All Episodes

1

Introducing: Season 2 of 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter

Jul 22, 2021

18:04

2

Introducing 13 Minutes to the Moon Season 2

Mar 9, 2020

3:53

3

Gutenberg press

Mar 2, 2020

10:10

4

Slot machines

Feb 24, 2020

9:34

5

Chess algorithms

Feb 17, 2020

9:55

6

Auctions

Feb 10, 2020

9:51

7

Dams

Feb 3, 2020

9:51

8

Tulips

Jan 27, 2020

10:01

9

Sanitary towel

Jan 20, 2020

9:46

10

Wardian case

Jan 13, 2020

9:58

11

Fast food franchise

Jan 6, 2020

9:51

12

CCTV

Dec 30, 2019

9:51

13

Retirement

Dec 23, 2019

10:32

14

Santa

Dec 16, 2019

16:07

15

Sewing machine

Dec 9, 2019

9:37

16

Hollerith punch card

Dec 2, 2019

9:53

17

Stock option

Nov 25, 2019

10:05

18

Fundraising appeal

Nov 18, 2019

9:53

19

SWIFT

Nov 11, 2019

10:05

20

Wedgwood

Nov 4, 2019

9:38

21

Glasses

Oct 28, 2019

10:27

22

Vickrey turnstile

Oct 21, 2019

9:44

23

GPS

Oct 14, 2019

9:58

24

Bonsack machine

Oct 7, 2019

9:35

25

Prohibition

Sep 30, 2019

10:07

26

Interface Message Processor

Sep 23, 2019

10:20

27

Canned food

Sep 16, 2019

9:57

28

Interchangeable parts

Sep 9, 2019

10:30

29

Oil

Sep 2, 2019

8:59

30

Chatbot

Aug 26, 2019

10:03

31

Solar PV

Aug 19, 2019

9:49

32

Cassava

Aug 12, 2019

9:54

33

Fire

Aug 5, 2019

9:51

34

RFID: The tech you’ve never heard of – but use every day

Jul 29, 2019

10:01

35

Postage stamp

Jul 22, 2019

10:07

36

Rubber

Jul 15, 2019

9:59

37

CubeSat

Jul 8, 2019

9:56

38

Factory

Jun 29, 2019

8:59

39

Blockchain

Jun 24, 2019

10:32

40

Pencil

Jun 17, 2019

10:25

41

'Like' button

Jun 10, 2019

8:59

42

Dwarf wheat

Jun 3, 2019

9:00

43

Pornography

May 27, 2019

8:57

44

Recycling

May 20, 2019

10:34

45

Spreadsheet

May 13, 2019

10:31

46

Brick

May 6, 2019

9:52

47

Mail order catalogue

Apr 29, 2019

8:58

48

Bicycle

Apr 22, 2019

8:59

49

QWERTY

Apr 15, 2019

8:59

50

Bonus 4: Woodpecker and black box

Apr 15, 2019

14:57

51

Gyroscope

Apr 8, 2019

9:00

52

Bonus 3: Mosquito and surgical needle

Apr 8, 2019

15:11

53

Cellophane

Apr 1, 2019

9:26

54

Bonus 2: Octopus and camouflage

Apr 1, 2019

13:15

55

Langstroth Hive

Mar 25, 2019

11:00

56

Bonus: 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter

Mar 25, 2019

15:28

57

Coming soon: Season two

Mar 17, 2019

1:28

58

Index Fund

Jan 17, 2019

9:43

59

Special Bonus: Santa Claus

Dec 17, 2018

10:09

60

Number 51

Oct 28, 2017

9:39

61

The Plough

Oct 21, 2017

9:59

62

Cold Chain

Oct 14, 2017

9:23

63

Welfare State

Oct 7, 2017

9:47

64

Property Register

Sep 30, 2017

10:01

65

Searching for 51

Sep 23, 2017

9:09

66

Management Consulting

Sep 16, 2017

10:33

67

Double-entry Bookkeeping

Sep 9, 2017

9:18

68

S-Bend

Sep 2, 2017

10:15

69

Radar

Aug 26, 2017

10:33

70

Market Research

Aug 19, 2017

10:38

71

Plastic

Aug 12, 2017

9:14

72

Seller Feedback

Aug 5, 2017

9:08

73

Paper Money

Jul 29, 2017

9:13

74

Limited Liability Company

Jul 22, 2017

9:08

75

Dynamo

Jul 15, 2017

9:08

76

Leaded Petrol

Jul 8, 2017

9:12

77

Department Store

Jul 1, 2017

9:08

78

Barbed Wire

Jun 24, 2017

9:13

79

Tax Havens

Jun 17, 2017

9:13

80

Infant Formula

Jun 10, 2017

9:09

81

Tally Stick

May 27, 2017

9:12

82

Passports

May 22, 2017

9:13

83

Intellectual Property

May 13, 2017

9:10

84

Video Games

May 6, 2017

9:11

85

Cuneiform

Apr 29, 2017

9:09

86

Air Conditioning

Apr 22, 2017

9:08

87

Elevator

Apr 15, 2017

9:14

88

Contraceptive Pill

Apr 8, 2017

9:14

89

TV Dinner

Apr 1, 2017

9:08

90

Gramophone

Mar 25, 2017

8:57

91

Battery

Mar 18, 2017

9:13

92

Public Key Cryptography

Mar 11, 2017

9:13

93

Robot

Mar 4, 2017

9:12

94

Disposable Razor

Feb 25, 2017

9:12

95

Clock

Feb 18, 2017

9:09

96

Google

Feb 11, 2017

9:14

97

Insurance

Feb 4, 2017

9:11

98

Paper

Jan 28, 2017

8:58

99

Antibiotics

Jan 20, 2017

8:59

100

Billy Bookcase

Jan 14, 2017

8:58

101

Compiler

Jan 7, 2017

8:58

102

M-Pesa

Dec 31, 2016

8:58

103

Lightbulb

Dec 24, 2016

8:58

104

Banking

Dec 17, 2016

8:58

105

Barcode

Dec 10, 2016

8:58

106

iPhone

Dec 3, 2016

8:58

107

Concrete

Nov 26, 2016

8:57

108

Shipping Container

Nov 19, 2016

8:58

109

Haber-Bosch Process

Nov 14, 2016

8:58

110

Diesel Engine

Nov 5, 2016

8:58