Podcasts about science fellow

Archaeologist and anthropologist Julie Hoggarth heads to Belize this week to continue her nationally recognized research on ancient Maya cultures, uncovering what their experiences can teach us today. Hoggarth was recently recognized as a prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, and she takes listeners inside the findings that yield new insights from her digs.

On the Saturday March 22, 2025 episode of the Richard Crouse Show we meet Emily Diebert. She is a Science Fellow at the Gemini South Observatory in Chile, where she writes children’s books by day and works as an astronomer by night. Her debut novel is “Bea Mullins Takes a Shot,” a novel about a 7th grader who, after being forced to join her school's hockey team discovers unexpected friendships and a budding crush on the team captain. Then, it’s National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a month-long campaign aims to educate Canadians about colorectal cancer and encourage screening. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in Canada but can be effectively treated when detected early. To help me raise awareness is Dr. Peter Stotland, chief of surgery at North York General Hospital and the surgeon who did my colon resection when I was diagnosed with colon cancer twelve years ago.

On the Saturday March 22, 2025 episode of the Richard Crouse Show we meet Emily Diebert. She is a Science Fellow at the Gemini South Observatory in Chile, where she writes children's books by day and works as an astronomer by night. Her debut novel is “Bea Mullins Takes a Shot,” a novel about a 7th grader who, after being forced to join her school's hockey team discovers unexpected friendships and a budding crush on the team captain. Then, it's National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a month-long campaign aims to educate Canadians about colorectal cancer and encourage screening. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in Canada but can be effectively treated when detected early. To help me raise awareness is Dr. Peter Stotland, chief of surgery at North York General Hospital and the surgeon who did my colon resection when I was diagnosed with colon cancer twelve years ago.

It's in our water, our food, and so many other products we use on a daily basis, from non-stick pans to popcorn bags. And it's making us really sick.More and more scientists are becoming concerned that PFAS chemicals, also known as “forever chemicals,” are impacting human health. Evidence is growing that links these everyday exposures, particularly to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (or EDCs), are linked to cancer, infertility, birth defects, asthma, allergies, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and more.In this episode, we talk to one of the world's leading environmental health scientists and advocates about the impact of forever chemicals and what we can do about it. Arlene Blum is the founder and executive director of the Green Science Policy Institute. This is a replay from 2022.We cover:

One thing that we always value at Stat+Stories is the story of, “How did we get here?”. Today's episode follows our colleague, from work that she did in the federal government to now leading the charge at a biocomplexity institute. That's the focus of this episode of Stats and Short Stories. Stephanie Shipp is a research professor at the Biocomplexity Institute, University of Virginia. She co-founded and led the Social and Decision Analytics Division in 2013, starting at Virginia Tech and moving to the University of Virginia in 2018. Dr. Shipp's work spans topics related to using all data to advance policy, the science of data science, community analytics, and innovation. She leads and engages in local, state, and federal projects to assess data quality and the ethical use of new and traditional data sources. She is leading the development of the Curated Data Enterprise (CDE) that aligns with the Census Bureau's modernization and transformation and their Statistical Products First approach. She is a member of the American Statistical Association's Committee on Professional Ethics, Symposium on Data Science and Statistics (SDSS) Committee, and the Professional Issues and Visibility Council. She is an elected member of the International Statistical Institute, an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, and an American Statistical Association (ASA) Fellow. She received the ASA Founder's award in 2022.

On Today's Show: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ Dr. Amber Ortega is an air quality meteorologist, wildland fire smoke specialist, and atmospheric chemist with nearly two decades of experience researching, forecasting, and managing smoke. She serves as the Regional Smoke Coordinator at both the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Northwest & Alaska Forest Service Regional Offices. Driven by a desire to bridge the gap between researchers, regulators, and field operations, Amber aims to enhance fire personnel support, improve smoke fluency, and facilitate harmonious relationships with fire practitioners, air quality, and public health agencies. She's an Air Resource Advisor, aka Smoke Specialists that are dispatched to incidents to support Incident Command Teams with smoke concerns. Previously, she was the Duty Officer for the Smoke Monitoring Program at the Rocky Mountain National Fire Cache, part of the Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program. She served as a prescribed fire smoke manager and air quality meteorologist for the State of Colorado. Prior to civil service, as a Department of Energy Office of Science Fellow, she investigated the intersection of fire, weather, and air quality, focusing on smoke emissions from deferring fuel types and their interactions with the environment. Her research spans ground- and aircraft-based smoke measurements across notable locations, including USDA Missoula Fire Sciences Lab and Manitou Experimental Forest Observatory, UC-Berkeley Blodgett Forest Research Station, NASA Airborne Science DC-8 Laboratory, and US Naval Research Laboratory Scientific Development Squadron. She holds an MS/BS in Meteorology (Penn State), a Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences with a Specialization in Analytical Chemistry (CU-Boulder), and a PostDoc in Chemical Engineering (Uni Arizona), earning her the apropos title "Dr. Smoke." A fantastic conversation.

What fundamental values should data scientists and statisticians bring to their work? What principles should guide the work of data scientists and statisticians? What does right and wrong mean in the context of an analysis? That's the topic of today's stats and stories episode with guests Stephanie Shipp and Donna LeLonde Stephanie Shipp is a research professor at the Biocomplexity Institute, University of Virginia. She co-founded and led the Social and Decision Analytics Division in 2013, starting at Virginia Tech and moving to the University of Virginia in 2018. Dr. Shipp's work spans topics related to using all data to advance policy, the science of data science, community analytics, and innovation. She leads and engages in local, state, and federal projects to assess data quality and the ethical use of new and traditional data sources. She is leading the development of the Curated Data Enterprise (CDE) that aligns with the Census Bureau's modernization and transformation and their Statistical Products First approach. She is a member of the American Statistical Association's Committee on Professional Ethics, Symposium on Data Science and Statistics (SDSS) Committee, and the Professional Issues and Visibility Council. She is an elected member of the International Statistical Institute, an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, and an American Statistical Association (ASA) Fellow. She received the ASA Founder's award in 2022. Donna LaLonde is the Associate Executive Director of the American Statistical Association (ASA) where she works with talented colleagues to advance the vision and mission of the ASA. Prior to joining the ASA in 2015, she was a faculty member at Washburn University where she enjoyed teaching and learning with colleagues and students; she also served in various administrative positions including interim chair of the Education Department and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. At the ASA, she supports activities associated with presidential initiatives, accreditation, education, and professional development. She also is a cohost of the Practical Significance podcast which John and Rosemary appeared on last year.

