Iron Empires, Women of Pan Am, Lead in Pipes

Iron Empires, Women of Pan Am, Lead in PipesTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 1727

Nov 9, 2021 • 1h 44m

Railroads not only changed America's landscape, but also created the first big business. Why Pan Am flight attendants were more than just a pretty face. How artificial intelligence is helping to track down lead water pipes. And why scientists decided to strap 3D glasses on cuttlefish.

Episode Segments

Railroad Tycoons and the Creation of Big Business in AmericaNov 9, 202140mThe railway tycoons of the early 1900s created the big business playbook still used today by business leaders like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg.

The railway tycoons of the early 1900s created the big business playbook still used today by business leaders like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg.

The Study on Cuttlefish Vision Using 3D GlassesNov 9, 202112mScientists velcroed 3D glasses onto the faces of cuttlefish and showed them movies.

Scientists velcroed 3D glasses onto the faces of cuttlefish and showed them movies.

Caught Between Sexism and Feminism, Pan Am Stewardesses Changed the WorldNov 9, 202138mStewardesses were central to the glamour of air travel in its early days—but they were so much more than pretty faces in fitted suits.

Stewardesses were central to the glamour of air travel in its early days—but they were so much more than pretty faces in fitted suits.

Using Artificial Intelligence to Find the Millions of Lead Water Pipes in Need of ReplacingNov 9, 202114mWhile Flint, Michigan’s crisis pushed the problem with lead water pipes to the front of the nation’s mind, the fact remains that millions of Americans get their water from lead pipes.

While Flint, Michigan’s crisis pushed the problem with lead water pipes to the front of the nation’s mind, the fact remains that millions of Americans get their water from lead pipes.