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Using stories from science’s past to understand our world
When French authorities learned about some missing uranium, they thought someone had stolen it to make rogue atomic bombs. It turned out to be more incredible than that.
The downside of using genetic genealogy to fight crime.
In this episode of The Disappearing Spoon, Sam Kean examines the dark, restless side of the father of the atomic bomb.
Seduced by a racist idea, archaeologists hyped an outrageous hoax.
In this episode of The Disappearing Spoon, Sam Kean revisits the reputation of the renowned Renaissance man.
Seventy years ago, a group of stubborn Philadelphia scientists and a brave 18-year-old pushed surgery to its final frontier.
