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Science History Institute
Distillations is the Science History Institute's critically acclaimed flagship podcast. We take deep dives into stories that range from the serious to the eccentric, all to help listeners better understand the surprising science that is all around us. Hear about everything from the crisis in Alzheimer's research to New England's 19th-century vampire panic in compelling, sometimes-funny, documentary-style audio stories.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Distillations | Science History Institute podcast:

#1 Mentioned in 4 episodes
As Gods

#2 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Silent Spring

#3 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Gene
An Intimate History

#4 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Merchants of doubt
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Carbon-Free, Nuclear-Free

#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Free for All
Fixing School Food in America

#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
the cosmic connection

#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Double Helix
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Poisonous Skies
Acid Rain and the Globalization of Pollution

#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Pandora's Baby
How the First Test Tube Babies Sparked the Reproductive Revolution

#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Myth of Mental Illness
#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Recombinant DNA
The Untold Story
#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Altered Inheritance

#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
CRISPR People
#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Arming Mother Nature
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Smogtown
The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles
#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Humans
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The CRISPR Generation
The Story of the World's First Gene-Edited Babies

#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Eating to Learn, Learning to Eat
The Origins of School Lunch in the United States

#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes











