Meet the Expert: Dr. Emme Devonish, author, educator, and Amelia Island Whale Ambassador Dr. Emme Devonish is an author, executive coach, consultant, and educator who cares deeplyabout ethical stewardship of the environment and service to her community. She is a Certified North Star Coach, Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional, SHRM Certified Professional, ICF Professional,… Continue Reading Episode 206: Why are Whales Important?
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Alex Troutman is a wildlife biologist. He has several years of experience in the field, working with various Wildlife species including endangered Species like Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles and Karner Blue butterflies (Lycaeides melissa samuelis). Alex shares wildlife facts and photos on social media as N8ture AL, in his free time Alex enjoys… Continue Reading Episode 205: How Do Birds Fly?
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Meet the Scientist: Brian Helmuth, Aquanaut and Chief Science Officer for Proteus Ocean Group Brian Helmuth, PhD., is an aquanaut and marine environmental scientist at Northeastern University who loves to spend his time diving and exploring the ocean as he studies the effects of climate change on bodies of water on our planet. Helmuth… Continue Reading Episode 200: How Much is there Still to Learn About the Ocean?
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Meet the Expert: John Shoffner, Axiom-2 pilot and astronaut In May 2023, astronaut, STEAM advocate, and business pioneer John Shoffner served as Pilot on Axiom Space Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Throughout the duration of his mission, he hosted live events with schools around the world, demonstrating life in microgravity. While on… Continue Reading Episode 199: What Would it Look Like if We Lived in Space?
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Meet the Expert: Erin Winick Anthony, Science Communicator Erin is the founder of science communication company STEAM Power Media which works to share the creativity in science and engineering, and help others tell their science stories. Erin has a B.S. in mechanical engineering and more than nine years experience working as a STEM communicator. Erin previously worked… Continue Reading Episode 194: Can you do Science at Sea?
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Meet the Expert: Dr. Katy Grimm, Associate Professor at California University State East Bay, researcher at CERN Katy Grimm is an Associate Professor of Physics at California State University East Bay. She is a particle physicist and does research at the Large Hadron Collider at the CERN laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland. She was part of the team who… Continue Reading Episode 192: How Do You Study the Smallest Things?
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Happy 2024! The Solve It for Kids Podcast team of Jennifer and Jeff are still on holiday break. We have left you a few clips from some of our favorite episodes about energy and engineering. Get ready to … learn how to get energy from the wind, with Neil Milani– Episode 148 learn how drinking… Continue Reading Episode 190: The BEST of Energy and Engineering
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Meet the Expert: Bob Cabana, outgoing NASA Associate Administrator and astronaut Robert D. Cabana is a former NASA astronaut, currently serving as the agency’s associate administrator, its third highest-ranking executive and highest-ranking civil servant. He is the senior advisor to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy. In his role, Cabana leads the… Continue Reading Episode 187: How Do You Build a Space Station?
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Meet the Expert: Dr. Carl Safina, Carl Safina’s work explores how we are changing the natural world and what the changes mean for human and non-human beings. Carl sees that the durability of human dignity and survival of the natural world will depend on each other; we cannot preserve the wild unless we preserve human… Continue Reading Episode 186: Do Animals Have Feelings?
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Meet the Expert: Jennie Janssen, assistant curator at the National Aquarium and President and cofounder of MIAZS Jennie Janssen (she/her) is the President and Co-Founder of Minorities in Aquarium & Zoo Science (MIAZS), an Assistant Curator at National Aquarium, and a Research Associate at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Specializing in the care of… Continue Reading Episode 184: Do all Jellyfish have Stinging Snot?
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Meet the Expert: Vered Cohen-Barzilay, CEO of Out of the Box Space Innovations Vered Cohen Barzilay is an Israeli-born entrepreneur and advocate for aviation and space. She is the Founder and CEO of “Out of the Box”, an international social enterprise promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in aerospace. Out of the Box has 2 sections… Continue Reading Episode 182: What Skills do Space Entrepreneurs need?
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Meet the Expert: Liz Magee, Aquanaut Liz Magee is an Aquanaut and the Business and Operations Manager, formerly serving as the Diving Safety Officer, for Northeastern University at the Marine Science Center in Nahant, MA. She has been a research diver for 10 years, beginning as an undergraduate student in the Three Seas Program at… Continue Reading Episode 177: What’s it like to Live Underwater?
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