Transistor is podcast of scientific curiosities and current events, featuring guest hosts, scientist
Vaccinations, in one form or another, have been around longer than the United States. In fact, durin
Cosmic rays from outer space sound like science fiction. They’re not—invisible particles flung from
Every October 16th hundreds of people gather in Dublin to celebrate Ireland's greatest mathematician
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma left devastation in their wake all across the southern United States as u
What if the size of our dinner plate, its color, the material of our cutlery - even background sound
Underneath our vrooms, beeps, and rumbles, natural sound may be more important than we think.
On May 2, 2015, beekeepers Pam Arnold and Kristy Allen got hit with a pesticide. They couldn't see i
Thirty-six-year-old twins Carol and Katy are physically identical in every way but one: Katy was bor
The headlines are often full of advice for women about when they should have children. Marnie Cheste
Humans have always been interested in controlling the weather. In the past we used raindances and sa
Visual stylometry is a branch of mathematics that can determine the style of a particular artist’s b
Head underground to hear how some of the first subways were built, and how they are built today.
This 1948 graphic shows sound traveling on an axis 700 fathoms down in the Atlantic. Something unu
For the next few episodes, we’re featuring the Smithsonian’s new series, Sidedoor, about where scien
For the next few episodes, we’re featuring select episodes from the Smithsonian’s new series, Sidedo
Bronwyn Tarr with Carimbó dancers. Oxford evolutionary neuroscientist Bronwyn Tarr was in a remote
Vissarion Shebalin was not a great composer. But his music could unlock an important truth about how
Ancient navigators traveled across the Pacific without the aid of maps or instruments. We’ll hear
This episode is brought to you by… science fair memories. I (your host Genevieve) remember being ins
