Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast by Sam Kean

Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast by Sam Kean

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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.

Recent Episodes

  • Accounting for Taste

    4 days ago
  • If Indiana Jones Were a Swindler

    2 weeks ago
  • The British Tobacco Empire

    3 weeks ago
  • "Moldy Mary," The Forgotten Mother of Penicillin

    4 weeks ago
  • The Most Exclusive Club in the World

    1 month ago
  • Death-Defying Science at 75,000 Feet

    1 month ago
  • Proving Einstein Right

    2 months ago
  • Einstein's Golden Moment

    2 months ago
  • Everything You Know About Phineas Gage Is Wrong

    4 months ago
  • Why Do We Obsess Over Charles Darwin’s Health?

    4 months ago