43 Episodo

  1. Introvert: The Invention Of A Type

    Publicado: 16/3/2021
  2. Mercury: How It Made Cats Dance

    Publicado: 9/3/2021
  3. Alcohol: History's Favorite Mind-Bending Substance

    Publicado: 2/3/2021
  4. Robot: Making A Mechanical Mind

    Publicado: 23/2/2021
  5. Lunacy: Mind Control From The Sky

    Publicado: 16/2/2021
  6. Mesmerize: The 18th Century Medical Craze Behind the Word

    Publicado: 9/2/2021
  7. Science Diction Returns For Season 3

    Publicado: 2/2/2021
  8. How Do You Name A Hurricane?

    Publicado: 24/11/2020
  9. Hydrox: How A Cookie Got A Name So Bad

    Publicado: 16/10/2020
  10. How Did The ‘Cosmic Crisp’ Apple Get Its Name?

    Publicado: 22/9/2020
  11. Restaurant: How It All Began

    Publicado: 25/8/2020
  12. Umami: A Century Of Disbelief

    Publicado: 18/8/2020
  13. Guest Episode: Communal Eating With ‘Gastropod’

    Publicado: 11/8/2020
  14. Rocky Road: Why It Sounds So Dang Delicious

    Publicado: 4/8/2020
  15. Ketchup: A Fishy History

    Publicado: 28/7/2020
  16. Science Diction Digs Into Food

    Publicado: 23/7/2020
  17. Spanish Flu

    Publicado: 28/4/2020
  18. Quarantine

    Publicado: 7/4/2020
  19. Cobalt

    Publicado: 10/3/2020
  20. Dinosaur

    Publicado: 10/3/2020

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