George Washington Carver

Constant Wonder - Radio Archive, Episode 815

Jan 6, 2021 8:00 pm
52:48 mins

Dana Chandler shares how George Washington Carver used clever science to helped save America's farms. James Tour races nano cars, cars so small you can't see them, to drive the field of nanomanipulation forward. Ben Abbott of BYU introduces us to microbes that fight pollution.

Episode Segments

Episode Segments

George Washington Carver, Renaissance Man

25 MINS

Tuskegee's Dana Chandler shares how George Washington Carver invented soap, paint, linoleum, flour and more, all from peanuts.

The Tiniest Racecars

24 MINS

James Tour races nano cars, cars so small you can't see them, to drive the field of nanomanipulation forward.

Microbes Absorbing Pollution

4 MINS

Ben Abbott of BYU introduces us to microbes that fight pollution.