Science Night
A place for scientists to tell their story.
Displaying Episode 31 - 40 of 84 in total of Science Night with the tag “scicomm”.
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Informal Education with Dr. Kelly Salmon & Alyson Michael
October 12th, 2022 | Season 3 | 51 mins 42 secs
biology, chaos theory, chemistry, climate change, creation, droplets, education, evolution, mathematics, narwhal, origins, scicomm, science, stem
This week we're talking to two instructors from the New Hampshire Academy of Science about informal STEM education and inspiring the future of science. In the news, we're talking about dynamic droplets and chaotic cetaceans.
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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!
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Brain Games with Drs. Mikaela Stiver & Zach London
September 14th, 2022 | Season 3 | 52 mins 23 secs
arachnophobia, board games, brain, cns, dna, games, nervous system, neurology, neuroscience, pns, scicomm, science, spiders, table top games
This week we're talking to the team behind the creation of a new card game about cranial nerves and the boney openings that love them, Foramina! Mikaela Stiver and Zach London stop by to tell us what inspired the game and how they went about creating it. In the news, we're talking about doppelganger DNA & a spiderweb of misinformation.
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The Art & Science of Beer with Sun King Brewing
September 7th, 2022 | Season 3 | 58 mins 46 secs
beer, brewing, gencon, scicomm, science, sunking
This week we're finishing up our GenCon journey with a little help from our friends at Sun King Brewing. Join us as we learn about the blend of art and science that go into brewing beer.
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The Relaunch Era Turns One!
August 31st, 2022 | Season 3 | 53 mins 28 secs
scicomm, science
It's been a year since the Science Night podcast transformed into the show you've come to know and love. To celebrate we're looking back at our favorite moments from the relaunch era.
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Gen Con: The Science of SciFi
August 24th, 2022 | Season 3 | 41 mins 42 secs
ai, biology, epidemiology, evolution, fallout, fusion, games, gaming, mass effect, microbiology, parasites, physics, scicomm, science, scifi, ttrpg, video games
This week we have another special episode from our recent trip to Gen Con in Indianapolis, IN. This time, its some of the audio from both nights of the Science of SciFi panel presented by Indiana Sciences. First up, the Science Night crew talks about the science of the Mass Effect and Fallout series. In Night two, Dr. Bill Sullivan, Matt Sauers, and Rufus Cochran talk about parasites, physics-based traps, and AI. For the full audio and video from both nights make sure you head over to indianasciences.org.
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Fresh and Foraged with Carolyn Dugas
August 17th, 2022 | Season 3 | 45 mins 22 secs
astronomy, botany, coal, coal fire, food, foraging, geology, mushrooms, mycology, poison control, scicomm, science
This week we're talking to Carolyn Dugas, a forager and content creator who is teaching people to reconnect with the food in their backyards safely and sustainably. In the news, we're talking about underground infernos, space sausage, and poison control.
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Gen Con: Games and the People That Make Them
August 10th, 2022 | Season 3 | 40 mins 53 secs
critical care, d&d, gamer, gaming, gencon, genius games, indianapolis, indie games, indy, magic the gathering, mtg, nomnivore games, northstar games, rpg, scicomm, science, tabletop, ttrpg, warhammer
In the first of three Gen Con specials, we're sharing our thoughts on the Greatest Four Days in Gaming and sharing some of the sounds and conversations from the con floor. Be sure to check out our website for links to all the game makers featured in the episode.
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The Simplicity of Complexity with Dr. Yasmeen Mezil
August 3rd, 2022 | Season 3 | 56 mins 25 secs
anatomy, animals, art, brain fog, covid 19, sciart, scicomm, science
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".
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Defending Truth with David Goldstein
July 20th, 2022 | Season 3 | 1 hr 11 mins
ai, alpha fold 2, archaeology, cern, chemistry, communication, disinformation, large hadron collider, misinformation, particle physics, physics, politics, quarks, scicomm, science
This week we're talking about disinformation, misinformation, and effective communication with David Goldstein, chief strategist at We Defend Truth. In the news, we're revisiting our favorite protein-analyzing AI, learning about quarks in their many forms, and talking about the dos and don'ts of finding things in the brave wilderness.