Smart Tea

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.  Support the show For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com. 

We're heating things up! Aarati tells the story of the pharmacist who created a scale to rate the spiciness of chili peppers.  Support the show For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com. 

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. Support the show For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com. 

Who says you need a fancy lab to do science? Aarati tells the story of the man who showed human activity was influencing the climate from the comfort of his own home.  Support the show For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com. 

Arpita tells the story of one of the most glamorous movie stars of the early 20th century whose invention changed the way we communicate and laid the foundation for Wi-Fi.   Support the show For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com. 

Meet the female mathematician who Einstein thought was a genius! Aarati takes a stab at explaining Noether’s Theorem and the underlying mathematical symmetries of our universe. Support the show For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com. 

Is there a way to stay forever young? Arpita tells the story of a Nobel Prize winning scientist who uncovered the truth about our immune system and chased immortality.  Support the show For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com. 

HERstory prevailed! Aarati tells the story of a young chemist who extracted a treatment for leprosy and only received credit for her achievement decades after her mysterious death.  Support the show For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com. 

Arpita tells the story of a scientist and inventor who kept her EYES on the prize! She crashed through glass ceilings while staying true to her roots.  Support the show For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com. 

DON'T break a leg... especially in the Victorian Era. Aarati tells the story of the surgeon who revolutionized medical care with his antiseptic method.  Support the show For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com. 

Hyenas and dinosaurs and bears, oh my! Arpita tells the story of the eccentric clergyman who wrote the first account of a dinosaur fossil and laid the foundations of geology and paleontology. Support the show For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com. 

We're starting out with a BANG! In our very first episode, Aarati tells the story of the man who invented dynamite and used the fortune he made to found the Nobel Prizes.  Support the show For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com. 

Welcome to the Smart Tea Podcast! Support the show For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com.