In this fascinating podcast, science historian Kathy Joseph gives a bit of scientific, historical context to experts in their fields. Every Tuesday at 10 AM PST.
A Bit of Historical Context
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In this fascinating podcast, science historian Kathy Joseph gives a bit of scientific, historical context to experts in their fields. Every Tuesday at 10 AM PST.
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6/28/2022
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July 5, 2022
How Rutherford Found the Age of the Earth with Alexis Dahl
<p><strong>About This Episode:</strong> </p> <p>Alexis Dahl is a science communicator on a quest to understand and marvel at the world outside her door. </p> <p>Kathy will delve into the intersection of geology, theology, physics, and radioactivity in this fascinating story of how we learned how to measure the age of the Earth.</p> <p><strong>Topics discussed in this episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li>How Rutherford came up with the age of the earth</li> </ul> <p><strong>The Lightning Tamers Book by Kathy Joseph</strong> </p> <p>This book will change your perspective of the pioneers you thought you knew like Franklin, Volta, Faraday, Ampère, Ohm, Joule, Morse, Bell, Edison, Tesla, and Westinghouse.</p> <p>She will also introduce you to many who should be famous but are not (yet) like Stephan Gray, Matthias Bose, Laura Bassi, and Charles Proteus Steinmetz.</p> <p>Rigorously researched, historically and scientifically accurate, and quirky as hell, you are guaranteed to learn something new.</p> <p>If you have wondered how our electric universe functions or just like reading a fun history book, THIS is the book for you. <a href="https://kathylovesphysics.ck.page/7e15837b3f">JOIN THE WAITING LIST HERE</a></p> <p><strong>Resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/KathyLovesPhysicsHistory">Kathy Loves Physics YouTube Channel</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kathylovesphysics/">Kathy Loves Physics Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/historyofscienceandphysics">Kathy Loves Physics Facebook Group</a></li> <li><a href="https://kathylovesphysics.com/">Kathy Loves Physics Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexisDahl">Alexis Dahl's YouTube Channel</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexis.writes/">Alexis Dahl's Instagram</a></li> </ul>
June 28, 2022
The History of Xray with Patrick Kelly
<p><strong>About This Episode:</strong><br> <br> What did they do with an x-ray machine before they discovered x-rays? In this episode, Kathy Joseph and guest Patrick Kelly discuss <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-1XEgBvwAs&t=1s">The History of the Xray</a> and how it all began, from its discovery to how it was invented and how Edison got related to x-ray safety.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Topics discussed in this episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li>How Faraday's discovery of induction led to the creation of X-ray machines</li> <li>Why the international debates about the nature of Cathode Rays were important</li> <li>How the first medical X-ray was discovered</li> <li>How the World reacted to X-rays</li> <li>How Edison was involved for both good and ill</li> </ul> <p><br> <strong>The Lightning Tamers Book by Kathy Joseph</strong><br> <br> This book will change your perspective of the pioneers you thought you knew like Franklin, Volta, Faraday, Ampère, Ohm, Joule, Morse, Bell, Edison, Tesla, and Westinghouse.</p> <p>She will also introduce you to many who should be famous but are not (yet) like Stephan Gray, Matthias Bose, Laura Bassi, and Charles Proteus Steinmetz.</p> <p>Rigorously researched, historically and scientifically accurate, and quirky as hell, you are guaranteed to learn something new.</p> <p>If you have wondered how our electric universe functions or just like reading a fun history book, THIS is the book for you.<br> <br> <a href="https://kathylovesphysics.ck.page/7e15837b3f">JOIN THE WAITING LIST HERE</a><br> </p> <p><strong>Resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/KathyLovesPhysicsHistory">Kathy Loves Physics YouTube Channel</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kathylovesphysics/">Kathy Loves Physics Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/historyofscienceandphysics">Kathy Loves Physics Facebook Group</a></li> <li><a href="https://kathylovesphysics.com/">Kathy Loves Physics Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/PatrickKellyMedicalHistory">Patrick Kelly's YouTube Channel</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/patkellyteaches/">Patrick Kelly's Instagram</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/patkellyteaches/"><br> </a></p>
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