Science Story Time #13: Chapter 1.3 – The Space Merchants
Chapter 1 of The Space Merchants by C. M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl, 1952.
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Science Story Time #12: Chapter 1.2 – Star Gods
Chapter 1 of Star Gods by Jack Lovejoy, 1978. Cover copy: “Were they Earth’s salvation – or it’s doom?”
Science Story Time #11: Chapter 1.1 – City at World’s End
Chapter 1 of City at World’s End by Edmond Hamilton, 1957.
Science Story Time #10: Chapter 1.0 – Introduction
Introducing Chapter 1, a new podcast where I read the first chapter to pulpy 1950s-1980s sci-fi novels. Are they good? Who knows? I found them in a bo...
Science Story Time #9: Best Buds, Bad Suds #1
Today I talk with my friends Parth, Colin, and Amy about some of the strangest beers America has to offer and then, for better or worse, we drink them...
Science Story Time #8: Centralia, PA with a Geophysicist
Today I interview my friend Sean, who is a lawyer-turned-geophysicist and then talk to him about the long and strange history of Centralia, PA.
Science Story Time #7:Thomas Edison’s Job Test with an Accountant
Today I talk about the Thomas Edison employment quiz with my friend Edward who is an accountant. This test was considered the definitive IQ test in th...
Science Story Time #6: Nitrogen Fixation with a Political Scientist
Today I talk with my friend Don about the complicated history of Fritz Haber. Haber won a Nobel Prize for discovering a way to fix nitrogen from the a...
Science Story Time #5: The “Friendly Atom” with a NASA scientist
Today I talk with my friend Ben who designs electrical propulsion systems at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA! We discuss his current work and w...
Science Story Time #4: Philanthropy with a social scientist
I talk with my friend Elyse about philanthropy in modern day America and the historical trends that led to how charitable dollars are distributed toda...