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A countdown of the 100 Greatest Inventions of all time
Create/Invent Podcast: Talking to creators, inventors, and everyone in between. Go create/invent something! Hosted by Jeremy Cook and Pat Regan Graphics by: Lets Make Something Awesome Together bit.ly/2fcl3Ot
When did countries become countries? Misha Glenny on the borders, the stories and the people of countries worldwide.
Invent: Life Sciences, is a podcast exploring the impact of biology and technology on the life sciences sector. Each week, we're joined by the top scientists, engineers, and academics working at the vanguard of this vital industry, to give you a behind-the-scenes look at the world of the life sciences.
Every woman harbors the spirit of flight. We talk about it, one story at a time. Our guests include superstar athletes, world champions, aviators, gritty moms, and women who can't be ignored. Join us each week and connect with women who dare to pursue their dreams and fly.
A comedy podcast that exposes the absurd side of folklore. Each week we read a story, fix plotholes and create new ones, and invent unintended connections between tales.
This podcast investigates the curious history of invention and innovation. Did Thomas Edison take credit for things he didn’t actually invent? What everyday items have surprising origins? And would man have ever got to the moon without… the bra? Each episode host Dallas Campbell dives into stories of flukey discoveries, erased individuals and merky marketing ploys with the help of experts, scientists and historians. Expect new episodes every Wednesday and Sunday. See acast.com/privacy for pr ...
Every day business and technology move forward at a rapid rate, it becomes increasingly important to explore new ways to adapt and grow for the future. Being up to date on the latest technology is important but not enough for you to get the future you want; more important is understanding and anticipating what’s coming next. Future Sight is your guide to that journey. We bring industry-leading experts together to unpack a new way of thinking around the challenges we're facing today that will ...
Conversations with Creative minds in the areas of music, art, writing, design and any other creative medium. Creativity is sharing ideas and concepts with great conversation and how the guest applies their muse to express, solve, assist or invent. Weekday episodes are hosted by Author, Artist and Observer of Humans, V (Vincent Kustush) and Saturday Nights LIVE with the VaJ, V is joined by co-host Jason Clarke.
Brainstorming and sharing ideas is the funnest part of the creative process. We decided to skip the boring part of actually making stuff, and just do the fun part
A podcast for the schemers and dreamers. Identical twins Dave and Jeff Rosenberg, along with Queen Ana come up with true hustles and make billions so you don't have to.
A podcast where I talk about various fictional ideas and stories with my deliciously alluring dark voice. Bathe in the waters of my mind and soul.
Discover world history, culture and ideas with today’s leading experts
Whether the topic is popcorn or particle physics, you can count on BrainStuff to explore -- and explain -- the everyday science in the world around us.
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Words are dumb. In this podcast, Steve Lutz gets a bunch of people to invent ridiculous fake definitions for ridiculous real words.
History is beautiful, brutal and, often, ridiculous. Join Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown as they dive into some of the weirdest stories from across the span of human civilization in Ridiculous History, a podcast by iHeartRadio.
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Unmask secrets of amazing inventors, investors, politicians, startups, athletes and celebrities. Eliances is the destination "Where Entrepreneurs Align," and the Heroes Show reveals the keys. Treasured discussions , superpowers and opportunities of Eliances Heroes in business are yours as interviewed by celebrity host David Cogan, the founder of Eliances, a serial entrepreneur, community trailblazer, master of ceremonies for events, tv and radio.
The hardware product development industry's #1 podcast. From invention idea to getting onto store shelves, and everything in between. Hear how inventors, product startups, & small manufacturers created their inventions and launched their physical product businesses. Learn from the industry's top industrial designers, mechanical engineers, PCB designers, consumer product managers, manufacturers, patent attorneys, hardware investors, and more. Learn about industrial design / product design, pr ...
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Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC. A weekly instruction manual for saying or doing something in English is published every Thursday.
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An audiojournal documenting my journey to become a TechnoWizard. I believe that I can invent magic by creating massive value through ambitious empathy, magical technology, and egoistic altruism; because the best way to become wealthy, is to help everyone else become wealthy too. Welcome to my PATH.
A group of Marxist-Leninists discussing history, culture, politics, and the way forward.
From agriculture to the X-ray machine, Stuff to Blow Your Mind hosts Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick explore the inventions we created, and how they created us.
