Science Diction

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43 Episoade

  1. Introvert: The Invention Of A Type

    Publicat: 16.03.2021
  2. Mercury: How It Made Cats Dance

    Publicat: 09.03.2021
  3. Alcohol: History's Favorite Mind-Bending Substance

    Publicat: 02.03.2021
  4. Robot: Making A Mechanical Mind

    Publicat: 23.02.2021
  5. Lunacy: Mind Control From The Sky

    Publicat: 16.02.2021
  6. Mesmerize: The 18th Century Medical Craze Behind the Word

    Publicat: 09.02.2021
  7. Science Diction Returns For Season 3

    Publicat: 02.02.2021
  8. How Do You Name A Hurricane?

    Publicat: 24.11.2020
  9. Hydrox: How A Cookie Got A Name So Bad

    Publicat: 16.10.2020
  10. How Did The ‘Cosmic Crisp’ Apple Get Its Name?

    Publicat: 22.09.2020
  11. Restaurant: How It All Began

    Publicat: 25.08.2020
  12. Umami: A Century Of Disbelief

    Publicat: 18.08.2020
  13. Guest Episode: Communal Eating With ‘Gastropod’

    Publicat: 11.08.2020
  14. Rocky Road: Why It Sounds So Dang Delicious

    Publicat: 04.08.2020
  15. Ketchup: A Fishy History

    Publicat: 28.07.2020
  16. Science Diction Digs Into Food

    Publicat: 23.07.2020
  17. Spanish Flu

    Publicat: 28.04.2020
  18. Quarantine

    Publicat: 07.04.2020
  19. Cobalt

    Publicat: 10.03.2020
  20. Dinosaur

    Publicat: 10.03.2020

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