Jen Swanson

Episode 92: How Do You Make a Great Video?

February 15, 2022 Solve It! For Kids, The Arts

Meet the Expert: Nick Norris, Anthropologist and Documentary Filmmaker Nick Norris is a professional photographer, owner of the business BokehBard, and works as Sony’s Southeast Camera Representative. Based in Northeast Florida, Nick specializes in crafting a story through documentation and vivid inspiration. Using his background in anthropology and oral storytelling, he creates a dialogue between… Continue Reading Episode 92: How Do You Make a Great Video?

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Episode 91: How Do Scientists Get Kids Excited about STEM?

February 8, 2022 Engineering, Solve It! For Kids, The Arts

Meet the Expert: Dr. Jermey Matthews, chemical engineer and MIT Press book editor Jermey N. A. Matthews, PhD joined the MIT Press in 2016 after working for nine years as industry reporter and book reviews editor for Physics Today magazine. He holds a PhD degree in chemical engineering from the University of Maryland. In 2021,… Continue Reading Episode 91: How Do Scientists Get Kids Excited about STEM?

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Episode 90: How Do You Design a Space Station?

February 1, 2022 Engineering, Solve It! For Kids

Meet the Expert:  Lou Ramon, former NASA Engineer Lou Ramon has been a “space cadet” his entire life. As a young boy, he had his own model plane “air force” hanging from his bedroom ceiling and he grew up reading and watching science fiction TV shows and movies. So it’s no wonder he ended up… Continue Reading Episode 90: How Do You Design a Space Station?

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Episode 89: How Do You Make a Brain for a Computer?

January 25, 2022 Engineering, Solve It! For Kids

Meet the Expert: Lisa Leinbaugh, Electrical Engineer As a kid, I loved collecting rocks. I still go rockhounding when I can. Rocks are made of minerals. Minerals have amazing crystal structures. I decided to study electrical engineering in college because semiconductors are made from crystals that conduct electricity. After over six years of college, I… Continue Reading Episode 89: How Do You Make a Brain for a Computer?

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Episode 88: What is Living in Your Dirt?

January 18, 2022 Science, Solve It! For Kids

Meet the Expert: Kelly Bull, Horticulturist and Permaculture Landscaper Kelly Bull is a professional horticulturist, educator, and permaculture landscape designer with an infectious love for plants and an endless fascination for soil. As owner of Kelly Bull Permaculture Design in Colorado Springs, she creates custom designs for backyard ecosystems that allow people to connect with… Continue Reading Episode 88: What is Living in Your Dirt?

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Episode 87: Why Do Planes Make a Sonic Boom?

January 11, 2022 Engineering, Solve It! For Kids

Meet the Expert:  Nils Larson, NASA Test Pilot David Nils Larson is a research test pilot at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. He is NASA’s lead pilot for the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft, and is assigned to Armstrong’s F/A-18, F-15, T-34 research and mission support aircraft and DC-8 airborne science aircraft. Larson also serves as senior advisor… Continue Reading Episode 87: Why Do Planes Make a Sonic Boom?

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Episode 86: The BEST of Deep Space

January 4, 2022 Engineering, Solve It! For Kids

Happy New Year! Jennifer and Jeff are on vacation, but don’t miss our BEST of Deep Space compilation with snippets of episodes with some of our favorite engineers and scientists! Engineer and author Suzanne Slade How Do You Have a Snowball Fight on Mars?           Dr. Eric Thrane, LIGO astrophysicist How… Continue Reading Episode 86: The BEST of Deep Space

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Episode 85: The BEST of Animals

December 28, 2021 Science, Solve It! For Kids

Happy Holidays! Jennifer and Jeff are on vacation, but don’t miss our BEST of Animals compilation with snippets of episodes with some of our favorite biologists!   Dr. Sarah McAnulty  Why are Squid Squishy? — Episode #60        Dr. Alison Pearce Stevens What Can Ancient Rhinos Tell Us About the Midwest? — Episode… Continue Reading Episode 85: The BEST of Animals

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Episode 84: The BEST of Science in Your Backyard!

December 21, 2021 Science, Solve It! For Kids

Happy Holidays! Happy Holidays! Jennifer and Jeff are on vacation, but don’t miss our BEST of Science in Your Backyard compilation with snippets of episodes with some of our favorite “backyard” scientists    Dr. Loree Griffin Burns How Do You Meet the Moths in Your Neighborhood?            Dr. Colleen Kelley How… Continue Reading Episode 84: The BEST of Science in Your Backyard!

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Episode 83: What is it Like to Fly by Pluto?

December 14, 2021 Engineering, Solve It! For Kids

Meet the Expert:  Dr. Alan Stern,  Planetary scientist and Principal Investigator of NASA’s New Horizon Spacecraft Dr. Alan Stern is a planetaryscientist, space program executive, aerospace consultant, and author. He leads NASA’s $880M New Horizons mission that successfully explored the Pluto system and is now exploring the Kuiper Belt—the farthest exploration in the history of… Continue Reading Episode 83: What is it Like to Fly by Pluto?

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Episode 82: How Do You Make Toilet Paper Soft?

December 7, 2021 Engineering, Solve It! For Kids

Meet the Expert:  Madison Matson, Chemical Engineer Madison is a 2020 graduate with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arizona. Madison had an internship at a Tucson firm and then went to work as an engineer at Proctor and Gamble in Pennsylvania where she helps with the production of paper products such… Continue Reading Episode 82: How Do You Make Toilet Paper Soft?

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Episode 82: How Do You Make Toilet Paper Soft?

December 7, 2021 Challenge

Challenge: Check out the toilet paper you have at your home, or school, or office. Is it 2-ply? 3-ply? Does it feel soft or strong? Or both? Do a compare and contrast of different kinds of toilet paper. Share it with us  by LEAVING A COMMENT BELOW   or share with us on our Twitter , Instagram or Facebook page … Continue Reading Episode 82: How Do You Make Toilet Paper Soft?

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