Science Night
A place for scientists to tell their story.
Displaying all 9 Episode of Science Night with the tag “space”.
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Stranded in Space
August 30th, 2024 | Season 3 | 41 mins 32 secs
bees, boeing, cancer, climate change, iss, lung cancer, nasa, robotics, space, space travel, space x, starliner, synthetic skin
We are back with an episode from the past, that is also relevant in the present, and will remain topical into the future...confused? You'll have to listen to the episode! We're talking about startling synthetic skin, cancer-detecting bees, and a cosmic crisis.
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A Lunar Odyssey
February 28th, 2024 | Season 3 | 38 mins 34 secs
apollo 11, apollo 17, apollo mission, artemis mission, astronomy, moon, moon landing, nasa, odysseus, odysseus lander, physics, scicomm, science, space, space exploration, space travel
This week we're going back to the moon! It's a very spacey episode as we talk about a dark matter mirrorverse, and the search for Planet IX, and in the second half we go on a Lunar Odyssey. Along the way, we talk about the problem with pre-print servers and the growing distrust of science by the general public.
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Don't Call It A Comeback: The Season 4 Premier
September 27th, 2023 | Season 3 | 32 mins 34 secs
biology, engineering, physics, robotics, scicomm, science, soft robotics, space, space travel
Science Night returns with a new season, a new logo, but the same great scicomm!!! This week, we have three stories that don't appear to have an obvious application to our lives, but who knows what the future will bring. We're talking about projects that are created and funded for the sake of discovering something about our world...its science for science's sake. So join us as we talk about soft robots that get even softer as they melt into a puddle of toxic goo, a nano bead that can write on water, and why our squishy human bodies aren't quite ready to explore the stars.
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A Scicomm Roundup Featuring: Dr. Yasmeen Mezil
November 16th, 2022 | Season 3 | 41 mins 19 secs
ai, art, artemis, astronomy, bioshpere 2, sciart, scicomm, science, space
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.
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Biology Beyond the Binary with Camryn Martin
June 22nd, 2022 | Season 3 | 49 mins 35 secs
asteroids, biology, engineering, gender, geology, green energy, hayabusa 2, nature, ocean currents, pride, scicomm, science, sexuality, space, super worms
This week we're talking to the host of the Nature is Gay podcast Camryn Martin. We talk about mating behaviors in nature, and how species after species don't fit in the "binary". In the news, we're covering terrific turbines, wonderful worms, and ancient asteroids.
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The Interface of Science and Policy with Dr. Alma Cristal Hernandez-Mondragon
April 29th, 2022 | Season 3 | 1 hr 5 mins
astronomy, biology, climate change, dartmouth, frogs, jpl, mating calls, mexico, nasa, physics, policy, scicomm, science, scipolicy, scorpions, snakes, space, the three body problem, theoretical physics, three body
This week we're featuring a conversation with Dr. Alma Cristal Hernandez-Mondragon, a science policy advocate from Mexico City that is paving the way for a generation of science advocates in Mexico. In the news, we're talking about troubling transmissions, frog tinder, and anti-venom achievements.
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Stellar Art with Dr. Laci Brock
February 4th, 2022 | Season 3 | 53 mins 13 secs
art, astronomy, astrophysics, brown dwarf, planetary science, sciart, scicomm, science, space, space art
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.
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A Wild Connection With Dr. Jen Verdolin
December 17th, 2021 | Season 3 | 52 mins 20 secs
astronomy, biology, climate change, climate science, cop26, dna, evolution, extinction, genetics, james webb space telescope, laetoli, mammoths, nasa, parker sattelite, prairie dogs, scicomm, science, solar sattelite, space, wild connection, wooly mammoth
This week we talk to Dr. Jen Verdolin, the host of the Wild Connection podcast, about her work studying prairie dogs and her recent visit to Glasgow in an attempt to...SAVE THE WORLD. In the news, we talk about delayed launches, solar satellites, forgotten freezer DNA, and we tease a future interview about our favorite paleo pathway.
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Pleased to Meet Me
November 19th, 2021 | Season 3 | 30 mins 18 secs
anatomy, astrobiology, biology, epigenetics, evolution, frogs, genes, genetics, ketchup, scicomm, science, space, teeth
This week, our friend Bill Sullivan returns to talk about his book Pleased to Meet Me. We talk about how the world around you can cause a ripple effect down to the genetic level. In the news segment we're talking about Martian tomatoes along with their many uses, and the chilling revelation of frog teeth.