A Bit of Historical Context

About This Episode:Alexis Dahl is a science communicator on a quest to understand and marvel at the world outside her door. Kathy will delve into the intersection of geology, theology, physics, and radioactivity in this fascinating story of how we learned how to measure the age of the Earth. Topics discussed in this episode: How Rutherford came up with the age of the earth The Lightning Tamers Book by Kathy Joseph This book will change your perspective of the pioneers you thought you knew like

About This Episode: What did they do with an x-ray machine before they discovered x-rays? In this episode, Kathy Joseph and guest Patrick Kelly discuss The History of the Xray and how it all began, from its discovery to how it was invented and how Edison got related to x-ray safety. Topics discussed in this episode: How Faraday's discovery of induction led to the creation of X-ray machines Why the international debates about the nature of Cathode Rays were important How the first medical