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 4: Measurement
Chemistry has always been a science of measurement. In this episode, we look at several cases of how measurements affect scientific research and practice as well as daily life.
SHOW CLOCK
00:00 Opening Credits
00:32 Introduction
01:09 The Element of the Week: Platinum
03:34 Interview with Norm Holden, Brookhaven National Laboratories, on changing atomic weights
07:21 Stoichiometry: Featuring Robert Wolke, author of What Einstein Told His Cook
11:28 Quote of the Week: Robert Weber
11:46 Closing Credits
CREDITS
Special thanks to Hilary Domush for researching this show. Additional credits available at distillations.org.