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Dr. Ludwig Boltzmann: The Disordered Physicist
Episode 49
Why do certain things never happen in reverse? A shattered glass does not spontaneously reform, a spray of perfume doesn't concentrate back into it's…
9 months, 1 week ago
Dr. Rudolf Clausius: The Laws of Thermodynamics
Episode 48
Part II of our December Thermodynamics Extravaganza! Aarati tells the story of the German scientist who formally stated that 1) energy is conserved a…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Sadi Carnot: The Father of Thermodynamics
Episode 47
Born to one of the most influential families during the French Revolution, Sadi Carnot kickstarted another revolution in physics. His perfect (althou…
10 months ago
Dr. Virginia Apgar: Helping Babies Breathe
Episode 46
After birth, a quick check to make sure the newborn is beathing and acting normally can be the difference between life and death. Aarati tells the l…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Charles Goodyear: The Rubber Man
Episode 45
Vulcanized rubber was a revolutionary material for clothing, medical devices, life preservers and eventually, the tire industry. But life was tougher…
11 months ago
Dr. Donald Griffin: The Batty Professor
Episode 44
Bat echolocation opened up a whole new world of questions regarding animal behavior. Aarati tells the story of the scientist who first put forward th…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Dr. Alfred Binet: The Intelligent Psychologist
Episode 43
Is intelligence something you are born with or is it a skill you can improve? Aarati tells the story of the self-taught psychologist who came up with…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Dr. Mario Molina: Healing the Ozone Layer
Episode 42
At the turn of the century, the world came together to ban chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) after scientists found evidence that they were destroying the E…
1 year ago
Dr. Eugenie Clark: The Shark Lady
Episode 41
Dive into the extraordinary life of the marine biologist who transformed our understanding of the ocean and the animals that live in it. Aarati tells…
1 year ago
Dr. Thomas Brock: The Extreme Microbiologist
Episode 40
Can you handle the heat? Aarati tells the story of the nature-loving scientist whose discovery of Thermus aquaticus, a microbe living in the hot wate…
1 year, 1 month ago