589 episodes
99% Invisible Stitcher Studios
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4.8 • 3.7K Ratings
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Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration of the process and power of design and architecture. From award winning producer Roman Mars. Learn more at 99percentinvisible.org.
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530- The Panopticon Effect
The “panopticon” might be the best known prison concept in the world. It’s become the metaphor for the surveillance state, but very few actual prisons were built around this idea. Breda Dome is one of them.
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529- The Wilderness Tool
The rise, fall, and unexpected second life of the crosscut saw is also the story of how America created the very concept of wilderness.
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Twenty Thousand Hertz- Golden
Two stories about the transformative power of silence from our friends at Twenty Thousand Hertz
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528- A Whale-Oiled Machine
Friction, tribology, and the complex art and science of lubrication
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527- RoboUmp
The surprisingly long history of trying to use robots to call balls and strikes in baseball
Customer Reviews
This is my favourite podcast
I started listening in early 2020 and when everything stopped I was completely hooked and had to start from the beginning and listen to every episode. Just got to the 500th one and it’s been great the whole way. Keep up the great work!💜
My favourite Podcast
I’m a design student and I’ve been listening to 99pi for years now. It’s part of what inspired me to attend Design school.
Thanks Roman and the rest of the team!
My Favourite
This has been my longest running favourite podcast and it’ll probably never lose that title. Even the episodes that have seemingly boring topics end up being FASCINATING! I love a good deep dive on an obscure topic. Well produced and seems to be a great team doing what they love and sharing it with the world.