What do nutmeg and the island of Manhattan have in common, or how did the Hudson river acquire its name?  How did nutmeg essentially frame the geographical map we recognize today? Listen to this episode to discover how the quest for spices fueled the Age of Discovery and how aromatic hydrocarbons helped science make history. 
Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@xerophiite?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Ian Yeo</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/nutmeg?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a>

What do nutmeg and the island of Manhattan have in common, or how did the Hudson river acquire its name? How did nutmeg essentially frame the geographical map we recognize today? Listen to this episode to discover how the quest for spices fueled the Age of Discovery and how aromatic hydrocarbons helped science make history. Photo by Ian Yeo on Unsplash

What do nutmeg and the island of Manhattan have in common, or how did the Hudson river acquire its name? &nbsp;How did nutmeg essentially frame the geographical map we recognize today? Listen to this episode to discover how the quest for spices fueled the Age of Discovery and how aromatic hydrocarbons helped science make history.&nbsp;
Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@xerophiite?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ian Yeo</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/nutmeg?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText" rel="noopener noreferrer">Unsplash</a>

Sugar and Spice, but the Dutch didn't play nice.

Can you survive an atom bomb blast? What if you could read your own obituary? How did manure change the course of the civil war? Why are the bananas we eat all clones - and for that matter what is a Banana Republic? How much salt are you worth? This podcast will cover those and a host of other seemingly serendipitous occurrences that we call "history" along with the scientific endeavors and experiences that made them possible.

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Sugar and Spice, but the Dutch didn't play nice.