Episodes

  • Episode 10 - What Makes Us Human

    Episode 10 - What Makes Us Human
    Feb 11 2024
    What makes us human? We learn about the ways in which cognitive abilities and hand evolution worked hand in hand.

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    21 mins
  • Episode 9 - Unmaintained History

    Episode 9 - Unmaintained History
    Feb 3 2020
    Colma, California is an odd place: the dead outnumber the living. This imbalance arose through massive cemetery relocations to free up space in nearby San Francisco. In this episode, we unearth obscure Bay Area history with volunteers who work to identify human remains inadvertently unearthed during SF home renovations. This is a story of death and devotion in a city in flux.

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    21 mins
  • Episode 8 - Phossy Jaw

    Episode 8 - Phossy Jaw
    Nov 18 2019
    Early in the history of matchsticks, factory workers in London were plagued by a gruesome and debilitating illness: their jaw bones would glow green in the dark and eventually crumble apart. It was discovered that a chemical interaction was occurring between the combustible white phosphorus used in match heads, and the mineral comprising their own skeletons. This is a story about consumer convenience, occupational hazards, and some of the worst bosses in history.

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    8 mins
  • Episode 7 - Curious Caskets: Sagada

    Episode 7 - Curious Caskets: Sagada
    Oct 28 2019
    Perhaps, there is nothing more human than the multitude of ways that we honor the dead. Each culture has its own attitude about death and its own funeral traditions. This episode is a story from a mountainous location in the Philippines where the native Igorot people suspend caskets high above a lush valley.

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    6 mins
  • Episode 6 - Mystery Skeleton

    Episode 6 - Mystery Skeleton
    Oct 29 2017
    Have you ever wondered if there was a skeleton in your backyard? Would you know how to identify which bones were which? In this episode, we join a group of children as they try to assemble and identify the bones of a mystery skeleton.

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    14 mins
  • Episode 5 - Patella Me A Story

    Episode 5 - Patella Me A Story
    Aug 15 2016
    In this episode, our founder, Kate, tells a story about soccer, knee pain, and some secret lab shenanigans.

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    6 mins
  • Episode 4 - Life and Limb

    Episode 4 - Life and Limb
    May 30 2016
    For some people, a chance life event can change everything. Injury or disease may require amputation- the loss of a limb. But not necessarily a loss of your game. In this episode, you’ll hear the story of these special athletes, the coaches that inspire them, and the doctors and that heal them.

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    17 mins
  • Episode 3 - Good Vibrations

    Episode 3 - Good Vibrations
    Feb 28 2016
    Think of your favorite song. How does it make you feel? What images do you see when you hear it? Before reaching the brain to create those feelings and images, those musical sounds take a strange, physical, mechanical, and sometimes violent path through the ear. A large part of how we perceive the audible world depends upon a set of tiny, vibrating bones--bones that often get overlooked until something goes wrong. In this episode, you’ll hear the story of these unsung skeletal heroes. We’ll talk about the role they play in hearing, and how unforeseen circumstances can cause irreparable damage.

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    19 mins