web01.fireside.fm Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:19:04 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Science Night - Episodes Tagged with “Sciart” https://sciencenight.fireside.fm/tags/sciart Wed, 16 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0500 Science! What is it? Who does it? Why does it matter? At the Science Night Podcast, we highlight the people doing the work, and give them a place to tell their stories. We also cover science news and discoveries to keep you up on all the amazing things that are happening. en-us episodic A place for scientists to tell their story. Riverpower Podcast Mill Science! What is it? Who does it? Why does it matter? At the Science Night Podcast, we highlight the people doing the work, and give them a place to tell their stories. We also cover science news and discoveries to keep you up on all the amazing things that are happening. no science, scicomm, science communication, Riverpower Podcast Mill jreed4432@gmail.com A Scicomm Roundup Featuring: Dr. Yasmeen Mezil https://sciencenight.fireside.fm/48 15eb2243-2c88-4632-a46c-8b26d438c7ae Wed, 16 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0500 Riverpower Podcast Mill full 3 Riverpower Podcast Mill This week Dr. Yasmeen Mezil makes her triumphant return to the show! She joins James, Jason, and Steffi to talk about three scicomm stories. Join us as we cover a new Pew Research poll, a bash at the Biosphere, and a new sciart exhibition. 41:19 no This week Dr. Yasmeen Mezil makes her triumphant return to the show! She joins James, Jason, and Steffi to talk about three scicomm stories. Join us as we cover a new Pew Research poll, a bash at the Biosphere, and a new sciart exhibition. Your Hosts] James Reed (https://twitter.com/James_Reed3) Steffi Diem (https://twitter.com/SteffiDiem) Jason Organ (https://twitter.com/OrganJM) Our Guest Yasmeen is a scientist, educator, and illustrator. She teaches anatomy and physiology to students at McMaster University focusing on finding ways to make learning interactive and collaborative. Her artwork focuses on making complex concepts simple, informative, and beautiful. Credits Editing-James Reed Mastering- James Reed Music: - Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License - The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats | (C) 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group - Spaceship Earth by Bruce Broughton | Property of The Walt Disney Music Company - Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell |https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill (https://riverpower.xyz/) family scinight.com (www.scinight.com) science, scicomm, bioshpere 2, sciart, art, space, artemis, astronomy, AI This week Dr. Yasmeen Mezil makes her triumphant return to the show! She joins James, Jason, and Steffi to talk about three scicomm stories. Join us as we cover a new Pew Research poll, a bash at the Biosphere, and a new sciart exhibition.

Your Hosts]
James Reed
Steffi Diem
Jason Organ

Our Guest
Yasmeen is a scientist, educator, and illustrator. She teaches anatomy and physiology to students at McMaster University focusing on finding ways to make learning interactive and collaborative. Her artwork focuses on making complex concepts simple, informative, and beautiful.

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- James Reed

Music:

  • Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License
  • The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats | (C) 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
  • Spaceship Earth by Bruce Broughton | Property of The Walt Disney Music Company
  • Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell |https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

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]]> This week Dr. Yasmeen Mezil makes her triumphant return to the show! She joins James, Jason, and Steffi to talk about three scicomm stories. Join us as we cover a new Pew Research poll, a bash at the Biosphere, and a new sciart exhibition.

Your Hosts]
James Reed
Steffi Diem
Jason Organ

Our Guest
Yasmeen is a scientist, educator, and illustrator. She teaches anatomy and physiology to students at McMaster University focusing on finding ways to make learning interactive and collaborative. Her artwork focuses on making complex concepts simple, informative, and beautiful.

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- James Reed

Music:

  • Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License
  • The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats | (C) 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
  • Spaceship Earth by Bruce Broughton | Property of The Walt Disney Music Company
  • Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell |https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

[scinight.com ](www.scinight.com)

