I was interviewed by Molly Webster for the “Kleptotherms” episode of Radiolab, which was entirely focused on the concept of temperature. Molly and I discussed the marker of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit: where it originated in medicine, how it functions as a cultural artifact, and why no single number can be an accurate or inclusive arbiter of human health.
Category: Interview
Interview with Rebecca Onion
An interview with Rebecca Onion about her research, her career, and her new book, Innocent Experiments: Childhood And The Culture Of Popular Science In The United States.
Society for the History of Children and Youth Podcast
June 19, 2019
Bonkers Things Men Have Said About Women’s Bodies
Bonkers Things Men Have Said About Women’s Bodies, A History
Lady Science podcast
April 16, 2018
To Boldy Go Where No Series Had Gone Before
To Boldy Go Where No Series Had Gone Before
Lady Science podcast
February 14, 2018
Bringing the Drugstore Home
Bringing the Drugstore Home: Patient labor, scientific medicine, and the development of the medicine cabinet
An Interview with Deanna Day
Cabinet
Winter 2015-2016
Babies on Demand
Babies on Demand: Reproduction in a Technological Age
Distillations
November 18, 2014
…Stop Worrying and Love the Zombie Apocalypse
How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Zombie Apocalypse [Audio Only]
Distillations
Science History Institute
October 21, 2013
So Argon Walks Into a Bar…
So Argon Walks Into a Bar…
Distillations
March 4, 2013