The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

104 Episodes

1. Was Darwin a Murderer?

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

   Published: 07/11/2023
3. Accounting for Taste

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

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

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

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

   Published: 03/10/2023
8. Death-Defying Science at 75,000 Feet

   Published: 26/09/2023
9. Proving Einstein Right

   Published: 20/09/2023
10. Einstein's Golden Moment

    Published: 12/09/2023
11. Everything You Know About Phineas Gage Is Wrong

    Published: 11/07/2023
12. Why Do We Obsess Over Charles Darwin’s Health?

    Published: 27/06/2023
13. The Seeds of Starvation

    Published: 20/06/2023
14. When Scientific Brilliance Isn’t Enough

    Published: 13/06/2023
15. The Curse of Knowing Too Much

    Published: 06/06/2023
16. The Enigmas of Foreign Accent Syndrome

    Published: 30/05/2023
17. The World’s Only Natural Nuclear Reactor

    Published: 23/05/2023
18. How New DNA Sleuthing Can Expose Dangerous Killers—and You

    Published: 16/05/2023
19. The Real Tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer

    Published: 09/05/2023
20. The Brilliant, Groundbreaking, and Wildly Overrated Leonardo da Vinci

    Published: 02/05/2023