Using stories from science’s past to understand our world
In the 1950s the effects of atomic energy were on display, including in children’s science kits.
This video was created as part of a collaboration between Distillations and students in a commercial animation class at University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
How a simple operation—castrating little boys—produced the greatest singers the world has ever known.
How Victorians found a foolproof way to make science interesting for their children.
A memento reveals how the demand for cheap copies of famous paintings helped democratize art ownership in the 19th century.
Can you really collapse and wake up speaking a totally new language?
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.
