The Impossible Picture
Time travel? Aliens? Seeing the invisible? This special episode’s tale from science history has them all as Maren takes Greg down the long a...
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Surprisingly Brilliant
A science history podcast uncovering the little-known stories and less-talked-about people behind well-known science & tech. Written & Hosted by Maren Hunsberger & Greg Foot for Seeker
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Listen to Surprisingly Brilliant, a Science & Medicine podcast by Seeker. Stream 31 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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20 of 31 episodesThe Helplessly Human Doctor
The man who changed our understanding of disorders of the brain was a man who couldn't recognize faces himself. He was a man who saw music a...
The Lifesaving Bean
One bean has changed the world in unexpected ways, and the man behind it was even more extraordinary. This is the story of a man whose geniu...
The Half-Walnut of Pus
Vaccines. They're a big topic of conversation right now. But who discovered them? Who gave the first one? And what was the rather effective...
The Language of the Universe
The universe speaks in a common language...the mathematics of change. Maren wasn't so sure about math, but after this episode she's a truly...
The Donald Trump Of Science
A story in three parts: The discovery of a revolutionary biotechnology that’s used every day by countless scientists. How that works. And th...
The Secret Doctor
This doctor was a public health pioneer, a visionary in the medical treatments of his day, and a relatively radical voice against the entren...
The Forgotten Whiskey Chemist
Greg tells Maren about a chemist who develops hit product after hit product, from revolutionising whisky production to developing ‘the first...
The World in a Jar
A forgotten figure, shrouded in mystery, is the true voice behind our modern understanding of perhaps the most important issue facing humani...
The Puzzle Beneath Your Feet
This week Greg tells Maren about shovel-faced reptiles, giant ferns, land bridges, and classified war-time research. This is the story of ho...
The Reinvention of Sex
One pill changed the world forever. It replaced crocodile dung inserted into the vagina. It involved rabbit embryos fertilized in a test tub...
The Way To Win At Everything
Chess... Poker... Rock Paper Scissors... Your daily commute..? Nuclear war..? AND your Social Media?? Turns out you can form a winning strat...
The Virus Queen
The first human coronavirus, yoga, and the recorder all have something in common: they were all mastered by the same woman. In this episode,...
The Question Of Who Flew First
This is the story of not just one set of brothers, but three: the Wrights, the Montgolfiers & the Lilienthals. It’s a story that does pre-fl...
The Electronic Ear
A story that spans from the tiniest cells in your inner ear to a technology that changed the world and will shape our future. It takes us th...
The Twist In The Tale
We kick off Season 2 with the story of your most requested person: Rosalind Franklin. But it’s not the story we should be remembering her fo...
Season 2 Is Here!
New amazing stories from science history are coming Thursday, November 19th!
The Fourth Astronaut
Meet the ‘Rope Mother’ - the lady whose code, weaved into copper wire and magnetic rings, saved the Apollo 11 mission to the moon… Greg tell...
The Fungus that Shaped the World
The course of World War II, the development of successful cancer treatment, and just being able to go outside without fear all come down to...
The Mystery & Might of Ectoplasm
What do a children’s birthday party, an accidental discovery, a shoe shop gadget, and Marie Curie have in common?? Have a listen to find out...
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