Lab Out Loud » science news http://laboutloud.com Science for the classroom and beyond Mon, 14 May 2012 05:30:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Episode 72 – 2011 Science Breakthroughs of the Year http://laboutloud.com/2012/01/episode-72-2011-science-breakthroughs-of-the-year/ http://laboutloud.com/2012/01/episode-72-2011-science-breakthroughs-of-the-year/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:30:45 +0000 Dale http://laboutloud.com/?p=1957 To kick off the new year, we invited Pamela Hines , senior editor at Science, to talk with us about science in 2011.  From the farthest reaches of the universe to the deepest mysteries of the cell, Hines highlights the major science breakthroughs of 2011. Listen to the episode to hear about these discoveries, and what we might expect to see in 2012.

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Dr. Kiki Sanford

Dr. Kiki Sanford

Our guest this week is Dr. Kirsten Sanford, Ph.D. (Neurophysiology).  Dr. Sanford (Dr. Kiki) is making her way in independent science media and journalism.

Recently, Dr. Kiki shared a comment on her blog in a post entitled The Reason Why.  Here’s a snippet:

After showing her your podcasts, [my daughter] has discovered that it is not only possible but very rad to be both smart and interested in science but to like fashion and lip gloss at the same time.

We talked with Dr. Kiki about this post and women in science.

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Direct download: LOL21.mp3

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