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Are friars electric?

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Podcast: Making Science with Tom WhippleEpisode: Are friars electric?Pub date: 2025-07-01Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn 1746, Antoine Nolie conducted an experiment with 200 monks to determine the speed of an electric current - by making the monks stand in a circle holding brass poles and connecting them to a large battery. What could possibly go wrong? And what would this experiment reveal about the way electrons flow? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Times, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

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