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A show about science, research, and the humans involved in making it happen.

University of Michigan College of LSA


    • Jan 9, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES


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    Episode 12: Science as superpower

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 14:14


    Dr. Mona uses science as a superpower to create positive change through her work with the Flint water crisis.

    Episode 11: Kid scientists

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 14:23


    Developmental psychologist Henry Wellman gets into kids' brains to figure out how people grow to understand the world.

    Episode 10: Extinct science trophies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 21:43


    When Professor Pamela Raymond received an inappropriate anatomical heirloom from a colleague, she and Professor Deborah Goldberg put an end to the bizarre tradition.

    Episode 9: Dangerous experiments

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 15:08


    When the H5N1 flu virus threatened the public with a pandemic, Professor Michael Imperiale helped the U.S. government decide how best to keep the contagion contained in research labs. Imperiale discusses how to stay safe while doing dangerous science.

    Episode 8: Selling out for science?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 17:49


    Researcher Kevin Boehnke struggled to reconcile his goal of helping people through science with his need to accept research funds that potentially have strings attached. Boehnke talks about how to deal with conflicts of interest in science research.

    Episode 7: Risk and reward in research

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 19:19


    Astronomer Jon Miller's research satellite in orbit broke because of a glitch in its software code. Miller talks about how he balances risk and reward in a science career.

    Season 2 trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018 1:46


    Catch up on all six episodes of Season 1 while you wait for How to Science: Season 2 to drop—coming soon! Fall 2018.

    Episode 6: Tim McKay

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2017 37:01


    This week's guest Tim McKay tells the story of his early science days–when he defended his research equipment against mice, scorpions, and rattlesnakes in the desert–to his tamer, more recent efforts to welcome people into the fold of higher education.

    Episode 6 promo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2017 0:41


    A scientist who can speak to decades of experience in astrophysics research, upcoming guest Tim McKay has found new inspiration in making higher education broadly accessible.

    Episode 5: Sara Aton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2017 40:39


    Sara Aton is a University of Michigan scientist, researcher, alumna, and professor in the College of LSA with a background in visual art. She wound up in science after her job working with autistic clients made her want to know more about the brain. Now she studies the science of sleep.

    Episode 5 promo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2017 0:36


    Upcoming guest Sara Aton is a University of Michigan scientist, researcher, alumna, and professor in the College of LSA with a background in visual art. She wound up in science after her job working with autistic clients made her want to know more about the brain. Now she studies the science of sleep.

    Episode 4: Orie Shafer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2017 36:32


    Orie Shafer is a University of Michigan professor in the College of LSA who obsesses about biological clocks, which determine rhythms of activity in organisms. He studies networks of clock neurons in the brain to figure out how they orchestrate rhythmic behaviors.

    Episode 4 promo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2017 0:43


    Upcoming guest Orie Shafer is a University of Michigan professor in the College of LSA who obsesses about biological clocks, which determine rhythms of activity in organisms. He studies networks of clock neurons in the brain to figure out how they orchestrate rhythmic behaviors.

    Episode 3: Meghan Duffy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2017 35:05


    This week's guest, Meghan Duffy, sunk to a low point in her life and career when some of her early experiments failed. But she recovered enough to eventually score a faculty position at Michigan, and she recently snagged an invitation to speak at the March for Science in Washington, D.C. She posts articles with ideas, opinions, commentary, advice, and humor at the Dynamic Ecology blog. She's an ecology professor who takes her responsibilities seriously as a mentor in science, especially to young students of color.

    Episode 3 promo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2017 0:43


    This week's guest, Meg Duffy, sunk to a low point in her life and career when some of her early experiments failed. But she recovered enough to eventually score a faculty position at Michigan, and she recently snagged an invitation to speak at the March for Science in Washington, D.C. She posts articles with ideas, opinions, commentary, advice, and humor at the Dynamic Ecology blog. She's an ecology professor who takes her responsibilities seriously as a mentor in science, especially to young students of color.

    Episode 2: Abby Lamb

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2017 30:19


    This week's guest, Abby Lamb, is a Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan. She converted from being a fundamentalist, proselytizing about Christianity and creationism, to an evolutionary biologist who advocates for science.

    Episode 2 promo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 0:36


    This week's guest, Abby Lamb, is a Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan. She converted from being a fundamentalist, proselytizing about Christianity and creationism, to an evolutionary biologist who advocates for science.

    Episode 1: Trisha Wittkopp

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 32:39


    This week’s guest, Trisha Wittkopp, is a professor in MCDB and in LSA’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB). She’s a geneticist to the core who wonders deeply about how changes in genes produce differences in living things.

    Episode 1 promo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2017 0:39


    This week’s guest, Trisha Wittkopp, is a professor in MCDB and in LSA’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB). She’s a geneticist to the core who wonders deeply about how changes in genes produce differences in living things.

    Season 1 Preview (in the beginning...)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2017 0:40


    A show about science, research, and the humans involved in making it happen. Coming later this month from the curious minds at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

    Season 1 Preview (infomercial)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2017 1:40


    A show about science, research, and the humans involved in making it happen. Coming later this month from the curious minds at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

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