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Tiny Matters

Science shapes every facet of our lives, but so much of its influence is overlooked or buried in the past. Tiny Matters is an award-winning science podcast from the American Chemical Society about tiny things — from molecules to microbes — that have a big and often surprising impact on society, past and present.From deadly diseases to forensic toxicology to the search for extraterrestrial life, hosts and former scientists Sam Jones and Deboki Chakravarti embrace the awe and messiness of

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00:19:11

[BONUS] Reef balls and peanut allergy immunotherapy:...

Tiny Matters ·

2026/03/25

The history of allergy immunotherapy and how reef balls are restoring marine habitats.

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01:21:22

The Mothers of Gynecology: The centuries that led to...

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2026/03/18

In this episode you will hear a powerful investigation into the racist origins of gynecology and the ongoing maternal health care crisis for Black mothers.

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00:08:48

A new podcast joining the fam: Chain Reaction by ACS!

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2026/03/13

Chain Reaction is a new podcast from the American Chemical Society that links chemistry’s past to its future, revealing how this ever‑evolving science shapes the world around us, from the materials we use every day to the environment that we depend on. Each episode brings fresh perspectives and personal stories from chemists, engineers, and other scientists, as well as historians who guide us through pivotal moments in chemistry’s history. Together, we’ll uncover chemistry’s surprising connections,

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00:16:37

[BONUS] 5D storage in the ‘Memory of Mankind’ and the...

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2026/03/11

From nerdy house-party physics to the brutal realities of morning sickness.

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00:47:18

Inside expedition medicine: Keeping people alive in...

Tiny Matters ·

2026/03/04

How do expedition doctors keep people alive in the harshest places on Earth?

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00:15:02

[BONUS] 'Mitochondrial Eve' and birds stealing...

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2026/02/25

Crafty corvids are stealing anti‑bird spikes and “Mitochondrial Eve” may have lived at the same time as her Y chromosome counterpart.

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00:37:27

From ancient grain mills to massive offshore...

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2026/02/18

For over a thousand years, humans have been harnessing the wind.

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00:13:44

[BONUS] Dandelion rubber tires and a fentanyl...

Tiny Matters ·

2026/02/11

Using dandelions for tire rubber and a new fentanyl vaccine entering clinical trials

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00:36:58

The history of clinical trials: From fake exorcisms...

Tiny Matters ·

2026/02/04

How do we know whether a treatment truly works?

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00:14:02

[BONUS] Bat periods and toxins from fungi: Tiny Show...

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2026/01/28

Humans aren’t the only mammals who menstruate and fungi produce a number of dangerous compounds.

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00:41:53

The iron lung: How a hulking metal tube became the...

Tiny Matters ·

2026/01/21

Polio epidemics shaped modern medicine and led to the creation of the first machine to keep humans alive: the iron lung.

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00:14:09

[BONUS] The woman who mapped the Milky Way and a...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/12/31

The women who mapped the stars and an evolutionary showdown that includes poison and spikes.

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00:51:04

Sam’s brain-altering bacteria and Deboki’s polio...

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2025/12/24

In this milestone 100th episode of Tiny Matters we take you on a personal journey into what first inspired our passion for science. Sam shares the story of her childhood struggle with germophobia and the brain-altering bacteria that kicked it off, likely causing a condition called PANDAS: Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections. PANDAS may have led to her OCD, but it also fueled Sam’s fascination with the microscopic world, germ theory, and the ways

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00:22:10

[BONUS] Bunny pregnancy tests and a dead salmon MRI:...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/12/17

An alarming old school pregnancy test and a dead salmon lighting up an MRI machine

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00:37:21

How life keeps time: Zeitgebers, hidden clocks, and...

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2025/12/10

How do organisms — from bacteria to sea anemones to humans — keep track of time?

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00:14:51

[BONUS] Polar bear fact vindication and vibrating...

Tiny Matters ·

2025/12/03

Polar bears have black skin and insects often communicate using vibration.

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00:36:13

Dinner with King Tut: How experimental archaeologists...

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2025/11/26

xperimental archaeology is changing our understanding of the past.

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00:15:04

[BONUS] Making magenta pennies and touching the sun:...

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2025/11/19

Turning pennies all the colors of the rainbow and a NASA mission to touch the sun.

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00:33:19

What's eating the Titanic?

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2025/11/12

The Titanic might be disappearing again, this time for good.

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00:33:34

[BONUS] 4 years of Tiny Matters?! How we started,...

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2025/11/05

As we approach episode 100 of Tiny Matters, we wanted to talk about how it all got started nearly 4 years ago and where we are headed! How did Sam and Deboki become co-hosts? What have they learned about the types of stories and episodes they are drawn to? What happens if an interview goes poorly? What is the American Chemical Society (ACS)? How about Multitude? Will we get 100 MORE episodes of the show? And more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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