The Curiosity of!?
By The Curiosity of!? Podcast
A podcast about history, science, tales and everything in between.
A father and son discuss things they are curious about from science and history to monsters and games. We look at the quirky and unusual from around the world as well as seeking out local history, events and characters. We keep it friendly and embrace what we discover - the world is an amazing, curious place.
A father and son discuss things they are curious about from science and history to monsters and games. We look at the quirky and unusual from around the world as well as seeking out local history, events and characters. We keep it friendly and embrace what we discover - the world is an amazing, curious place.
Latest episode
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53: 🌱 Sowing Hope: The Vavilov Institute. Intelligent Speech 2023 Talk
This is a recording of our presentation at Intelligent Speech 2023. The theme was contingencies and we tell the story of the Vavilov Institute and a contingency plan bigger than those involved. You can also watch the presentation on YouTube: https://… -
52: ☠️ Perilous poisons!
This episode we brew poison! But how dangerous is it? Join us to find out as we take a look at the history and science of poison. You’ll learn about the hemlock used to kill Plato and Pliny’s less than effective remedies to the arsenic detecting Mars… -
51: 🪄🃏The Devil’s Picture Books and Wild West Magic
This episode we take a peek at the devil’s picture books – a name given to playing cards. We start with Chinese accounts dating back nearly 1000 years then go via beautiful Mamluk designs to Thomas de la Rue industrialising the printing process 100 y… -
50: ♠️♥️ Magic and Playing Card History with Magician Lee Asher ♣️♦️
It’s episode 50 and we have a very special guest - the magician and playing card historian Lee Asher! Anton has been learning magic for the last 18 months and also become an avid playing card collector so Lee was the perfect guy to have on. He’s work… -
49: 👁️The Curiosity of Sight. How eyes work and how we discovered that.
We’re back! Podcasts, being an audio format, make the perfect medium for talking about sight and how eyes work. This episode Anton and I discover how animals see. From the Cambrian Explosion and mass of new creatures that evolved to neutral implants … -
Bonus: 🎙️ Intelligent Speech 2023 and Takarajima
A mini bonus episode for you to let you know we are talking at Intelligent Speech 2023 this 4 November. Full details and tickets are available at https://intelligentspeechonline.com/ - use offer code curiosity at checkout for 10% off!* As we love you… -
48: 🪙 Tales of treasure. Cocos Island, the Centurion and a Hermit
This episode we go treasure hunting, exploring three stories from around the world focussing on our obsession with greed and wealth. We sail around the globe the wrong way telling an epic tale of survival, visit a tropical island in search of lost tr… -
Bonus: 👵 Re-release: Margaret Ann Neve (fixed!)
I have uploaded the correct audio this time! In celebration of Margaret Ann Neve’s birthday we’re re-releasing our feature about her 110 year life! It was buried at the end of episode 19 so deserves to be surfaced. Listen to how much Anton has change… -
Bonus: 🥔 The Potato Boom!
This feature was researched and written by Anton! Have you heard of the 1903 Potato boom? No? Neither had we until recently. Join Anton as he tells you all about Archibald Findlay and his amazing potatoes that were reaching prices of £5000 a ton - th… -
47: 👾 Interview with Paul Mayze: Cards, the Universe and Everything
This episode we take a break from talking history and science and interview Paul Mayze MD of Avid Games, the creators of Cards, the Universe and Everything affectionately known as CUE Cards. CUE Cards is a great fun mobile game that’s chock-full of f…