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Episode 223: How Do You Rehabilitate a Bald Eagle?

Meet the Expert: Marge Gibson, founder of Raptor Education Group Marge and Don Gibson founded Raptor Education Group, Inc (REGI) in 1990. Marge has worked with wildlife for over 30 years. She began her work with raptors as a field biologist. She has worked with many high profile field projects including the California Condor Recovery… Continue Reading Episode 223: How Do You Rehabilitate a Bald Eagle?

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Episode 222: What Do You Do When a Tiger Has a Toothache?

Meet the Expert: Dr. Carrie Logsdon McCullough, Veterinarian  In addition to being in private practice, Dr. McCullough was an adjunct associate professor of pediatric dentistry at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. She also treated patients at Columbus Children’s Hospital. She often used storytelling to distract her more anxious patients. The stories her patients… Continue Reading Episode 222: What Do You Do When a Tiger Has a Toothache?

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

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?

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Episode 220: The BEST of Learning about Our Universe

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?

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Episode 219: The BEST of the Amazing Ocean

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

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Episode 217: The BEST of Deep Space

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

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

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?

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

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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Episode 212: How Do You Rescue Raptors?

Meet the Expert: Travis Wilcoxen, Biologist and President of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Raptor Center Travis Wilcoxen is a Professor of Biology. Travis is the Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA and CCIW for Millikin University. Travis is also President of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Raptor Center and Chair… Continue Reading Episode 212: How Do You Rescue Raptors?

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Episode 211: What Can We Learn from an Incident Meteorologist?

Meet the Expert: Jon Fox, Incident Meteorologist for National Weather Service in Spokane, Washington I’m am Forecaster and Incident Meteorologist for the National Weather Service office in Spokane Washington. I have been working for the National Weather Service since 1990, shortly after I graduated from the University of Wisconsin. I began my career in Rochester,… Continue Reading Episode 211: What Can We Learn from an Incident Meteorologist?

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Episode 210: What is the Deep Space Network?

Meet the Expert: Rémy Morgan, Network Operations Analyst for Deep Space Network Rémy Morgan, is a life-long space enthusiast and science communicator, always ready and eager to talk all things galactic, stellar, planetary, or even alien! What started with library rentals of Magic School Bus VHS tapes led to a degree in astronomy and atmospheric… Continue Reading Episode 210: What is the Deep Space Network?

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Episode 209: What Purpose do Museum Collections Serve?

Meet the Expert: Douglas Noble, retired museum director Doug retired after 38 years as a Museum Director/Administrator. He now paints wildlife and natural landscapes and is writing a memoir titled, “The Museum of Unnatural History”. His  volunteer work includes serving on the Steering Committee for the Osher Life-Long Learning Institute (OLLI) for those 50 or… Continue Reading Episode 209: What Purpose do Museum Collections Serve?

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