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Oops I Changed the World
Conditioned
Wed, Dec 31, 1969
  • S1.E1
  • Conditioned
Pavlov's discoveries lead to phone addiction. The search for a safer refrigerant creates Teflon. A damaged delivery crate leads to the invention of dynamite, and an encounter with a composer leads Hedy Lamarr to invent the basis for wifi.
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Blue Genes
Wed, Dec 31, 1969
  • S1.E2
  • Blue Genes
A failure gives the world a great crime fighting tool. A poorly dressed cut leads to the invention of plastics. A conversation and sausage poison changed the face of Hollywood. A broken thermometer leads to events that free a country.
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The Beat Goes On
Wed, Dec 31, 1969
  • S1.E3
  • The Beat Goes On
A clumsy movement throws a sample onto a stove invents vulcanized rubber. The wrong resistor leads to the pacemaker. A failed experiment results in a safe way to create fire. A search for new galaxies leads to hope of extraterrestrials.
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Conditioned

S1.E1 ∙ Conditioned

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Pavlov's discoveries lead to phone addiction. The search for a safer refrigerant creates Teflon. A damaged delivery crate leads to the invention of dynamite, and an encounter with a composer leads Hedy Lamarr to invent the basis for wifi.
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Blue Genes

S1.E2 ∙ Blue Genes

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
A failure gives the world a great crime fighting tool. A poorly dressed cut leads to the invention of plastics. A conversation and sausage poison changed the face of Hollywood. A broken thermometer leads to events that free a country.
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The Beat Goes On

S1.E3 ∙ The Beat Goes On

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
A clumsy movement throws a sample onto a stove invents vulcanized rubber. The wrong resistor leads to the pacemaker. A failed experiment results in a safe way to create fire. A search for new galaxies leads to hope of extraterrestrials.
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Flash of Success

S1.E4 ∙ Flash of Success

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Broken thermometer fumes cause the invention of photography. Radar parts and a melting snack bar lead to the microwave. Spilled chemicals result in Scotchgard. A trial heart drug works better on another organ and becomes Viagra.
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Acid Test

S1.E6 ∙ Acid Test

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
The accidents that lead to the discovery of Lithium, LSD, TNT and the Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
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Hair Raising Science

S1.E7 ∙ Hair Raising Science

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
A failed blood pressure medication and an exceedingly hairy woman lead to a cure for baldness. Messing around with a scientific toy gave us the x-ray. An attempt to stop the paper curling in a newspaper printer becomes air conditioning.
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Discovering Drink

S1.E8 ∙ Discovering Drink

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
A clumsy lab worker leads to the invention of superglue, and the fortuitous accidents behind neuroscience, beer and chemical hair relaxant.
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Bigger Bang

S1.E9 ∙ Bigger Bang

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
A misguided attempt to make plastic wallpaper results in bubble wrap. The precursor to a blood clotting drug becomes rave favorite MDMA. A mopped-up kitchen spill brings us smokeless explosive gun cotton.
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Laxative Lunacy

S1.E10 ∙ Laxative Lunacy

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
The accidents behind the inventions of post-it notes, Ex-lax laxative, Graphene and the way a walk in the snow almost leads to nuclear Armageddon.
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Get a Grip

S1.E11 ∙ Get a Grip

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
A failed metal gun barrel recipe becomes kitchen favourite: surgical steel. Messing around in a spectacle maker's shop leads to the telescope. A bag of dirt from a remote island contains a bacteria that helps stop aging.
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How Saran Wrap Saved D Day

S1.E12 ∙ How Saran Wrap Saved D Day

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
The search for artificial quinine creates the first artificial dye, Mauvine. A failed dry-cleaning fluid results in Saran Wrap. An attempt to grow bacteria leads to a cancer killing drug, and Western Front nurses invented sanitary towels.
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Sleeping on the job

S1.E13 ∙ Sleeping on the job

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
A 19th Century party drug and a banged knee lead to the invention of anaesthetics. The story behind the invention of telephone. A shattered experiment results in smart dust, and an ancient attempt to make cheese gave us tofu.
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Teas & Tipple

S1.E14 ∙ Teas & Tipple

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
The unexpected stories behind the inventions of the teabag the gin and tonic Disulfiram and American female politicians.
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Lenin to Lady Gaga

S1.E15 ∙ Lenin to Lady Gaga

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
A failed poison gas detector results in the smoke detector. An experiment to measure gas density produces the Theremin musical instrument. A broken beaker leads to bulletproof glass, and a search for a new gunpowder gives us iodine.
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Editorial lists
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