A podcast about myths we think are history and history that might be hidden in myths! Awesome stories that really (maybe) happened!
Very often technology is used for both, good and bad things. There is a constant flux between these two which can cause you to lose faith in technology. Tech for change will aim to restore that faith. Radio One radio host, Kay will introduce you to some innovative companies and go-getters who have used technology for the social good, social change and impact. Tune in to this podcast to find out how tech is changing the world for the better. This is a Radio One production, brought to you by H ...
Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.
Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.
Define your digital roadmap. Weekly podcasts featuring specialists from 451 Research and other areas of S&P Global Market Intelligence help you take a deep look at industries and companies as they invent and implement digital infrastructure. To learn more, visit: www.spglobal.com/451-research
“…queer as not about who you’re having sex with, that can be a dimension of it, but queer as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live.”- bell hooks, rest in power
Hosted by Knute Fosso, Invent Tomorrow Today explores the early days as the ever-evolving web-3 technologies and businesses pair up and create an innovative and disruptive duo to the market.
Meet the humans designing the future. Go behind the scenes to meet the people designing what's next in the world of products, services and experiences. Brought to you by frog, a global design and strategy consultancy. frog is part of Capgemini Invent. www.frog.co
Learn from history's greatest entrepreneurs. Every week I read a biography of an entrepreneur and find ideas you can use in your work. This quote explains why: "There are thousands of years of history in which lots and lots of very smart people worked very hard and ran all types of experiments on how to create new businesses, invent new technology, new ways to manage etc. They ran these experiments throughout their entire lives. At some point, somebody put these lessons down in a book. For v ...
Speed-to-data determines go-to-market success for medical devices. You need to inform critical decisions with user data, technical demonstration data, and clinical data. We interview med tech leaders about the critical data-driven decisions they make during their product development projects.
Discover the man behind the myth. The definitive podcast biography of inventor Nikola Tesla--his fascinating real life, inventions, and legacy.
Podcast by Inventive Collective
We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups – and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC, author of “The Data Detective”) brings you stories of awful human error, tragic catastrophes, and hilarious fiascos. They'll delight you, scare you, but also make you wiser. New episodes every other Friday. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.
Our podcast highlights and documents the struggles of emerging entrepreneurs inventing their vision of success.
Sarah Wilson chats wild ideas for a fired up life. The multi-New York Times bestselling author, activist, minimalist and former news journalist who founded the global phenomenon ‘I Quit Sugar’ travelled the world for 10 years (living out of one bag) to explore the freshest ways to live fully…and to save this one wild and precious life we have together. She riffs with philosophers, creatives, poets, scientists (and at least one nun!) on the Big Questions that haunt us. What goes through the m ...
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"Here, Make This..." the podcast jam-packed full of explosive ideas by two guys too lazy to bring them to reality. Ideas for products, services, movies and TV shows. From the downright absurd to the mildly plausible. Tune in each episode as our hosts Andrew Jackman and Matt Larkin discuss and critique ideas, present some sketches and bring their fake products to life.
Discourse on racism is not for the faint of heart. The Invention of Racism podcast presents the subtle, and not so subtle, nuances of racism in the 21st century. Understanding and speaking the truth about racism is the first step toward combatting and ultimately eliminating it. Join us as we explore historic and contemporary topics inside of “The Invention of Racism.” The Invention of Racism podcast series begins September 30, 2020.
Shakespeare Invented the Dick Joke is a comedic and casual discussion into Shakespeare's Canon by a certified Shakespeare Nerd. Bi-weekly, this literature loving nerd actor dives into immense detail about the Bard's works.
The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let’s explore technology’s spectacular failures and many magnificent success stories. This content is in service of Houston Public Media’s education mission and is sponsored by the University of Houston. It is not a product of our news team.
