Best Abhishek Kumar Podcasts (2025)

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Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! 3:22

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An interactive and engaging summary of "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" with some standout incidents and reflections on how all the “dots” connected to make Richard Feynman the iconic thinker and human he was.

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Nicola Twilley on how refrigeration has changed the world 56:14

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Among the many things that we take for granted in the age of indulgence is refrigeration. In “Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves”, Nicola Twilley brings us the history of what is arguably among the top three inventions of the century. She went far down many rabbit holes including orange juice tank farms, meat l…

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Untold stories of unsung Maths legends with Kate Kitagawa and Timothy Revell 55:27

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What are the human stories behind mathematics? How did mathematicians collaborate over centuries to further its cause? “The Secret Lives of Numbers: A Global History of Mathematics & its Unsung Trailblazers” co-authored by Kate Kitagawa and Timothy Revell tells us just that. Kate and Tim dig into rabbit holes from across eras to unearth fascinating…

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Nobel Laureate Thomas R. Cech on why Ribonucleic Acid rocks 45:13

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Dr Thomas R. Cech shared the nobel prize in chemistry with Sidney Altman in 1989. Their work showed that RNA is not only a molecule that carries genetic information but can also act as a catalyst in biochemical reactions, a role that was previously thought to be exclusive to proteins. His book titled “The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life'…

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Will Cockrell on the mavericks of Mount Everest 53:15

1+ y ago53:15

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Will Cockrell’s book, “Everest Inc” tells the story of “The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World”. It is a refreshing take on climbers who may not have a background in mountaineering but have the means to embrace the suffering and the challenge. Instead of taking a condescending view on these thrill seekers, Will inves…

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Carl Öhman on what happens to our data after we die 47:04

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In his short and punchy book, "The Afterlife of Data", Carl Öhman writes about "What Happens to Your Information When You Die and Why You Should Care". After crunching lots of numbers, he found that in the next few decades the dead on Facebook will outnumber the living. The power around what to do with "digital remains" lies with a handful firms li…

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Geoff White on digital transformation of money laundering 43:32

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Geoff White is an investigative journalist who has covered financial crime for over two decades. His latest book is titled "Rinsed - From Cartels to Crypto: How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World's Deadliest Crooks". In this podcast Geoff talks about money laundering 101 and how it has changed over the years. How has technology and social…

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Dr Erica Thompson on how mathematical models can lead us astray and what we can do about it 46:44

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We live in a world that is increasingly being dictated by data. But the models that govern different outcomes need a lot of work. Dr Erica Thompson's fascinating book, "Escape from Model Land: How mathematical models can lead us astray and what we can do about it" is all about it. For all their vaunted prowess, models can often mislead. In this pod…

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Kelly Clancy on her book, “Playing with Reality: How Games Have Shaped Our World” 49:24

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Games have shaped humanity for thousands of years. The premise of Kelly Clancy's book is that games play us. In this podcast Dr Clancy, a neuroscientist talks about games people or companies play to our benefit and detriment. How have games shaped geopolitics? Why do gamblers continue to bet despite losing? How does uncertainty trigger dopamine eve…

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Tamal Bandyopadhyay's roller coaster affair with banking 1:00:00

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Tamal Bandyopadhyay is a prolific journalist who has covered the world of finance for many decades. He has authored several books. In this podcast he gives us a glimpse into his latest book, "Roller Coaster: An Affair with Banking" which is an absolute joy to read. The book as well as this conversation is peppered with anecdotes that are both amusi…

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Cognitive neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf on what reading does to the brain 1:00:00

1+ y ago1:00:00

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Maryanne Wolf is a cognitive neuroscientist who conducts research on “what the brain does when it reads and why some children and adults have greater difficulty learning how to read than others”. She has written some fascinating books including “Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain” and “Reader come home: The Reading Bra…

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Gregory Zuckerman on his book "The Man Who solved the market: How Jim Simons Launched The Quant Revolution" 32:19

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Gregory Zukerman writes for the Wall Street Journal. Over the last few decades he has written several books. In 2019 he wrote "The Man Who solved the market: How Jim Simons Launched The Quant Revolution" which became a runaway hit. It tells the story of a genius mathematician who used modern quantitative techniques to make money for himself and his…

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Alex Duff on his book, "Smart Money: The Fall and Rise of Brentford FC" 51:17

1+ y ago51:17

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Alex Duff talks about how Brentford football club used data and analytics to improve and retain its spot in the English Premier League. His book, "Smart Money: The Fall and Rise of Brentford" is a fascinating account of how the club instilled new values and respected number crunching to make key decisions on deciding plays on the field and in the t…

