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Episode 72: How Did Marine Fossils End Up on Dry Land?

September 28, 2021

Meet the Expert: Gabriel-Phillip Santos, paleontologist and cosplay science educator Gabriel Santos is a paleontologist and educator at the Alf Museum of Paleontology in Los Angeles, California. He received his B.Sc. in biology at University of California-Irvine, and his M.Sc. in geology at California State University-Fullerton. His previous research interests focused on the Eocene vertebrate… Continue Reading Episode 72: How Did Marine Fossils End Up on Dry Land?

Episode 71: Why Do Teeth Decay?

September 21, 2021

Challenge: Get and apple and a pencil. Give the apple 2 or 3 stabs with the pencil. Let the apple sit on the counter for a couple of days. Watch and see what happens. (Hint: the apple decaying is like your teeth decaying.) Explore this by making holes of different sizes and maybe even having… Continue Reading Episode 71: Why Do Teeth Decay?

Episode 71: Why Do Teeth Decay?

September 21, 2021

Meet the Expert: Dr. Emily Swanson, DMD Dr. Emily Swanson is a native of Newnan, GA. She attended undergrad at Georgia Tech where she earned a BS in Biology. Dr. Swanson earned her DMD from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is an active member of the American Dental Association on a local, state,… Continue Reading Episode 71: Why Do Teeth Decay?

Episode 70: Why Do Science Experiments Travel by Balloon instead of by Jet?

September 14, 2021

Challenge: Understand the structure of the Earth’s Atmosphere Use a series of boxes and stack them on top of each other. Each box represents a layer of the atmosphere. Ask yourself what takes place in these layers? (Hint: check out this link from UCAR Center for Science Education for help) Send us a picture or… Continue Reading Episode 70: Why Do Science Experiments Travel by Balloon instead of by Jet?

Episode 70: Why Do Science Experiments Travel by Balloon instead of by Jet?

September 14, 2021

Meet the Expert: Norman Black, Retired Air Force Colonel and Payload Integrator Norman Black is a seasoned and tested space systems professional with over 25 years of highly specialized technical expertise and documented success in space and satellite operations for the military and civil agencies (NASA and the National Reconnaissance Office). He is a product… Continue Reading Episode 70: Why Do Science Experiments Travel by Balloon instead of by Jet?

Episode 69: Where are the Aliens?

September 7, 2021

Meet the Expert: Dr. Ryan MacDonald, theoretical physicist Dr. Ryan MacDonald is a theoretical astrophysicist researching exoplanet atmospheres at Cornell University’s Carl Sagan Institute. He develops techniques to characterize the atmospheres of these distant worlds using ground and space-based telescopes. Dr. MacDonald is currently working on modeling exoplanet atmospheres in preparation for the launch… Continue Reading Episode 69: Where are the Aliens?

Episode 68: Can You Predict Which Animals Will Survive Environmental Change?

August 31, 2021

Meet the Expert: Dr. Katie Lotterhos, Marine biologist and ecologist Dr. Katie Lotterhos is an Associate Professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern University. She received her B.A. in Physics from Binghamton University in Physics, but late in her degree discovered her love for the ocean through trips with the outdoors club. She learned… Continue Reading Episode 68: Can You Predict Which Animals Will Survive Environmental Change?

Episode 67: What Can Ancient Rhinos Tell Us About the Midwest?

August 24, 2021

Challenge: Go outside and watch an animal, observe its behavior. What is it doing? How does it use the parts of its body to move, eat, or just participate in its surroundings? Then write it down in your journal. Send us your information or share with us on our Twitter , Instagram or Facebook page and you’ll… Continue Reading Episode 67: What Can Ancient Rhinos Tell Us About the Midwest?

Episode 67: What Can Ancient Rhinos Tell Us About the Midwest?

August 24, 2021

Meet the Expert: Dr. Alison Pearce Stevens, biologist and children’s author Alison Pearce Stevens has been chased by a trumpeter swan, bitten by a bronze-winged duck, and served as a climbing wall for geckos and baby bats. She used to be a beekeeper and still thinks pollinators are some of the coolest things on the… Continue Reading Episode 67: What Can Ancient Rhinos Tell Us About the Midwest?

Challenge #66

August 17, 2021

Challenge: Check out the flora and fauna in your own neighborhood. Quietly observe what you see, write it down in a journal, or draw in your notebook. Then share with us on our Twitter , Instagram or Facebook page and you’ll automatically be entered to win a copy of the book on the episode page!

Episode 66: How Do You Meet the Moths that are in Your Neighborhood?

August 17, 2021

Meet the Expert: Dr. Loree Griff Burns scientist/children’s author Loree writes true stories for curious people of all ages and she believes deeply in the twin joys of following one’s passion and finding one’s voice. Her books for children have won many accolades, including American Library Association Notable designations, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book… Continue Reading Episode 66: How Do You Meet the Moths that are in Your Neighborhood?

Episode 65: How Do Super Stinky Plants Save Soil?

August 10, 2021

Meet the Expert: Dr. Colleen Kelley, Organometallic chemist Colleen Kelley received her B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Richmond, and herPh.D. in Organometallic Chemistry from The Pennsylvania State University. She continued her studies having been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at the University Louis Pasteur with the Nobel Laureate, Professor Jean-Marie Lehn. Colleen was… Continue Reading Episode 65: How Do Super Stinky Plants Save Soil?

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Episode 72: How Did Marine Fossils End Up on Dry Land?

Episode 71: Why Do Teeth Decay?

Episode 71: Why Do Teeth Decay?

Episode 70: Why Do Science Experiments Travel by Balloon instead of by Jet?

Episode 70: Why Do Science Experiments Travel by Balloon instead of by Jet?

Episode 69: Where are the Aliens?

Episode 68: Can You Predict Which Animals Will Survive Environmental Change?

Episode 67: What Can Ancient Rhinos Tell Us About the Midwest?

Episode 67: What Can Ancient Rhinos Tell Us About the Midwest?

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Episode 66: How Do You Meet the Moths that are in Your Neighborhood?

Episode 65: How Do Super Stinky Plants Save Soil?

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