Often mistakenly called Cryogenics, Cryonics is the speculative practice of preserving and storing recently dead bodies at very low temperatures — all in the hope we may one day be able to bring them back to life. Crucially, the technology to execute that final step, reanimation, doesn't exist. At least not yet. Individuals who sign up to a Cryonic…
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Invent: Life Sciences
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Cell Therapy Manufacture: How to scale the manufacture of living drugs
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Following our first episode of two focusing on cell and gene therapies, outlining the promise and practicalities of delivering curative therapies for chronic diseases, we now focus on cell therapies - so called ‘living drugs’ that are both as powerful as they are complex. Despite the impressive trials and life-changing impacts at the individual lev…
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The Invention of Racism
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Episode 36: The Racist Negation of Enslaved and Free Black Women
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This podcast episode, “The Racist Negation of Enslaved and Free Black Women,” briefly examines the erasure of the Black woman’s body, highlighting the period of slavery and the case of Pauline (Rabbeneck) of New Orleans, Louisiana in 1845. Key Words: Racism, White Supremacy, Doctrine of White Supremacy, Sexism, Racist Negation, Black Women, Pauline…
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Future Sight with Capgemini Invent
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038: Building Brands with NFTs (featuring Matty Soudagar, Founder of MetaKey)
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With brands now seeking more and more ways to engage with consumers, NFTs are presenting a new opportunity to engage with audiences. In this episode we discuss how you can build your brand with NFTs with Matty Soudagar, Founder of MetaKey, who recently had an exciting collaboration with the Australian Open Tennis Championship. Matty was also recent…
Intro and Outro music performed by Toronto: National Youth Orchestra of Canada. Performing Gustav Holst, The Planet suite. Recorded 9 Aug 2015 www.nyoc.org Twitter: @MonetaryRevolu3 My work will always be free, but if you want to help out feel free to leave something small in various ways. BTC: bc1q6gdfysyrt6t0dfs42uy8w75twmr47qr9u39pwxcwscgfty8z47…
The symbols for the dollar ($), euro (€), rupee (₹), and pound (£) are everywhere, but how did they come to be? Learn the history behind these symbols in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://money.howstuffworks.com/currency-symbols.htm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the owlbear of Dungeons & Dragons... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Product Startup
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131: Why Doing Good with Your Hardware Product Matters
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Jos Harrison is the global head of design and brand experience at Reckitt, the firm which owns many big brands including Lysol, Veet, Finish, Durex, and more. He has been in the design industry for over 25 years. Today Jos is going to share some valuable knowledge on how inventors, startups, and small manufacturers can learn what ESG is, why doing …
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Engines of Our Ingenuity
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3046: Billion Years of Storage
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Episode: 3046 Chemical Energy Storage that is Billions of Years Old. Today, a type of storage that is billions of years old.By Haleh Ardebili
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Ridiculous History
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CLASSIC - Does the US Confederacy Still Exist in Americana, Brazil?
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The guys took a day off to celebrate the 4th of July -- and what better time to share a classic episode about another (very strange) form of patriotism? At the close the US Civil War, tens of thousands of former Confederate families fled the US for a small city in Brazil, where they sought to continue living as they had in the days before the war. …
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Wild with Sarah Wilson
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KYLIE MOORE-GILBERT: How to survive 804 days captured and tortured by Iranian militants
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She spent two years and three months in a brutal Iranian prison. In solitary confinement for half of it. For a crime that was entirely made up. The Melbourne University lecturer was attending a conference in Iran when she was randomly captured at the airport and charged with “espionage” based on zero evidence. How do you survive such horror? How do…
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Next in Tech
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Midyear Madness: A look the chaotic path and where it’s headed
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The year has been full of contradictory signals in technology markets, with some areas accelerating and others pulling back. Simon Robinson, head of TMT research returns to identify, if not make sense, of the forces at play with host Eric Hanselman. The winds of inflation, M&A and maturing expectations for ESG are beating across tech companies as t…
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Tech For Change
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How Is Blockchain Changing The Art World?
