Quantum Leap Sound Bites is brought to you by Indiana Humanities and sponsored by J.P. Morgan Chase. This series is part of Indiana Humanities’ Quantum Leap initiative which invites Hoosiers to explore and celebrate the spirit of possibility and problem-solving that occurs when we bridge the humanities with science, technology, engineering, and math.
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How did Hoosier inventions spur on a new era of entertainment and information?Door Indiana Humanities
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How did Fort Wayne, Ind., become a hotbed for inventions that have changed the way the entire world communicates?Door Indiana Humanities
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How are the innovations of a young drone entrepreneur built upon on Indiana’s legacy of aviation and aerospace innovation?Door Indiana Humanities
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What drove the daughter of a swamp engineer from Valparaiso, Ind., to invent the first dishwasher?Door Indiana Humanities
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How is the South Bend Code School using a new language--computer coding—to help children develop solutions to make the world a better place?Door Indiana Humanities
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Can you still be a path-breaking scientist even if you’re later proven wrong?Door Indiana Humanities
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How did Indiana women in the sixties come together to convince lawmakers to pass a landmark piece of legislation to ban phosphates?Door Indiana Humanities
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How did a campus dance and a roomful of bunnies in Bloomington, Indiana, lead to one of the 20th century’s greatest breakthroughs in genetics?Door Indiana Humanities
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How is one young entrepreneur harvesting data and honey from beehives to better protect these vital pollinators?Door Indiana Humanities
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How are civil engineers eliminating Indianapolis's sewage overflow problem and what effect will it have on the White River?Door Indiana Humanities
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What happened when a modern-day Hoosier archaeologist uncovered evidence of a long-overlooked woman’s contributions to the field?Door Indiana Humanities
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How is one Hoosier professor bringing the ancient world to life with the most cutting edge technology available?Door Indiana Humanities
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Where do whooping cranes, shorebirds, and Hoosier scientist and educator George Sly converge?Door Indiana Humanities
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How did a farm girl from Hazleton, IN use her small town Hoosier values when she became a world-class scientist and educator?Door Indiana Humanities
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Who are the Hoosiers taking action against opioids in Indiana?Door Indiana Humanities
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How did a beloved Catholic monk and civil rights activist help Indiana become a leader in the treatment of a rare blood disorder?Door Indiana Humanities
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How is one organization's commitment to collaboration across industries change the way Hoosiers solve big problems?Sound Bites is going on a holiday break! Check out Season 3 beginning in early 2018!Door Indiana Humanities
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What is space medicine and how did Hoosier Serena Aunon-Chancellor beat the odds to become an astronaut doctor?Door Indiana Humanities
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How did Chauncey Rose’s new building transform the railroad industry and Indianapolis?Door Indiana Humanities
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How did two Hoosiers, Judy and Dave Elliott, innovate in an industry that barely changed over hundreds of years?Door Indiana Humanities
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How did a Belgian immigrant turned Hoosier solve one of the greatest problems of the 1900s, lack of access to rubber?Door Indiana Humanities
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Why did Dr. Erich Klinghammer bring wolves back to the Hoosier state? How has his work made an impact on Indiana and the world?Door Indiana Humanities
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How did a swamp in northeastern Indiana inspire Gene Stratton-Porter to become an innovative photographer, best-selling author and self-taught scientist?Door Indiana Humanities
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We're going on a short break! In the meantime, tell a friend (or five) about us! Tales of Hoosier innovation begin again on August 22nd.Door Indiana Humanities
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How did a boy from Evansville, Ind. grow up to become the nation’s first African American doctor of mathematics?Door Indiana Humanities
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How did one Hoosier company use a naturally occurring bacteria to combat pests on cotton farms?Door Indiana Humanities
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