Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHuman Technomorphology (SWAPPING OUT BODY PARTS) with Mary Roach
Episode 469
Pigs with human kidneys. Iron lungs. Bionic prostheses. And bendable genitals. Mary Roach is here, and Alie is freaking out. Over the last two decades, this science icon has written seven New York Ti…
Published on 2 months ago
Ceramology (POTTERY) with Potted History’s Graham Taylor & Sarah Lord Taylor
Episode 468
Porcelain. Earthenware. China. Archaeology. Stoneware. Anthropology. Amphora. Throwing wheels. We got it all. Master potters, history aficionados and Potted History’s icons Sarah Lord Taylor and Grah…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster
Episode 467
Neurons. Immune systems. MRIs. Weed gummies? One of the greats in neurology, Dr. Aaron Boster, takes time to chat all about Multiple Sclerosis, a neurological autoimmune disease close to our hearts. …
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Lutrinology (OTTERS) Encore with Chris J. Law
Episode 466
YOU’RE NOT READY. But it’s time. Otters. Sea otters. River otters. Big beefy otters. Tiny otters. Giant river otters. Otters chasing you down the street. Dr. Chris J. Law, a professional Lutrinologis…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Trolleyology (MORAL DILEMMAS + THE TROLLEY PROBLEM) with Joshua Greene
Episode 465
Train tracks. Split decisions. And a philosophy humdinger worth debating. Dr. Joshua Greene is a Harvard Psychology professor, neuroscientist, and *actual* Trolleyologist. The moral humdinger that ha…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 2 with Dr. Kim Wood & Matt Lanza
Episode 464
The info storm continues! Part 1 covered the anatomy of a cyclonic storm, the bizarre histories behind the category system, and where hurricanes come from, but this week’s conclusion with Matt Lanza …
Published on 3 months ago
Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 1 with Matt Lanza & Dr. Kim Wood
Episode 463
Hurricanes. Typhoons. Cyclones. Tropical storms. Tropical depressions. What does it all MEAAAN? Let’s dive in. Career meteorologists Dr. Kim Wood of the University of Arizona and Space City Weather’s…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Bonus Episode: Optical Technology (HISTORY OF EYEGLASSES + MODERN DAY VISION)
Episode 462
When were glasses invented? What happened back then if your horse stepped on them? How is the digital age changing adults’ and kids’ vision? The first half of this special bonus episode about Optical…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Literary Olfactology (THE POLITICS OF SMELL) with Ally Louks
Episode 461
Smell and culture. Scent descriptions in novels. Fragrances and class. Stink and stigmas. We cover it all. Scholar, author, and Literary Olfactologist Dr. Ally Louks burst into the zeitgeist in 2024 …
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Bonus Episode: The OCD Experience with Neurobiologist Uma Chatterjee
Episode 460
This one’s all about lived experience: What's it like to have OCD? What’s the therapy all about? How do you support people with it? And how to accept the darkest thoughts that might haunt you. As a b…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago