We’re kicking off Season 10 with our guest POOPOLOGIST Laurel Wescott Listen on your fav pod player to find out why she studies poop ..read more

Play games, sing songs, and learn all about dinosaurs and paleontology with Lindsay and Marshall from Tumble Science Podcast for Kids ..read more

Going on a summer trip? Check out our Life Lab Road Trip! This special episode has all five parts of our Life Lab special series Join ..read more

Can we build a time machine - for real? Get ready to have your mind blown as we find out with Clifford Johnson, a theoretical physicist and science advisor for the MCU. He tells us how we can time travel - now!! ⌚ This is the last episode of Season 9, but stay tuned to our Patreon for all sorts of summer fun! Learn more about time travel and Clifford's film advising in our bonus interview extra on Patreon! MEET OUR FEATURED EXPERT: CLIFFORD JOHNSON Photo by Viterbi Magazine Clifford Johnson is a professor of Physics at the University of California Santa Barbara. He researches quantum ..read more

Where and how do scientists protect Earth from asteroids ☄️? Tune into our latest episode with Edgard Rivera-Valentin to learn about planetary defense and the moving story behind Arecibo Observatory Learn more about Arecibo in our bonus interview extra on Patreon! MEET OUR FEATURED EXPERT: EDGARD RIVERA-VALENTÍN Dr. Edgard Rivera-Valentín is a planetary radar scientist at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab. They use radar technology to research planetary defense strategies and study the surfaces of asteroids and planetary surfaces. Here's an interview with Edgard where they discuss astr ..read more

You may have heard their song, but have you heard their story? In our latest episode, cicada scientist Chris Simon helps us dig into the surprising science of cicadas - and figure out how they’re changing! Learn more about cicada history in our in our bonus interview extra on Patreon! MEET OUR FEATURED EXPERT CHRIS SIMON Chris Simon is a senior research scientist at the University of Connecticut in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Among many other things, Chris and her lab research systematics, biogeography, and the evolution of cicadas. Here's an interview with Ch ..read more

It's fact-meets-fiction in our latest episode! Tune in to learn how scientist Caroline Blassick faces off against alien bacteria invaders who avoid antibiotics. You won’t want to miss this battle of microbial life and death! Learn more about “alien bacteria” in our bonus interview extra on Patreon! This episode is supported by the National Science Foundation under award number MCB: 2032357. MEET OUR FEATURED EXPERT CAROLINE BLASSICK Caroline Blassick is a PhD candidate in biomedical engineering at Boston University. She researches antibiotic resistance, gene network discovery, and o ..read more

The total solar eclipse is coming on April 8, 2024! It's a great moment for educators to inspire curiosity and foster a deeper understanding of the universe. But how do you share this awesome experience with your students? We've created an interactive podcast episode all about the eclipse featuring an immersive audio experience, games, a song, and more. It's called A Kid’s Guide to the Total Eclipse. Eclipse expert Vivian White describes what it feels like to be on the path of totality. For classroom use, we've broken the episode down into segments on YouTube. 00:00 - Introduction 0 ..read more

Let’s dive into the mysteries of black holes with astronomer Maura McLaughlin We’ll learn what black holes are, how we find them, and how scientists are setting off on an intergalactic search for the biggest black holes in the universe  Tune in to our latest episode for a stellar adventure! Learn more about Maura and pulsar stars in our bonus interview extra on Patreon! MEET OUR FEATURED EXPERT MAURA MCLAUGHLIN ,,Maura McLaughlin is a professor of physics and astronomy at West Virginia University and co-director of the ,,Nanograv Physics Frontier Center. Maura researches neutron stars an ..read more

Welcome to the amazing world of spider sounds! ️ Check out our latest episode to learn how spiders make music. Engineer and materials expert Markus J. Buehler gets us stuck in the strange sounds of spider webs ️ Learn more about Markus and his musical projects in our bonus interview extra on Patreon! MEET OUR FEATURED EXPERT MARKUS J. BUEHLER Markus J. Beuhler is the McAfee professor of engineering at MIT. Markus researches material science and the interaction of chemistry and mechanics. As said in the main episode, Markus is also a musician. Click here for his SoundCloud where you can find a ..read more