Tiny Matters

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Science shapes every facet of our lives, but so much of its influence is overlooked or buried in the past. Tiny Matters is an award-winning science podcast about tiny things — from molecules to microbes — that have a big and often surprising impact on society. Every Wednesday, hosts and former scientists Sam Jones and Deboki Chakravarti cover topics from infectious disease to the search for extraterrestrial life, embracing the awe and messiness of science today and throughout history, asking questions like, "how was IVF invented?," "what do glaciers tell us about Earth’s ancient past?," and "why is smallpox the only human infectious disease we’ve eradicated?" New episodes every Wednesday wherever you listen to podcasts. Tiny Matters is created by the American Chemical Society, a non-profit scientific organization based in Washington, D.C., and is produced by Multitude.

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[BONUS] The history of Turner Syndrome and engineering food for bees: Tiny Show and Tell Us #45

Tiny Matters · 48 views · 5 months ago

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The Challenger disaster: How a NASA tragedy led to a safer Artemis II

Tiny Matters · 147 views · 3 months ago

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When movies caught fire: The history and science of nitrocellulose film

Tiny Matters · 80 views · 4 months ago

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Fireworks over millennia: From battlefields and royal displays to sustainable spectacles

Tiny Matters · 49 views · 2 months ago

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Trailer: Welcome to Tiny Matters! A podcast about the small science of big things

Tiny Matters · 548 views · 2 years ago

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[BONUS] A pathology lab, a sausage duel, and the fascinating lives of yeast: Tiny Show and Tell U...

Tiny Matters · 40 views · 2 months ago

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[BONUS] Von Willebrand disease and how old is the air in your lungs?: Tiny Show and Tell Us #47

Tiny Matters · 47 views · 4 months ago

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Episode 108: Deep-sea mining: Environmental uncertainty, ‘Law of the Sea,’ and shark potatoes

Tiny Matters · 73 views · 5 months ago

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‘Clean beauty’: Cosmetics, chemophobia and the anti-vax pipeline

Tiny Matters · 101 views · 4 months ago

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Episode 106: Stinky white gold, Haber-Bosch, and ‘peecycling’: How fertilizer shapes our world

Tiny Matters · 105 views · 6 months ago

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Collisions in space: Satellites, space debris, and the quest to clean up Earth's orbit

Tiny Matters · 106 views · 3 months ago

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