Science Night
A place for scientists to tell their story.
Displaying all 2 Episode of Science Night with the tag “comparative anatomy”.
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Croc Talk with Dr. Casey Holliday
February 18th, 2022 | Season 3 | 50 mins 24 secs
anatomy, biology, biomechanics, climate change, comparative anatomy, crocodiles, dinosaurs, fusion energy, jet, paleontology, physiology, scicomm, science, solar storm
This week we're talking to paleontologist, anatomist, and all-around crocophile Dr. Casey Holliday. He talks all about bringing extinct dinosaurs to life using the dinosaurs that are still alive, and how imaging and modeling can help us learn more about how dinosaurs interacted with their world. In the news, we revisit the problem with solar storms, the state of methane concentrations, and another fusion energy check-in.
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Fusion: Some Like It Hot
September 10th, 2021 | Season 3 | 53 mins 32 secs
climate change, comparative anatomy, dog training, engineering, fish, fusion, fusion energy, grad school, green energy, nuclear engineering, pegasus iii, pegasus3, physics, renewable energy, robotics, scicomm, science, soft robotics
Science news has been hot over the last couple of weeks, with announcements of major advances in fusion energy, a green alternative to fossil fuel energy. In this episode we sit down with Dr. Steffi Diem, a plasma physicist from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and director of the Pegasus III a fusion energy and plasma science experiment, to learn about the latest in fusion energy research and how she forged her own path in science. She’s also a dog agility trainer… you don’t want to miss this!