Born to Do Science

This is a double-wide episode with two NASA astrobiologists! Kid host Aaron and I speak with Dr. Nader Haghighipour about his work finding extrasolar planets (including Gliese 581 c!) and we speak with Dr. Vikki Meadows about how we might detect signs of life on extrasolar planets. Featuring a new song, "Stargazer"!Listen / Download the PodcastSubscribe on iTunesAaron's World!My co-host this week is Aaron from Aaron's World, a fantastic science podcast for kids which I highly recommend you check out now! The "Stargazer" song is also featured in Aaron's World episode 28, "Plesiadapis."Feedback, please! Please post comments below or write to btds at montyharper.com - What worked for you? What didn't?I will incorporate your feedback as I tweak the format over the next few episodes.Also, please post your questions about the science!! They will be answered!Get the song: <p>&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://montyharper.bandcamp.com/track/stargazer"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Stargazer by Monty Harper&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt;</p>

Dr. Jennifer Byrd-Craven shares her research into whether teenagers who co-ruminate increase their stress, with kid host Evalyn, featuring the song "It's Not Fair (When Your Mother is a Scientist)."Listen / Download the PodcastSubscribe on iTunesFeedback, please! Please post comments below or write to btds at montyharper.com - What worked for you? What didn't?I will incorporate your feedback as I tweak the format over the next few episodes.Also, please post your questions about the science!! They will be answered!Get the song:<p>&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://montyharper.bandcamp.com/track/its-not-fair"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;It's Not Fair by Monty Harper&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt;</p>

Dr. Wouter Hoff shares his research into how bacteria sense light, with kid host Liza, featuring the song "My Molecular Eye."Listen / Download the PodcastSubscribe on iTunesFeedback, please! Please post comments below or write to btds at montyharper.com - What worked for you? What didn't?I will incorporate your feedback as I tweak the format over the next few episodes.Also, please post your questions about the science!! They will be answered!Get the song:My Molecular Eye by Monty Harper