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Ananyo Bhattacharya on his book The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John Von Neumann 53:59

1+ y ago53:59

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Ananyo Bhattacharya's "The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John Von Neumann" is a fascinating book about the Hungarian-American mathematician. It's a shame that most of us know little about the man. Dr Bhattacharya digs deep into the mathematician's early days and how he went on to have a lasting impact in different fields including nano…

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Dennis Yi Tenen on his book Literary Theory of Robots: How Computers Learned to Write 51:04

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In this podcast Prof Dennis Yi Tenen, a software engineer turned literary scholar, leans on history of computer programming to tell modern tales of Artificial Intelligence. How did robots learn to write so quickly? Is it a good thing? Do technologies like ChatGPT make us lazy? Not quite, says Prof Tenen. He argues that such advances do not diminish…

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Tom Wainwright on Facebook turning 20 35:22

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In February this year Facebook celebrated its 20th birthday. Tom Wainwright, tech and media editor of The Economist has written a brilliant cover story on the company's evolution since it began in a dorm room at Harvard. With a market capitalisation of $1.2trn and 3bn users, Facebook operates in a new social media order. Tom writes that "public pos…

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David Bodanis on his book, “The Art of Fairness:The Power of Decency in a World Turned Mean” 49:52

2y ago49:52

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Do nice guys finish last? Not quite. David Bodani’s brilliant book, “The Art of Fairness:The Power of Decency in a World Turned Mean” is filled with anecdotes of leaders from various fields who may have been fair and firm to get the job done but never mean or condescending. In this podcast David shares some of his thoughts on why it might be worth …

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Zeke Faux on his book, “Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall” 48:36

2y ago48:36

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The cryptosphere is, well, cryptic. Even the best of the best find it hard to explain the whole thing without fumbling. Zeke Faux has managed to put it all together in his fascinating book, "Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall". Zeke planted himself within the crypto-mad community to learn more about the trade. He has interv…

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Kenneth Miller on his book, “Mapping the Darkness: The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep” 52:08

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We spend almost a third of our lives sleeping. Give or take. And yet until fifty years ago, scientists didn’t know much about sleep. Kenneth Miller shines a spotlight on the subject in his fabulous book, Mapping the Darkness: The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep. Why do we sleep and why is it important that we get enough of …

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Daniel Knowles on his book, “How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It” 39:34

2y ago39:34

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In this podcast, Daniel Knowles reflects upon a world with fewer cars. The use of a car becomes less effective once everyone has got one. Anyone who has been stuck for hours in Mumbai or New York traffic should know. Are electric cars a solution? What can we learn from places like Singapore, Tokyo, Amsterdam and London? It is reassuring that most o…

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Kiran Verma, on a 21,000 km walk to raise awareness on blood donation 28:25

2+ y ago28:25

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Kiran Verma has pledged to walk a staggering 21,000 km across India to raise awareness around blood donation in the country. His NGO, Simply Blood, world's first virtual blood donation platform, connects donors and seekers in real time. In this podcast Kiran talks about what got him to quit his day job and pursue his cause. "Nobody should die waiti…

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Major Take aways from "Sapiens, a brief history of humankind by Yuval Noah Harari" | Summary of Sapiens 5:59

2+ y ago5:59

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This is my takeaway from the book Sapiens authored by Yuval Noah Harari. A must read book, I'd recommend everyone to read.

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For You, My Juniors | My honest talk with you all 5:05

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Book link: https://www.amazon.in/you-My-Juniors-poem-between-ebook/dp/B0C7QGCQZGJoin me on an inspiring journey from chemistry student to aspiring author. Discover the joys and challenges of his creative pursuits, including the release of his debut book, "For You, My Juniors." Get ready to be inspired and embrace your own passions in this heartfelt…

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No more chemistry :) 1:53

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Nothing much to write. Recently published my book: https://www.amazon.in/you-My-Juniors-poem-between-ebook/dp/B0C7QGCQZG (please consider checking)

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Dr Anna Lembke on her book, "Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence" 53:51

2+ y ago53:51

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Dr Anna Lembke is a psychiatrist and the chief of the Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford University School of Medicine. She has treated patients with addiction of all kinds including alcoholism and drug use. And behavioural ones such as smartphone and the internet. Her book Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the age of Indulgence…

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Gavin Jackson on his book, "Money In One Lesson" 36:03

