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Thomas Midgley Jr.’s Deadly Inventions
Midgley was a deeply respected researcher and chemist who received multiple awards. He also developed both leaded gas and freon, two substances banne…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Lowry War
The Lowry Gang fought back against Confederate authorities during the U.S. Civil War and during Reconstruction they came to be viewed as either Robin…
3 years, 6 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Alice Hamilton and Occupational Medicine
This 2019 episode covers a trailblazer in science and medicine. Hamilton dedicated her life to improving the workplace standards for laborers in an e…
3 years, 6 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Butterflies and Photos
Holly and Tracy discuss the ways they encountered butterflies in their childhoods and how people can help conservation efforts at home. They also tal…
3 years, 6 months ago
Weegee the Famous
Weegee is often cited as having been an influence on artists like Diane Arbus and Andy Warhol. He also influenced the world in how New York was viewe…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Developing History of Monarch Butterflies
Monarch butterflies are still in the middle of their story – and it’s one that is precarious. Humans are still trying to figure out a lot about them,…
3 years, 6 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Giorgio Vasari
This 2018 episode covers an artist and architect from 16th-century Italy. But what really made him famous was his writing. He penned biographies of f…
3 years, 6 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Diesel and Ibn Khaldūn
Holly and Tracy talk about the gossipy nature of press coverage about men like Rudolph Diesel. The gap between Ibn Khaldūn's life and the time when a…
3 years, 6 months ago
Ibn Khaldūn
Ibn Khaldūn was a Muslim writer who covered history, economics and sociology. He lived during a time of chaos and strife, and his life was mired in t…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Life and Disappearance of Rudolf Diesel
We have enough pieces of the story of Rudolf Diesel’s life that remain consistent that we can fairly confidently construct his biography. But the way…
3 years, 6 months ago