Each episode of Distillations podcast takes a deep-dive into a moment of science-related history in order to shed light on the present.
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Episode 91: Marvels and Ciphers
In early March 2010 the Chemical Heritage Foundation’s museum opened its newest temporary exhibit, Marvels and Ciphers: A Look Inside the Flask.
SHOW CLOCK
00:00 Opening Credits
00:40 Introduction
01:05 Chemical Agent: Viagra
04:30 Secrets of the Alchemical Tree
08:43 19th-Century Political Cartoons
09:47 Closing Credits
CREDITS
Special thanks to Hilary Domush and James Voelkel for researching this show. Additional credits available at chemheritage.org/distillations.