Science for the classroom and beyond
http://traffic.libsyn.com/wsst/LOL60.mp3 For episode 60, we talk about Paleontology with Dr. Paul Sereno. Dr. Sereno is a world-renowned paleontologist and Professor of Organismal Biology & Anatomy at the University of Chicago. He joins us to talk about what’s new in the field of paleontology. Links: paulsereno.org Project Exploration Paul Sereno – University of Chicago Experts Paul Sereno, National Geographic Explorer […]
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/nstalol11.mp3 This week we talk with Steve Silberman, contributing editor for Wired Magazine. Steve talks to us about the demise of the chemistry set (as related to his article Don’t Try this at Home) and what that might mean for the future of scientific curiosity in our children. Preview from the Show: In the last few years, a kind of […]
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