Episode 84: The BEST of Science in Your Backyard!
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? ...
Episode 83: What is it Like to Fly by Pluto?
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...
Episode 82: How Do You Make Toilet Paper Soft?
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...
Episode 81: Do Whales Have Germs?
Meet the Expert: Dr. Amy Apprill, Marine Microbial Ecologist Dr. Amy Apprill is a marine microbial ecologist and Associate Scientist in the Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry department. Apprill’s research focuses on the ecology of microbial communities (or ‘microbiomes’) residing in association with sensitive animal hosts and ecosystems of the ocean....
Episode 80: How Much Weight Can a Crane Lift?
Meet the Expert: Luis Duque, Bridge Engineer My name is Luis Duque and I currently work as a Bridge Engineer at Foothills Bridge Co. Foothills provides engineered solutions for the erection, retrofitting, and dismantling of bridges. Some interesting projects I have work on recently including various temporary scaffolds and structures on the Golden...
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Episode 85: The BEST of Animals
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...