This episode's guest is Dr. Darryl Boyd, a polymer chemist who works in the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). He also runs the science blog Science Made Simple, where he writes about getting minority children interested in science. He is also th

Quantum Mysticism and Pseudo Science in Physics with Rob Lea

Mar 23rd, 2020 1h 21m

This episode's guest is Rob Lea. Rob is a freelance science journalist with a background in physics and covers stories in space, astronomy, and quantum physics. In this episode we talk about pseudoscience, why do people connect quantum mechani

Bonus

We're Back!

Mar 23rd, 2020 1m 6s

We are back and I hope you missed us because I sure missed you guys. As we enter season two of this show, the world is experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a difficult time for everyone so please stay safe, sane, and healthy. We are all

Bonus

Building SciComm Communities with Allison Coffin (Science Talk)

Dec 3rd, 2018 24m 30s

This bonus episode's guest is Allison Coffin. Allison is a Washington State University professor who studies how hearing is lost and the ways it can be mitigated. She also runs the science communication non-profit Science Talk. I talked to he a

Turning Students into Phenomenal STEMist with Dr. Maya Byfield

Nov 14th, 2018 24m 34s

This week's guest is Dr. Maya Byfield, founder of the Phenomenal STEMist. Through her podcast, Facebook, and one-on-one instruction with students, Maya hopes to get more minority students in STEM by getting parents more involved. Blog: https://

Answering, "Why do we have favorite tunes?" with Hunter Farris (Song Appeal)

Nov 5th, 2018 18m 14s

My guest this week is Hunter Farris, host of the Song Appeal podcast. On his show, Hunter uses music theory, linguistics, rhetoric, and psychology to explore the reasons why we love the music we do. Blog:http://songappealofficial.com/ Facebook

Checking the Research Papers in the News with The Paper Boys (James and Charlie)

Oct 29th, 2018 20m 28s

I have two guests this week, James and Charlie, the hosts of the Paper Boys podcast. They are graduate students at the University of Washington and they talk about the academic articles behind the news and how they are covered by the media. Che

Interview with Stephany Lowe

Oct 22nd, 2018 16m 32s

This week, I interviewed Stephany Lowe - the host of 'The Dope Science Show Podcast.' I met up with Stephany at the ScienceWriters2018 conference in Washington, DC. Stephany was also one of the panelists in the 'Live interviewing: Science up cl

Scrutinizing Science Misconceptions with Meenakshi Noll

Oct 15th, 2018 27m 39s

This week's guest is Meenakshi Noll, a medical geneticist with a PhD in biochemistry. Meenakshi would often hear the misinformation patients had - they either did not know what to ask their doctors or they simply did not understand what they we

Science Journalism in Nigeria with Etta Michael Bisong

Oct 8th, 2018 31m 34s

This week's guest is Etta Michael Bisong. Etta is a science journalist from Nigeria and one of the 2018 Cornell Alliance for Science Fellows. Etta reports on the importance of biotechnology and GMOs in his country and he talks about the importa

Metabolic Diseases with Ewan Sommerville

Oct 1st, 2018 24m 18s

This week's guest is Ewen Sommerville, a postdoc looking at ways to diagnose metabolic and mitochondrial diseases. Ewen is also new to science blogging and communication and he walks us to his scicomm goals. Blog: https://ewensommerville.com/

Exploring Science Tourism with Wienczyslav Bykowski

Sep 24th, 2018 30m 9s

Wienczyslav "Wini" Bykowski is a physicist whose passion for science history and science communication has led him to start a science tourism business. Wini lives in Germany and he says that science history can be found all around the city - he

Using the immune system to fight cancer with Wes Wilson

Sep 17th, 2018 39m 23s

Wes Wilson is a scientist studying ways to use the body's immune system to fight mesothelioma. Wes tells us a little about cancer, why it can be so difficult to treat and cure, and why the immune system can be use to treat some cancers. Wes als

Science and Parenting with Richard Berks

Sep 10th, 2018 20m 3s

Richard Berks is a science communicator who works for a cancer charity and the owner of the Geekfather blog. Richard's blog is both a science and parenting blog and came about as he tried to use a science-based approach to answer some of the qu

Evidence Based Parenting, and SciMoms with Anastasia Bodnar

Sep 3rd, 2018 33m 26s

Dr. Anastasia Bodnar is a scientist and science communicator. She talks to us about her project, scimoms. Scimoms, or science moms, is a group of science communicators who are hoping to bring evidence based science to parenting. Blog: SciMoms (

The Science of Dust Explosions with Chris Cloney

Sep 3rd, 2018 24m 45s

Dr. Chris Cloney studies how to reduce the hazards of dust explosions. We talk to him about the science behind dust explosions, the science behind an explosive scene in the 2018 movie The Equalizer 2, and his latest business that helps scientis

Everyday Mathematics with Paula Rowińska

Sep 3rd, 2018 27m 5s

Our guest is Paula Rowińska, a mathematics graduate student studying the effects of wind on energy prices. We talked about her blog Certain about Uncertainty, her TEDx Talk on mathematics in our everyday lives, why women should become mathemati

Microbes, microbes everywhere with Irin Anthony

Jul 6th, 2020 34m 13s

This week's guest is Irin Anthony, Irin has a background in medical microbiology and a science blogger living in the United Arab Emirates. She runs the blog Living with Microbes where she introduces her readers to the wonderful world of microor

Talking about Facts for your Brain with Moxie LaBouche

Jun 29th, 2020 1h

This week's guest is Moxie LaBouche. Moxie is a former goat farmer, and a burlesque dancer who did a stage production of Game of Thrones that was seen by George R. R. Martin. She is also the host of the Your Brain on Facts podcast and author of

On becoming a Fancy Wildlife Biologist with Stephanie Schuttler

Jun 22nd, 2020 1h 3m

This week's guest telling her story in science communication is Stephanie Schuttler. Stephanie talks about her path to being a wildlife biologist: she had not planned on being one, or ever thought she could be one but a trip to Kenya changed al

Making Fun Physics Videos with Rebecca Fitch

Jun 15th, 2020 38m 27s

In this episode, we talk to Rebecca Fitch, an engineer with a background in physics who works in the field of nuclear fusion: she currently works to one day provide electrical power using fusion. Rebecca is also the host of the YouTube channel,

Podcasting about Neuroscience with Wilf Nelson (Part 2)

Jun 8th, 2020 32m 43s

In this episode, we see the return of Wilf Nelson, the psychologist turned neuroscientist, who talks about his podcast Water Cooler Neuroscience. Wilf tells us why podcasting is the idea format for him to talk about neuroscience: It allows him

Using VR to teach students about the ocean with Mark Losavio

Jun 1st, 2020 27m 47s

This week's guest is Mark Losavio, a marine biologist and science communicator who helps the surrounding communities around Boston learn about the ocean. Mark talks about the university where he works engages and helps schools around Boston, wh

A Psychologist turned Neuroscientist with Wilf Nelson (Part 1)

May 25th, 2020 40m 23s

This week's guest is Wilf Nelson, a psychologist turned neuroscientist who studies inhibitory and regulatory mechanisms in the brain. This is the first part of Wilf's talk where we talk about the science behind what he does in the laboratory. Y

Student Radio and Science Communication with Chelsie Boodoo and Daniel Puentes

May 18th, 2020 24m 11s

Our guests this week are Chelsie Boodoo and Daniel Puentes. They are both PhD students at Michigan State University and hosts of the radio show and podcast "The Sci-Files on Impact 89FM" where they talk to other MSU students about their researc