The Hoover Institution held a conversation on What is the Role of Future International Collaboration: Risks and Opportunities on January 22, 2024 from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PT. Dr. Thomas Mason addressed aspects of research openness and the daily need to protect the information that is critically important to universities, National Labs, the federal government, and the private sector. The conversation was followed by a 30 minute Q&A.  As a national security science laboratory Los Alamos National Lab has worked to strike the right balance between openness of research and protection of information for over eighty years. The talk addressed the historic importance of open international collaboration in fostering rapid innovation with economic and national security benefits while still recognizing the need to manage the risks that come with international engagement. SPEAKER Thomas Mason is the President and CEO of Triad National Security, LLC (Triad) and serves as the Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Most recently he was the Senior Vice President for Global Laboratory Operations at Battelle where he had responsibility for governance and strategy across the six National Laboratories that Battelle manages or co-manages. Prior to joining Battelle, Thom worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for 19 years, including 10 years as the Laboratory Director. Under his leadership, ORNL saw significant growth in programs, new facilities, and hiring while achieving record low safety incident rates. Before becoming Laboratory Director, he was Associate Laboratory Director (ALD) for Neutron Sciences, ALD for the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), and Director of the Experimental Facilities Division. During his time in Oak Ridge, Thom was active in the community serving as Chair of the Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation as well as Innovation Valley, the Knoxville-Oak Ridge area regional economic development organization. He moved to ORNL from the University of Toronto where he was a faculty member in the Department of Physics and previously worked as a Senior Scientist at Risø National Laboratory and a Postdoc at AT&T Bell Laboratories. For the past 30 years, he has been involved in the design and construction of scientific instrumentation and facilities and the application of nuclear, computing, and materials sciences to solve important challenges in energy and national security. Thom has a Ph.D. in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics from McMaster University and a BSc in Physics from Dalhousie University. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY Norbert Holtkamp is a Science Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Holtkamp is also a professor of particle physics and astrophysics and of photon science at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University BACKGROUND International collaborations and research openness have been enormously beneficial to the United States supporting rapid advances of world leading Science & Technology in our country. They brought a large group of incredibly talented people from around the world to come work with US science and technology industry. In the end, many of them stayed which provided a pipeline for innovation and business growth helping to maintain a standard of “world leading.” The simple fact that others successfully try to copy the process should encourage the US to continue. In a changing world though where the standards of research openness are not shared anymore, managing the risks better than in the past becomes essential. Research openness and specifically international collaboration with friends and opponents always carries the risk of unwanted release of information. Industrial espionage in the private sector does have negative economic impact, can threaten national security, or lose competitive advantages. Over the past few years, there has been a significant rise in the systematic collection of intellectual property on a broad scale within the domains of private, public, and national security sectors. This development has had a profound impact on the global research community. Research openness is commonly understood and shared by much of the World's science community and led by the US, for long was captured in a quite simple National Security Decision Directive (NSDD-189). Essentially: “It's open until it's classified”. While NSDD-189 wasn't abandoned officially yet, effectively it has been in many instances. New definitions “CUI = Confidential but Unclassified Information,” central control of international collaboration agreements, top down managed travel restrictions of “going to” or “inviting in”, strictly enforced Conflict of Interest agreements are all existing elements in a new world that grapples with the balance between openness and benefit from it versus risk of losing. The US needs a pipeline of trained engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs. Without inviting a substantial foreign national contingent into our schools and universities from which many will typically stay, it is not clear that US demographics would even allow the US alone to fill this pipeline. Whether it is the academic or private sector: it is essential to understand in more detail how international collaboration provided and can provide in the future economic benefit, intelligence insight, faster scientific discoveries, and sometimes even aiding diplomatic efforts and continue to bring the best and brightest innovators to the US. As part of the project, each of these elements (faster scientific advance – economic benefit – intelligence & insight – demographics & talent recruiting) will be addressed.

Charles Roques-Carmes, a Science Fellow at Stanford University, is interviewed by Yuval Boger. They discuss his work on using optical parametric oscillators as a form of random number generator with controllable bias. He elaborates on the potential applications of this technology in trainable randomness for Bayesian neural networks and logistics planning, previews the next steps for this research, and much more.

Vanessa Sperandio is a professor at the UT Southwestern Medical Center in both the departments of microbiology and biochemistry. She joined the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health as the chair of the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology in spring 2022. Sperandio's research focuses on the signaling mechanisms between mammalian hosts, their beneficial microbiota, and bacterial pathogens. Sperandio was a 1997 fellow of the Pew Charitable Trust and was elected to the American Academy of Microbiology in 2013.[3] She is also a Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences and selected as a Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases.   In this episode: Personal/Professional Journey Our relationship with Bacteria Neurotransmitters Microbiome Imbalance Nutritional Therapy Interventions Processed Foods and our gut How to eat for our gut microbiome Supplements and Probiotics Psychedelics, Microbiome, and Addiction   The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.  

Eric Snodgrass, Science Fellow for Nutrien Ag Solutions, joins to chat about all things weather; the strength of El Nino, the floods in Texas, and the growing season ahead.

Collège de FranceMondes francophones (2022-2023) - Phượng Bùi TrânAnnée 2022-2023Femmes vietnamiennes : pouvoirs, cultures et identités pluriellesColloque - Femmes vietnamiennes : créativité et engagement : D'un village vietnamien à l'Académie nationale d'ingénierie des États-UnisNguyen was born and grew up during the final years of the Vietnam War. Her house was burned down during the war and her family lost everything. Her mother was struggled to raise 5 kids alone. Nguyen and her siblings grew up in small villages in Vietnam without electricity for 16 years and they lacked of basic needs such as foods, clothes, drinking water, etc. She was raised to become a housewife and a mother. She immigrated to the United States (US) at the age of 21 years old with a few words of English and no money. She faced discrimination in the village for being poor and in the United States for being an immigrant. The more challenges she faced, the harder she tried. She used every setback and hurdle as a motivation to move forward. Within 10 years arriving to the US, Nguyen got a PhD from UCLA in Physical Chemistry. In this presentation, she will discuss her journey from a village girl to the US National Academy of Engineering member, how her role has changed from a housewife to the world top scientist, and how she uses her voice and influence to advocate for women in science and engineering.Thuc Quyen NguyenThuc Quyen Nguyen is the director of the Center for Polymers and Organic Solids and professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Recognition for her research includes Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, Camille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award, Alfred Sloan Research Fellow, NSF American Competitiveness and Innovation Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Senior Research Award, Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow, Hall of Fame - Advanced Materials, Beaufort Visiting Scholar, St John's College, Cambridge University, 2015-2019 World's Most Influential Scientific Minds; Top 1 % Highly Cited Researchers in Materials Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, Wilhelm Exner Medal, and Elected Member of the National Academy of Engineering.

