Are We Breathing Caesar's Last Breath

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Are you breathing air molecules that were once exhaled by Caesar, Joan of Arc, or Madame Curie? And why did Albert Einstein try to break into the refrigerator business? We talked to writer Sam Kean, author of science books like Caesar’s Last Breath and The Disappearing Spoon.

Check out Sam’s website! http://samkean.com/books/caesars-last-breath/


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Credits:
Producer: Sean Parsons
Writer: Alexa Billow
Scientific Consultants: Michelle Boucher, Ph.D., Eugene Smith, Ph.D.
Executive Producer: George Zaidan
Fact Checkers: Alison Le
Music:
“Backbay Lounge” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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“Cold Sober” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Sources:
http://www.hk-phy.org/articles/caesar/caesar_e.html
https://futurism.com/estimating-how-many-molecules-you-breathe-that-were-from-julius-caesars-last-breath/
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5280420
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/PsEppdvgRisz5xAHG/fermi-estimates
https://what-if.xkcd.com/84/
https://archive.usgs.gov/archive/sites/www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp-ID=3078.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/acid-rain/
https://www.wired.com/story/einsteins-little-known-passion-project-a-refrigerator/

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