The Show About Science Podcast
1) The Refugee Seeds
Seeds hold history. They carry the genetic blueprints of the past and the key to our future. But when disaster strikes, how far will scientists go to save them before they’re lost forever? In this ep...Show More
2) STEM Flights with Dragan Lazić and Carley Walker
On this episode of The Show About Science, Nate sees what it’s like to fly a plane and attempts to make this episode from 2,000 feet in the air. Can we going to pull this off?
3) The Great Cicada Symphony with Jorin Graham
It's the hottest day of the year, and deep underground, a mysterious countdown has finally hit zero. After years of silence, millions of cicadas are emerging from the earth, ready to take the stage in...Show More
4) The Anachronisms in our Backyards with David Zaya
In this episode of The Show About Science, Nate unearths the surprising history of the Kentucky Coffee Trees growing in his backyard and quickly becomes obsessed with germinating their seeds. This obs...Show More
5) Bacteriophages with Ben Chan
Bacteriophages, also known as ‘phages,’ are the most common lifeform on the planet. They are constantly hunting for bacteria to infect and kill. What if we could harness these tiny microbes to help us...Show More
6) Urban Water Chemistry with Stephen MacAvoy and Melissa Pierce
How safe is the water that we drink? On this episode of The Show About Science, Nate explores how we monitor and study the chemistry of our rivers with guests Stephen MacAvoy and Melissa Pierce.
7) A City on Mars with Zach Weinersmith
What it would really entail to conquer the relentless Martian elements, engineer a thriving, self-reliant biosphere, and craft life-preserving abodes within the alien realms of lava tubes? Find out on...Show More
8) The Twenty-One with Elizabeth Rusch
In this episode of The Show About Science, Nate interviews Elizabeth Rusch, author of "The Twenty-One, The True Story of the Youth Who Sue the U.S. Government Over Climate Change."
9) The Puzzling Platypus with Frank Grützner
The platypus is a fascinating animal that has perplexed generations of scientists. Now researchers are studying the platypus on the molecular level, and it's proving to be just as surprising.
10) 102: Our Extreme Universe with Kimberly Arcand
Dr. Kimberly Arcand is a Visualization and Emerging Technology Scientist at NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory at the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard, and Smithsonian. In this episode of The Show Abou...Show More