Albert Einstein married his cousin and Marie Curie had a pet tiger. What else did the science textbooks miss?! Join Aarati and Arpita as they dig up the tea on scientists and inventors throughout history!
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Wilbur Scoville: The Spicy Pharmacist
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We're heating things up! Aarati tells the story of the pharmacist who created a scale to rate the spiciness of chili peppers. For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com.By Arpita Gopal
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Dmitri Belyaev: Taming Silver Foxes
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How did dogs become our best friends? For our 10th episode, Aarati tells the story of Dmitri Belyaev, a Soviet scientist who used foxes to uncover the mysteries of domestication. For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com.By Aarati Asundi
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Guy Callendar: How Humans Affect the Climate
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Who says you need a fancy lab to do science? Aarati tells the story of the man who showed human activity was influencing the climate from the comfort of his own home. For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com.By Aarati Asundi
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Arpita tells the story of one of the most glamorous movie stars of the early 20th century whose invention changed the way we communicate and laid the foundation for Wi-Fi. For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com.By Arpita Gopal
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Emmy Noether: The Power of Symmetry
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Meet the female mathematician who Einstein thought was a genius! Aarati takes a stab at explaining Noether’s Theorem and the underlying mathematical symmetries of our universe. For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com.By Arpita Gopal
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Élie Metchnikoff: The Quest for Immortality
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Is there a way to stay forever young? Arpita tells the story of a Nobel Prize winning scientist who uncovered the truth about our immune system and chased immortality. For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com.By Arpita Gopal
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Alice Ball: Extracting a Treatment for Leprosy
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HERstory prevailed! Aarati tells the story of a young chemist who extracted a treatment for leprosy and only received credit for her achievement decades after her mysterious death. For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com.By Aarati Asundi & Arpita Gopal
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Dr. Patricia Bath: Eye Doctor Extraordinaire
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Arpita tells the story of a scientist and inventor who kept her EYES on the prize! She crashed through glass ceilings while staying true to her roots. For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com.By Arpita Gopal
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DON'T break a leg... especially in the Victorian Era. Aarati tells the story of the surgeon who revolutionized medical care with his antiseptic method. For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com.By Aarati Asundi
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William Buckland: The First Dinosaur Fossil
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Hyenas and dinosaurs and bears, oh my! Arpita tells the story of the eccentric clergyman who wrote the first account of a dinosaur fossil and laid the foundations of geology and paleontology. For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com.By Arpita Gopal
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We're starting out with a BANG! In our very first episode, Aarati tells the story of the man who invented dynamite and used the fortune he made to found the Nobel Prizes. For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com.
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