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Entrepreneur Vaishnavi Murali is bridging the access gap between artists and art buyers through Eikowa, India’s first online art gallery to obtain blockchain certification. Know more about the first platform to introduce blockchain technology for provenance in art in India. It has gone beyond catering to B2C buyers online and has ventured into B2B …
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Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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Creative Writing Machines, with Mike Sharples
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Will computers one day write the great American novel? What will the future of human/machine creative collaboration look like – and what came before now? In this episode of the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast, educational technologist Mike Sharples discusses the book “Story Machines - How Computers Have Become Creative Writers.” See omnystudio.com/…
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When Women Fly
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076 Stop Stalling and Start Soaring with Pilot and Motivational Speaker Dawn Cook
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Dawn Cook was introduced to the world of flight by her mother, a flight attendant. Dawn loved flying and wanted to follow in her mother’s footsteps. But, when Dawn told her mother she wanted to become a flight attendant, her response was, “No. Be a pilot.” And that's just what Dawn did. Dawn's path to becoming a pilot was not easy. As a double mino…
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MedTech Speed to Data
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Ep14 - Putting a robot in every surgeon’s hands, with Tom Wenchell, CEO RevMedica, and Robert Satti, CTO, RevMedica
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Following the data leads to a breakthrough idea in laparoscopic surgery. Sometimes a technology starts off in one direction, but the data leads developers somewhere else entirely. This is the case for RevMedica, an early-phase medical device company, and manufacturer. The first product in development at RevMedica is a cybernetic laparoscopic surgic…
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Engines of Our Ingenuity
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2802: One Track Mind
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Episode: 2802 One Track Mind: the central processing unit of a computer. Today, a one track mind.By Dr. Andy Boyd
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Founders
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Carroll Shelby: The Authorized Biography
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What I learned from reading Carroll Shelby: The Authorized Biography by Rinsey Mills. This was originally episode 99. I wanted to post the full episode on July 4th so we can learn from an American original. [3:27] I love everything about this person. I like the way he thought. I like the way he lived his life. [3:38] It is almost unbelievable all t…
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Stuff You Missed in History Class
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Deborah Sampson Gannett, aka Private Robert Shurtlliff
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Deborah Sampson could count William Bradford and Myles Standish in her family tree. That tree didn’t include Robert Shurtlliff; that was the alias Deborah used to enlist in the Continental Army. Research: "Deborah Sampson." Encyclopedia of World Biography Online, vol. 37, Gale, 2017. Gale In Context: Biography, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1631010696/GP…
Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3277: Small Countries
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Episode: 3277 Microstates, Micronations, and the impulse to create small countries. Today, Very small countries.By Dr. John Lienhard
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2258: Continuous Saws
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Episode: 2258 Sawing without back-and-forth motion: a conceptual leap. Today, let's saw wood.By Dr. John Lienhard
A whistle stop tour of the 50 year history of video games — and all the innovations along the way, from our TV sets to virtual reality. Why are the roots of gaming in universities and labs? What technology helped gaming spread and grow? How do you explain the console wars of the 1990s? Find out all that and more today on the show with our guest Joh…
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CreatiVity Talkin'
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CreatiVity Talk Episode 147: Reboot Jesus
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Join V and J as they discuss V's new book release "Reboot Jesus"and the effect it had on him writing it. Reboot Jesus is a satire on two things people hold most dear to them....the media and Jesus. See what happens when an Atheist Reboots the story of Jesus and the public freaks out over it and the media and the most popular televangelists pounce o…
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CreatiVity Talkin Episode 147: 1883 Season Review
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V and J are joined by Rob to discuss the streaming show "1883", a limited Series and spin off the outstanding Yellowstone. Enjoy the discussion of the show the guys all thought was well done. CreatiVIty - Celebrating the creative mind. Music: Funny Quirky Comedy by Redafs.com, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support the …
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CreatiVity Talkin Episode 145: Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll- A tribute to Taylor Hawkings
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V and J discuss the passing and the effect Taylor Hawkings had on everyone he met and played for and with. What a loss of an amazing all around nice guy and fantastic and amazing drummer and singer. CreatiVIty - Celebrating the creative mind. Music: Funny Quirky Comedy by Redafs.com, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Suppo…
Saturday Nights LIVE with the VaJ interviews Musician and songwriter Joey Jem. Joey shares his story of his journey back to music and in doing so honors his son. Tales of the studio and live gigs with members of many well known bands and musicians like Billy Sheehan and Susan Aqulia to name a few. CreatiVIty - Celebrating the creative mind. Music: …
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Founders
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#255 The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King
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What I learned from rereading The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen. Listen to every full episode for $10 a month. The key ideas you'll learn pays for the subscription cost thousands of times over. WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING: “Founders is the only podcast I pay for and it’s worth 100x the cost.” “I…
This episode revisits the studio version of our live show the 2018 Seneca Falls Convention Days at Women's Rights National Historical Park. Lucretia Mott was small of stature, but made a huge impact as an abolition and women's rights activist, guided by her deeply held Quaker beliefs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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From the Vault: Reconsider the Bean, Part 1
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What are beans? Do they contain the souls of the dead? Can they be used to drive demons from the household? How important are they in the human diet? In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe discuss a variety of magical ideas and scientific facts associated with legumes. (originally published 5/11/2021) See omnystudio.com/listener…
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BrainStuff
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BrainStuff Classics: Why Are Mass Shootings Happening in U.S. Schools?
