Engineering

Episode 228: How Do Tigersharks Help the Ocean Ecosystem?

Meet the Expert: Wells Howe, Principal Beneath the Waves Group Wells Howe is an expert in developing strategic private-public partnerships focused on environmental stewardship. He leads Beneath The Waves Group’s science-based finance program, with experience launching renewable energy solutions and ocean de carbonization initiatives. His endeavors have led through both for-profit and non-profit sectors, launching… Continue Reading Episode 228: How Do Tigersharks Help the Ocean Ecosystem?

Episode 227: How Do You Create a Robot Babysitter for a Space Station?

October 25, 2024

Meet the Expert: Dr. Julia Badger, Robotics Engineer at NASA Johnson Space Center Dr. Badger is the Project Manager for the Robotics and Intelligence for Human Spacecraft Team at NASA-Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. She is responsible for the research and development of Robonaut 2, a humanoid robotic caretaker, and autonomous system management capabilities,… Continue Reading Episode 227: How Do You Create a Robot Babysitter for a Space Station?

Episode 226: How Do Animals Cooperate with Each Other?

October 21, 2024

Meet the Expert: Dr. Lauren Robinson, psychologist and animal welfare scientist Currently, I am visiting assistant professor in psychology at Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA USA. I teach courses on the principles of animal behavior, animal cognition, animal welfare in the psychological sciences, and human-animal interactions. I am an animal welfare scientist and… Continue Reading Episode 226: How Do Animals Cooperate with Each Other?

Episode 225: Why Should We Connect Science and Art?

October 12, 2024

Meet the Expert: Dr. Emily Rice, Associate Professor of Astrophysics at at Macaulay Honors College of the City University of New York (CUNY), and owner of Startorialist, a space and science-themed product site Emily Rice is Associate Professor of Astrophysics at at Macaulay Honors College of the City University of New York (CUNY), faculty… Continue Reading Episode 225: Why Should We Connect Science and Art?

Episode 221: What’s it Like to Experience Zero Gravity?

August 22, 2024

Meet the Expert: Tim Bailey, Inflight Manager for Zero-G Tim Bailey is the Inflight Manager for Zero-G. He is responsible for the training and management of the Flight Attendants and other Cabin Crewmembers aboard G FORCE ONE along with various other security duties. Tim also serves as Executive Director of the ZG4STEM Foundation,… Continue Reading Episode 221: What’s it Like to Experience Zero Gravity?

Episode 220: The BEST of Learning about Our Universe

August 1, 2024

The Solve It! for Kids Podcast is on summer break! Enjoy our BEST of Learning About the Universe! You’ll hear clips from: Ep 192 How Do You Study the Smallest Things? Ep 170 What Would Happen if we Didn’t have Magnets? Ep 63 How Do Scientists Listen to Black Holes?

Episode 219: The BEST of the Amazing Ocean

July 31, 2024

The Solve It! for Kids Podcast is on summer break! Enjoy our BEST of the AMAZING Ocean! You’ll hear clips from: Ep 194 How Do You Do Science at Sea? with Erin Winick Anthony Ep 200 How Much is there Still to Learn about the Ocean? with Dr. Brian Helmuth Ep 196 How Long Can… Continue Reading Episode 219: The BEST of the Amazing Ocean

Episode 218: The BEST of STEAM Activities

July 30, 2024

The Solve It! for Kids Science Podcast is on summer break! Enjoy our BEST of STEAM Activities podcast while we are away. You’ll hear clips from: Ep 198 How Do You Turn Wind Turbine Blades into Functional Art? with Brian Donahue Ep 195 How Can You Use Music to Get Kids Excited about STEM? with… Continue Reading Episode 218: The BEST of STEAM Activities

Episode 217: The BEST of Deep Space

July 30, 2024

The Solve It! for Kids Podcast is on summer break! Enjoy our BEST of Deep Space podcast while we are away. You’ll hear clips from: Ep 201 How do you Study Exoplanets with Dakotah Tyler? Ep 210 What is the Deep Space Network with Rémy Morgan? Ep 197 Where Could We Find Life in the Universe?… Continue Reading Episode 217: The BEST of Deep Space

Episode 216: The BEST of Animals (take two)

July 29, 2024

The Solve It! Science Podcast for Kids is on vacation. Enjoy our BEST of ANIMALS podcast while we are away. You’ll hear clips from: Ep 212 How do you Rescue Raptors? with Travis Wilcoxen Ep 206 Why are Whales Important? with Dr. Emme Devonish Ep 203 How do Dolphins Recognize Humans? with Griselda Mora … Continue Reading Episode 216: The BEST of Animals (take two)

Episode 215: How Will We Talk to Astronauts on the Moon?

June 26, 2024

Meet the Expert: Sirina Nabhan, product and data systems engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Sirina Nabhan is a Systems Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsions Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. She graduated from the University of California, Riverside with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 2017. There, she was a dedicated SWE member… Continue Reading Episode 215: How Will We Talk to Astronauts on the Moon?

Episode 214: How Does a Landscape Architect Shape the World?

June 25, 2024

Meet the Expert: Chris Flagg, Landscape Architect The majority of Chris Flagg’s 40-plus years of professional experience have been devoted to transforming his beliefs in design excellence into a higher quality of life through creativity and collaboration. His talents in master planning, community vision planning, large-scale mixed-use planning, transit-oriented and urban design, have led to… Continue Reading Episode 214: How Does a Landscape Architect Shape the World?

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