The planter is tuned up, the seed is in the shed, and growers are ready to get to work. But that doesn't mean Mother Nature is in any mood to cooperate yet with Planting Season 2023. In this episode, we talk with Eric Snodgrass, Science Fellow and Principal Atmospheric Scientist at Nutrien Ag Solutions, for a look at what the planting season has in store from a climate and weather perspective in another year that seems poised to swing between extremes. Eric tells us that the La Nina system that has driven weather patterns for the last several years has wound down, and there seems to be an El Nino rising up in its place. He explains what that will mean for growers across North America, and explains why some previously drought-stricken parts of the country are suddenly inundated with too much rain. Plus, we examine how recent outbreaks of severe weather are on the rise, and how North America's weather fits in to the broader global climate picture. Visit nutrienagsolutions.com/farmsmart to learn more about FARMSMART, Nutrien Ag Solutions' new sustainable ag brand.

Podcast series from the Met Office investigating climate - the underlying science and the challenges we face from a warming planet. Frequency of extreme rainfall In this episode Clare Nasir talks to Professor Lizzie Kendon, Scientific Manager and Science Fellow at the Met Office. Lizzie describes a new study that uses climate model data to show how local extreme rain events in the UK are expected to increase through time due to climate change. Producer: Clare Nasir @clarenasir Music: Dan Autiero Nebula by Stepic5 | Free Listening on SoundCloud The Met Office is the United Kingdom's national weather service. Our website carries the latest UK and global weather forecasts, detailed information on weather types and climate science and UK weather records for previous months, seasons and years. www.metoffice.gov.uk

In today's episode we chat with Eric Snodgrass, Science Fellow and Principal Atmospheric Scientist for Nutrien Ag Solutions. Eric discusses the  drought situation across the U.S., his  weather outlook heading into planting season, and weather patterns in South America.To subscribe to the twice daily Commstock Report, click the link below:https://www.commstock.com/report/Stay Connectedhttps://www.commstock.com/https://www.facebook.com/CommStockInvestments/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClP8BeFK278ZJ05NNoFk5Fghttps://www.linkedin.com/company/commstock-investments/

Science Fellow at Nutrien Ag, Eric Snodgrass, joins us to discuss weather patterns and their expected impact on farmers in the coming seasons.

Our editorial director Chris Piehler recently had the opportunity to sit down with Carmello the Science Fellow, founder and operator of three early education schools in New York, for a chat about how he finds new EdTech products and how he prefers to be approached by vendors.Here are a few tips to help you be sure you're putting your best foot forward when talking to potential clients in the early education arena.Educators Aren't ComplacentCarmello said that as an educator—and particularly as the head of three preschools—he can't afford to become complacent about the materials he offers his students.“You always want to be as innovative as you can be as a pedagog and as an educator,” Carmello said. “And you always wanna meet best practices and try to give your kids the best experiences. So I am always a nerd at heart and I'm always researching things. While my wife might be on Twitter and Instagram and Facebook, what am I doing? I'm Googling new coding sets for two year olds.”If you're trying to reach educators, that's good news. They're trying to find you too. They want you to reach out—as long as you're providing solutions and helping make their lives easier.Be Ready to Explain Your ScaffoldsAs a preschool leader, Carmello said that he is often looking for ways to build on a product and extend the learning it offers to children in younger grades. It's difficult, for example, to find a classroom robot designed for children younger than five, according to Carmello, because younger students tend to break sensitive robot parts like motors.“Computational teaching is key because you want to lay foundations when kids are young,” Carmello said. “And if I'm saying it's that important and it's only my four [year-old students] that have it, well, that's not fair now because if I have three and two year olds, I need to make sure that they're getting that experience so that by the time they are four, they're that much more comfortable coding the robot.”Even if your product is geared toward students in a particular grade band, it's a good idea to understand how a teacher working with younger or older students might adapt use of that product to their own students.“I do not have a model that I could incorporate and then scaffold up,” said Carmello. “I would absolutely love that.”Email WorksSometimes it may feel like you're just firing marketing emails off into the ether, never to be seen by human eyes, let alone a potential buyer, ever again. If you're sending them to Carmello, however, not only are his eyes landing on them, but he's actually excited to receive them.“You know,” Carmello said, “it's very rare that I get an email from a company saying, ‘Hey, we have this new, amazing, innovative product. Would you like a sample of it, or to hear more about it?' A lot of the time I have to go out and do grassroots work to get that information. I wish it would happen more because if it were delivered to me, it just makes it that much easier for me to want to venture out and know more about what that product is.”So don't avoid cold emails. Just be sure what you're sending is useful, not spammy.Show Your Stellar Customer Service in the Follow UpIf Carmello is any indication, your follow up efforts on emails will pay off, as well.“What I love,” Carmello explained, “is after they send me some information about the product, so many times the company will say, ‘Would you like to get on Zoom or can we set up a call?,' and to me, that's like a slam dunk because it's all about customer service and customer relationships. I know what my families want from me as an owner of a school, and I want the same thing from the people that are trying to sell me something. I don't want it to be just, you want my money? And then the minute I pay you, you're gone. You know, I wanna be able to call you if I have a question, if something's not working, I wanna be able to troubleshoot.”This is a theme that comes up again and again when we speak to educators on our podcast: build relationships and show that you're not going to disappear after your buyer signs on the dotted line.Don't Skimp on Professional Development and Educator SupportCarmello said he loves having written materials to help him learn about a product, but said the holy grail of teacher professional development and ongoing support is some kind of interactive development program.“A lot of teachers get very complacent in their curriculum, and when you have to introduce something new and innovative, they're fearful and you can't blame them. Imagine being [an adult] and you all of a sudden are expected to learn and then teach something. To a lot of people that is a frightening experience,” said Carmello. “If there's an organization that has the capability to bring in the staff development in person,” or now today everybody's using Zoom platforms, there's just so much that you can do.Carmello pointed to a professional development experience in which some of his teachers learned to use a 3D printer on campus.“I broke them up into groups and I explained the process,” Carmello said. “They were like children working for hours, laughing and loving the building. An in person model of staff development is just by light ears the best method because it creates a sense of comfortability. There's somebody there to answer any questions and to me that's the best.”Learn more: https://www.prp.group/blog/5-tips-for-cold-emailing-superintendents

