589 episodes

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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    • 4.8 • 3.7K Ratings

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.

    530- The Panopticon Effect

    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.

    • 37 min
    529- The Wilderness Tool

    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.

    • 44 min
    Twenty Thousand Hertz- Golden

    Twenty Thousand Hertz- Golden

    Two stories about the transformative power of silence from our friends at Twenty Thousand Hertz

    • 32 min
    528- A Whale-Oiled Machine

    528- A Whale-Oiled Machine

    Friction, tribology, and the complex art and science of lubrication

    • 34 min
    420- The Lost Cities of Geo Redux

    420- The Lost Cities of Geo Redux

    When online worlds end

    • 43 min
    527- RoboUmp

    527- RoboUmp

    The surprisingly long history of trying to use robots to call balls and strikes in baseball

    • 27 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
3.7K Ratings

3.7K Ratings

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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!💜

T.Greyhaven ,

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!

Rightsideout ,

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.

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