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Clyde Tombaugh: Discoverer of Pluto
Anyone can be a scientist as long as they are curious and persistant! Aarati tells the story of a farmer turned astronomer, who discovered Pluto when…
4 hours ago
Ynes Mexia: The Plant Collector
Episode 64
It's never too late to become a scientist! Aarati tells the story of Ynes Mexia, the shy yet adventurous woman who became a botanical collector at th…
2 weeks ago
Lynn Conway: The Computer Chip Designer
Episode 63
The Silicon Valley boom in the early 2000s was only possible when computers could execute orders more efficiently and computer chip design became mor…
4 weeks ago
Ferdinand von Zeppelin: The Airship Commander
Episode 62
Earning the reputation of "Crazy Count Zeppelin", Ferdinand was always up for an adventure. Aarati tells the story of the military man turned balloon…
1 month, 1 week ago
Dr. Roger Tsien: The Fluorescent Rainbow
Episode 61
A bioluminescent jellyfish brought a rainbow of possibilities to biology. Aarati tells the story of a brilliant chemist who won the Nobel Prize for t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Dr. Alan Hart: The Tuberculosis Radiologist
Episode 60
Happy Pride Month! This episode, we are covering the story of a trailblazing doctor who was the first trans man in America to have a gender affirming…
2 months, 1 week ago
Dr. Henry K. Beecher: The Placebo Effect
Episode 59
Your mind can be a powerful drug, but when (if ever) is it ethical to choose mind over matter? Aarati tells the story of an army doctor who observed …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Dr. Carlos Finlay: The Mosquito Man
Episode 58
Yellow fever killed thousands of people in the 1800s but no one understood how it spread. Aarati tells the story of the Cuban doctor who discovered t…
3 months ago
Dr. John B. Goodenough: Lithium-ion Batteries
Episode 57
From laptops to cell phones to electric cars, our modern world runs on lithium-ion batteries. Aarati tells the story of one of the scientists who won…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Dr. Tetsuya "Ted" Fujita: Mr. Tornado
Episode 56
On June 24, 1975, Eastern Airlines 66 mysteriously crashed when attempting to land at JFK airport. Authorities called in Mr. Tornado to investigate. …
4 months ago