2+ y ago36:03

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You don't need to be an economics buff to enjoy Gavin Jackson's "Money In One Lesson". The fascinating book breaks down money and charts its history in a user-friendly manner. In this podcast Gavin talks about stuff like this: What's common between most of the monetary system, including banks, and the hawala system? How has it inspired entrepreneur…

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Ludwig Siegele, The Economist's top tech guru on ChatGPT 34:33

2+ y ago34:33

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Ludwig Siegele, considered among the top tech gurus at The Economist, has covered the global tech industry since 1995. He sees the same excitement and chatter around ChatGPT in the Silicon valley as there was when the internet was born. In this podcast, Ludwig shares his views on the new sensation, which can do itself some good if it can slow itsel…

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Annie Lowrey on her book, "Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World" 42:23

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Annie Lowrey's "Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World" is a richly reported book which brings to light some personal and often harrowing accounts of folks who could benefit instantly through cash transfers. Annie travelled to the boondocks in India and villages in Kenya where it …

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Philip Coggan on his book, "Surviving the Daily Grind: Bartleby's Guide to Work" 45:43

3y ago45:43

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Philip Coggan's "Surviving the Daily Grind: Bartleby's Guide to Work" is an amusing account on corporate world's oddities. For instance, "Why so many managers pollute their utterances with so much inane jargon?" If we had a rupee for each time someone uses the word, "holistic" or recommends others to step outside their "comfort zone", we would all …

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Tom Standage on his book, "A Brief History of Motion" 51:54

3y ago51:54

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Tom Standage has authored seven history books. His most recent one charts the history of the wheel to self-driving cars and everything in between. Whereas the wheel remains among the most important inventions of mankind, it took thousands of years before we found mass applications for it. In this podcast Tom motors along different eras while descri…

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Point Blank with RB Ramesh, India's chess grandmaster-turned-coach 48:19

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RB Ramesh started coaching when he was just 22 years old. His training institute "Chess Gurukul" has spawned champions who have brought over 100 medals for India in various competitions. Just last year his student, Praggnanandhaa or Pragg became the youngest player to defeat Magnus Carlsen, a giant of the game. In this podcast RB Ramesh talks about…

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200 women lynched rapist in court, cut-off his private part | Nagpur, Maharashtra story 5:26

3y ago5:26

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To know more about the author and this story: https://indiancrimestoryspotify.blogspot.com/2022/11/200-women-lynched-rapist-in-court-cut.html https://indiancrimestory.wordpress.com/2022/11/26/200-women-lynched-rapist-in-court-cut-off-his-private-part-nagpur-maharashtra-story-3/?preview=true Would love to hear from your side via Insta, https://www.i…

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Giulia Tofana, a professional poisoner who was famous for selling poison to women who wanted to murder their husbands. 11:09

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To know more about Abhishek Tiwari and this story click on blog: https://indiancrimestory.wordpress.com/2022/09/02/giulia-tofana-a-professional-poisoner-who-was-famous-for-selling-poison-to-women-who-wanted-to-murder-their-husbands/ Giulia Tofana was an Italian professional poisoner. She was famous for selling poison to women who wanted to murder t…

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Mohan Kumar to Cyanide Mohan: School teacher turned into a dreaded serial killer | South Karnataka | Kempegowda 8:01

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Know more about podcaster and this story visit : https://indiancrimestory.wordpress.com/2021/06/30/the-kerala-housewife-6-murders-over-14-years-cyanide/ मोहन कुमार, महिलाओ को मरने के बाद उनका मोबाइल भी आपने साथ ले जाता था। Mohan Kumar, a former primary school teacher from Dakshina Kannada, had admitted to killing at least 20 women between 2004 and …

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A talk about NFTs, crypto and future of tech in India ft. Priyanshu Kumar 36:27

3+ y ago36:27

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In this podcast, we are talking about what are NFTs, crypto, and blockchain. ----- Social handles of Priyanshu: Instagram Twitter Tech kundali (his blog) -------------- Find me here: Youtube Instagram Twitter Productiveguy.com (my blog) ------------------------ If you find this podcast helpful then make sure to follow us 😀…

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What if you don't use Social Media for 21 Days 5:05

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If you are a video person then here is the high-quality video version of this podcast on Youtube ---------- Find me here: Instagram Twitter Linkedin

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Mike Merrill: Human IPOs, NFTs, ConstitutionDAO, Military, Plato and growing up in a town of population 10 52:18

4y ago52:18

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With Bitcoin, it feels like a lot of the early adoption around that was as a counter to what was happening in the United States economically with the financial crash and fiat currency being used by the government to prop certain people up and not others. And I think when people are struck with a real sense of unfairness, they start to get motivated…