In Episode 7 of The Carbon Curve, Na'im speaks to Dr. Meron Tesfaye and Dr. Danny Broberg from the Bipartisan Policy Center.This week, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, which has been called the most consequential climate bill in history. Among other things, it makes a $369 billion investment in reducing carbon emissions and lowering energy costs, putting America closer to reaching the climate goals set by the current administration.It also has provisions that affect the carbon removal sector directly - expanding much-needed incentives that will grow the CDR industry, and position the US as a leader in this rapidly growing field.In my view, well-designed and well-executed policies can have the single greatest impact on scaling up CDR. So I wanted to speak to policy experts Dr. Meron Tesfaye and Dr. Danny Broberg at the Bipartisan Policy Center - a think tank based here in Washington, DC working on carbon removal policies - about the specific carbon removal investments in the Inflation Reduction Act, as well as supportive policies that have been recently passed, and new proposals we should be watching for on the near horizon.In this episode, Na'im, Meron, and Danny discussed:Carbon removal in The Inflation Reduction ActThe CHIPS Act's funding for carbon removal research, development, and deploymentGovernment procurement of carbon removal proposed in the Federal Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act (CDRLA) and the Carbon Removal and Emissions Storage Technologies (CREST) Act The DAC Hubs Program as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure LawThe Growing Climate Solutions Act, REMOVE Act, and SCALE ActPolicy priorities for carbon removal going forwardRelevant links:Bipartisan Policy Center websiteSummary of Energy and Climate Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (BPC)Farm and Forest Carbon Solutions Task Force at BPCDirect Air Capture Advisory Council at BPCDAC Day Event Recap Promoting Early Markets for Carbon Dioxide Removal Through Federal Procurement by Natalie Tham, Danny Broberg, and Xan FishmanDr. Meron Tesfaye is a senior policy analyst for BPC's Energy Program. Meron has a Ph.D. in clean energy & hydrogen research and combines that state and federal-policy experience. Prior to BPC, she was a Senior Policy Fellow at Carbon180 and a Science Fellow in the California Senate Budget office. As a scientist turned policy enthusiast, Meron works on issues such as biomass-based carbon removal, hydrogen, and industrial decarbonization.Dr. Danny Broberg received his Ph.D. in Materials Science at UC Berkeley, where he researched next-generation solar and battery materials. After finishing his Ph.D., he went to Capitol Hill where he was a legislative fellow for Senator Chris Coons (D-DE). While there he helped craft and drive forward bipartisan policies relating to carbon management and clean energy commercialization. After a year and a half on the hill, he joined the Bipartisan Policy Center where he focuses primarily on carbon management policies, with a focus on technological solutions and critical mineral supply chains. He runs the BPC's DAC Advisory Council, which includes companies like Carbon Engineering, Climeworks, Global Thermostat, and Air Liquide, as well as former members of Congress like Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), John Delaney (D-MD, former presidential candidate), and Byron Dorgan (D-ND).If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to this podcast on your favorite podcast app or subscribe via The Carbon Curve newsletter here. If you'd like to get in touch with Na'im, you can reach out via Twitter and LinkedIn.Na'im Merchant is an advisor and thought partner to start-ups, policy groups, and research organizations on scaling up climate technologies to meet the monumental challenge of removing billions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere to combat climate change. Every two weeks, Na'im will release a short interview with individuals advancing bold new ideas and taking a collective action approach to scaling up carbon removal. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit carboncurve.substack.com

It's been a busy year full of insights on the Future. Faster. Podcast. And if you missed even one episode, you missed a lot. So in this, our 25th podcast episode, we're listening back to some of the highlights from the last year of the Nutrien Ag Solutions podcast project. We'll hear some of the most important lessons, and some of the most memorable moments, including actionable insights for cover cropping this fall, how last winter's climate predictions have held up this summer, and so much more. The guests from whom we'll hear clips include: Jeff Tarsi, President of Global Retail at Nutrien Ag Solutions Patrick Reed, Vice President of Sales and La Crosse Seed Christine Chitwood, Northern High Plains Division Research and Sustainability Manager Brent Smith, Global Vice President of Sustainable Ag, Innovation, Marketing and Proprietary Products at Nutrien Ag Solutions Eric Snodgrass, Science Fellow and Principle Atmospheric Scientist at Nutrien Ag Solutions Ryan Bond, Senior Director of Crop Protection and Nutrition Innovation at Nutrien Ag Solutions David Elser, Senior Vice President for North America Retail at Nutrien Ag Solutions

Eric Snodgrass, Science Fellow with Nutrien, joins us to give his insight on current weather patterns and the outlook for the next several weeks as we head into planting season.

Join us as we interview Dr. Maya Wei-Haas who works as a science journalist for National Geographic.  Dr. Wei-Haas has a PhD in geoscience, has done top-tier research.  In our discussion, she explains why she decided to pivot and use her extensive background to write interesting articles about our amazing planet.  This was not an easy decision for Dr. Wei-Haas to make as writing did not come naturally - just another obstacle for her to overcome.  Sit back and listen to this intriguing discussion about Earth science, writing, and life.Dr. Maya Wei-Haas has an impressive CV:  See below.  She has a PhD in Geoscience, but now works as a science journalist for National Geographic.  Science Journalist for National Geographic - particular affection for Rocks and Reactions, Assistant Editor - Smithsonian MagazineAmerican Academy for the Advancement of Science Fellow in 2015PhD in Earth Science from Ohio State UniversityASCE Excellence in Journalism Award 2021AGU's Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism (2020)National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow (2010-2015)——————————————————Instagram: @planetgeocastTwitter: @planetgeocastFacebook: @planetgeocastEmail: planetgeocast@gmail.comWebsite: www.planetgeocast.com 

Dr. Maya Wei-Haas has an impressive CV:  See below.  She has a PhD in Geoscience, but now works as a science journalist for National Geographic.  Dr. Wei-Haas has had to overcome some major obstacles to become a professional journalist.  Join us in this interesting discussion about a recent article on Daylight Saving Time.Science Journalist for National Geographic - particular affection for Rocks and Reactions, Assistant Editor - Smithsonian MagazineAmerican Academy for the Advancement of Science Fellow in 2015PhD in Earth Science from Ohio State UniversityASCE Excellence in Journalism Award 2021AGU's Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism (2020)National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow (2010-2015)——————————————————Instagram: @planetgeocastTwitter: @planetgeocastFacebook: @planetgeocastEmail: planetgeocast@gmail.comWebsite: https://planetgeocast.buzzsprout.com/ 

