Science History Podcast
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Science History Podcast

by Frank A. von Hippel

Monthly interviews on important moments in the history of science.

100 episodes
EN language
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1
Bohr's Legacy: Tomas Bohr
1:53:19 Mar 11, 2026
2
Rapa Nui's Collapse: Mike Pitts
1:54:32 Feb 11, 2026
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The Weather: Simon Winchester
1:03:40 Nov 11, 2025
6
The River War: James Muller
1:24:24 Oct 11, 2025
7
Lead Poisoning: Bruce Lanphear
1:17:22 Sep 11, 2025
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9
ATSDR: Jaimi Dowdell
58:44 Jul 12, 2025
10
Political Bias: Bill von Hippel
1:29:48 Jun 11, 2025
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Meitner's Atom: Marissa Moss
1:11:04 Feb 10, 2025
15
Quantum Mechanics: Jim Baggott
2:15:56 Jan 12, 2025
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Hebrew: Shalom Goldman
1:45:37 Oct 11, 2024
19
Jerusalem Archeology: Jodi Magness
1:42:51 Sep 11, 2024
20
Nuclear Disarmament: Steve Fetter
1:40:27 Aug 11, 2024
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Retrospective: Oliver Sacks
1:26:12 Feb 11, 2024
27
Novichok: Vil Mirzayanov
1:55:36 Jan 12, 2024
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Scientific Espionage: Eli Lake
1:46:14 Nov 12, 2023
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Retrospective: James Franck
1:21:44 Sep 11, 2023
32
Ancient DNA: Maanasa Raghavan
1:13:21 Aug 11, 2023
33
Pandemics: Leslie Reperant
1:10:02 Jul 11, 2023
34
Lazaretto: David Barnes
1:43:09 Jun 11, 2023
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Ideology & Science: Lee Jussim
1:30:01 Apr 11, 2023
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Paleoanthropology: Evan Hadingham
1:17:04 Feb 11, 2023
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Foresight: Thomas Suddendorf
1:18:50 Dec 11, 2022
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Bias: Jim Zimring
1:55:33 Aug 11, 2022
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DDT: Elena Conis
1:56:48 Jul 7, 2022
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Bohr's Atom: John Heilbron
1:32:56 May 11, 2022
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Ecological Economics: Herman Daly
1:36:22 Feb 11, 2022
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