Episode 36: Olympics
An episode of the Distillations | Science History Institute podcast, hosted by Science History Institute, titled "Episode 36: Olympics" was published on August 15, 2008 and runs 11 minutes.
August 15, 2008 ·11m · Distillations | Science History Institute
Episode Description
Addicted to the Olympics? Take a break from too much video with 12 minutes of audio. On today's show, we investigate Olympic mysteries, from the flame of the torch to the composition of those so-called gold medals.
SHOW CLOCK
00:00 Opening Credits
00:31 Introduction
01:12 Element of the Week: Gold
03:13 Mystery Solved! The Olympic Torch
06:01 Citizen Air Quality Monitoring
10:43 Quote: Albert Camus
11:03 Closing Credits
CREDITS
Special thanks to Hilary Domush and Andrew Stelzer for researching this show. Additional credits available at https://sciencehistory.org/stories/distillations-pod/olympics/
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