Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThis Tragic Accident Changed How We Think About the Brain
In schools, universities and colleges around the world, a story gets told about a man named Phineas Gage. He was an American railroad foreman, until …
1 year, 6 months ago
Marie Antoinette, mother of French fries?
‘Would you like fries with that?’ It’s the question you’re likely to be asked at McDonalds, Burger King, KFC or Chick-fil-A, no matter where in the w…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Secret Weapon that Changed War
Submarine warfare was considered ‘ungentlemanly’ in terms of the rules of engagement of war until relatively recently… or so we thought! Dr James Hun…
1 year, 6 months ago
Stealing the Mona Lisa: The Crime that Created a Legend
These days people line up for hours to see Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. But at one stage there were so few people wanting to see this Renaissance p…
1 year, 6 months ago
INTRODUCING — No One Saw It Coming
The bit players, the unexpected twists, the turning point you missed. Join Walkley award-winner Marc Fennell (Stuff the British Stole, Mastermind) as…
1 year, 7 months ago