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Mesmerism
Philip Ball tells the story of Anton Mesmer and the rise and fall of animal magnetism.
The Woman Who Tamed Lightning
Naomi Alderman tells the story of engineer Hertha Ayrton, who refined street lights.
The man who predicted deforestation and climate change 200 years ago
The man who predicted deforestation and harmful human-induced climate change 200 years ago
How Much Testosterone Makes You a Man
How testosterone has been used and abused in history
The Day The Earth Stopped Standing Still
How a dying man's book demoted the earth and reconstructed the universe.
Blood Banks
How blood donation became segregated and associated with racial identity.
Maxwell's Demon
Philip Ball explains the thought experiment that niggled at physics for a century.
Paul Ehrlich's 'Magic Bullet' and the Cure for Syphilis
Naomi Alderman tells the story of Paul Ehrlich's 'magic bullet' and the cure for syphilis.
Chaucer's Astrolabe - The Medieval GPS
Chaucer's Astrolabe and how a renowned poet wrote the world's first scientific manual.
Florence Nightingale: Statistician
Naomi Alderman tells how Florence Nightingale saved lives with statistics.
