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The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

De: Sam Kean Bleav
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A topsy-turvy science-y history podcast by Sam Kean. I examine overlooked stories from our past: the dental superiority of hunter-gatherers, the crooked Nazis who saved thousands of American lives, the American immigrants who developed the most successful cancer screening tool in history, the sex lives of dinosaurs, and much, much more. These are charming little tales that never made the history books, but these small moments can be surprisingly powerful. These are the cases where history gets inverted, where the footnote becomes the real story.Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Arte Historia y Crítica Literaria Mundial
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  • The Publicity Stunt that Sparked the Scopes Monkey Trial

    The Publicity Stunt that Sparked the Scopes Monkey Trial
    Dec 16 2025

    Exactly a century ago, teacher John Scopes was charged with the “crime” of teaching evolution. But Scopes was hardly a defiant Galileo, nobly standing up for truth. In fact, he never even taught evolution. (Really.) But despite the unseemly origins of the Monkey Trial, Scopes proved himself a genuine hero...


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    19 m
  • The Great Balloon Escape

    The Great Balloon Escape
    Dec 9 2025
    Astronomer Jules Janssen was desperate to escape the siege of Paris in 1870 and observe an eclipse in Africa—work that he hoped would confirm his discovery of a brand new element in the Sun, helium. So he devised a plan to escape the city in a hot-air balloon, despite promises by the German army to shoot him as a spy if he dared try... Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    18 m
  • The Corny, Cringy, Very Bad Television Show that Just Might Save Your Life

    The Corny, Cringy, Very Bad Television Show that Just Might Save Your Life
    Dec 2 2025

    In the 1970s, paramedic units were illegal in the United States. One (very bad) television show, Emergency!, set out to change that—and saved tens of thousands of lives in the process.


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Stories are interesting to listen to. short and well read.

Each short episode has an ad in the middle, ad for his other books and his patreon, and an ad at the end for the science and history institute, all of which are said to be necessary in making the podcast happen. I'd rather pay.
There are few weak episodes such as the cancer episode with wild speculation that is outright not how cancer research works.

it's interesting. so many ads

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The content is interesting, entertaining, and makes you eager to learn more. It is a great podcast!

The content is amazing

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love the stories.. commercials are extremely annoying. the podcast itself is very well done and much entertaining

great stories.. commercials are annoying

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Interesting topics along with excellent narration/presentation. I am enjoying these stories very much. Definitely recommend.

Things that make you go hmmm 🤔

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