Carmelo Piazza and his wife, Karen, own and run the Brooklyn Preschool of Science, or more accurately, the Brooklyn Preschools of Science since they have three locations. Carmelo, a former Science Teacher, founded the schools as a way to use his love and hands on teaching methods to holistically educate preschoolers. Using science as a base, they teach math, art, language skills and much more in an exciting and fun way that truly engages kids in science at a very young age.Episode NotesCarmelo is naturally fun and engaging and his love for science, teaching and kids comes clearly through in our conversation. At this young preschool age, kids have no notion of gender stereotypes which allows Carmelo, his wife, and staff of educators to just teach and to engage kids in a love for science regardless of their gender. They just teach and use science as its base.Carmelo shares how he went from teaching science in the public school system, to starting his own preschools, his goals and dreams for the future of taking his program national and being a thought leader in this type of education. His curriculum and teaching methods are so engaging and inspirational, they make me want to go back to pre-school! Carmelo has a YouTube Channel, a children's book of science experiments using household items, and has appeared on many TV shows, podcasts, and other media. He even has a moniker of "Carmelo the Science Fellow".Music used in the podcast: Higher Up, Silverman Sound StudioAcronyms, Definitions, and Fact CheckBrooklyn Preschool of Science: https://brooklynpreschoolofscience.comCarmelo the Science Fellow YouTube Channel: http://carmelothesciencefellow.com/videos/Crazy for Science with Carmelo the Science Fellow, by Carmelo Piazza : https://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Science-Carmelo-Fellow/dp/1576876829/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Carmelo+the+science+fellow+book&qid=1634601117&sr=8-1Inquiry-based learning is more than asking a student what he or she wants to know. It's about triggering curiosity. And activating a student's curiosity is, I would argue, a far more important and complex goal than mere information delivery. (https://www.edutopia.org/blog/what-heck-inquiry-based-learning-heather-wolpert-gawron)Pedagogy, most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. (Wikipedia)Murdering Hornets (not murdering wasps): https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/what-you-need-to-know-about-murder-hornetsMealworms are the larval form of the mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor, a species of darkling beetle. Like all holometabolicinsects, they go through four life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Larvae typically measure about 2.5 cm or more, whereas adults are generally between 1.25 and 1.8 cm in length. (Wikipedia)The Madagascar hissing cockroach, also known as the hissing cockroach or simply hisser, is one of the largest species of cockroach, reaching 5 to 7.5 centimetres at maturity. They are native to the island of Madagascar, which is off the African mainland, where they are commonly found in rotting logs. (Wikipedia)The water bug is a bug that looks like a cockroach, but isn't technically part of the roach family. A true water bug is an aquatic insect that lives in the water. Waterbugs hold their breath for a long time without resurfacing. The one cockroach that is commonly referred to as a water bug is the Oriental cockroach. Because they frequent pipes and plumbing, they are commonly called a waterbug. (https://www.myheronhome.com)

Eric Snodgrass, Science Fellow for Nutrien Ag Solutions, is here to talk about weather! We talk about drought relief, the possibility of another polar vortex, and South American weather patterns.

Protecting Businesses and Consumers Adam Itzkowitz, Itzkowitz Law   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 682 Adam Itzkowitz Adam attended law school at Stetson University College of Law, where he graduated cum laude. Adam has interned for judges at the Sixth Judicial Circuit Family Division, as well as at the Sixth Judicial Circuit Criminal Division. Adam's in-depth knowledge of the laws led him to a teaching assistant position for the Federal Rules of Evidence. Adam has also authored a chapter on the topic of Evidence Bias in a publication titled “Ethical Issues, Bias and Other Challenges in Forensic Evidence Management.” Since he began practicing law, Adam has practiced in several disciplines of law, including business litigation, hospitality and tourism law, family law and personal injury law. Adam takes great pride in taking the life lessons he has learned in his many years in the hospitality sector and applying them to the way his firm treats their clients. Adam is regularly asked to speak on topics relating to hospitality law and is often a guest lecturer at American University Washington College of Law in Washington D.C. teaching hospitality and business law principles to the attendees. Adam has a passion for involvement in the community. He gives back by hosting various organizations at his and his client's restaurants. Adam was previously a board member of the Westchase Charitable Foundation and a Law and Science Fellow for the National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Adam Itzkowitz about protecting businesses and consumers. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: ●    How the biggest mistake new business owners make is not forming an entity. ●    Why businesses need to protect themselves and how to do that correctly. ●    How business owners should prepare in advance for potential catastrophes. ●    Why people should reach out to attorneys after they have been injured. ●    How to pick the right personal injury lawyer if the time should come.   Connect with Adam: Guest Contact Info Twitter @ItzkowitzLaw Facebook Facebook.com/itzlawfirm Links Mentioned:   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to Carmelo Piazza for having an open, honest conversation about being a school leader in today's environment. To learn more about the work Carmelo is doing, visit http://carmelothesciencefellow.com/ If you know a school leader that would benefit from a peer-to-peer confidential group, nominate them today at www.ed-leaders.org. Kevin Stoller is the host of the Better Learning Podcast and Co-Founder of Kay-Twelve, a national leader for educational furniture. Learn more about creating better learning environments at www.Kay-Twelve.com

Did you know that there isn't a single corner of the Earth where microplastics do not exist? Yes, plastics are taking over our world, but how bad is it, really? We sat down with our friend and colleague Madeleine MacGillivray to take a deep dive (no pun intended) into the topic of microplastics. Tune in to gain a full understanding of what they are, where they come from, and what we can all do about it!In this episode:What are microplastics?How do microplastics affect human health?That recycling is a myth (but that we should still keep recycling)The truth behind biodegradable packagingWhat plastics are actually recyclable?How microfibers (from clothes) actually make up most of the plastic pollutionWhat you - and all of us - can do now to make a differenceAlso mentioned:Quote: “There's nothing you can't tell me, there's nothing I don't wanna hear.” - Janet MacgillivrayBook: Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-SmithMantra: “I'm all flowers and no-one can take that away”Our film recommendation to learn more about the plastic industry: The Story of Plastic Nerd out further:Blood plasma: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6586940/They're literally everywhere: https://www.americanscientist.org/article/plastics-plastics-everywhereMicroplastics and male fertility: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7967748/Legislation: https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/environment/482614-new-bill-calls-for-us-to-address-source-of2x microplastics in bottled water than tap: https://www.statista.com/chart/13255/study-finds-microplastics-in-93-of-bottled-water/Madeleine MacGillivray is a microplastics expert, a 5 Gyres Ambassador, and a model with Role Models Management in NYC. Since the age of nine, she has been speaking out against water issues when she founded her first non-profit organization, raising awareness about climate change and drought in Africa, and was acknowledged by Bill McKibben's national climate rally. At the age of 16, she was part of the highly influential Our Children's Trust lawsuit, which sued the US government and the EPA. Madeleine specializes in marine microplastic pollution and legislation, conducting research in Indonesia, the Arctic, the Bermuda Triangle, and the Galápagos Islands. She's also the Microplastics Policy and Science Fellow at the women and Indigenous-led environmental organization Seeding Sovereignty. This conversation is so informative and helpful to understand what is going on when it comes to plastic products and their impact on our world. If you've been wanting to learn more about microplastics this is your episode.Learn more about Madeleine Wallace:Website: https://madeleinewallacenyc.com/ Instagram: @madeleinemacgillivraySeeding Sovereignty on Instagram: @seedingsovereignty 5 Gyres Institute on Instagram: @5gyres CONNECT + FOLLOW:Podcast Instagram: @heychange_podcast Anne Therese:Website: https://theclimateoptimist.com/Instagram: @annetheresegennari Robin:Website: https://parentsxplanet.com/Instagram: @robinxshawThis episode is sponsored by Parents for the Planet, a new platform created by our very own Robin Shaw. Parents for the Planet is helping families create a better planet for our children and better children for our planet. Empowered parents change the world, so follow along on IG at @parentsxplanet or check out https://parentsxplanet.com/ and stay tuned for resources, blogs, and a podcast coming soon! Parents for the Planet is here to help you raise the next generation of changemakers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Naia Butler-Craig is an Aerospace Engineering PhD Student, NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Fellow and GEM Fellow at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is a member of the High-Power Electric Propulsion Lab. She obtained her B.S in Aerospace Engineering with special concentration in Astronautics and a minor in Computational Mathematics Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She hopes to become a mission specialist astronaut and to contribute to deep space exploration. Check out Naia's website! She was also recently selected as a Forbes 30 Under 30 Science Fellow.

