Science Night

Fun & Games: A GenCon Special

August 30th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  40 mins 3 secs

5 years to mars, anatomy, astronomy, biology, board games, flux, gaming, gencon, holotype, paleontology, physics, scicomm, science

This week, we're bringing you our favorite moments from the best 4 days of gaming, GENCON!!!! We played games, made new friends, and spent lots of time walking the convention floor learning about games and the people who play them. Be sure to check out the page for this episode on our website for links to all the games we mention.

SciNight Classics Presents: The Life & Work of Mary Leakey (Remastered)

September 28th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  32 mins 4 secs

australopithicus, biological anthropology, evolution, human evolution, laetoli, leakey, louis leakey, mary leakey, ninj, olduwai gorge, paleoantrhopology, paleontology, paranthropus, scicomm, science

This week we're looking back to the early days of the podcast. This remastered classic focuses on the life and work of the queen of paleoanthropology Mary Leakey. If you love this style of scicomm and want to hear more, let us know!

Open Science with Prof. Lee Berger

June 8th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 1 min

anthropology, biology, dinosaurs, evolution, metabolism, paleontology, scicomm, science, sharks

This week we're extremely excited to bring you our conversation with the incredible Prof. Lee Berger. He shares stories from his work, and we talk about his efforts to include new people in his discipline and make his science more accessible to everyone. In the news, we talk about a sharcano, and dynamic dinos.

BeetleMania with Gabe Verduzco

April 15th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  43 mins 42 secs

batteries, battery, beetles, botany, engineering, invasive species, paleontology, plants, scicomm, science, technology

Face 2 Face with Dr. Richard Sherwood

March 18th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 45 secs

anatomy, antarctic expedition, biology, covid-19, craniofacial, daylight saving time, de-extinction, dst, endurance, gene editing, imperator, paleontology, regina, scicomm, science, t-rex, tyrannosaurus rex

This week we're talking to paleontologist turned anatomist and craniofacial researcher, Dr. Richard Sherwood, from the Univ. of Missouri. He tells us all about the path that brought him to his current work, and an approach to work-life balance that we should all listen to. In the news, we solve daylight saving time. We also talk about sunken ships, de-extinction debacles, and dino disagreements. It's a jam-packed episode that you won't want to miss a second of!

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.

The Life and Work of Mary Leakey

June 20th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  31 mins 52 secs

anthropology, archaeology, evolution, paleontology, science

Mary Leakey was an incredible paleoarchaeologist and made so many contributions to her field, but the average person knows so little about her. Join us as we take a deeper dive into her life and career in this followup episode.