161 Episodo

  1. Filing Cabinets: How They Changed the World

    Publicado: 1/3/2023

  2. Instant Noodles

    Publicado: 26/2/2023

  3. The Rise and Fall of the BlackBerry

    Publicado: 22/2/2023

  4. God

    Publicado: 19/2/2023

  5. Archimedes & the Eureka! moment

    Publicado: 15/2/2023

  6. Snakes & Ladders: Tantric Mysticism, Cosmic Serpents and the Meaning of Life

    Publicado: 12/2/2023

  7. Farming

    Publicado: 8/2/2023

  8. Spam: Birth of a Monster

    Publicado: 5/2/2023

  9. Fonts

    Publicado: 1/2/2023

  10. The IQ Test

    Publicado: 29/1/2023

  11. Toilets

    Publicado: 25/1/2023

  12. Caesarean section

    Publicado: 22/1/2023

  13. Sawing Someone in Half Trick

    Publicado: 18/1/2023

  14. Levi's Jeans

    Publicado: 15/1/2023

  15. Sex (and the fish who invented it)

    Publicado: 11/1/2023

  16. Plastic

    Publicado: 8/1/2023

  17. Open Plan Office

    Publicado: 4/1/2023

  18. Timekeeping

    Publicado: 28/12/2022

  19. Christmas Crackers

    Publicado: 21/12/2022

  20. Monopoly

    Publicado: 18/12/2022

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This podcast investigates the curious history of invention and innovation. Did Thomas Edison take credit for things he didn’t actually invent? What everyday items have surprising origins? And would man have ever got to the moon without… the bra? Each episode host Dallas Campbell dives into stories of flukey discoveries, erased individuals and merky marketing ploys with the help of experts, scientists and historians. Expect new episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.

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