Anna Nagurney is the John F. Smith Memorial Professor at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Director of the Virtual Center for Supernetworks, which she founded in 2001. She holds ScB, AB, ScM and PhD degrees from Brown University in Providence, RI. She is the author/editor of 15 books, more than 200 refereed journal articles, and over 50 book chapters. She presently serves on the editorial boards of a dozen journals and two book series and is the editor of another book series. Professor Nagurney has been a Fulbrighter twice (in Austria and Italy), was a Visiting Professor at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and was a Distinguished Guest Visiting Professor at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. She was a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College at Oxford University during the 2016 Trinity Term and a Summer Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard in 2017 and 2018. Anna has held visiting appointments at MIT and at Brown University and was a Science Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University in 2005-2006. She has been recognized for her research on networks with the Kempe Prize from the University of Umea, the Faculty Award for Women from the US National Science Foundation, the University Medal from the University of Catania in Italy, and was elected a Fellow of the RSAI (Regional Science Association International). She is also an INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) Fellow and a Network Science Society Fellow. In 2019, she became the first female recipient of the Constantin Caratheodory Prize from the International Society of Global Optimization. In 2020, she was awarded the Harold Larnder Prize from CORS (only the second female in the award's 35 year history). Anna has also been recognized with several awards for her mentorship of students and her female leadership with the WORMS Award, for example, and the Moving Spirit Award. Anna was one of 44 Women in STEM featured in the STEM Gems book as a role model for young women. Her research has garnered support from the AT&T Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation through its Bellagio Center programs, the Institute for International Education, and the National Science Foundation. She has given plenary/keynote talks and tutorials on 5 continents. She is an active member of several professional societies, including INFORMS, POMS, and RSAI and was the Omega Rho Distinguished Lecturer in 2018. Anna's research focuses on network systems from transportation and logistical ones, including supply chains, to financial, economic, social networks and their integration, along with the Internet. She studies and models complex behaviors on networks with a goal towards providing frameworks and tools for understanding their structure, performance, and resilience and has contributed also to the understanding of the Braess paradox in transportation networks and the Internet. She has also been researching sustainability and quality issues with applications ranging from pharmaceutical and blood supply chains to perishable food products and fast fashion to humanitarian logistics and disaster management. She has advanced methodological tools used in game theory, network theory, equilibrium analysis, and dynamical systems. She was a Co-PI on a multi-university NSF grant with UMass Amherst as the lead: Network Innovation Through Choice, which was part of the Future Internet Architecture (FIA) program and was recently a Co-PI on an NSF EAGER grant.

Lydia grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico (Tewa lands) and is Huichol (Wixáritari) and Pascua Yaqui (Yoeme).  Lydia earned her Bachelors of Science from California State University, Monterey Bay in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy. Lydia now resides in Tucson, Arizona (O'odham & Yaqui lands) where she earned her PhD at the University of Arizona in the Department of Environmental Sciences, with a minor in American Indian Policy. Her research interests are in soil health, environmental remediation, Indigenous science, mining policy, and environmental data ownership by tribal nations. Lydia is a 2014 University of Arizona NIEHS Superfund Program trainee, a 2015 recipient of National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program, a 2019 American Geophysical Union “Voices for Science” Fellow, and a current Native Nations Institute Indigenous Data Sovereignty Doctoral Scholar.  Find out more about Lydia at https://nativesoilnerd.com/For more information about Faith, Addie and The Trail Ahead go to https://www.thislanddoc.com/thetrailahead.

Dr. Nancy Padilla-Coreano is a postdoctoral fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Science with Prof. Kay Tye. She did her graduate thesis work at Columbia University in the laboratory of Prof. Joshua Gordon on functional connectivity in hippocampal-prefrontal pathway during anxiety behavior and collaborations on the role of interneurons in the prefrontal cortex during cognition. She talks to us about her experiences as an immigrant from Puerto Rico navigating American STEM academia.    Along with being a recipient of many awards and fellowships, she was recently nominated as a L’Oreal USA Women in Science Fellow. She is also the co-founder and director for Stories of Women in Neuroscience (WiN) – a project that highlights the stories of female neuroscientists at different career stages and from diverse backgrounds and subfields. Links: https://twitter.com/DrNancyPadilla https://www.storiesofwin.org/ L’Oreal Women in Science Fellows for 2020 Interviewed and edited by Dr. Shruti Muralidhar. Music from Lee Rosevere. Other projects by Shruti Muralidhar: BiasWatchIndia and IndSciComm.

Dr. Anna Frebel is the Silverman Family Career Development Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). As an astrophysicist, Anna spends her time working with students, reviewing and analyzing data on the computer, and occasionally traveling to telescopes for observing time. Her research focuses on identifying and studying some of the oldest stars in the universe using chemical analyses. Anna loves spending time with her family and young son in her free time. She received her PhD from the Australian National University's Mt. Stromlo Observatory for which she was awarded the Charlene Heisler Prize for the best Australian astronomy PhD thesis of 2006. Afterward, Anna was awarded the McDonald Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Texas, Austin and went on to receive the Clay Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics before joining the faculty at MIT. Anna and her research have been recognized with the Ludwig-Biermann Young Astronomer Award of the German Astronomical Society, the Annie Jump Cannon Award of the American Astronomical Society, and a National Science Foundation CAREER award. She was also named a Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences. In this interview, Anna shares more about her journey through life and science.

