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Percy Spencer: Microwaves and Magnetrons
Episode 17
One person’s curiosity can change the world! Aarati tells the story of a grade school dropout whose drive to learn how things work resulted in the in…
1 year, 7 months ago
Dr. Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin: The Psychedelic Pioneer
Episode 16
Arpita is back with another story in the series on psychedelics. MDMA has an interesting history, but could it have a future in mental health treatme…
1 year, 8 months ago
Dr. Charles Drew: The Blood Banker
Episode 15
Blood transfusions were a risky business until this athlete turned surgeon came along. Aarati tells the story of a literal bloody genius!
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1 year, 8 months ago
Ettore Majorana: The Case of the Missing Physicist
Episode 14
True crime, anyone?! Arpita tells the story of a brilliant physicist who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
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1 year, 8 months ago
Stephanie Kwolek: The Queen of Kevlar
Episode 13
You don't need to be a doctor to save lives! Aarati goes into the life of a headstrong fashion designer-turned-chemist, who created polymer based fab…
1 year, 9 months ago
Albert Hofmann: The Science and Culture of LSD
Episode 12
An unlikely chemist makes an even unlikelier discovery. Arpita tells the story of how Albert Hofmann brought LSD (and a very memorable bicycle ride) …
1 year, 9 months ago
Wilbur Scoville: The Spicy Pharmacist
Episode 11
We're heating things up! Aarati tells the story of the pharmacist who created a scale to rate the spiciness of chili peppers.
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1 year, 10 months ago
Dmitri Belyaev: Taming Silver Foxes
Episode 10
How did dogs become our best friends? For our 10th episode, Aarati tells the story of Dmitri Belyaev, a Soviet scientist who used foxes to uncover th…
1 year, 11 months ago
Guy Callendar: How Humans Affect the Climate
Episode 9
Who says you need a fancy lab to do science? Aarati tells the story of the man who showed human activity was influencing the climate from the comfort…
2 years ago
Hedy Lamarr: The Avant-Garde Starlet
Episode 8
Arpita tells the story of one of the most glamorous movie stars of the early 20th century whose invention changed the way we communicate and laid the…
2 years ago