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Welcome to Science Talk, the weekly podcast of Scientific American for the seven days starting May 30th.

I'm Steve Murski.

This week on the podcast, we're going to talk about incredibly simple technology, boxes and windows,

but the box in question effectively shrank the world.

It's the cargo container that goes seamlessly from rail to ship to truck.

We'll talk with Arthur Donovan about that,

and the windows are the smartest ones I've ever seen,

and we'll soon be letting the light shine on lemurs at the Bronx Zoo.

We'll talk to Paul Toponia about them.

Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news.

First up, Arthur Donovan, he's Professor Emeritus of Maritime History at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. He's also the co-author of a book about the history of cargo containerization. Last week, he lectured on that subject at the New York Public Library Science Industry and Business Branch. I went to his talk and then caught up with him at the library for a brief chat. Professor Donovan, good to talk to you.

Nice to see you, too.

Tell us about, first of all, the name of the book is the box that changed the world.

What is the box?

The box is the standard shipping container, which is now used universally around the world

in what we call intermodal transportation.

That is to say, you can load up the box, a strong steel box,

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