]]> The Simplicity of Complexity with Dr. Yasmeen Mezil https://sciencenight.fireside.fm/42 4c9c4215-76d3-4e3e-bdc9-b70a898d6340 Wed, 03 Aug 2022 06:00:00 -0400 Riverpower Podcast Mill full 3 Riverpower Podcast Mill This week Dr. Yasmeen Mezil fills us in on her work as an anatomist and illustrator. She talks about her path in finding a way to combine the many facets of her life, and how to bring creativity into science. In the news, we're talking about some animal antics that have been in the headlines, and charting the foggy shores of "Covid brain". 56:25 no This week Dr. Yasmeen Mezil fills us in on her work as an anatomist and illustrator. She talks about her path in finding a way to combine the many facets of her life, and how to bring creativity into science. In the news, we're talking about some animal antics that have been in the headlines, and charting the foggy shores of "Covid brain". Your Hosts] James Reed (https://twitter.com/James_Reed3) Steffi Diem (https://twitter.com/SteffiDiem) Jason Organ (https://twitter.com/OrganJM) Our Guest Yasmeen is a scientist, educator, and illustrator. She teaches anatomy and physiology to students at McMaster University focusing on finding ways to make learning interactive and collaborative. Her artwork focuses on making complex concepts simple, informative, and beautiful. Credits Editing-James Reed Mastering- James Reed Music: - Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License - Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell |https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill (https://riverpower.xyz/) family scinight.com (www.scinight.com) science, scicomm, anatomy, covid 19, sciart, art, brain fog, animals This week Dr. Yasmeen Mezil fills us in on her work as an anatomist and illustrator. She talks about her path in finding a way to combine the many facets of her life, and how to bring creativity into science. In the news, we're talking about some animal antics that have been in the headlines, and charting the foggy shores of "Covid brain".

Your Hosts]
James Reed
Steffi Diem
Jason Organ

Our Guest
Yasmeen is a scientist, educator, and illustrator. She teaches anatomy and physiology to students at McMaster University focusing on finding ways to make learning interactive and collaborative. Her artwork focuses on making complex concepts simple, informative, and beautiful.

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- James Reed

Music:

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

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]]> This week Dr. Yasmeen Mezil fills us in on her work as an anatomist and illustrator. She talks about her path in finding a way to combine the many facets of her life, and how to bring creativity into science. In the news, we're talking about some animal antics that have been in the headlines, and charting the foggy shores of "Covid brain".

Your Hosts]
James Reed
Steffi Diem
Jason Organ

Our Guest
Yasmeen is a scientist, educator, and illustrator. She teaches anatomy and physiology to students at McMaster University focusing on finding ways to make learning interactive and collaborative. Her artwork focuses on making complex concepts simple, informative, and beautiful.

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- James Reed

Music:

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

[scinight.com ](www.scinight.com)

]]> A Piece of Our Mind https://sciencenight.fireside.fm/33 b5f1a23f-9635-4d07-98e0-4082bafe9584 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Riverpower Podcast Mill full 3 Riverpower Podcast Mill This week we’re highlighting another scientist that is blending art with science.  Dr. Naila Kuhlmann is a Parkinson’s researcher from McGill University that has found an interesting way to include dance in her work, which led to the creation of the Piece of Mind Collective.  She’s also a host of the AMiNDR (A Month in Neurodegenerative Disease Research) Podcast and co-founder of the Green Labs Initiative at McGill.  In the news, we’re talking about Dr. Diem’s trip to the White House, medicinal mollusks, and pollen proliferation.  It’s another instant classic just waiting for you to listen. 1:05:56 no This week we’re highlighting another scientist that is blending art with science.  Dr. Naila Kuhlmann is a Parkinson’s researcher from McGill University that has found an interesting way to include dance in her work, which led to the creation of the Piece of Mind Collective.  She’s also a host of the AMiNDR (A Month in Neurodegenerative Disease Research) Podcast and co-founder of the Green Labs Initiative at McGill.  In the news, we’re talking about Dr. Diem’s trip to the White House, medicinal mollusks, and pollen proliferation.  It’s another instant classic just waiting for you to listen. Your Hosts] James Reed (https://twitter.com/James_Reed3) Steffi Diem (https://twitter.com/SteffiDiem) Jason Organ (https://twitter.com/OrganJM) Our Guest: Naila (https://twitter.com/nailakuhlmann) is a postdoctoral student at McGill, co-supervised by Dr. Stefanie Blain-Moraes and Dr. Aliki Thomas. She obtained her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of British Columbia, in which she studied the neurobiology of Parkinson's disease in a genetic mouse model. Given a particular interest in dance and circus, Naila dabbled in art-science collaborations throughout her studies, including with Vancouver-based Curiosity Collider and the Convergence Initiative in Montreal. This prompted her to start the Piece of Mind Collective with several enthusiastic, like-minded individuals back in 2018, and to pursue a postdoc in arts-based knowledge translation in 2020. Naila is also co-founder of the "Green Labs Initiative @ McGill", which aims to reduce the environmental impact of research, and a regular host on the "AMiNDR: A Month in Neurodegenerative Disease Research" podcast. Credits Editing-James Reed Mastering- Chris Goulet Music: Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell |https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License Steffi Remix music by James Reed lyrics by Steffi Diem The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill (https://riverpower.xyz/) family science, scicomm, neuroscience, neurodegenerative disease, dementia, green science, dance, sciart, parkinsons disease, mcgill university, cone snails, fusion energy, pollen, climate change, biochemistry, pain medicine, opiates This week we’re highlighting another scientist that is blending art with science.  Dr. Naila Kuhlmann is a Parkinson’s researcher from McGill University that has found an interesting way to include dance in her work, which led to the creation of the Piece of Mind Collective.  She’s also a host of the AMiNDR (A Month in Neurodegenerative Disease Research) Podcast and co-founder of the Green Labs Initiative at McGill.  In the news, we’re talking about Dr. Diem’s trip to the White House, medicinal mollusks, and pollen proliferation.  It’s another instant classic just waiting for you to listen.

