What was in Peter the Great's cabinet of curiosities?

What was in Peter the Great's cabinet of curiosities?

Peter the Great was a feared leader but also an intellectual. Learn about Peter the Great and Peter the Great's love of academia and collectibles in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com!

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SYMHC Classics: Tupac Amaru Rebellion

SYMHC Classics: Tupac Amaru Rebellion

This 2016 episode covers the Tupac Amaru rebellion, a conflict between Spain and its colonies in South America which took place from 1780 to 1783.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

22 Kesä 202424min

Behind the Scenes Minis: Leviathan and Athenian

Behind the Scenes Minis: Leviathan and Athenian

Tracy and Holly talk about hard-to-spell words and good intentions without knowledge to go with them. Then Holly discusses some of Solon's laws before things derail into popcorn talk.See omnystudio.co...

21 Kesä 202421min

Solon of Athens

Solon of Athens

Solon is one of the seven sages of Athens, and he's credited with laying the groundwork for Athenian democracy. But most of what we know about him comes biographies written centuries after he lived.  ...

19 Kesä 202438min

Missouri Leviathan

Missouri Leviathan

The Missouri Leviathan was an enormous skeleton made of fossilized bones that were excavated and assembled by Albert C. Koch. Was it a hoax, or just bad science?  Research:  Lotzof, Kerry. “Missouri ...

17 Kesä 202439min

SYMHC Classic: The Bone Wars

SYMHC Classic: The Bone Wars

This 2012 episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina explores the rivalry between paleontologists Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh. The two started out as friends, but their friendship...

15 Kesä 202442min

Behind the Scenes Minis: Medical Scans and Nobel Prizes

Behind the Scenes Minis: Medical Scans and Nobel Prizes

Holly and Tracy share experiences with MRIs and hospital stays, and also talk about the various disagreements and biases in play in the medical community when giving attribution for the invention of t...

14 Kesä 202419min

Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Part 2

Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Part 2

Once Dr. Ray Damadian had the idea to create a machine that used nuclear magnetic resonance to capture diagnostic data by scanning a human body, he still had to build it. And though he did, other scie...

12 Kesä 202433min

Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Part 1

Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Part 1

Who invented the MRI? Well, that's actually tricky to say, and it is a topic that still opens debate. In this first part, we'll talk about the various developments in physics that led to the idea of a...

10 Kesä 202439min

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