The April 8th solar eclipse will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for millions. We’ll meet students who are using balloons to study the celestial event. And what’s better than a sturdy pair of shoes? Horseshoes, that is. We’ll learn about a program that is educating future farriers ..read more

From Mexico to Maine, the April 8th solar eclipse will carve a path of darkness across North America. We’ll learn how NASA is preparing to study the event. And commercial interest in space is at an all-time high. We’ll learn more from the U.S. Office of Space Commerce ..read more

In an age of smartphones and streaming, where physical media is disappearing, we’ll take a trip to the largest collection of popular music in the world – and meet the man who has dedicated most of his life to cataloguing recordings and historic materials. And we’ll attend a groundbreaking for a new middle school in Holyoke, Massachusetts ..read more

On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge: In a changing climate, researchers around the world are asking citizen scientists to use their smartphones to help monitor beach erosion and storm damage. And we’ll find out why company Columbia Sportswear is currently displaying its logo on the moon ..read more

Beyond teaching a life-saving skill, competitive swimming can forge life-long bonds. We’ll visit a club swim team in the Hudson Valley. A college in Colorado offers a unique major in Adventure Education. And a student research project at the University of West Florida is shining a light to help detect Alzheimer’s disease ..read more

On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge: A mild winter allows for an early prescribed fire. We’ll speak with acclaimed jazz trumpeter and music educator Sean Jones. And a push by public colleges and universities in New York aims to get more students involved in producing local news ..read more

On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge: Hamilton College has named its next president. We’ll speak with Steven Tepper, who is currently serving as a dean at Arizona State University. And a new summer program aimed at helping middle and high school teachers incorporate lessons on ecology and climate change into their curriculums.  ..read more

The theories of 19th Century evolutionists Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer changed how scientists view the world. But one topic that seemed to stump both great thinkers was music. We’ll speak with music theorist and author Miriam Piilonen about her book, which lends a fresh eye to old ideas about music and evolution ..read more

Following the resignation of former president Claudine Gay, Harvard University is at the center of the debate over free speech on college campuses.  On this week's episode of The Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll speak with a member of a faculty organization defending the rights of students to protest violence against Palestinians. And we’ll speak with the supervisor of the Onondaga Nation Farm.   ..read more

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