Your Hosts]
James Reed
Steffi Diem
Jason Organ

Our Guest:

Naila is a postdoctoral student at McGill, co-supervised by Dr. Stefanie Blain-Moraes and Dr. Aliki Thomas. She obtained her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of British Columbia, in which she studied the neurobiology of Parkinson's disease in a genetic mouse model. Given a particular interest in dance and circus, Naila dabbled in art-science collaborations throughout her studies, including with Vancouver-based Curiosity Collider and the Convergence Initiative in Montreal. This prompted her to start the Piece of Mind Collective with several enthusiastic, like-minded individuals back in 2018, and to pursue a postdoc in arts-based knowledge translation in 2020. Naila is also co-founder of the "Green Labs Initiative @ McGill", which aims to reduce the environmental impact of research, and a regular host on the "AMiNDR: A Month in Neurodegenerative Disease Research" podcast.

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- Chris Goulet

Music:
Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License
Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell |https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License
Steffi Remix music by James Reed lyrics by Steffi Diem

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

]]> This week we’re highlighting another scientist that is blending art with science.  Dr. Naila Kuhlmann is a Parkinson’s researcher from McGill University that has found an interesting way to include dance in her work, which led to the creation of the Piece of Mind Collective.  She’s also a host of the AMiNDR (A Month in Neurodegenerative Disease Research) Podcast and co-founder of the Green Labs Initiative at McGill.  In the news, we’re talking about Dr. Diem’s trip to the White House, medicinal mollusks, and pollen proliferation.  It’s another instant classic just waiting for you to listen.

Your Hosts]
James Reed
Steffi Diem
Jason Organ

Our Guest:

Naila is a postdoctoral student at McGill, co-supervised by Dr. Stefanie Blain-Moraes and Dr. Aliki Thomas. She obtained her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of British Columbia, in which she studied the neurobiology of Parkinson's disease in a genetic mouse model. Given a particular interest in dance and circus, Naila dabbled in art-science collaborations throughout her studies, including with Vancouver-based Curiosity Collider and the Convergence Initiative in Montreal. This prompted her to start the Piece of Mind Collective with several enthusiastic, like-minded individuals back in 2018, and to pursue a postdoc in arts-based knowledge translation in 2020. Naila is also co-founder of the "Green Labs Initiative @ McGill", which aims to reduce the environmental impact of research, and a regular host on the "AMiNDR: A Month in Neurodegenerative Disease Research" podcast.

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- Chris Goulet

Music:
Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License
Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell |https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License
Steffi Remix music by James Reed lyrics by Steffi Diem

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

]]> Stellar Art with Dr. Laci Brock https://sciencenight.fireside.fm/29 2bd0b8d5-b8a5-4c07-9c58-ac2670dcc371 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0500 Riverpower Podcast Mill full 3 Riverpower Podcast Mill This week, we sit down with planetary astrophysicist Dr. Laci Brock about her path to science and her unique form of science communication blending video, art, and snark. In the news, we're covering a new article from an old friend, unlocking new achievements in frogs, and if we are ready for the next big solar storm. 53:13 no This week, we sit down with planetary astrophysicist Dr. Laci Brock about her path to science and her unique form of science communication blending video, art, and snark. In the news, we're covering a new article from an old friend, unlocking new achievements in frogs, and if we are ready for the next big solar storm. Your Hosts] James Reed (https://twitter.com/James_Reed3) Steffi Diem (https://twitter.com/SteffiDiem) Our Guest Dr. Laci Brock (https://twitter.com/stellerarts) is a planetary scientist and self-taught artist with a passion for science communication. Research focuses on modelling the atmospheres of exoplanets and substellar object. Laci uses her art to explain difficult concepts and excite the general public by capturing the beauty of the Universe through bold colors and intricate details, from galaxies to landscapes. Credits Editing-James Reed Mastering- Chris Goulet Music: Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell |https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill (https://riverpower.xyz/) family science, scicomm, astrophysics, space, art, sciart, space art, astronomy, planetary science, brown dwarf, This week, we sit down with planetary astrophysicist Dr. Laci Brock about her path to science and her unique form of science communication blending video, art, and snark. In the news, we're covering a new article from an old friend, unlocking new achievements in frogs, and if we are ready for the next big solar storm.

