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Science History Podcast

Science History Podcast


Science History Podcast

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Length:
77 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

Monthly interviews on important moments in the history of science.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 77 episodes

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Episode 77. Szilard's Chain Reaction: William Lanouette

Perhaps the most overlooked scientist who played critical roles in the development of t...

104 minutes
Apr 11, 2024

Episode 76. Malaria & Reminiscences: Nobel Laureate Peter Agre

Peter Agre received the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of aquaporins. ...

106 minutes
Mar 11, 2024

Episode 75. Retrospective: Oliver Sacks

In 1994, while attending graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley, I h...

86 minutes
Feb 11, 2024

Episode 74. Novichok: Vil Mirzayanov

Novichok is the most deadly chemical weapon ever developed. With us to discuss the hist...

115 minutes
Jan 12, 2024

Episode 73. Pascual Jordan's Duplicity: Ryan Dahn

How could a brilliant scientist and mathematician, an innovator in quantum theory, who ...

68 minutes
Dec 11, 2023

Episode 72. Scientific Espionage: Eli Lake

Many of the most important secrets held in international contests are technological or ...

106 minutes
Nov 12, 2023

Episode 71. Retrospective: The Franck-Hertz Experiment

A retrospective on the Franck-Hertz experiment, which resulted in James Franck and Gust...

38 minutes
Oct 11, 2023

Episode 70. Retrospective: James Franck

A retrospective on James Franck, recipient of the 1925 Nobel Prize in Physics.

81 minutes
Sep 11, 2023

Episode 69. Ancient DNA: Maanasa Raghavan

The ability to extract DNA from ancient fragments of biological material has revolutio...

73 minutes
Aug 11, 2023

Episode 68. Pandemics: Leslie Reperant

The world just experienced a devastating pandemic, yet in the context of historical pan...

70 minutes
Jul 11, 2023