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Episode 231: What is a Bowmouth Guitarfish?

Meet the Expert: Jen Hazeres, Senior Biologist at the Newport Aquarium Jen Hazeres is a senior biologist at the Newport Aquarium. Jen manages the Surrounded by Sharks exhibit at the aquarium which houses 1.2 Bowmouth guitarfish as well as several other species of elasmobranchs. Since being introduced to bowmouth in 2005, Jen has been passionate… Continue Reading Episode 231: What is a Bowmouth Guitarfish?

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Episode 230: How Does NASA Keep its Missions Safe?

Meet the Expert: Laura Clayman, Safety and Mission Assurance Officer of the RPS Program Lauren Clayman was born, raised, and now resides in northeast Ohio. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering, with a minor in mathematics, from the University of Toledo. Lauren began working at NASA’s Glenn Research Center (GRC) as… Continue Reading Episode 230: How Does NASA Keep its Missions Safe?

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Episode 229: What is the Immune System’s Secret Weapon to Fight Disease?

Meet the Expert: Dr. Namita Gandhi, immunologist Dr. Namita Gandhi is an accomplished scientist, immunologist, and author with 20 years experience in biotech, notably contributing to therapies like Dupixent®. Passionate about inspiring the next generation, she wrote Immune Heroes, a children’s book making immunology accessible. She has studied over 100 diseases, making her an expert… Continue Reading Episode 229: What is the Immune System’s Secret Weapon to Fight Disease?

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Episode 226: How Do Animals Cooperate with Each Other?

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?

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Episode 225: Why Should We Connect Science and Art?

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?

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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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