Your Hosts]
James Reed
Steffi Diem

Our Guest
Dr. Laci Brock is a planetary scientist and self-taught artist with a passion for science communication. Research focuses on modelling the atmospheres of exoplanets and substellar object. Laci uses her art to explain difficult concepts and excite the general public by capturing the beauty of the Universe through bold colors and intricate details, from galaxies to landscapes.

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- Chris Goulet

Music:
Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License
Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell |https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

]]> This week, we sit down with planetary astrophysicist Dr. Laci Brock about her path to science and her unique form of science communication blending video, art, and snark. In the news, we're covering a new article from an old friend, unlocking new achievements in frogs, and if we are ready for the next big solar storm.

Your Hosts]
James Reed
Steffi Diem

Our Guest
Dr. Laci Brock is a planetary scientist and self-taught artist with a passion for science communication. Research focuses on modelling the atmospheres of exoplanets and substellar object. Laci uses her art to explain difficult concepts and excite the general public by capturing the beauty of the Universe through bold colors and intricate details, from galaxies to landscapes.

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- Chris Goulet

Music:
Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License
Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell |https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

]]> Science Communication: Let's Talk About It https://sciencenight.fireside.fm/20 4f01c421-1af4-47c5-ae6c-f4113c1f0af0 Fri, 08 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400 Riverpower Podcast Mill full 3 Riverpower Podcast Mill There are plenty of stories about how social media can be used to popularize misinformation and create division. This week we’re taking a different approach and highlighting someone that is doing some great science communication on social media. Combining her passion for art with a talent for explaining science, Dr. Jen Ma has created Gentle Facts. This week, we talk to Jen about her work and her journey to compassionate science communication. We also talk about how social media can be used to popularize misinformation and create division…and CRISPR! 54:36 no There are plenty of stories about how social media can be used to popularize misinformation and create division. This week we’re taking a different approach and highlighting someone that is doing some great science communication on social media. Combining her passion for art with a talent for explaining science, Dr. Jen Ma (https://www.jenma.co/) has created Gentle Facts (https://www.gentlefacts.com/). This week, we talk to Jen about her work and her journey to compassionate science communication. We also talk about how social media can be used to popularize misinformation and create division…and CRISPR! Your Hosts: Steffie Diem (https://twitter.com/SteffiDiem) Jason Organ (https://twitter.com/OrganJM) James Reed (https://twitter.com/James_Reed3) Credits Editing-James Reed Mastering- Chris Goulet Music: Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell | https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill (https://riverpower.xyz/) family scicomm, science, CRISPR, art, sciart, science communication, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, social media, genetic engineering, genetics There are plenty of stories about how social media can be used to popularize misinformation and create division. This week we’re taking a different approach and highlighting someone that is doing some great science communication on social media. Combining her passion for art with a talent for explaining science, Dr. Jen Ma has created Gentle Facts. This week, we talk to Jen about her work and her journey to compassionate science communication.

We also talk about how social media can be used to popularize misinformation and create division…and CRISPR!

Your Hosts:
Steffie Diem
Jason Organ
James Reed

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- Chris Goulet

Music:
Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License
Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell | https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

]]> There are plenty of stories about how social media can be used to popularize misinformation and create division. This week we’re taking a different approach and highlighting someone that is doing some great science communication on social media. Combining her passion for art with a talent for explaining science, Dr. Jen Ma has created Gentle Facts. This week, we talk to Jen about her work and her journey to compassionate science communication.

We also talk about how social media can be used to popularize misinformation and create division…and CRISPR!

Your Hosts:
Steffie Diem
Jason Organ
James Reed

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- Chris Goulet

Music:
Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License
Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell | https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

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