最佳Sam Kean播客 (2024)

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The Russian Roswell 21:00

21h ago21:00

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In 1959, nine Russian hikers mysteriously died on a trek through the snowy wilderness—fueling a half-century of hysterical conspiracies. Has science finally cracked the case? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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When Tenure Means Life and Death 20:15

8d ago20:15

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After a tenure dispute, mechanical engineer Valery Fabrikant murdered four colleagues in cold blood at his university in Montreal. So why is he still allowed to publish scientific papers? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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A Deadly Soup for Babies 20:16

15d ago20:16

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Chemist Justus von Liebig was perhaps the most famous scientist in the world in the mid-1800s—but quickly became infamous for his role in the killing of four starving infants. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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How the “Worst Serial Killer in Holland’s History” Went Free 20:58

22d ago20:58

20:58

Patient after patient died under the care of a single nurse in Holland. So why did so many statisticians think Lucia de Berk was innocent? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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The Eclipse that Killed a King 19:33

29d ago19:33

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Rama IV of Siam (from the “King and I” musical) used an eclipse to save his kingdom from greedy colonial powers. But it cost him his own life in the end. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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When Generosity Turns Pathological 18:46

1M ago18:46

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One Brazilian man’s brain damage transformed him into a selfless giver. So why did he infuriate so many people—and what does his case say about the biological roots of generosity? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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The Sex-Cult “Antichrist” Who Rocketed Us to Space (part 2) 21:47

1M ago21:47

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Jack Parsons was a devil-worshipping FBI rat who led a sex cult and was bosom buddies with L. Ron Hubbard. He was also one of the most important rocket scientists in history. (Episode 2 of 2) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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The Sex-Cult “Antichrist” Who Rocketed Us to Space (part 1) 19:43

2M ago19:43

19:43

Jack Parsons was a devil-worshiping FBI rat who led a sex cult and was bosom buddies with L. Ron Hubbard. He was also one of the most important rocket scientists in history. (Episode 1 of 2) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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Don't Drink the Milk bonus episode - Milk: From mutations to mustaches 42:06

4M ago42:06

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Who put the cheese in your stuffed-crust pizza? Or cows on a Caribbean island? And when more than half the world's population can't actually digest milk, is it really essential for a healthy diet? On a trip through time and taste—to dairy-obsessed Bulgaria, colonial Trinidad and Tobago and the ‘Got Milk?’ era—we explore humanity's millennia-long re…

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Was Darwin a Murderer? 20:15

6M ago20:15

20:15

In 1878, two Paris dandies murdered an old woman—and blamed Charles Darwin for their crime. But the wild scandal that followed only solidified Darwin as the greatest scientist of his age... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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Mass Psychosis in Food Science 19:41

6M ago19:41

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Americans happily ate monosodium glutamate for decades. Then one (possibly fake) letter sparked mass hysteria over “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome”, and the bogus MSG scare was born... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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Accounting for Taste 18:14

6M ago18:14

18:14

Scientists have confirmed five basic human tastes—sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami. But is that all? Debate now rages about adding a sixth or seventh or even eighth(!) to the Big Five... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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If Indiana Jones Were a Swindler 19:27

6M ago19:27

19:27

James Mellaart discovered one of the most important archaeological sites ever, Çatalhöyük in Turkey. But his lust for treasure—and a penchant for fraud—led him to throw it all away... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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The British Tobacco Empire 19:16

7M ago19:16

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He helped launch the British Empire and spawned a public-health epidemic that killed hundreds of millions of people. Blame him for the lost colony of Roanoke, too. Thomas Harriot has a lot to answer for... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy…

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"Moldy Mary," The Forgotten Mother of Penicillin 21:04

7M ago21:04

21:04

She helped discover arguably the most important drug in history. And she got zero credit. They called her Moldy Mary—but she turned that insult into triumph... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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The Most Exclusive Club in the World 19:20

