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Penicillin: More than a Moldy Petri Dish
The development of penicillin started – but definitely did not end – with the chance discovery of some mold in a petri dish. There is so much more to…
3 years, 7 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Elizabeth Jennings Graham
The subject of this 2018 episode is sometimes called a 19th-century Rosa Parks. When Elizabeth boarded a Manhattan streetcar in 1854, a chain of even…
3 years, 7 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Dishwashers and Desmond
Holly speculates about how one article about Josephine Cochrane got so many details wrong. Tracy then talks about the details of Canada's currency fe…
3 years, 7 months ago
Viola Desmond
Desmond was convicted after refusing to leave her seat in a segregated movie theater in Nova Scotia in 1946. But she also established the first beaut…
3 years, 7 months ago
Invention of the Dishwasher
There is one woman in particular who normally gets the credit for inventing the dish washer. But there were other inventors trying to come up with wa…
3 years, 7 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Great London Smog
This 2014 episode covers why when the Great London Smog descended in December of 1952, nobody initially realized anything unusual was going on. At it…
3 years, 7 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Lowry and Midgley
Tracy and Holly discuss resources for learning more about the Lumbee and the unique nature of North Carolina's outdoor historical dramas. Additionall…
3 years, 7 months ago
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, 7 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, 7 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, 8 months ago