Episodi

  • Eunice Newton Foote
    Jul 28 2023

    Eunice Newton Foote is not a household name, even among scientists! Which is weird, since she was the first person to discover the greenhouse effect (the main mechanism that drives climate change), and she did so in the 1850's! Let's take a look at her life, and why she might not have the renown she deserves (hint: she was a woman in the 1800s).

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    10 min
  • Isaac Newton
    Jul 21 2023

    Isaac Newton was one of the most influential scientists of all time. He was also a very angry and petty man who loved alchemy and magic, and experimented on himself in order to achieve his incredible accomplishments. Let's have a look at one of the weirdest and angriest scientists in history.

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    10 min
  • Richard Feynman
    Jul 14 2023

    Richard Feynman was a theoretical physicist, safecracker, and bongo player (not necessarily in that order). From taking highly confidential information from a locked safe to getting married 3 times to being investigated by the FBI for possibly being a Russian spy, let's take a look at one of the greatest physicists ever.

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    9 min