Science for the classroom and beyond
Our guest this week is National Geographic Explorer and storyteller Tara Roberts. For the last couple of years, Tara has been following a group of black scuba divers around the world as they search for and help document slave shipwrecks. These explorations to the ocean floor and within human journeys have been shared as rich stories through her “Into the […]
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From the Learning Scientists podcast, cognitive psychologist Megan Sumeracki joins us to talk about the science of learning. With a goal to make scientific research on learning more accessible, the Learning Scientists started as a Twitter account that has now grown to a popular podcast aimed at teachers, students and other educators. Megan joins us to describe how scientists research […]
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Talking Science with the Hosts of Lab Out Loud Saturday, April 13th, 11:00 AM – Noon America’s Center, Room 151 Join the hosts of the Lab Out Loud podcast to explore the benefits of using digital media in science education—helping to engage students and improve teaching practice. Presenter(s): Dale Basler (Appleton Area School District: Appleton, WI) Brian Bartel (Appleton Area […]
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This week we welcome science writer Carl Zimmer to the show. As Zimmer often writes about life, he has been wondering about the concept of life and if there is a way to properly define it. To shed some light on the matter, he recently hosted a series of live conversations with some leading thinkers on life—including chemists, physicists, […]
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Gillian King-Cargile and Dr. Kristin Brynteson join us this week to talk about STEM Read – a program from Northern Illinois University that uses live and online programs to inspire a broad range of readers in order to learn more about the science, technology, engineering, and math concepts in popular fiction. Listen to the show to learn more about STEM Read […]
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We are proud to welcome fellow science podcaster Ainissa Ramirez to Lab Out Loud. As scientist, inventor and self-proclaimed science evangelist, Ainissa is the host of Science Underground – a new, two-minute podcast that delivers a science topic in an enjoyable and easy to understand fashion. Listen to the show to hear Ainissa discuss the importance of science communication the inspiration for her topics, and how […]
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Talking Science with the Hosts of Lab Out Loud Saturday, March 14 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM McCormick Place, W176b Join the hosts of the Lab Out Loud podcast to explore the benefits of using digital media in science education—helping to engage students and improve teaching practice. Presenter(s): Dale Basler (Johnston Elementary School: Appleton, WI), Brian Bartel (Johnston Elementary School: […]
Read moreFor this episode, we took a suggestion from one of our listeners. Nathan from Western Maine writes: For almost a year now I have been listening to the podcast called “Skeptoid,” recorded and published by a good skeptic fellow named Brian Dunning. He researches and reports on subjects like alternative medicine and paranormal occurrences in a weekly podcast that lasts […]
Read morehttp://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL21.mp3 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 […]
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