7M ago19:20

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As recent submersible tragedies reveal, it’s harder to reach extreme ocean depths than the Moon. Meet the people who got there first—and barely lived to tell to the tale... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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Death-Defying Science at 75,000 Feet 20:24

7M ago20:24

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You wouldn’t think a lanky, awkward balloon geek would inspire Hollywood. But the death-defying Auguste Piccard was a worthy namesake for Jean-Luc Picard of Star Trek fame... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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Proving Einstein Right 19:54

7M ago19:54

19:54

Albert Einstein’s relativity was just another theory at first, speculative and unproven—until Arthur Eddington and a special eclipse. Meet the weirdo scientist who made Einstein into *Einstein*... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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Einstein's Golden Moment 20:00

8M ago20:00

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It was the most powerful emotional moment of Albert Einstein’s life—the instant he knew he was a genius. But in confirming his theory of relativity, it also opened him up to attacks, sometimes rather vicious, from around the world... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy…

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Everything You Know About Phineas Gage Is Wrong 19:27

10M ago19:27

19:27

Despite what you’ve heard, neuroscience’s most famous patient did not turn into a lying, drunken psychopath. He’s actually an amazing example of resiliency and overcoming trauma... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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Why Do We Obsess Over Charles Darwin’s Health? 20:48

10M ago20:48

20:48

Is it serious historical work? Respectable gossip? Blatantly prying into people’s lives? Retro-diagnosing historical celebrities like Darwin and Lincoln and Hitler and Poe is all of the above and more... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy…

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The Seeds of Starvation 21:09

11M ago21:09

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During the Nazi invasion of Russia during World War II, nine Soviet scientists starved to death surrounded by millions of delicious fruits, seeds, and nuts. Were they mad? No. They wanted to save humankind from doomsday... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy…

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When Scientific Brilliance Isn’t Enough 19:46

11M ago19:46

19:46

William Halford thought he had a surefire vaccine to stop herpes. And he wasn’t going to let anything—laws, ethics, his patients’ well-being—stop him from saving the world... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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The Curse of Knowing Too Much 19:06

11M ago19:06

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Paul Stoutenburgh knew more atomic secrets than anyone on Earth. So was that why he killed himself? And if not, why was the government (seemingly) so uninterested in getting to the bottom of his death? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy…

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The Enigmas of Foreign Accent Syndrome 18:14

11M ago18:14

18:14

Can you really collapse and wake up speaking a totally new language? Not quite. But “foreign accent syndrome” is a real, frightening—and bizarre—neurological disorder... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy由Sam Kean

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The Russian Roswell 21:00

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When Tenure Means Life and Death 20:15

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A Deadly Soup for Babies 20:16

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How the “Worst Serial Killer in Holland’s History” Went Free 20:58

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The Eclipse that Killed a King 19:33

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When Generosity Turns Pathological 18:46

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The Sex-Cult “Antichrist” Who Rocketed Us to Space (part 2) 21:47

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The Sex-Cult “Antichrist” Who Rocketed Us to Space (part 1) 19:43

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Don't Drink the Milk bonus episode - Milk: From mutations to mustaches 42:06

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Was Darwin a Murderer? 20:15

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Mass Psychosis in Food Science 19:41

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Accounting for Taste 18:14

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If Indiana Jones Were a Swindler 19:27

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The British Tobacco Empire 19:16

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"Moldy Mary," The Forgotten Mother of Penicillin 21:04

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The Most Exclusive Club in the World 19:20

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Death-Defying Science at 75,000 Feet 20:24

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Proving Einstein Right 19:54

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Einstein's Golden Moment 20:00

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Everything You Know About Phineas Gage Is Wrong 19:27

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Why Do We Obsess Over Charles Darwin’s Health? 20:48

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The Seeds of Starvation 21:09

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When Scientific Brilliance Isn’t Enough 19:46

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The Curse of Knowing Too Much 19:06

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The Enigmas of Foreign Accent Syndrome 18:14

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