Distillations | Science History Institute
A podcast by Science History Institute
353 Episodes
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What Causes Alzheimer's?
Published: 9/21/2021 -
What the All Souls Trilogy Teaches Us about Alchemy, Family, and Knowledge Hierarchy
Published: 8/24/2021 -
Chasing Immortality
Published: 8/17/2021 -
Interview with Jeremiah McCall
Published: 8/10/2021 -
Learning History with Video Games
Published: 8/3/2021 -
Ladies Talking to Ladies about Ladies (in Science)
Published: 7/27/2021 -
Paradise Is Burning
Published: 7/20/2021 -
Interview with Colin Dickey
Published: 7/13/2021 -
Ghost Hunting in the 19th Century
Published: 7/6/2021 -
Vampire Panic
Published: 6/29/2021 -
We're Back! Distillations Summer Season Preview
Published: 6/15/2021 -
Interview with Stéphane Bancel
Published: 6/7/2021 -
The Disappearing Spoon: The Anatomy Riots
Published: 6/1/2021 -
When a Hole in the Head is a Good Thing
Published: 5/25/2021 -
The Disappearing Spoon: When Mosquitoes Cured Insanity
Published: 5/18/2021 -
The Death of the Lord God Bird
Published: 5/11/2021 -
Disappearing spoon: Chewing it Over—and Over and Over and Over
Published: 5/4/2021 -
The Disappearing Spoon: What's the Longest Word in the English Language?
Published: 4/27/2021 -
The Disappearing Spoon: Why Don’t We Have a Male Birth Control Pill Yet?
Published: 4/20/2021 -
The Disappearing Spoon: Crowdfunding Radium
Published: 4/13/2021
Distillations is the Science History Institute’s critically acclaimed flagship podcast. We take deep dives into stories that range from the serious to the eccentric, all to help listeners better understand the surprising science that is all around us. Hear about everything from the crisis in Alzheimer’s research to New England’s 19th-century vampire panic in compelling, sometimes-funny, documentary-style audio stories.