A History of Soap
All over the world, for all of human history – and probably going back to our earliest hominid ancestors – people have found ways to try to keep themselves clean. But how did soap come about? Researc...
8 Sep 202539min
SYMHC Classics: John Dalton
This 2021 episode covers John Dalton, famous for his work in atomic theory. But he wrote one of the first thorough descriptions of what he called “anomalous vision” – he realized he wasn’t perceiving ...
6 Sep 202534min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Jane and the Clicker
Holly talks about nebulous passages in the writing of Jane Croly and her brother. Tracy and Holly talk about watching TV as children. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5 Sep 202530min
TV Remotes
The initial time period where a TV remote control was developed was pretty short. And it shows how two different people perceive their work, and how that work is perceived differently over time by the...
3 Sep 202542min
Jane Cunningham Croly, aka Jennie June
Jane Cunningham Croly, who wrote under the pen name Jennie June, was a journalist who advocated for equality for women. She is most well known for founding one of the earliest clubs for women in the U...
1 Sep 202535min
SYMHC Classics: Rabies
This 2022 episode discusses how modern rabies prophylaxis is almost 100% effective at preventing human death from the bite of a rabid animal. How did people come to understand rabies, and then develop...
30 Aug 202541min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Graffiti Animals
Holly talks about the arguments she found online about whether graffiti is art. Tracy talks about how the Dickin Medal impacted veterinary medicine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...
29 Aug 202523min
Six Impossible Episodes: The Dickin Medal
Maria Dickin wanted to raise the status of animals in society and bring more awareness to the work they were doing during World War II. The Dickin Medal was created to honor military working animals. ...
27 Aug 202541min
