The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
Sam KeanA topsy-turvy science-y history podcast by Sam Kean. I examine overlooked stories from our past: the dental superiority of hunter-gatherers, the crooked Nazis who saved thousands of American lives, the American immigrants who developed the most successful cancer screening tool in history, the sex lives of dinosaurs, and much, much more. These are charming little tales that never made the history b... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 92 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | HistoryArtsBooks | |||
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Latest Episodes
After a tenure dispute, mechanical engineer Valery Fabrikant murdered four colleagues in cold blood at his university in Montreal. So why is he still allowed to publish scientific papers? more
Chemist Justus von Liebig was perhaps the most famous scientist in the world in the mid-1800s—but quickly became infamous for his role in the killing of four starving infants. more
Patient after patient died under the care of a single nurse in Holland. So why did so many statisticians think Lucia de Berk was innocent? more
Rama IV of Siam (from the “King and I” musical) used an eclipse to save his kingdom from greedy colonial powers. But it cost him his own life in the end. more
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I’ve been a fan of Sam Kean’s work for years. Science is not my best subject, and science history can often be a bit dry, but Sam is amazing at sharing the history of science in a fun and interesting way. This podcast and all his books are wonderful!
Apple Podcasts5blueoctavia
United States16 days ago - Great show!
Quite informational and intriguing! Many of the more disparaging reviews are attributed to ad breaks; but there are, frankly, only two per episode, which can be easily skipped.
Apple Podcasts5MitskunkiUnited States20 days ago - Favorite podcast
I LOVE this podcast and the work you put into it! People in the reviews are driving me NUTS with complaining about the ads. Do you all realize you get this podcast for FREE? You have a fast forward button it takes like 5 seconds to skim through the ads, it’s bogus to give this wonderful podcast 1 star because of two sets of ads conveniently placed in the show. They put so much work into creating interesting, short, easily digestible podcasts that are at no cost to us, I can easily look over havi... more
Apple Podcasts5Petco is the best co.United States3 months ago - Great show - Ads are awful
Love the show. It’s very exciting and interesting. I’ve learned so much about things I interact with on a daily basis. But the ads are ridiculous. I can handle the ones at the beginning and end of the podcast. But the ones in the middle drive me bonkers. They cut off the host in mid sentence and/or thought. And then go for 2 minutes. It’s hard to catch back up to where the conversation was going. Plus, if you are listening to several of these at a time, you can tell it’s the same ads over and ov... more
Apple Podcasts5SciHistLvrUnited States4 months ago - I Used To listen
The quantity of ads is beyond obnoxious.
Apple Podcasts1Zorro in the AisleUnited States6 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #245 | United States/History |
Apple Podcasts | #224 |  Canada/History |
Apple Podcasts | #85 |  Australia/History |
Apple Podcasts | #44 |  India/History |
Apple Podcasts | #113 |  New Zealand/History |
Apple Podcasts | #177 |  Brazil/History |
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