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Periodic audiocasts from American Scientist, a publication of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society.

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    • Dec 1, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 14m AVG DURATION
    • 193 EPISODES


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    Platforms, Echo Chambers, and Misinformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 23:08


    Rewards and pitfalls to communicating science on social media: a discussion with Michael Xenos at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, BlackInNeuro and SciComm Collective's Danielle Nadin, and Samantha Yammine, also known on the internet as Science Sam.

    Platforms, Echo Chambers, and Misinformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 23:08


    Rewards and pitfalls to communicating science on social media: a discussion with Michael Xenos at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, BlackInNeuro and SciComm Collective's Danielle Nadin, and Samantha Yammine, also known on the internet as Science Sam.

    Entanglement and Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 24:37


    Astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi discusses his memoir, A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Streets to the Stars.

    Entanglement and Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 24:37


    Astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi discusses his memoir, A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Streets to the Stars.

    Fixing Broken Biological Clocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 11:10


    Structural problems in STEM workplaces, and the importance of inclusivity in institutions -- a conversation with Shirley Malcom.

    Fixing Broken Biological Clocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 11:10


    Structural problems in STEM workplaces, and the importance of inclusivity in institutions -- a conversation with Shirley Malcom.

    A Sea Change in STEM

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 24:02


    Structural problems in STEM workplaces, and the importance of inclusivity in institutions -- a conversation with Shirley Malcom.

    A Sea Change in STEM

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 24:02


    Structural problems in STEM workplaces, and the importance of inclusivity in institutions -- a conversation with Shirley Malcom.

    Guardrails for Biotech

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 27:53


    Lessons from past biotechnology controversies and the potentials and concerns that lie ahead -- a conversation with Insoo Hyun.

    Guardrails for Biotech

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 27:53


    Lessons from past biotechnology controversies and the potentials and concerns that lie ahead -- a conversation with Insoo Hyun.

    (Re)building trust in public health campaigns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 23:05


    Approaches to engage marginalized communities -- a conversation with Stephaun Elite Wallace.

    (Re)building trust in public health campaigns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 23:05


    Approaches to engage marginalized communities -- a conversation with Stephaun Elite Wallace.

    Data Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 17:13


    Exploring all things data visualization.

    Data Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 17:13


    Exploring all things data visualization.

    Art and Environmental Education

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 19:19


    Using art as a tool for environmental education.

    Art and Environmental Education

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 19:19


    Using art as a tool for environmental education.

    Science and Hip Hop: Using Music to Communicate Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 23:12


    How science communicators are using music to make science more reflexive, equitable, and engaging to audiences.

    Science and Hip Hop: Using Music to Communicate Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 23:12


    How science communicators are using music to make science more reflexive, equitable, and engaging to audiences.

    The Crazy Anatomy of Horned Dinosaurs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 27:06


    This remarkably diverse group of dinosaurs went far beyond Triceratops.

    The Crazy Anatomy of Horned Dinosaurs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 27:06


    This remarkably diverse group of dinosaurs went far beyond Triceratops.

    A More Universal Language

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 24:01


    Seeking to better describe the world, researchers are attempting to blend the languages of science and art.

    A More Universal Language

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 24:01


    Seeking to better describe the world, researchers are attempting to blend the languages of science and art.

    Developing New Vaccines

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 18:09


    An interview with virologist Peter Jay Hotez on the anti-vaccine movement and other challenges to vaccine development, including poverty, war and conflict, urbanization, and climate change.

    Developing New Vaccines

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 18:09


    An interview with virologist Peter Jay Hotez on the anti-vaccine movement and other challenges to vaccine development, including poverty, war and conflict, urbanization, and climate change.

    Synesthesia's Altered Senses

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 17:39


    An interview with Anina Rich, who heads the Perception in Action Research Centre at Macquarie University and the Synaesthesia at Macquarie research group. She investigates synesthesia to learn about how the brain integrates information.

    Synesthesia’s Altered Senses

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 17:39


    An interview with Anina Rich, who heads the Perception in Action Research Centre at Macquarie University and the Synaesthesia at Macquarie research group. She investigates synesthesia to learn about how the brain integrates information.