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3 Rules to Procrastinate less 1:46

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In this podcast, I have mentioned 3 ways to procrastinate less. Follow us on your favourite streaming platforms ------ Find me here👇 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/AbhishekSharma_is_here FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Abhishekdigitalsharma INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/abhishekdigital_/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tweetabhisharma --…

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How to start reading and make a reading habit 1:06

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In this podcast, I have answered a frequently asked question i.e how can I start reading? Listen to this podcast to the end for the short answer to this question. Follow us on your favorite streaming platforms to never miss another amazing podcast --------- You can find me here👉 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Abhishekdigitalsharma INSTAGRAM: ht…

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Read any book for FREE 0:58

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In this podcast, I have mentioned a website where you can download any book in pdf format for absolutely free. Website -- https://www.pdfdrive.com/ ----------- Follow us on your favourite streaming platform if you don't want to miss another great podcast. ---------- Find me here👇 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Getbestgo INSTAGRAM for best con…

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2 Lessons that I learned from Ramayan 0:57

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Hey guys this is the first episode of this podcast and here I have shared two lessons that I learned from Ramayan.

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f- Block elements 30:49

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IMPORTANT FOR JEE-MAINS f- block elements are the most dangerous yet interesting to learn. First refer to NCERT and then refer to the notes pinged here- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ex-x84-JWArZH9DFsXDxA5ueUfIoxexA/view?usp=sharing Good LUCK! (Special thanks to Allen teacher from spotify for this podcast)…

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John Coogan: Big Tobacco, YC, Theranos, Marxism, Memetics, entrepreneurship and civilization 55:58

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What really makes me pause at this point is not that someone has that unique of a thought process, it's that they've been able to distill it in a really memorable way, like Dawkins memetics. Like the idea of being on your deathbed and having no regrets; that's a very basic concept. I feel like a lot of people throughout history have had that idea, …

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Dave Nemetz: Side projects, Deep work, Unbundling of media, Pomp, Sam Parr, censorship and the future 55:38

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I've known Dave for a few months now and It was good to finally have him on the show. We talked about a bunch of stuff ( mentioned in the show notes ) from media in the past to where it's going and everything in between. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. SHOW NOTES 03:19 - Bleacher report became my lifeline when I was stuck in the drudgery of a f…

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The d- Block elements 51:56

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(SPECIAL THANKS TO MY FRIEND Amay Raj, who's explaining about d-block in this episode) Notes of the episode- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H_3NpIvHz-kYIhc_ijlF1KCHsBVVRp54/view?usp=sharing All the coins' materials, from copper to gold are part of the elements we study in d-block. Understand the trends and all important points which are important…

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Jonathan Domsky: Accidental entrepreneur, China, Books and Capitalism 51:56

4+ y ago51:56

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Steal My Marketing is back after a long break of self-reflection and doubt. This conversation with Jonathan was recorded a few months back and has everything that I love about podcasting. It allows this 26-year-old to talk to someone I've never met about things I'm deeply interested in. The world is a fascinating place. It feels good to be back :) …

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Catalysis- SURFACE CHEMISTRY_02 17:02

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Notes of the episode- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cmRN9eIamTnHIgIt5ynjfzOt5RYX5CPE/view?usp=sharing Did you remember, when our Biology teacher in standard eighth taught us about the digestion and how pepsin, trypsin, zymase and other enzymes helped in its accomplishment! What to enzymes do? What is catalysis? How and what mechanism they follow…

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The Kerala housewife: 6 murders over 14 years | Cyanide 12:15

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To know more about the author and this story: https://indiancrimestoryspotify.blogspot.com/2022/11/thomas-family-filler.html Six deaths took place in a Catholic family in Kozhikode between 2002 and 2016 Police held daughter-in-law, for murders Daughter-in-law married relative's widower and claimed ownership of the family property Background music C…

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Adsorption- SURFACE CHEMISTRY_01 23:32

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Notes of the episode - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bLR_DQXwvQSJWFKzGEUX6ESHtaH8dtej/view?usp=sharing This episode gives us an insight of our surrounding phenomena of ADSORPTION. Gas masks, the tiny white pocket in our new bought shoes and even our face wash works on the very principle of adsorption. Listen to know what this phenomena is! And t…

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The s-block elements 44:25

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Have you ever wondered all the hormones, neurons and ATP generations functions in your body have something in common? If not, listen to the episode to enjoy the knowledge of the grand s-block elements and their properties. THERE'S NO NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE. Please listen this time and again to make all the discussed things clear in your mind and ma…