The Disappearing Spoon podcast

Topsy-Turvy Tales from Our Scientific Past

Early Science & Alchemy

Science in all its strangeness before the 18th century

Drawing by Leonardo da Vinci of a man inside a circle with outstretched arms and legs
Early Science & Alchemy

The Brilliant, Groundbreaking, and Wildly Overrated Leonardo da Vinci

Revisit the reputation of the renowned Renaissance man with host Sam Kean.

Early Science & Alchemy

How To Be Smarter Than Isaac Newton

Discover why the iconic physicist made an unbelievable error while hunting down criminals, and how you can avoid the same dumb mistake.