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The Insane Cult Leader Who Lived Inside The Earth
Wed, Apr 03, 2024
  • S14.E1
  • The Insane Cult Leader Who Lived Inside The Earth
As the 20th century approached, our understanding of the natural world and of the cosmos was increasing at a more rapid pace than any time in the history of science. We were building on our knowledge of asteroids, the discovery of Neptune, and understanding the transit of Venus, and science fiction like Jules Verne's "Journey to the Center of the Earth" was taking our imagination deep inside our own planet.
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The Lost Genius of Roald Dahl
Thu, May 09, 2024
  • S14.E2
  • The Lost Genius of Roald Dahl
Everyone knows Roald Dahl's stories, and several generations have grown up on Willy Wonka, Matilda, and more. But lurking behind the Oompa Loompas and the giant peaches is the life of a scientist, an inventor, and a medical pioneer so important that his work has saved thousands of lives worldwide -- and Dahl did his best to make sure you didn't know it.
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The Feral Child Tied To A Toilet For 13 Years
Thu, Jun 13, 2024
  • S14.E3
  • The Feral Child Tied To A Toilet For 13 Years
Genie Wiley was found in California in 1970, a feral child subjected to 13 years of horrors at the hands of her father -- and her tragic story blurs the line between research and true crime. It's part psychology, part biology, part linguistics.. and all a chapter in the dark history of science. Genie presented an incredible opportunity to study the limits of and potential for language acquisition at a time when Noam Chomsky's "Syntactic Structures" dominated linguistic debates. But was it even possible to help an abused girl and study her at the same time? That depends on who you ask -- but the result was limited scientific knowledge and a broken life.
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The Insane Cult Leader Who Lived Inside The Earth

S14.E1 ∙ The Insane Cult Leader Who Lived Inside The Earth

Wed, Apr 03, 2024
As the 20th century approached, our understanding of the natural world and of the cosmos was increasing at a more rapid pace than any time in the history of science. We were building on our knowledge of asteroids, the discovery of Neptune, and understanding the transit of Venus, and science fiction like Jules Verne's "Journey to the Center of the Earth" was taking our imagination deep inside our own planet.
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The Lost Genius of Roald Dahl

S14.E2 ∙ The Lost Genius of Roald Dahl

Thu, May 09, 2024
Everyone knows Roald Dahl's stories, and several generations have grown up on Willy Wonka, Matilda, and more. But lurking behind the Oompa Loompas and the giant peaches is the life of a scientist, an inventor, and a medical pioneer so important that his work has saved thousands of lives worldwide -- and Dahl did his best to make sure you didn't know it.
0 /10
The Feral Child Tied To A Toilet For 13 Years

S14.E3 ∙ The Feral Child Tied To A Toilet For 13 Years

Thu, Jun 13, 2024
Genie Wiley was found in California in 1970, a feral child subjected to 13 years of horrors at the hands of her father -- and her tragic story blurs the line between research and true crime. It's part psychology, part biology, part linguistics.. and all a chapter in the dark history of science. Genie presented an incredible opportunity to study the limits of and potential for language acquisition at a time when Noam Chomsky's "Syntactic Structures" dominated linguistic debates. But was it even possible to help an abused girl and study her at the same time? That depends on who you ask -- but the result was limited scientific knowledge and a broken life.
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