The Sound of Science

We cruise the WNIJ van into the NIU STEAM garage to get the clean facts, to answer a listener's question, on electric vehicle maintenance.

WNIJ & the NIU STEAM duo team-up once again to reveal if it is possible to forecast the weather based on a few simple & seemingly unrelated observations.

Recorded at STEAM HQ, by the team themselves, this episode is 100% STEAM-powered and showcases the true power of leadership.

Recorded at NIU STEAM HQ, by the team themselves, this episode is 100% STEAM-powered and showcases the true power of inspiration.

Our NIU STEAM duo, with a +1 to their roster, returns to WNIJ to share a glimpse into the bright future of NIU STEAM, the Barb City Team, and growing big ideas from small opportunities.

NIU STEAM zooms back to the WNIJ studio and parks the fact mobile to discuss what to be aware of when renting an electric vehicle.

NIU STEAM returns to filter fact from fiction about forever chemicals.

At the WNIJ studio, NIU STEAM spring into action and instruct us on observing World Science Education Day.

We put on our sweet shades as NIU STEAM returns to the WNIJ studio to brighten our day with the facts on how the color of our eyes can affect our sensitivity to light.

With hardhats, t-squares, and sharp minds, NIU STEAM returns to the WNIJ studio to guide us on World Engineering Day.

NIU STEAM slides back into the WNIJ studio to thaw out the facts on the functions of road salt.

NIU STEAM put on their WNIJ mittens and shovel the facts on why our nightly world seems to become illuminated, yet quieter, outside after a snow fall.

NIU STEAM is back to fight a five-alarm blaze burning with question marks: Why can't salt water be used to put out forest fires?

The fusion of NIU STEAM and WNIJ goes nuclear as we react to the facts on steam-induced precipitation.

This week, NIU STEAM is back in the WNIJ studio with buckets of info on water towers.

With a flash, NIU STEAM came thundering back to the WNIJ studio to enlighten us on thundersnow.

Our NIU STEAM team supreme lugged their telescopes to the WNIJ station to answer a listener's question: "If we can see the Moon in the Northern hemisphere, does it look any different in Australia?"

NIU STEAM is on the WNIJ beat to kick off 2025 and they have the rap sheet on how speed limits are dispatched for public vehicles.

Our friends at NIU STEAM visit us one last time, for 2024, to drop some science on New Year's Resolutions and how effective they really are.

NIU STEAM gas up the WNIJ fact bus and deliver the 411 on the possibility of exhausting a little pain at the pump.

Chrissy and Jasmine, our NIU STEAM team, answer a young STEAM mind's inquiry of how there can be thunder without rain.

WNIJ's STEAM team took us aboard their deep-sea diving vessel and answered a listener's question on the impact of a theoretical catastrophic halting of Earth's essential ocean currents.

Our team from NIU STEAM zap us the details on how lightning forms.

Our NIU STEAM team supreme dig up the deets, turn the soil of knowledge, and grow our minds with the nutrient-filled facts on yams vs. sweet potatoes.

The NIU STEAM Team shed some light on a listener's query of whether, or not, the wavelength of light can influence our regular routines for a good night's rest.

The NIU STEAM Team was given the "all clear" to fly into the WNIJ Studio. They landed on the runway, with facts in hand, to answer a listener's inquiry: "How do airplanes have the ability to fly when they are so big and heavy?"

The duo from NIU STEAM return and, this time, they're putting on their paleontologist hats! They dig up the answer to a young listener's question: "How were the first dinosaur fossils discovered?"

NIU STEAM launch to the WNIJ studio, and they brought their telescopes, to answer if Earth really has two moons.

The NIU STEAM Team let their leaves of knowledge fall upon WNIJ's yard while answering a listener's question: "How do leaves change color?"

Our very own NIU STEAM duo deliver us the details on the roots of Halloween and answer "where was Halloween first celebrated?"

Our NIU STEAM Team is back in full-force to answer the age-old question: "What did ancient cultures use to produce dyes?"

What is The Farmer's Almanac, and is it actually accurate?

How does the Earth's Moon affect the ocean's tides?

The Sound of Science team wants you to join them at their annual STEM Fest.

The Sound of Science returns with a new episode!

NIU STEAM stop by to bug us about the emerging cicada broods.

NIU STEAM team drops by to answer the question: "What impacts have Asian-American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders had on areas of STEAM?"

Our team from NIU STEAM deliver us the facts on the trending practice of taking ice baths to soothe achy joints and muscles.

The NIU STEAM team put on their astronomy hats and pointed their telescopes to the Moon to explain how Earth's satellite is visible during the day.

The NIU STEAM Team have their fingers on the pulse of information and enrich us on if one can truly suffer from a broken heart.

Like a cyclone of knowledge, NIU STEAM touches down on the scene to demystify whether or not weather can alter this human condition.

Our very own STEAM squad from NIU clean up the facts surrounding ecological solutions for personal hygene.

Our team from NIU STEAM fetch the facts about sun dogs.

Our very own NIU Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) duo spring into action to talk about the Vernal Equinox.

NIU Sound of Science team discuss how artificial intelligence could be used to forecast aurora activity.

The NIU STEAM team answer cosmic questions about the upcoming Solar Eclipse on April 8th, 2024.

The Sound of Science crew educate us on women in innovation in honor of National Women's Month.

The NIU STEAM Sound of Science team unearth the facts about leap years.

NIU STEAM explores which African American inventors help us live our daily lives easier.

NIU STEAM answers a listener's question: "Who are considered to be African American Pioneers in the area of Cardiovascular Medicine?"

The NIU STEAM Sound of Science lab takes a journey to the center of the heart.