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The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong Airwave Media
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4.8 • 719 Ratings
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Did you know that Europeans used to believe that sheep grew from Mongolian trees? Have you heard about the misbegotten discovery of a new form of water in the 1960s that set off a cold war arms race? Ever seen the gleaming Las Vegas hotel that accidentally shoots heat rays at poolside guests? The Constant is an audio history of getting things wrong. From ancient science to contemporary blunders, we take you on journeys of misadventure and misapprehension, filling your brain with juicy nuggets of the sometimes comical, sometimes tragical and always fascinating ways people mess things up.
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Psych Out, Pt 2: Pick a Card
In which a talking, psychic horse gives JB Rhine the idea for a new field of science: parapsychology.
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Psych Out, Pt 1: Lady Wonder
A horse is a horse, unless, of course, that horse can tell the future.
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Everything Aristotle Has Said is Wrong & The Reflex
Early episodes of this show sound like crap! So this week we're remaking a couple of old favorites.
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The One from Nowhere
In 1900, three lighthouse keepers went missing, starting a phony mystery that long concealed a real one.
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Burning Men
There's a party in 14th Century Europe, and everybody's invited!
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The Captain and The Serpent, Part 2
What's that out there in the distance? A fish? A whale? A SEA SERPENT?! No, it's just the conclusion to our latest two part series!
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Customer Reviews
I love this Podcast!!!
The stories are awesome! You’ll love it too!
It may not be for everyone, but i bet YOU would love it!
This is astonishingly good, and the creator seems to have not only a historian's training, but enough knowledge of scientific thinking that he doesn't say things that are flat-out ignorant. He has a great ear for drama, mystery, and issues in the philosophy of science / pseudoscience and the flood of misinformation that pervades some sectors of our current mediascape! A welcome tonic.
Liked topics but not tone of host…
Tidbits from diverse historical eras and regions are covered quite well. But the host sounds excited to a high pitch, is self-referential and needs to calm the presentation down. And throwing in random fact-comparisons, such as (in a recent episode) how something lasted the duration of a Kurosawa movie, is not funny or even quirky, just makes for pretentious noise.
[Addendum 1]
Kashi is not in the southeast of India. Need to consult maps and review/edit before recording episodes.
[Addendum 2]
No need for such intrusive music while providing historical information. The Semmelweis episode was unlistenable.