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Accidental Inventions
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Updated December 05, 2022
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- The medical world has been trying to cure color blindness for centuries. Then a glass scientist figured it out. By accident.
- The course of World War II, the development of successful cancer treatment, and just being able to go outside without fear all come down to one thing: the humble Penicillium fungus. Maren tells Greg a tale of accidental discoveries, fungal espi
- When Hitachi launched their ‘personal massager’ on 20th May, 1968, they had no idea (or so they claim) that they were about to, um, go down in sex toy history.The Magic Wand was initially developed to relieve tension and relaxing sore muscles
- How did LSD go from accidental discovery to the counter cultures go to drug?On April 19th 1943 Albert Hoffman had the first ever LSD trip in Basel, Switzerland. He was testing a substance of his own making, that he had initially developed 5 yea
- On this day in 1980, Post-it Notes were sold in U.S. stores for the first time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Often, inventions that are made quite by accident end up becoming an everyday part of life. This episode covers two of those: the microwave oven and the chocolate chip cookie.Research: Balsley, Betsy. “Microwave Ovens Put the Space Age in th
- A breakfast cereal created by religious leaders. Chicken wings, infidelity, and revenge. In this episode, two foods we know and love born from accidents.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar
- Viagra’s effects on men were first discovered as an unexpected side-effect during trials for a medication meant to help patients with a heart condition. CRISPR cas– 9 is now a tool that can be used to modify and replace genes – but it was first
- An accidental discovery on a nighttime walk led one scientist and his team to wonder: How many mammals glow under ultraviolet light? The list keeps growing, but scientists still aren’t sure why these furry creatures glow.For more, go to http:/
- This episode, a tale of a wonder drug that will make you wonder about way more than just drugs. Doctor-reporter Avir Mitra follows the epic and fantastical journey of a molecule dug out of a distant patch of dirt that would go on to make bill
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