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Eponymous Foods: Snacks and Sweets
This edition of Eponymous Foods features a beautiful dessert, some myth busting about a very common food’s invention, and a very sweet finish with a …
1 year, 7 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Jeanne Baret
This 2019 episode covers Jeanne Baret, the first woman known to circumnavigate the globe. Her work took her to places that were totally unexpected fo…
1 year, 7 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Unpacking Harriet and Watching Olympics
Holly and Tracy talk through the problematic aspects of Harriet Strong's life. and share their thoughts about the Olympics as spectators. They also t…
1 year, 7 months ago
Defunct Olympic Sports
Over the course of the modern Olympics, there have been a number of sports that have been added and struck from the roster. Today we’ll talk about a …
1 year, 7 months ago
Harriet Williams Russel Strong
Harriet Williams Russell Strong was quite a powerhouse of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Not only did she manage to dig herself out of an un…
1 year, 7 months ago
SYMHC Classics: 1900 Olympic Games
This 2012 episode from prior hosts Sarah and Deblina explains how the 1900 Paris Olympics are considered some of the strangest. Many of the events we…
1 year, 7 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Diagrams and Iceland Memories
Holly and Tracy discuss the challenge of understanding concepts in fields outside their own. They also talk about memories from their previous separa…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Skaftáreldar, or Laki Fissure Eruption
The Laki Fissure Eruption was a volcanic event in Iceland in 1783 lasted for months, leading to the deaths of thousands of people and affecting the c…
1 year, 7 months ago
John Venn
John Venn created the Venn diagram, and though he’s an important figure in the fields of mathematics and logic, he eventually left that work behind t…
1 year, 7 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Beekeeping
This 2020 episode covers the path of beekeeping from its global origins thousands of years ago to modern square hives and beekeepers in white suits a…
1 year, 7 months ago