam Chomsky

Nothing is more human than language, and no one has done more to advance the science of linguistics than Noam Chomsky. N... Read more

11 Jan 2020

53mins

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Episode 6. Chemical Causes of Obesity: Bruce Blumberg

Episode 6. Chemical Causes of Obesity: Bruce Blumberg

The obesity epidemic has spread throughout much of the world and is one of the leading drivers of impaired health and sk... Read more

11 May 2018

30mins

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Episode 4. Finding Pluto: Kevin Schindler and Will Grundy

Episode 4. Finding Pluto: Kevin Schindler and Will Grundy

The discovery and subsequent study of Pluto has captivated the public for nearly a century.  Even the question of whethe... Read more

11 Mar 2018

52mins

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Episode 30. Global Amphibian Declines: David Wake

Episode 30. Global Amphibian Declines: David Wake

Frogs have hopped around this planet for 200 million years. In comparison, anatomically modern humans have only been aro... Read more

11 May 2020

1hr

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Episode 22. Sex Differences in the Brain: Margaret McCarthy

Episode 22. Sex Differences in the Brain: Margaret McCarthy

The brain is the most enigmatic of organs – it is really a collection of organs that undergoes a remarkable coordinated ... Read more

11 Sep 2019

50mins

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Episode 15. Bioterrorism: Paul Keim

Episode 15. Bioterrorism: Paul Keim

Shortly after the al-Qaida terror attacks of September 11, 2001, a second wave of terror swept the United States – this ... Read more

11 Feb 2019

1hr 33mins

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Episode 20. Gravitational Waves: Nobel Laureate Rai Weiss

Episode 20. Gravitational Waves: Nobel Laureate Rai Weiss

We explore the history of the discovery of gravitational waves with Rai Weiss, including the relevance to special and ge... Read more

11 Jul 2019

1hr 38mins

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Episode 3. U.S. Congressional Attacks on Science: Melinda Baldwin and Josh Shiode

Episode 3. U.S. Congressional Attacks on Science: Melinda Baldwin and Josh Shiode

Attacks on science and scientists have been a hallmark of the Trump administration, but such attacks emanating from the ... Read more

11 Feb 2018

1hr 7mins

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Episode 29. Green Chemistry: Terry Collins

Episode 29. Green Chemistry: Terry Collins

Chemistry has given the world the incredible diversity of fuels, pharmaceuticals, and household products that we rely on... Read more

11 Apr 2020

1hr 43mins

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Episode 5. Explorers and Extinction in Hawaii: Dan Lewis

Episode 5. Explorers and Extinction in Hawaii: Dan Lewis

Today we are exploring natural history investigations in the Hawaiian archipelago. My guest, Dan Lewis, is a research pr... Read more

11 Apr 2018

33mins

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Episode 24. Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystems: Ian Harrison

Episode 24. Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystems: Ian Harrison

Freshwater ecosystems and their resident species have declined more rapidly than either terrestrial or marine systems an... Read more

11 Nov 2019

55mins

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Episode 23. Human Evolutionary Genetics: Jason Wilder

Episode 23. Human Evolutionary Genetics: Jason Wilder

Due to recent technological advances, scientists have revolutionized our understanding of human evolutionary history. Wh... Read more

11 Oct 2019

59mins

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