Surprisingly Brilliant

Time travel? Aliens? Seeing the invisible? This special episode’s tale from science histor... more

The man who changed our understanding of disorders of the brain was a man who couldn't rec... more

One bean has changed the world in unexpected ways, and the man behind it was even more ext... more

Vaccines. They're a big topic of conversation right now. But who discovered them? Who gave... more

The universe speaks in a common language...the mathematics of change. Maren wasn't so sure... more

A story in three parts: The discovery of a revolutionary biotechnology that’s used every d... more

This doctor was a public health pioneer, a visionary in the medical treatments of his day,... more

Greg tells Maren about a chemist who develops hit product after hit product, from revoluti... more

A forgotten figure, shrouded in mystery, is the true voice behind our modern understanding... more

This week Greg tells Maren about shovel-faced reptiles, giant ferns, land bridges, and cla... more

One pill changed the world forever. It replaced crocodile dung inserted into the vagina. I... more