Greg tells Maren about the discovery of one of medicine’s biggest breakthroughs - a drug that has saved millions of lives. It’s a story about drug development & testing, a dog called Marjorie… and a missing person?  Expert: Nicola Luigi Bragazzi Sources found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z2BrUO7nonvr9w_VXnFgFSqkx5FL6KP1UEk-Z9BodwM/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The discovery of one of our most important elements is hugely disputed. Maren tells Greg a story full of twists and turns about a self-effacing Pomeranian, a revolutionary, a teenage girl, and the guillotine.  Experts: Jim Marshall and John West Sources Found Here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qSktpsqECXC84qS7dimRAES0URH0r8RBHyr1jeBggJY/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

… who very few people outside of physics know of. In fact, very few people INSIDE of physics know of her too! Greg tells Maren a trans-Pacific story of passion, dedication, and the work of a gifted scientist who fundamentally changed physics forever, yet (some say) was overlooked for the Nobel Prize.  Expert: Haiyan Gao Professor of Physics at Duke University, North Carolina Sources Found Here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NAUTBpW8BASHz_clIa2_YEAY7Ax2hp29jfDKmcULkgA/edit?usp=sharing

Maren tells Greg the story of a woman you've likely never heard of, who just happens to be responsible for the foundations of modern computing. Her innovations have made possible many of the things we take for granted today—like personal computing, stock market analysis, and commercial industrialization.  Expert: Kurt Beyer:...

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 this genius inventor, and also uncovers a link between him and Donald Trump!  Sources: EXPERT Marc Seifer - American author https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-rise-and-fall-of-nikola-tesla-and-his-tower-11074324/  “Nikola Tesla, My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla” “Tesla: Man...

Grab a gin and tonic and enjoy this episode as Maren tells the story of a miraculous discovery, espionage and economic cartels all surrounding...a tree? A very special tree that cures malaria, and shaped the development of the modern world as we know it. (Fun fact, this ingredient is also found in tonic water!) 

Perhaps the biggest accidental discovery story in the history of the universe. Well, definitely *about* the history of the universe. Greg tells Maren about a weird sound, and how two guys, Wilson & Penzias, figured out what it was, rocking the world of cosmology along the way. Expert: Professor Avi Loeb - Professor of Science at Harvard University, Chair of Harvard's Department of Astronomy, Founding Director of Harvard's Black Hole Initiative and Director of the Institute for Theory...

Mary Anning is the 'Princess of Paleontology' you've probably never heard of. Mary's life's work was to find fossils that would eventually change the way scientists thought about the entirety of Earth's natural history although until recently, she received very little official credit. In this episode, Maren shines a light on the incredible accomplishments of Mary Anning.

For centuries, science has given us breakthroughs that have changed how we view our planet, or universe and even our own bodies. But, achieving these breakthroughs didn’t come easy. This podcast will tell you the stories of the bizarre journeys, wild experiments and strange ideas that led to the discovery of important medicine, the invention of life-saving technology and evidence about the beginnings of life as we know it. We arrived at our current understanding of science through anything...