The 10 Best Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast by Sam Kean Podcast Episodes
1) The Science Immigrants Who Saved Millions
How two unlikely immigrants teamed up and saved millions of women's lives by developing the most successful cancer screening tool in history... For more on Sam's New York Times-bestselling books, se...Show More
2) Glove at First Sight
How a long-forgotten woman pioneered the first personal protective equipment (PPE) in history, rubber gloves for surgery, equipment that has been vital in fighting infections and pandemics ever since....Show More
3) Galileo and Art, part 2
How Galileo’s training in art helped topple the ancient Greek dogma about the moon... For more on Sam's New York Times-bestselling books, see http://samkean.com Help keep this podcast going by beco...Show More
4) The Lost Dinosaurs of Central Park
How a New York mob boss destroyed what would have been greatest dinosaur museum in the world... For more on Sam's New York Times-bestselling books, see http://samkean.com Help keep this podcast goi...Show More
5) Burn After Watching
The world’s first plastic made Hollywood possible—and killed thousands of people along the way...Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
6) Star Wars, Death Rays, and Donald Trump
How the brilliant geek Nikola Tesla grew obsessed with an outlandish “death ray,” and the ray’s surprising connection to Donald Trump For more on Sam's New York Times-bestselling books, see http:/...Show More
7) Tea Test Tempest
How a not-so-friendly bet over afternoon tea revolutionized modern science... For more on Sam's New York Times-bestselling books, see http://samkean.com Help keep this podcast going by becoming a p...Show More
8) Galileo and Art, part 1
How a nasty Renaissance spat toppled 2,000 years of Pythagoras... For more on Sam's New York Times-bestselling books, see http://samkean.com Help keep this podcast going by becoming a patron for as...Show More
9) History’s First Car Crash Victim
How a steam-powered automobile in 1869 snuffed out the life of the brilliant female naturalist and astronomer Mary Ward...Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://...Show More
10) When Mosquitos Cured Insanity
How one doctor in the early 1900s risked the lives of patients by pitting one ancient scourge (malaria) against another (syphilis)—and won a Nobel Prize in the process...Advertising Inquiries: https:/...Show More