This week I had the privilege of chatting with Dr. Brittany Kamai about her research into how to improve gravitational wave detectors – as well as how we can each generate gravitational waves. We also discussed how she became a driving force behind the #ShutDownSTEM movement. Brittany is Native Hawaiian, an astrophysicist, athlete, author, mentor, and advocate for creating a better world. She is on a mission to help enhance our fundamental understanding of the universe and does so by weaving together every aspect of who she is.As an experimentalist, Brittany's research focuses on improving gravitational wave detectors with novel technology ideas. She is advancing studies of seismic and acoustic metamaterials on a path to improve the ground-based detectors, namely LIGO and Cosmic Explorer. With increased sensitivity, we will gather deeper astrophysical observations to enable precision tests of cosmology, General Relativity, and stellar evolution.Brittany cares deeply about how we do science and infuses the aloha spirit into her practice of science. She advocates on national and international advisory boards to build towards a more equitable and inclusive field of astrophysics. She is the co-founder of #ShutDownSTEM and the Society of Indigenous Physicists.Dr. Kamai has received numerous awards during her career including as a National Academy of Sciences' Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow, Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellow, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, among many others.Currently, Dr. Kamai is a Heising-Simons Foundation Postdoctoral scholar with a joint appointment between the University of California, Santa Cruz and Caltech.Be sure to follow Brittany on Twitter (@cosmojellyfish) and Instagram (@cosmojellyfish). You can also learn more about her by visiting her website.Join the show recording every Thursday at 8pm ET by leaving a voicemail at www.SpaceRadioShow.com.Support the show on Patreon.Follow on Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube.Big thanks to my top Patreon supporters this month: Justin G, Matthew K, Chris L, Barbara K, Duncan M, Corey D, Justin Z, Neuterdude, Nate H, Andrew F, Naila, Aaron S, Scott M, Rob H, David B, Frank T, Tim R, Alex P, Tom Van S, Mark R, Alan B, Craig B, Richard K, Steve P, Dave L, Chuck C, Stephen M, Maureen R, Stace J, Neil P, lothian53 , COTFM, Stephen S, Ken L, Debra S, Alberto M, Matt C, Ron S, Joe R, Jeremy K, David P, Norm Z, Ulfert B, Robert B, Fr. Bruce W, Catherine R, Nicolai B, Sean M, Edward K, Callan R, Darren W, JJ_Holy, Tracy F, Tom, Sarah K, Bill H, Steven S, Jens O, Ryan L, Ella F, Richard S, Sam R, Thomas K, James C, Jorg D, R Larche, Syamkumar M, John S, Fred S, Homer V, Mark D, Brianna V, Colin B, Bruce A, Steven M, Brent B, Bill E, Jim L, Tim Z, Thomas W, Linda C, Joshua, David W, Aissa F, Tom G, Marc H, Avery P, and Scott M!!Produced by Nancy Graziano.Cheese for today's tasting proudly provided by Dom's Cheese Shop.Hosted by Paul M. Sutter, astrophysicist and the one and only Agent to the Stars.

This week I had the privilege of chatting with Dr. Brittany Kamai about her research into how to improve gravitational wave detectors – as well as how we can each generate gravitational waves. We also discussed how she became a driving force behind the #ShutDownSTEM movement. Brittany is Native Hawaiian, an astrophysicist, athlete, author, mentor, and advocate for creating a better world. She is on a mission to help enhance our fundamental understanding of the universe and does so by weaving together every aspect of who she is.As an experimentalist, Brittany’s research focuses on improving gravitational wave detectors with novel technology ideas. She is advancing studies of seismic and acoustic metamaterials on a path to improve the ground-based detectors, namely LIGO and Cosmic Explorer. With increased sensitivity, we will gather deeper astrophysical observations to enable precision tests of cosmology, General Relativity, and stellar evolution.Brittany cares deeply about how we do science and infuses the aloha spirit into her practice of science. She advocates on national and international advisory boards to build towards a more equitable and inclusive field of astrophysics. She is the co-founder of #ShutDownSTEM and the Society of Indigenous Physicists.Dr. Kamai has received numerous awards during her career including as a National Academy of Sciences' Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow, Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellow, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, among many others.Currently, Dr. Kamai is a Heising-Simons Foundation Postdoctoral scholar with a joint appointment between the University of California, Santa Cruz and Caltech.Be sure to follow Brittany on Twitter (@cosmojellyfish) and Instagram (@cosmojellyfish). You can also learn more about her by visiting her website.Join the show recording every Thursday at 8pm ET by leaving a voicemail at www.SpaceRadioShow.com.Support the show on Patreon.Follow on Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube.Big thanks to my top Patreon supporters this month: Justin G, Matthew K, Chris L, Barbara K, Duncan M, Corey D, Justin Z, Neuterdude, Nate H, Andrew F, Naila, Aaron S, Scott M, Rob H, David B, Frank T, Tim R, Alex P, Tom Van S, Mark R, Alan B, Craig B, Richard K, Steve P, Dave L, Chuck C, Stephen M, Maureen R, Stace J, Neil P, lothian53 , COTFM, Stephen S, Ken L, Debra S, Alberto M, Matt C, Ron S, Joe R, Jeremy K, David P, Norm Z, Ulfert B, Robert B, Fr. Bruce W, Catherine R, Nicolai B, Sean M, Edward K, Callan R, Darren W, JJ_Holy, Tracy F, Tom, Sarah K, Bill H, Steven S, Jens O, Ryan L, Ella F, Richard S, Sam R, Thomas K, James C, Jorg D, R Larche, Syamkumar M, John S, Fred S, Homer V, Mark D, Brianna V, Colin B, Bruce A, Steven M, Brent B, Bill E, Jim L, Tim Z, Thomas W, Linda C, Joshua, David W, Aissa F, Tom G, Marc H, Avery P, and Scott M!!Produced by Nancy Graziano.Cheese for today’s tasting proudly provided by Dom’s Cheese Shop.Hosted by Paul M. Sutter, astrophysicist and the one and only Agent to the Stars.

