This podcast investigates the curious history of invention and innovation. Did Thomas Edison take credit for things he didn’t actually invent? What... more
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If you can never connect to a printer, if furniture jumps out to stub your toe, if when you do... more
400 years ago on the River Thames a mad genius showed off the world's first submarine. A crowd of thousands... more
Fire is the unsung hero of human evolution. We could not have turned into the big-brained, deep-thinking animals we are... more
For most of their history, High Heels were resolutely masculine. The most manly of manly footwear. How did they turn... more
What do all incredibly cool people have in common? They wear Sunglasses. Whether you're Miles Davis or Audrey Hepburn, James... more
The Titan submersible implosion was a tragic example of marine exploration going wrong. Today Dallas speaks to one of the... more
Why are men in charge? Who invented Patriarchy?Was it chest-thumping primate ancestors? Was it spear-wielding hunter gatherers? Was it at... more
In 1950, a new word ‘brainwashing’ entered the English language. From the paranoia of the Cold War a new type... more
No invention conjures up the 'Old World' as much as the Sword. It's an utterly iconic object that whisks us... more
In a leaky shed in Paris, Marie Curie turned two tons of pitchblende (aka special rocks) into a single test... more
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