Science for the classroom and beyond
http://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL48.mp3 For our 100th podcast interview (including 52 interviews with Periodicity), we talk with former marine biologist turned filmmaker and author Randy Olson. Since we last talked with Randy about Flock of Dodos, he has since put out another movie (Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy) and a book (Don’t Be Such a Scientist: ). We talk with Randy about […]
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http://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL47.mp3 Our guest this week is Daniel Loxton, editor of Junior Skeptic and author/illustrator. Daniel joins us to talk about Junior Skeptic, shepherding and his new book: Evolution: How we and all Things Came to Be. Links: Wikipedia Entry on Daniel Loxton Evolution: How we and all Things Came to Be (Amazon.com) Junior Skeptic Explains Evolution (Wired) Junior Skeptic […]
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http://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL46.mp3 You may know this week’s guest as Paleontologist Scott from the PBS hit show “Dinosaur Train”. In episode 46, Paleontologist Scott talks about the show, being a paleontologist, and his new book Dinosaur Odyssey. Links: Scott Sampson’s Website Purchase Dinosaur Odyssey: Fossil Threads in the Web of Life Dinosaur Train (PBS) Dinsosaur Train Videos Dinosaur Train […]
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http://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL45.mp3 We first met Cory Doctorow in 2008 when he was giving a book tour for “Little Brother” in Milwaukee, WI. Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger, and the co-editor of Boing Boing. We talk with Doctorow about science and science fiction, privacy, and his new book “Makers”. Links: Doctorow’s craphound.com Doctorow’s Novels (at Amazon.com) […]
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http://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL44.mp3 Griff Jones is an award-winning science teacher plucked from teaching high school to work with UFTeach – a program with the University of Florida designed to increase the quantity and quality of secondary mathematics and science teachers. Griff was also selected to work with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to make two videos about understanding the science […]
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http://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL43.mp3 We first met Adam Savage (from the Mythbusters) at The Amaz!ng Meeting 7 last summer, where he gave a talk about the creative process and failure that comes with ‘making’. Of course, we knew that we had to get Adam on the show. A few months later, we were lucky to talk with Adam about the Mythbusters, science […]
Read morehttp://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL42.mp3 Dana Backman is the Outreach Director for SOFIA – The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. Essentially, SOFIA is a modified 747SP with telescope in its fuselage. A joint project between NASA and the German Aerospace Center (NASA supplied the aircraft and the telescope was built in Germany), SOFIA is the largest airborne astronomical observatory that will allow astronomers […]
Read morehttp://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/LOL39.mp3 Our guest this week is Barry Cartwright – the Science Content Specialist for the Colorado Department of Education. In November, Colorado recently released their Final Draft of the Colorado Academic Standards in Science. Barry discusses some of the highlights of the new Colorado science standards and the future of standards in science education. Links: Colorado Academic Standards in […]
Read morehttp://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL38.mp3 Our guest this week is Jack Hidary, chairman of National Lab Day. Designed to encourage partnerships between scientists, engineers, teachers and students, National Lab Day emerged from a partnership between NSTA, the American Chemical Society (ACS), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Jack D. Hidary Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation. Jack talks to us about the program and […]
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http://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL37.mp3 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: […]
Read morehttp://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL36.mp3 With the upcoming 2009 HHMI Holiday Lecture on Science in December (Exploring Biodiversity), we decided to talk with one of the presenters – Dr. Bonnie Bassler. The focus of Dr. Bassler’s research is on how bacteria communicate with each other in a process called quorum sensing. This research has earned her a MacArthur fellowship in 2002, and her […]
Read morehttp://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL35.mp3 With the Large Hadron Collider scheduled to come back online in November, we were able to talk with writer and physicist Don Lincoln again (see Episode 8). Dr. Lincoln talks about the LHC and his new book: The Quantum Frontier. Links: The Quantum Frontier The Large Hadron Collider – CERN Lab Out Loud Episode 8: The Future of […]
Read morehttp://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL34.mp3 Our guest this week is Dr. Jay Neitz from the department of Ophthalmology at the University of Washington, Seattle. Dr. Neitz and his research team successfully used gene therapy to replace a faulty gene responsible for red-green colorblindness in adult male squirrel monkeys. We talk with Dr. Neitz about his experiment, its implications for gene therapy in humans […]
Read morehttp://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL33.mp3 We open our third season with Dr. Francis Eberle, executive director of NSTA. Francis talks to us about his role at NSTA and gives us some insights to a few new initiatives from NSTA. Links: The National Science Teachers Association Francis Eberle Selected as New Executive Director of NSTA NSTA 2009 Area Conference in Minneapolis NSTA 2009 Area […]
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