• The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

  • By: Sam Kean
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The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

By: Sam Kean
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  • A 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 books, but these small moments can be surprisingly powerful. These are the cases where history gets inverted, where the footnote becomes the real story.

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  • When Generosity Turns Pathological
    Mar 26 2024

    One Brazilian man’s brain damage transformed him into a selfless giver. So why did he infuriate so many people—and what does his case say about the biological roots of generosity?



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    19 mins
  • The Sex-Cult “Antichrist” Who Rocketed Us to Space (part 2)
    Mar 19 2024

    Jack Parsons was a devil-worshipping FBI rat who led a sex cult and was bosom buddies with L. Ron Hubbard. He was also one of the most important rocket scientists in history. (Episode 2 of 2)



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    22 mins
  • The Sex-Cult “Antichrist” Who Rocketed Us to Space (part 1)
    Mar 12 2024

    Jack Parsons was a devil-worshiping FBI rat who led a sex cult and was bosom buddies with L. Ron Hubbard. He was also one of the most important rocket scientists in history. (Episode 1 of 2)



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    20 mins

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