    The Human Need for Visible Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 17:39


    An interview with Manuel Lima, Senior UX Design Leader for Google, avid historian, and author of books exploring how certain visual themes, such as circles, go back to the beginnings of human understanding.

    The Human Need for Visible Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 17:39


    An interview with Manuel Lima, Senior UX Design Leader for Google, avid historian, and author of books exploring how certain visual themes, such as circles, go back to the beginnings of human understanding.

    Channeling Lasers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 22:32


    New computing applications are ahead for soft materials that can guide light.

    Channeling Lasers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 22:32


    New computing applications are ahead for soft materials that can guide light.

    Climate Modeler

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 20:30


    An interview with atmospheric scientist Ben Santer, who helped to author the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's famous conclusion in 1995 of the “discernible human influence on global climate” and who has continued his research through to the present day at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States.

    Climate Modeler

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 20:30


    An interview with atmospheric scientist Ben Santer, who helped to author the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's famous conclusion in 1995 of the “discernible human influence on global climate” and who has continued his research through to the present day at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States.

    Family-Friendly Science Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 21:29


    All-ages programming is a challenge, but Tinkercast's "WOW in the World" is popular among both parents and children.

    Family-Friendly Science Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 21:29


    All-ages programming is a challenge, but Tinkercast's "WOW in the World" is popular among both parents and children.

    Detecting Gerrymandering

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 10:56


    Detecting gerrymandering is an active research field, particularly given new voting methods such as ranked-choice voting, but ending the practice takes more than mathematical know-how.

    Detecting Gerrymandering

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 10:56


    Detecting gerrymandering is an active research field, particularly given new voting methods such as ranked-choice voting, but ending the practice takes more than mathematical know-how.

    The Hardest Tissue

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 20:17


    New imaging reveals the hidden structure that makes enamel in human teeth so tough, inspiring researchers to use the knowledge to create tougher synthetic materials.

    The Hardest Tissue

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 20:17


    New imaging reveals the hidden structure that makes enamel in human teeth so tough, inspiring researchers to use the knowledge to create tougher synthetic materials.

    Using Pop Culture to Teach Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 20:17


    An interview with high school teacher Matt Brady -- author of "The Science of Rick and Morty: The Unofficial Guide to Earth's Stupidest Show" -- on his use of pop culture in the science classroom.

    Using Pop Culture to Teach Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 20:17


    An interview with high school teacher Matt Brady -- author of "The Science of Rick and Morty: The Unofficial Guide to Earth's Stupidest Show" -- on his use of pop culture in the science classroom.

    Microsized Architecture

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 16:49


    An interview with University of Maryland engineer Ryan Sochol, whose team has developed a technique to do three-dimensional printing at capillary sizes, for better modeling of living systems.

    Microsized Architecture

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 16:49


    An interview with University of Maryland engineer Ryan Sochol, whose team has developed a technique to do three-dimensional printing at capillary sizes, for better modeling of living systems.

    Laser Pulses Examine Water Surface Chemistry

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 12:58


    An interview with Geraldine L. Richmond, Presidential Chair in Science and professor of chemistry at the University of Oregon, and the current President of Sigma Xi, the organization that publishes American Scientist magazine.

    Laser Pulses Examine Water Surface Chemistry

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 12:58


    An interview with Geraldine L. Richmond, Presidential Chair in Science and professor of chemistry at the University of Oregon, and the current President of Sigma Xi, the organization that publishes American Scientist magazine.

    Water Quality versus Water Quantity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 17:32


    Coal-ash spills and water quality: an interview with Avner Vengosh, a geochemist at Duke University, on his latest research.

    Water Quality versus Water Quantity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 17:32


    Coal-ash spills and water quality: an interview with Avner Vengosh, a geochemist at Duke University, on his latest research.

    Dying for a Drink

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 15:50


    Overuse, population growth, and climate change are turning water into a powerful tool for conflict in many parts of the world.

    Dying for a Drink

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 15:50


    Overuse, population growth, and climate change are turning water into a powerful tool for conflict in many parts of the world.

    Air Quality Trade-Offs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 12:47


    Modern life is costing us months of our lives.

    Air Quality Trade-Offs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 12:47


    Modern life is costing us months of our lives.

    Seeing the Sixth Sense

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 14:45


    Live imaging of body-sensing neurons required both new techniques and new technology.

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