The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

104 Episodes

1. Was Darwin a Murderer?

   Published: 11/14/2023
2. Mass Psychosis in Food Science

   Published: 11/7/2023
3. Accounting for Taste

   Published: 10/31/2023
4. If Indiana Jones Were a Swindler

   Published: 10/24/2023
5. The British Tobacco Empire

   Published: 10/17/2023
6. "Moldy Mary," The Forgotten Mother of Penicillin

   Published: 10/10/2023
7. The Most Exclusive Club in the World

   Published: 10/3/2023
8. Death-Defying Science at 75,000 Feet

   Published: 9/26/2023
9. Proving Einstein Right

   Published: 9/20/2023
10. Einstein's Golden Moment

    Published: 9/12/2023
11. Everything You Know About Phineas Gage Is Wrong

    Published: 7/11/2023
12. Why Do We Obsess Over Charles Darwin’s Health?

    Published: 6/27/2023
13. The Seeds of Starvation

    Published: 6/20/2023
14. When Scientific Brilliance Isn’t Enough

    Published: 6/13/2023
15. The Curse of Knowing Too Much

    Published: 6/6/2023
16. The Enigmas of Foreign Accent Syndrome

    Published: 5/30/2023
17. The World’s Only Natural Nuclear Reactor

    Published: 5/23/2023
18. How New DNA Sleuthing Can Expose Dangerous Killers—and You

    Published: 5/16/2023
19. The Real Tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer

    Published: 5/9/2023
20. The Brilliant, Groundbreaking, and Wildly Overrated Leonardo da Vinci

    Published: 5/2/2023