Science Diction

A podcast by Science Friday and WNYC Studios

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43 Episodes

  1. Introvert: The Invention Of A Type

    Published: 16/03/2021
  2. Mercury: How It Made Cats Dance

    Published: 09/03/2021
  3. Alcohol: History's Favorite Mind-Bending Substance

    Published: 02/03/2021
  4. Robot: Making A Mechanical Mind

    Published: 23/02/2021
  5. Lunacy: Mind Control From The Sky

    Published: 16/02/2021
  6. Mesmerize: The 18th Century Medical Craze Behind the Word

    Published: 09/02/2021
  7. Science Diction Returns For Season 3

    Published: 02/02/2021
  8. How Do You Name A Hurricane?

    Published: 24/11/2020
  9. Hydrox: How A Cookie Got A Name So Bad

    Published: 16/10/2020
  10. How Did The ‘Cosmic Crisp’ Apple Get Its Name?

    Published: 22/09/2020
  11. Restaurant: How It All Began

    Published: 25/08/2020
  12. Umami: A Century Of Disbelief

    Published: 18/08/2020
  13. Guest Episode: Communal Eating With ‘Gastropod’

    Published: 11/08/2020
  14. Rocky Road: Why It Sounds So Dang Delicious

    Published: 04/08/2020
  15. Ketchup: A Fishy History

    Published: 28/07/2020
  16. Science Diction Digs Into Food

    Published: 23/07/2020
  17. Spanish Flu

    Published: 28/04/2020
  18. Quarantine

    Published: 07/04/2020
  19. Cobalt

    Published: 10/03/2020
  20. Dinosaur

    Published: 10/03/2020

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