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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…
9 months, 1 week 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…
9 months, 3 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…
10 months 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…
10 months, 2 weeks 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…
11 months 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…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Dr. James Lind: The Scurvy Clinician
Episode 39
An orange a day keeps the scurvy away! Aarati tells the story of the 18th century naval physician who set up the very first clinical trial to figure …
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Alessandro Volta: The First Battery
Episode 38
So much of our modern life runs on batteries: laptops, cell phones, electric cars, watches, remotes, even toothbrushes! Aarati tells the story of the…
1 year ago
Pliny the Elder: The First Encyclopedia Author
Episode 37
Travel back with us to Ancient Rome! Aarati tells the story of Pliny the Elder, who made it his mission to catalogue over 20,000 "scientific" facts, …
1 year ago
Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey: The FDA's Stronghold
Episode 36
Frances refused FDA approval of thalidomide for treating morning sickness until it was deemed safe... which it wasn't. Aarati tells the story of the …
1 year, 1 month ago