History Science Theatre

History Science Theatre

Human stories behind science concepts and discoveries - dramatized with original music! Each season features a different historical science story, brought to life by a full cast of musical actors. History Science Theatre Podcast is a production of Matheatre. We use theatre to tell stories that inspire excitement about math and science. www.matheatre.com

Episodes

November 30, 2020 3 mins

Season One is inspired by the career of Rosalind Franklin: a remarkably prolific scientist in the exciting environment of X-ray crystallography. Many people may know her as the scientist jilted by Watson and Crick for her role in the discovery of the structure of DNA, but Rosalind Franklin's story is not that of a victim. Her scientific work spans from coal to DNA to viruses. Join a cast of 12 as they sing to life one of the most i...

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Rosalind Franklin, an expert on coal and carbons, leaves her homeland of England to embark on a new opportunity in Paris--where she learns the experimental skill that will change the course of her career.

History Science Theatre Podcast is a production of Matheatre (www.matheatre.com). We use live theatre to tell stories that inspire excitement about math and science. 

Patreon.com/matheatre; Facebook.com/MatheatreSTEAM; Instagram: ...

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December 8, 2020 18 mins

An unexpected visitor leaves Rosalind with a dilemma about the scientific mysteries of biological life...and the series of choices that add up to the life of every individual. 

History Science Theatre Podcast is a production of Matheatre (www.matheatre.com). We use live theatre to tell stories that inspire excitement about math and science. 

Patreon.com/m...

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December 15, 2020 16 mins

Rosalind's first day at King's College yields quite a few surprises.

History Science Theatre Podcast is a production of Matheatre (www.matheatre.com). We use live theatre to tell stories that inspire excitement about math and science. 

Patreon.com/matheatre; Facebook.com/MatheatreSTEAM; Instagram: matheatre_steam

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December 22, 2020 16 mins

Rosalind and Gosling make a big discovery about DNA, and get swept up in big conflict in the lab.

History Science Theatre Podcast is a production of Matheatre (www.matheatre.com). We use live theatre to tell stories that inspire excitement about math and science. 

Patreon.com/matheatre; Facebook.com/MatheatreSTEAM; Instagram: matheatre_steam

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December 29, 2020 14 mins

Amid escalating tensions at Kings College, a pair of visitors throw a twist into Rosalind's research. 

History Science Theatre Podcast is a production of Matheatre (www.matheatre.com). We use live theatre to tell stories that inspire excitement about math and science. 

Patreon.com/matheatre; Facebook.com/MatheatreSTEAM; Instagram: matheatre_steam

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January 5, 2021 19 mins

Rosalind makes some hard choices about her own life as the structure of life itself begins to be revealed.

History Science Theatre Podcast is a production of Matheatre (www.matheatre.com). We use live theatre to tell stories that inspire excitement about math and science. 

Patreon.com/matheatre; Facebook.com/MatheatreSTEAM; Instagram: matheatre_steam

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January 12, 2021 19 mins

A change of scene sets Rosalind down an unexpected new path. Her research is about to have big implications in the health care fields, even as she confronts health concerns of her own.

History Science Theatre Podcast is a production of Matheatre (www.matheatre.com). We use live theatre to tell stories that inspire excitement about math and science. 

Patreon.com/matheatre; Facebook.com/MatheatreSTEAM; Insta...

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Season Finale

In the conclusion to this story about Rosalind Franklin, the team contemplates what it means to interpret data points as they race to complete one final project.

History Science Theatre Podcast is a production of Matheatre (www.matheatre.com). We use live theatre to tell stories that inspire excitement about math and science. 

Patreon.com/matheatre; Facebook.com/Math...

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March 2, 2021 4 mins

A short snippet of our bonus interview with Dr. Becky Coates.

In our bonus episodes, we delve into the science behind the story by interviewing actual scientists about the show's concepts.

Dr. Coates is a physical chemist whose career inadvertently parallels Rosalind Franklin's. Dr. Coates told us about carbon, x-ray crystallography, the arrangement of molecules, and what it means to be a scientist. In this segment, she talks about...

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April 27, 2021 6 mins

A short snippet of our bonus interview with Karina Kirk.

In our bonus episodes, we delve into the science behind the story by interviewing actual scientists about the show's concepts.

Karina Kirk is a biologist who has a career working with human and viral DNA. Karina told us about DNA, RNA, proteins, her experiences as a female scientist, and the history of DNA science. In this segment, she talks about the famous Hershey-Chase exp...

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November 11, 2021 5 mins

A short snippet of our bonus interview with Dr. Julie Gutman.

In our bonus episodes, we delve into the science behind the story by interviewing actual scientists about the show's concepts.

Dr. Gutman is an epidemiologist who has had a long career studying infectious agents, and just like Rosalind Franklin, she did x-ray crystallography! Dr. Gutman told us about virus structure, how they function - and mutate, and whether they are l...

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