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Pugwash: John Holdren
Season 1 Episode 104
On July 9, 1955, mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell announced the Russell-Einstein manifesto, which warned the world of the dangers pose…
15 hours ago
Astronomy: Sarah Alam Malik
Season 1 Episode 103
What did the ancient world discover about the cosmos? What were the contributions of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo? How did the science of astronom…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Chemicals & Children's Health: Tracey Woodruff
Season 1 Episode 102
Chemical exposures in the womb can lead to what biologists call organizational effects - that is, impacts on the developing child that are irreversib…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Longitude: Emily Akkermans
Season 1 Episode 101
The age of exploration altered the course of human history, but how did early explorers find their way? Calculating their latitude at sea was a rela…
3 months ago
Bohr's Legacy: Tomas Bohr
Season 1 Episode 100
Today we explore the life and legacy of the physicist Niels Bohr through the reflections of his grandson Tomas Bohr. Tomas is an Emeritus Professor a…
4 months ago
Rapa Nui's Collapse: Mike Pitts
Season 1 Episode 99
Often in the history of science, myths overrun scientific findings and take hold with such force that they are difficult or nearly impossible to disl…
5 months ago
Retrospective: Tom Lehrer's Mathematics
Season 1 Episode 98
The Science History Podcast, now in its 9th year, has spanned Trump's first term in office, four years of the Biden Administration, and a year of the…
6 months ago
Forever Chemicals: Sharon Udasin
Season 1 Episode 97
Today's episode is a discussion on the history of PFAS, or forever chemicals, including their accidental development, incorporation into commercial p…
7 months ago
The Weather: Simon Winchester
Season 1 Episode 96
The weather has always been a critical element of the human experience - deadly during storms and droughts, sustaining when aligned with the harvest…
8 months ago
The River War: James Muller
Season 1 Episode 95
In Episodes 10 and 11 of the Science History Podcast, I interviewed James Muller on the role that Winston Churchill played in the unparalleled advanc…
9 months ago