Science Diction
Un pódcast de Science Friday and WNYC Studios
43 Episodo
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Introvert: The Invention Of A Type
Publicado: 16/3/2021 -
Mercury: How It Made Cats Dance
Publicado: 9/3/2021 -
Alcohol: History's Favorite Mind-Bending Substance
Publicado: 2/3/2021 -
Robot: Making A Mechanical Mind
Publicado: 23/2/2021 -
Lunacy: Mind Control From The Sky
Publicado: 16/2/2021 -
Mesmerize: The 18th Century Medical Craze Behind the Word
Publicado: 9/2/2021 -
Science Diction Returns For Season 3
Publicado: 2/2/2021 -
How Do You Name A Hurricane?
Publicado: 24/11/2020 -
Hydrox: How A Cookie Got A Name So Bad
Publicado: 16/10/2020 -
How Did The ‘Cosmic Crisp’ Apple Get Its Name?
Publicado: 22/9/2020 -
Restaurant: How It All Began
Publicado: 25/8/2020 -
Umami: A Century Of Disbelief
Publicado: 18/8/2020 -
Guest Episode: Communal Eating With ‘Gastropod’
Publicado: 11/8/2020 -
Rocky Road: Why It Sounds So Dang Delicious
Publicado: 4/8/2020 -
Ketchup: A Fishy History
Publicado: 28/7/2020 -
Science Diction Digs Into Food
Publicado: 23/7/2020 -
Spanish Flu
Publicado: 28/4/2020 -
Quarantine
Publicado: 7/4/2020 -
Cobalt
Publicado: 10/3/2020 -
Dinosaur
Publicado: 10/3/2020
What does the word “meme” have to do with evolutionary biology? And why do we call it “Spanish flu” when it was never Spanish? Science Diction is a podcast about words—and the science stories within them. If you like your language with a side of science, Science Diction has you covered. Brought to you by Science Friday and WNYC Studios.