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From agriculture to the X-ray machine, Stuff to Blow Your Mind hosts Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick explore the inventions we created, and how they created us.
Soap
We’re all probably using a lot more soap these days, but… what is it exactly? How does it work? Who invented it and how has it changed the world? Join...
Invention Classic: Chewing Gum
Chewing gum is everywhere today, but where does it come from? What did we chew before Bubblicious? How does gum affect us? Robert and Joe explore in t...
Invention Classic: The Museum
We all love a good museum, but how long have we had them? In this episode of Invention, Robert and Joe discuss just what a museum actually is and when...
Invention Classic: Sun Glasses
It’s hard to imagine how anyone looked cool before the invention of sunglasses, but just when did humans pop their first pair of shades? In this episo...
Invention Classic: Penicillin
A fungal accident in the early 20th century opened the door for the medical wonders of the antibiotic age. In this episode of Invention, Robert and Jo...
Invented Words, Part 2
Where do new words come from? Robert and Joe explore in the latest episode of Invention. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/p...
Invented Words, Part 1
Where do new words come from? Robert and Joe explore in the latest episode of Invention. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/p...
Invention: Barbed Wire
You may very well encounter barbed wire everyday -- and, in all likelihood, you see THROUGH this flesh-ripping barrier. Where did this invention come ...
The Fire Extinguisher, Part 2
Fire technology depends on the ability to not only create and foster fire, but also the ability to snuff it out as needed. Today, the fire extinguishe...