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From agriculture to the X-ray machine, Stuff to Blow Your Mind hosts Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick explore the inventions we created, and how they created us.
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Listen to Invention, a Society & Culture podcast by iHeartPodcasts. Stream 74 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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Invention Classic: Chewing Gum
Chewing gum is everywhere today, but where does it come from? What did we chew before Bubblicious? How does gum affect us? Robert and Joe ex...
Invention Classic: The Museum
We all love a good museum, but how long have we had them? In this episode of Invention, Robert and Joe discuss just what a museum actually i...
Invention Classic: Sun Glasses
It’s hard to imagine how anyone looked cool before the invention of sunglasses, but just when did humans pop their first pair of shades? In...
Invention Classic: Penicillin
A fungal accident in the early 20th century opened the door for the medical wonders of the antibiotic age. In this episode of Invention, Rob...
Invented Words, Part 2
Where do new words come from? Robert and Joe explore in the latest episode of Invention. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihe...
Invented Words, Part 1
Where do new words come from? Robert and Joe explore in the latest episode of Invention. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihe...
Invention: Barbed Wire
You may very well encounter barbed wire everyday -- and, in all likelihood, you see THROUGH this flesh-ripping barrier. Where did this inven...
The Fire Extinguisher, Part 2
Fire technology depends on the ability to not only create and foster fire, but also the ability to snuff it out as needed. Today, the fire e...
The Fire Extinguisher, Part 1
Fire technology depends on the ability to not only create and foster fire, but also the ability to snuff it out as needed. Today, the fire e...
Strike the Match, Part 3
Mastery of fire was one of humanity’s greatest technological leaps forward, but even the ability to create fire only gets you so far if the...
Strike the Match, Part 2
Mastery of fire was one of humanity’s greatest technological leaps forward, but even the ability to create fire only gets you so far if the...
Strike the Match, Part 1
Mastery of fire was one of humanity’s greatest technological leaps forward, but even the ability to create fire only gets you so far if the...
The Pencil
It’s easy to take the pencil for granted, but that eraser-capped wooden cylinder with a core of graphite has a story and a history -- and Ro...
Beachbum Berry on the Invention of the Mai Tai
The Mai Tai isn’t only the most famous Tiki cocktail, it’s one of the most well known cocktails on the planet. But where does it come from?...
Invention Classic: Chopsticks
Chopsticks are such an intuitive and precise eating utensil, it’s easy to assume they’ve been with us. But as Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick...
Listener Mail: Year End Wrap-Up, Part 2
Join your Invention hosts Robert and Joe for another round of listenener mail on recent episodes devoted to the Microwave Oven and all sorts...
Listener Mail: Year End Wrap-Up, Part 1
As the first year of Invention comes to a close, Robert and Joe catch up on listener mail for everything from air conditioning and ketchup t...
Toys, Part 3
As the holiday season sets in, Robert and Joe open up Santa’s toy bag to consider the invention of various toys -- toys intended to teach, t...
Toys, Part 2
As the holiday season sets in, Robert and Joe open up Santa’s toy bag to consider the invention of various toys -- toys intended to teach, t...