Dr. Wesley Cheek, a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow at Ritsumeikan University Institute of Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss disaster research and the politics of pandemics, how no disaster is a "natural" disaster whether it be the coronavirus or a hurricane, why leftists needs to own disaster response and how neoliberalism fails, why the toll of a disaster is never accurate, and much more. On the patron half of the show: Wes sticks around to discuss more about the topic, the viral video on Dr. Jill Biden from The View, plus pro wrestling and punk rock talk! Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

https://youtu.be/OOiq_AJjQ2g Streamed live on Mar 11, 2020. Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain )Special Guest: This week we are airing Fraser's PRERECORDED interview with Dr. Jon Willis, Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Victoria, Canada.   Jon led the team of astronomers that recently discovered a galaxy cluster, XLSSC 122, that is 10.4 Billion light years away making it one of the oldest objects ever spotted dating back to when the universe was a mere 3.3 billion years old. Upon further examination, the physical structure of XLSSC 122 belied its young age and appeared to be as mature as similar clusters in our current universe. This has led researchers to rethink their hypothesis about how structure forms in the universe.   Jon earned his Bachelors Degree in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Glasgow followed by his PhD in Astronomy from the University of Cambridge and Post-doc at the Catholic University in Santiago, Chile. He was a Science Fellow at the European Southern Observatory in Chile from 2002-2003. Since 2003 Jon has been a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Victoria.   You can read about the discovery and research into XLSSC 122 here: https://theconversation.com/new-clues... You can learn more about Jon by visiting his homepage http://www.astro.uvic.ca/~jwillis/ Regular Guests: Dr. Morgan Rehnberg ( http://www.morganrehnberg.com/ & @MorganRehnberg ) Pam Hoffman ( http://spacer.pamhoffman.com/ / http://everydayspacer.com/ & @EverydaySpacer ) Chris Carr ( @therealccarr ) This week's stories: - How did the MW galaxy get warped? - Prox Cent B climate is modeled. Oh well... - Amateur astronomy for the next month. - Boeing has StarLiner work to do… - Mars 2020 rover is named Perseverance.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

In this episode we introduce you to Dr Jonathan Farley. He was scammed. Dr Farley won Oxford University's highest awards for mathematics graduate students. His experience of getting scammed is an excellent example to help us dispel the myth that scams only happen to stupid people. It also highlights the fact that scam syndicates operate worldwide at a very highly organised and military like level and that they are experts at manipulation, deception and fraud of all kinds, i.e. cyber crime. The scam syndicates are exceptionally successful for this very reason! People underestimate the intelligence behind this worldwide network because they are experts at remaining below the radar and operating right under noses of the authorities without being detected. Thanks to social media platforms who do not verify users and permit the ability to create endless fake profiles and to send unlimited friend requests, they have the ability to communicate and execute their schemes at the speed of light without detection. Dr Jonathan David Farley graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University with the second-highest grade point average in his graduating class. He obtained his doctorate in mathematics from Oxford University, after winning Oxford’s highest mathematics awards for graduate students, the Senior Mathematical Prize and Johnson University Prize. He has been a Visiting Professor of Mathematics at Caltech, a Science Fellow at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation, a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Mathematics at Harvard University, and a Visiting Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics at MIT. Seed Magazine named Dr. Farley one of “15 people who have shaped the global conversation about science in 2005.” Dancing with the Stars’ Danica McKellar, star of the hit TV show The Wonder Years and a judge for the 2016 "Miss America" beauty pageant, called him “the incomparable, brilliant Jonathan Farley” in her New York Times best-selling book, Hot X: Algebra Exposed. Jonathan D Farley: "I was scammed, and I won Oxford University's highest awards for mathematics graduate students. Feel free to discuss my case to exemplify your statement, "Many mistakenly believe that only stupid people get scammed." https://youtu.be/LfhqrGRC2y8

Welcome to Episode 17! Conrad Life Report is a podcast about life, including digital media, music, books, food, drink, New York City, and more. Episode 17 topics: Intro theme: none, Oliver birthday party, Carmelo the Science Fellow, Other Half, Traveler Bar, Sharon Van Etten, Books Are Magic, Svendale Tasting Room, Bar Great Harry, I GET WILD show at Littlefield, Ewan Bremner, Michael Shannon, Corporal, Dirty Cosmos, NYC Half Marathon, Pig Beach, Rab Noakes, Garden Of The Ark, Becoming by Michelle Obama, KCBC Superhero Sidekicks, Singlecut Prog! DDH IIPA, first Grateful Dead show 3/21/90, outro music: none.

Today we are speaking with Dr Shari Breen, who holds a research fellowship at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy at the University of Sydney. She has been awarded the prestigious Bolton Fellowship and has worked on some of the world’s and Australia’s most powerful instruments, including the Parkes Dish and the ATCA. In 2015 she was named a L’Oreal-UNESCO forWomen in Science Fellow for her work on understanding how the largest stars in our galaxy are formed. For observers and astrophotographers, in ‘What’s Up Doc’, Dr Ian ‘Astroblog’ Musgrave tells us what to look for in the morning, evening & night skies.

In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Navroop Sahdev, a Connection Science Fellow at MIT. Navroop works at the cutting edge of the Financial Services industry, vertical technologies (like Blockchain) and Economic theory (drawing upon Innovation, Networks theory and Complex Systems), creating valuable Business Intelligence. Her experience includes scientific research, business development, team building and business strategy. She holds a host of leadership roles in the DLT space, both as a practitioner as well as a researcher, and speaks regularly at FinTech and blockchain conferences. She also serves on the advisory boards of a tech-driven companies, across industries. Hall and Navroop speak about Framework for valuing tokens, Impact of blockchain transparency on valuation as well as Implications of the SEC regulations on token valuations. We welcome Navroop as a guest speaker at our upcoming Emerge ICO Summit.  

Jay discusses the Scott Learning Center and the focus of his research and field trials on this historic site.

Science & U! examines the life of a caregiver of someone with Dementia; looks at the future of genetics with a tool called “CRISPR”; takes samples of New York City air, water and soil in search for toxicity; and learns from Carmelo the Science Fellow.

This week we talk to 2014 L'Oreal USA For Women in Science Fellow, Astrophysicist and host of the science Podcast - Everyday Einsteins!

Dr. Anna Frebel is the Silverman Family Career Development Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She received her PhD from the Australian National University's Mt. Stromlo Observatory for which she was awarded the Charlene Heisler Prize for the best Australian astronomy PhD thesis of 2006. Afterward, Anna was awarded the McDonald Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Texas, Austin and went on to receive the Clay Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics before joining the faculty at MIT. Anna and her research have been recognized with the Ludwig-Biermann Young Astronomer Award of the German Astronomical Society, the Annie Jump Cannon Award of the American Astronomical Society, and a National Science Foundation CAREER award. She was also named a Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences. Anna is with us today to tell us all about her journey through life and science.