American Innovations

A podcast by Wondery - Mondays

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220 Episodes

  1. Encore: Thinking Machines | Siri-ous Business | 3

    Published: 10/1/2020
  2. Encore: Thinking Machines | How Do You Make A Computer Blink? | 2

    Published: 9/24/2020
  3. Encore: Thinking Machines | Artificial Intelligence | 1

    Published: 9/17/2020
  4. Keeping Cool | The Air Conditioning Trap | 3

    Published: 9/10/2020
  5. Fighting Coronavirus | Larry Brilliant on Why We Need a Global Covid Response | 19

    Published: 9/8/2020
  6. Keeping Cool | It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Humidity | 2

    Published: 9/3/2020
  7. Keeping Cool | A Chilly Reception | S35-E1

    Published: 8/27/2020
  8. Video Games | Game Designer Ian Bogost on the Past and Future of Gaming | 4

    Published: 8/20/2020
  9. Fighting Coronavirus | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Vaccines (But Were Afraid to Ask) | 18

    Published: 8/18/2020
  10. Video Games | Home Invasion | 3

    Published: 8/13/2020
  11. Video Games | Ping-Pong | 2

    Published: 8/6/2020
  12. Video Games | Electric Dreams | S34-E1

    Published: 7/30/2020
  13. Fighting Coronavirus | Back to School | 17

    Published: 7/28/2020
  14. Radar | The Superpowers of Modern Radar | 4

    Published: 7/23/2020
  15. Radar | The Rad Lab | 3

    Published: 7/16/2020
  16. Radar | Mr. Bowen Goes to Washington | 2

    Published: 7/9/2020
  17. Fighting Coronavirus | How We Can Still Win | 16

    Published: 7/7/2020
  18. Radar | Welcome to Tuxedo Park | S33-E1

    Published: 7/2/2020
  19. Fighting Coronavirus | Inside the NBA Bubble | 15

    Published: 6/30/2020
  20. Encore: The Polio Vaccine | The Fight Goes On | 3

    Published: 6/25/2020

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DNA science. Artificial intelligence. Smartphones and 3D printers. Science and technology have transformed the world we live in. But how did we get here? It wasn’t by accident. Well, sometimes it was. It was also the result of hard work, teamwork, and competition. And incredibly surprising moments.Hosted by bestselling author Steven Johnson (“How We Got To Now”), American Innovations uses immersive scenes to tell the stories of the scientists, engineers, and ordinary people behind the greatest discoveries of the past century.Listen to American Innovations on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all episodes ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting https://wondery.com/links/american-innovations/ now.