Human Angle

Nikola Tesla's story is riddled with conspiracy theories. Did he build a laser-weapon known as the death ray? Was he the first to discover aliens? Jacqui and Kenna go deeper into this scientists' life to talk about the mysteries surrounding Tesla, and what made him human. 

Mileva Maric is Einstein's first wife and may have been a contributor to his famous theories. Join us as we follow Mileva's struggles to give up her career and passions in order to allow her husband, Albert Einstein, to have his own. 

Victorian Socialite Ada Lovelace may have been the first woman to work on computer code. Join Jacqui and Kenna as they discuss Ada's privileged lifestyle, Victorian women's rights, and the importance of computer coding. 

John Steinbeck's lost book on marine biology is finally revealed! Steinbeck is known as one of the greatest American novelists during the 1940s and 1950s, but also was a close friend to marine biologist Ed Ricketts. In this episode, we follow Steinbeck and Ricketts as they journey around the coast of California, and what their friendship meant to history. 

In 1953, the structure of DNA was supposedly found by Francis Crick and James Watson. But did you know there were two other scientists working on the structure of DNA at the time, including a woman? Her name was Rosalind Franklin, and in this podcast, we discuss why Franklin didn't receive a Nobel prize for her work, as well as her life as a woman. We also discuss the life of James Watson and his controversial opinions. 

Hedy Lamarr was a 1940s actress dubbed "the most beautiful woman in the world."  But when she wasn't acting, she was found in her trailer tinkering on inventions. Her tinkering led her to discover the technology for wifi and Bluetooth!