The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

110 Episodes

1. How the “Worst Serial Killer in Holland’s History” Went Free

   Published: 4/9/2024
2. The Eclipse that Killed a King

   Published: 4/2/2024
3. When Generosity Turns Pathological

   Published: 3/26/2024
4. The Sex-Cult “Antichrist” Who Rocketed Us to Space (part 2)

   Published: 3/19/2024
5. The Sex-Cult “Antichrist” Who Rocketed Us to Space (part 1)

   Published: 3/12/2024
6. Don't Drink the Milk bonus episode - Milk: From mutations to mustaches

   Published: 1/16/2024
7. Was Darwin a Murderer?

   Published: 11/14/2023
8. Mass Psychosis in Food Science

   Published: 11/7/2023
9. Accounting for Taste

   Published: 10/31/2023
10. If Indiana Jones Were a Swindler

    Published: 10/24/2023
11. The British Tobacco Empire

    Published: 10/17/2023
12. "Moldy Mary," The Forgotten Mother of Penicillin

    Published: 10/10/2023
13. The Most Exclusive Club in the World

    Published: 10/3/2023
14. Death-Defying Science at 75,000 Feet

    Published: 9/26/2023
15. Proving Einstein Right

    Published: 9/20/2023
16. Einstein's Golden Moment

    Published: 9/12/2023
17. Everything You Know About Phineas Gage Is Wrong

    Published: 7/11/2023
18. Why Do We Obsess Over Charles Darwin’s Health?

    Published: 6/27/2023
19. The Seeds of Starvation

    Published: 6/20/2023
20. When Scientific Brilliance Isn’t Enough

    Published: 6/13/2023