The Impossible Picture
Surprisingly Brilliant
by Seeker
2y ago
Time travel? Aliens? Seeing the invisible? This special episode’s tale from science history has them all as Maren takes Greg down the long and winding road science took to understand what is perhaps the most perplexing object in the universe: the black hole. Special thanks to the John Templeton Foundation for their support in making this episode possible. Learn more at Templeton.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more
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The Helplessly Human Doctor
Surprisingly Brilliant
by Seeker
2y ago
The man who changed our understanding of disorders of the brain was a man who couldn't recognize faces himself. He was a man who saw music as a therapeutic tool, who broke all the existing rules for how to talk to and about patients, and who made us all feel a little more human. Maren tells Greg the amazing true story of Oliver Sacks. This episode is made possible thanks to HHMI Tangled Bank Studios. ‘Oliver Sacks: His Own Life’ is available to stream on PBS for a limited time: https://to.pbs.org/3xngwPJ Show notes, sources, and transcript can be found at https://linktr.e ..read more
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The Lifesaving Bean
Surprisingly Brilliant
by Seeker
2y ago
One bean has changed the world in unexpected ways, and the man behind it was even more extraordinary. This is the story of a man whose genius shone against all odds, how his discoveries shaped much of our modern world, and the science that he could have done...if society had let him. Maren introduces Greg to Percy Julian. Show notes, sources, and transcript can be found at https://linktr.ee/surprisinglybrilliant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more
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The Half-Walnut of Pus
Surprisingly Brilliant
by Seeker
2y ago
Vaccines. They're a big topic of conversation right now. But who discovered them? Who gave the first one? And what was the rather effective method around for hundreds of years before them?? Greg tells Maren a (rather gross) story of pus, pox parties, and… cuckoos? It's a tale that travels from China, through Turkey, to a small town in Gloucestershire, and asks if the ‘father of immunology’ - Edward Jenner - really earned that title. Show notes, sources, and transcript can be found at https://linktr.ee/surprisinglybrilliant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more
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Season 2 Is Here!
Surprisingly Brilliant
by Seeker
2y ago
New amazing stories from science history are coming Thursday, November 19th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more
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The Inventor From The Future
Surprisingly Brilliant
by Seeker
2y ago
A man you know. A story you don’t. His electric revolution lit up America but he also worked on what’s been called early radar, robotics, and... a death ray? Greg tells Maren the full story of Nikola Tesla, and also uncovers a link between him and Donald Trump. Show notes, sources, and transcript can be found at https://linktr.ee/surprisinglybrilliant  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more
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The Impossible Picture
Surprisingly Brilliant
by Seeker
2y ago
Time travel? Aliens? Seeing the invisible? This special episode’s tale from science history has them all as Maren takes Greg down the long and winding road science took to understand what is perhaps the most perplexing object in the universe: the black hole. Special thanks to the John Templeton Foundation for their support in making this episode possible. Learn more at Templeton.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more
Visit website
The Impossible Picture
Surprisingly Brilliant
by Seeker
2y ago
Time travel? Aliens? Seeing the invisible? This special episode’s tale from science history has them all as Maren takes Greg down the long and winding road science took to understand what is perhaps the most perplexing object in the universe: the black hole. Special thanks to the Templeton Foundation for their support in making this episode possible. Learn more at Templeton.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more
Visit website
The Helplessly Human Doctor
Surprisingly Brilliant
by Seeker
2y ago
The man who changed our understanding of disorders of the brain was a man who couldn't recognize faces himself. He was a man who saw music as a therapeutic tool, who broke all the existing rules for how to talk to and about patients, and who made us all feel a little more human. Maren tells Greg the amazing true story of Oliver Sacks. This episode is made possible thanks to HHMI Tangled Bank Studios. ‘Oliver Sacks: His Own Life’ is available to stream on PBS for a limited time: https://to.pbs.org/3xngwPJ Show notes, sources, and transcript can be found at https://linktr.e ..read more
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The Lifesaving Bean
Surprisingly Brilliant
by Seeker
2y ago
One bean has changed the world in unexpected ways, and the man behind it was even more extraordinary. This is the story of a man whose genius shone against all odds, how his discoveries shaped much of our modern world, and the science that he could have done...if society had let him. Maren introduces Greg to Percy Julian. Show notes, sources, and transcript can be found at https://linktr.ee/surprisinglybrilliant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more
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