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Alcohol's Ancient Medicinal History with Camper English
In this episode of AMSEcast, we explore the historical use of alcohol for medical purposes. Camper English, an accomplished writer and educator on co…
2 years, 1 month ago
Apocalypse Factory plutonium and the making of the Atomic Age a discussion with Steve Olson
This episode welcomes award winning science writer Steve Olson. Having written for publications such as Science, The Atlantic, Wired, and Scientific …
2 years, 1 month ago
On the Frontiers of Physics with Dr. Jon Butterworth
We're joined by Dr. Jon Butterworth as we delve into two fascinating books he's written—Atom Land: A Guided Tour Through the Strange (and Impossibly …
2 years, 1 month ago
Improving the Food Chain with Richard Munson
In his latest book, Tech to Table: 25 Innovators Reimagining Food, Richard Munson explores how new technologies are revolutionizing agriculture—a tra…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Past, Present, and Future of the TVA With Joe Hoagland
The TVA has been tackling some of the South's biggest problems since 1933. What started as a solution to poverty, flooding, and depleted farmlands no…
2 years, 2 months ago
AMSE Science Report - Dr. Ernest Freeberg discusses his book The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern America.
As part of our STEM of History series, done with support from Humanities Tennessee and the National Endowment for the Humanities, I interviewed Dr. E…
2 years, 2 months ago
Steve Olson, the author of Mapping Human History: Genes, Race and our Common Origins is the guest.
Thanks to a grant from Humanities Tennessee and the National Endowment for the Humanities, we created a series of interviews at the AMSE Foundation a…
2 years, 3 months ago
AMSEcast with guest Kate Winkler Dawson
Kate Winkler Dawson's years of research and thousands of never-before-published primary source materials shapes, American Sherlock to capture the li…
2 years, 3 months ago
AMSEcast with guest Dr. Aarathi Prasad
This episode of AMSEcast features Dr. Aarathi Prasad talking about silk, a very special and beautiful material. Dr. Prasad explains why people have l…
2 years, 3 months ago
AMSE Science Report with Charles Wheelan
Welcome to the AMSE Science Report. It seems that we are bombarded every day with a lot of statistics, but for many of us, the meaning of all those…
2 years, 3 months ago