Science for the classroom and beyond
http://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL41.mp3 This week we talk with Nicholas Wade, author and science writer for the New York Times. Nicholas talks with us about his new book (The Faith Instinct), recent science breakthroughs and what to expect in the coming year. Links: Articles by Nicholas Wade from the NY Times nicholas-wade.com Wikipedia Entry on Nicholas Wade The Faith Instinct (on Amazon.com) […]
Read moreaudio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL40.mp3 Sean Carroll (physicist) and Sean B. Carroll (biologist) talk to us about their respective science fields, science education and being Sean Carroll. (NOTE: Scientists displayed below in alphabetical order) Links: “Sean” data from Wolfram Alpha “Sean Carroll” Google Search Sean Carroll on Google News Sean B. Carroll (biologist) seanbcarroll.com Sean B. Carroll’s Lab About Sean B. Carroll HHMI […]
Read morehttp://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL26.mp3 Dr. Sean B. Carroll returns to the show this week to celebrate Darwin Day (Feb. 12, 2009). With two new books out (Remarkable Creatures and Into the Jungle), Dr. Carroll discusses the power of storytelling in teaching science. In fact, he even treats us with a story of how Darwin, Alfred Russell Wallace and Henry Walter Bates all […]
Read morehttp://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/nstalol15.mp3 In response to the movie Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, we decided to talk with someone who has invested her life defending evolution. Dr. Eugenie Scott, Director for the National Center for Science Education, talks to us about the movie, the NCSE response, and the place of evolution in science education. National Center for Science Education Expelled Exposed: Flunked, […]
Read morehttp://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/nstalol9.mp3 In this episode, we chat with PZ Myers – lead author of the blog Pharyngula (Pharyngula is hosted at Science Blogs – a project from Seed Magazine). Myers is a biologist and associate professor at the University of Minnesota, Morris. Contact Information at UM Morris Curriculum Vitae Personal Page Profile on Nature Network Pharyngula Galleries Articles written by […]
Read morehttp://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/nstalol2.mp3 Dr. Sean B. Carroll (Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics and an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Wisconsin) talks to us about evolution, his new project, and science literacy. Preview from the show: What I am very convinced of, from all sorts of experiences of trying to communicate science, is that storytelling […]
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