Episode 37 – Science Because We Can

Dr. Theo Gray

Our guest this week has some serious accolades that would make any geek proud: he has won an Ig Nobel prize (2002), been referenced in a Foxtrot comic, and owns the domain name periodictable.com.  Dr. Theo Gray talks to us this week about his tables, science experiments and safety, Wolfram Alpha, and even answers some student questions.

Links:

• TheodoreGray.com
• PeriodicTable.com
• Wooden Periodic Table
• Gray Matter (Popular Science Column)
• Wolfram Alpha – Computational Knowledge Engine
• Wolfram Research
• 2002 Ig Nobel Winner
• Interview on NPR

Books:

• The Elements (get it from Amazon.com)
• Mad Science (get it from Amazon.com)

Making Salt the Hard Way

Bacon: The Other White Heat

Direct download: LOL37.mp3