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Beyond the U.S. gun control debate, another question deserves examination: Why are schools so frequently the sites of mass gun violence in America? We explore the psychology and potential solutions in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/why-do-school-shootings-keep-happening-in-us.htm See omny…
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Engines of Our Ingenuity
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2257: Pumping Blood
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Episode: 2257 Pumping our blood, when our hearts fail us. Today, we pump blood.By Dr. John Lienhard
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CreatiVity Talkin'
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Episode 143: Jasons Bday Celebration!
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Join V and J as they celebrate Jasons bday LIVE on the show with some old friends! CreatiVIty - Celebrating the creative mind. Music: Funny Quirky Comedy by Redafs.com, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support the showBy Vincent Kustush
V and J have a freeform conversation about the events of the week, what they are watching and listening too. CreatiVIty - Celebrating the creative mind. Music: Funny Quirky Comedy by Redafs.com, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support the showBy Vincent Kustush
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CreatiVity Talkin'
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Episode 141: V's Birthday Celebration
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Join The V and J as they welcome a few of the guys and some special messages from those abroad like the resident Man in the Boat, LaNette. CreatiVIty - Celebrating the creative mind. Music: Funny Quirky Comedy by Redafs.com, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support the show…
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Weirdhouse Cinema: Scream and Scream Again
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In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe dive into a movie billed as "triple distilled horror as powerful as a vat of boiling acid!" Yes, it’s the 1970 Amicus sci-fi conspiracy film “Scream and Scream Again” featuring horror icons Vincent Price, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Stuff You Missed in History Class
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Behind the Scenes Minis: Laocoön and Lucy
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Holly and Tracy talk about part of the Laocoön's story that didn't make it into the episode, and the ongoing debate about the sculpture. They also talk about Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor's tenacity, as well as dentists being unable to retire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
Join me for the second part of my conversation with Ali and Mohammed, where we talk about telling close family and others and engage in a dialogue about reconciling faith and spirituality. In the introduction I mention Imara Jones' enlightening (and frankly scary) podcast series The Anti-Trans Hate Machine. Please listen to it. It's here: https://t…
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How Has Grandma Gatewood Inspired Generations of Hikers?
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At the age of 67, Emma Gatewood became the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail alone in a single season. Learn her story in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/grandma-gatewood.htm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
Dave is cashing in on the cob ring market. Jeff is giving a new meaning to hitting it in the "ruff". Ana is bringing you the fancy side of life for one day only. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Headgum
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Engines of Our Ingenuity
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3276: Airplane Engines
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Episode: 3276 Should airplane engines be cooled by liquid or air? Today, a design might go either way.By Dr. John Lienhard
July 1995. A deadly heat wave gripped Chicago - bridges buckled; the power grids failed; and the morgue ran out of space - but some neighbourhoods saw more deaths than others. Of course, richer and leafier districts suffered less, but poor places where social interaction was difficult and loneliness a problem were hit hardest of all. Does the Chica…
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Millerism, Part II: The Great Disappointment (and the Aftermath)
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As the alleged End of the World drew ever closer, William Miller and the Millerism movement became a pop culture phenomenon. Thousands of people quit their jobs, sold their possessions, and prepared to ascend into the afterlife. Yet when the predicted day came -- and passed -- without the return of Jesus Christ, many of these believers were at a lo…
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Wild with Sarah Wilson
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JOSEPH HENRICH: You are weird! Here’s the scientist who can explain why
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I really love the wild theory we explore in this episode. About 1500 years ago some obscure Catholic pope declared we probably shouldn’t marry our cousin. And from here the “West” was born. A psychologically peculiar subset of humanity then rose to dominate the planet, namely western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic folk. You know, WE…
Modern scientists are under pressure from critics motivated by political views.By BBC Radio
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss biological asymmetry in the natural world – including various examples of organisms in which side A doesn’t quite match up with side B. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
