Smart Tea

Smart Tea

By Aarati AsundiScienceEducationHistory
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Smart Tea episodes

  • Dr. John B. Watson: The Fear Psychologist
    Are rats and spiders actually scary or have you just been conditioned to think so? Aarati tells the story of a controversial psychologist whose "Little Albert" experiment on fear went a bit too far. 


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    55 min
  • Dr. Svetlana Mojsov: The Unsung Ozempic Hero

    Ozempic and Wegovy are everywhere, but there is one scientist who has been left out of all the news articles. Arpita tells the story of a female immigrant scientist whose discoveries were the key in creating these wonder drugs. 

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    56 min
  • Percy Spencer: Microwaves and Magnetrons

    One person’s curiosity can change the world! Aarati tells the story of a grade school dropout whose drive to learn how things work resulted in the invention of the microwave oven. 

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    52 min
  • Dr. Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin: The Psychedelic Pioneer

    Arpita is back with another story in the series on psychedelics. MDMA has an interesting history, but could it have a future in mental health treatment as well? 

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    1 hr 2 min
  • Dr. Charles Drew: The Blood Banker

    Blood transfusions were a risky business until this athlete turned surgeon came along. Aarati tells the story of a literal bloody genius!

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    53 min
  • Stephanie Kwolek: The Queen of Kevlar

    You don't need to be a doctor to save lives! Aarati goes into the life of a headstrong fashion designer-turned-chemist, who created polymer based fabrics like spandex, polyester, and Kevlar.


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    53 min
  • Albert Hofmann: The Science and Culture of LSD

    An unlikely chemist makes an even unlikelier discovery. Arpita tells the story of how Albert Hofmann brought LSD (and a very memorable bicycle ride) to the western world. 

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    1 hr 11 min
  • Wilbur Scoville: The Spicy Pharmacist

    We're heating things up! Aarati tells the story of the pharmacist who created a scale to rate the spiciness of chili peppers. 

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    1 hr 1 min
  • Dmitri Belyaev: Taming Silver Foxes

    How did dogs become our best friends? For our 10th episode, Aarati tells the story of Dmitri Belyaev, a Soviet scientist who used foxes to uncover the mysteries of domestication.

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    1 hr 9 min

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