Science Night Podcast
1) The 2022 May 4th Spectacular
It’s Star Wars Day and we’ve gathered a plucky team to talk about the science of this beloved saga. We have four great pieces of Star Wars scicomm covering lightsabers and blasters, languages, midich...Show More
2) Toxicity On Our Railways
This week friend of the show, engineer, and fantasy physicist Matt Sauers joins us! In the first half, Matt answers the age-old question "why engineering" and talks about how he brings science to a f...Show More
3) Luxurious Chaos with Dr. Alexis Katsis
This week, Dr. Alexis Katsis from the Luxesci podcast is joining us to talk about her work as an immunologist during the COVID-19 pandemic and her shift looking at the more luxurious side of science. ...Show More
4) A Festival of Fusion: The 2022 Year in Review
We're back with another look back at the year in fusion energy. Join us as our friendly fusioneer Steffi Diem and special guest Arturo Dominguez talk about the highlights and high temps from an excit...Show More
5) Its the End of the World (As We Know It)
This week Kirk Mona from the Strange by Nature podcast joins us to talk about podcasting, science communication, and what it takes to be a modern naturalist. In the news, we're talking about twisted ...Show More
6) We Have Ignition
This week, we're closing out 2022 with a scicomm roundup. First, we're talking about the new hot supergroup that's taking the Tree of Life by storm, next, we crown new science royalty, and finally, w...Show More
7) A Fireside Chat with Kate Miller
This week we’re looking at three bits of science news with special guest Kate Miller. First we ask, “do we really need an ai diarrhea detector”? Then we watch a light show 8.2 billion years in the m...Show More
8) How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love AI, Featuring: Rufus Cochran
This week, Rufus Cochran from Indiana Sciences stops in to talk about AI, deep learning, and how it probably won't lead to the end of civilization as we know it. In the news, we're talking about the ...Show More
9) A Scicomm Roundup Featuring: Dr. Yasmeen Mezil
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 th...Show More
10) The 2022 Science Night Halloween Spectacular!
This week, we're bringing you our annual Halloween Spectacular! Our intrepid hosts begin by talking about the cryptids! Specifically what they are, how they work, and their purpose in society. We t...Show More