Science

Episode 238: How Can Engineering be a Pathway to Entrepreneurship?

May 5, 2025

Meet the Expert: Stephanie Schmidt, Boston Private Tours Meet Stephanie, a seasoned tutor with over a decade of experience and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She’s a true expert in tutoring high school math and science and highlights the importance of the design process and technical decision-making through real-world engineering examples. She… Continue Reading Episode 238: How Can Engineering be a Pathway to Entrepreneurship?

Episode 236: What is a Radio Telescope?

May 2, 2025

Meet the Expert: Sarah Treadwell, Science Communicator at SpaceCase Sarah, and PhD student in communications Sarah is a professional communicator of science, with a passion for astrobiology. She currently is pursuing a PhD in Communication and holds a M.S. in communications as well as a bachelor’s of the Arts in English and Writing. Her current… Continue Reading Episode 236: What is a Radio Telescope?

Episode 231: What is a Bowmouth Guitarfish?

December 18, 2024

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?

Episode 230: How Does NASA Keep its Missions Safe?

December 4, 2024

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?

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

November 28, 2024

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?

Episode 228: How Do Tigersharks Help the Ocean Ecosystem?

November 27, 2024

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 224: How Do Animals Change Over Time?

September 29, 2024

Meet the Expert: Alex Re, host of the On Wildlife podcast Alex Re is our host and animal connoisseur. His favorite animal is a whale. As a child, he dreamed of being a whale watcher until he learned that he is unable to stay on a boat for longer than 5 minutes without getting sick. So, he switched… Continue Reading Episode 224: How Do Animals Change Over Time?

Episode 223: How Do You Rehabilitate a Bald Eagle?

September 6, 2024

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?

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

September 5, 2024

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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