The 2 Best The Curiosity of a Child Podcast Episodes
1) 31: 👻 Interview with Tim Brown from the Paranormal Intelligence Gathering Service
Halloween is drawing near and the spirits are stirring so what better time than now to chat with Tim Brown from the Paranormal Intelligence Gathering Service (PIGS). Anton and I really enjoyed talking...Show More
2) 30: 💩 Miasma, a London stink and plastic pollution
This episode marks our two year anniversary and we celebrate in style! I recreate the 1858 Great Stink of London, a terrible smell caused by an overburdened sewerage system and unresponsive government...Show More
3) 53: 🌱 Sowing Hope: The Vavilov Institute. Intelligent Speech 2023 Talk
This is a recording of our presentation at Intelligent Speech 2023. The theme was contingencies and we tell the story of the Vavilov Institute and a contingency plan bigger than those involved. You ca...Show More
4) 52: ☠️ Perilous poisons!
This episode we brew poison! But how dangerous is it? Join us to find out as we take a look at the history and science of poison. You’ll learn about the hemlock used to kill Plato and Pliny’s less tha...Show More
5) 51: 🪄🃏The Devil’s Picture Books and Wild West Magic
This episode we take a peek at the devil’s picture books – a name given to playing cards. We start with Chinese accounts dating back nearly 1000 years then go via beautiful Mamluk designs to Thomas de...Show More
6) 50: ♠️♥️ Interview with Magician Lee Asher ♣️♦️
It’s episode 50 and we have a very special guest - the magician and playing card historian Lee Asher! Anton has been learning magic for the last 18 months and also become an avid playing card collecto...Show More
7) 49: 👁️The Curiosity of Sight. How eyes work and how we discovered that.
We’re back! Podcasts, being an audio format, make the perfect medium for talking about sight and how eyes work. This episode Anton and I discover how animals see. From the Cambrian Explosion and mass ...Show More
8) Bonus: 🎙️ Intelligent Speech 2023 and Takarajima
A mini bonus episode for you to let you know we are talking at Intelligent Speech 2023 this 4 November. Full details and tickets are available at https://intelligentspeechonline.com/ - use offer code ...Show More
9) 48: 🪙 Tales of treasure. Cocos Island, the Centurion and a Hermit
This episode we go treasure hunting, exploring three stories from around the world focussing on our obsession with greed and wealth. We sail around the globe the wrong way telling an epic tale of surv...Show More
10) Bonus: 👵 Re-release: Margaret Ann Neve (fixed!)
I have uploaded the correct audio this time! In celebration of Margaret Ann Neve’s birthday we’re re-releasing our feature about her 110 year life! It was buried at the end of episode 19 so deserves t...Show More