Distillations podcast
Deep Dives into Science Stories, Both Serious and Eccentric
The Mothers of Gynecology
Episode 10 from the ‘Innate: How Science Invented the Myth of Race’ series.
Listen‘Distillations’ is the Science History Institute’s critically acclaimed flagship podcast. We take deep dives into stories that range from the serious to the eccentric, all to help listeners better understand our world. Hear about everything from the crisis in Alzheimer’s research to New England’s 19th-century vampire panic in compelling, sometimes-funny, documentary-style audio stories.
Correcting Race
Episode 9 from the ‘Innate: How Science Invented the Myth of Race’ series.
‘That Rotten Spot’
Episode 8 from the ‘Innate: How Science Invented the Myth of Race’ series.
Black Pills
Episode 7 from the Innate: How Science Invented the Myth of Race series.
Bad Blood, Bad Science
Episode 6 from the ‘Innate: How Science Invented the Myth of Race’ series.
The African Burial Ground
Episode 5, Part 2 from the Innate: How Science Invented the Myth of Race series.
Return, Rebury, Repatriate
Episode 5, Part 1 from the 'Innate: How Science Invented the Myth of Race' series.
The Vampire Project
Episode 4 from the ‘Innate: How Science Invented the Myth of Race’ series.
Keepers of the Flame
Episode 3 from the ‘Innate: How Science Invented the Myth of Race’ series.
Calamity in Philadelphia
Episode 2 from the ‘Innate: How Science Invented the Myth of Race’ series.
Origin Stories
Episode 1 from the ‘Innate: How Science Invented the Myth of Race’ series.
Mechanochemistry
Crushing, smashing, and grinding for the sake of greener science.
What Causes Alzheimer’s?
Vox’s ‘Unexplainable’ podcast interviews ‘Distillations’ about how Alzheimer’s research has stubbornly focused on a single theory for decades.
What the All Souls Trilogy Teaches Us about Alchemy, Family, and Knowledge Hierarchy
‘Distillations’ talks to four science fantasy experts about the Deborah Harkness book series.
Chasing Immortality
Since humans have been living—and inevitably dying—we’ve also been trying to figure out how not to die. Or at least how to keep the party going a little longer.
Interview with Jeremiah McCall
This bonus episode explores how a grade school history teacher from Cincinnati uses video games in the classroom.
Learning History with Video Games
Are historical video games an important tool for learning or do they corrupt our collective understanding of the past?
Ladies Talking to Ladies about Ladies (in Science)
The 'Lady Science' magazine editors talk about their new book 'Forces of Nature: The Women Who Changed Science.'
Paradise Is Burning
Our approach to fighting wildfires is a fantasy—and it's making them even more catastrophic.