The Clumsy Engineer Who Discovered Chaos
In this episode of pplpod, we dive into the extraordinary life and mind of French mathematician and physicist Henri Poincaré, the man often called “the last universalist” for mastering nearly every br...
6 Touko 19min
The Con Man Who Inspired James Bond
The life of Sidney Reilly deconstructs the transition from a fugitive in the Russian Empire to a high-stakes study of Espionage as the legendary Ace of Spies. This episode of pplpod analyzes the mecha...
6 Touko 21min
The eccentric life of Oliver Sacks
The life of Oliver Sacks deconstructs the transition from a traumatized child in London to a high-stakes study of Neurology and the architecture of the Storytelling Machine. This episode of pplpod ana...
6 Touko 22min
The eugenicist who founded birth control
The life of Marie Stopes deconstructs the transition from a scientific prodigy to a high-stakes study of Women’s Health and the architecture of Birth Control. This episode of pplpod analyzes the evolu...
6 Touko 26min
The Failed Peace Treaty That Invented Liberty
The story of the Magna Carta deconstructs the transition from a failed medieval peace treaty signed by King John at Runnymede in 1215 to the high-stakes foundation of Due Process established in 1225. ...
6 Touko 26min
The Father of the Hydrogen Bomb
The life of Edward Teller deconstructs the transition from a Hungarian math prodigy to a high-stakes study of Nuclear Physics and the architecture of the Hydrogen Bomb. This episode of pplpod analyzes...
6 Touko 21min
The French Lawyer Who Invented Modern Math
The life of Pierre de Fermat deconstructs the transition from a provincial French magistrate to a high-stakes study of Fermat’s Last Theorem and the architecture of Probability Theory. This episode of...
4 Touko 22min
The general who gave up a continent
The life of José de San Martín deconstructs the transition from a highly decorated Spanish military asset to the Master Tactician of South American independence. This episode of pplpod analyzes the st...
4 Touko 23min
