Hey folks, We had some slight audio difficulties with a previous episode. It’s all been fixed, for your listening pleasure! Check it out. Particle physicist Tara Shears, a professor from the University of Liverpool, chats with us about the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, anti-matter, and the mysteries of dark energy. Listen in as we […]
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Episode 13: You Live, You Learn (Engineering)
Good morning, listeners! What’s got us all abuzz today? A new episode with guest Terrell Hatzilias, of course. Terrell is an instructor at Georgia Tech’s Grand Challenges program, a living-learning community where cross-disciplinary student teams investigate societally relevant technological and sociological problems. Join us for a far-ranging discussion about the program, ALS, and neuroethics. It’s nerdtastic!
Episode 12: A Quantum (Physics) Leap
[Editor’s Note: We noticed some technical issues with the audio – bear with us as we fix some things and Tara’s interview will be back shortly!] On today’s episode, particle physicist Tara Shears, a professor from the University of Liverpool, chats with us about the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, anti-matter, and the mysteries of […]
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Episode 11: Fly Me to the Moon (and Beyond)
Good morning, Scopers! Hope you’re ready for today’s brand new episode. We’re back for another round of space discussions, this time with Adrianne Stroup, a power systems engineer at SpaceX. We talk about the creative genius that is Elon Musk, and the importance of hot sauce and waffles to the future of space flight. Go forth […]
The Smart Girls science video missed the mark. Here’s why.
It’s been one week since Smart Girls at the Party released their science video series starring comedian Megan Amram, and I’ve been trying to figure out why I felt so appalled by it. You can watch the episode below: David Kroll from Forbes quoted my initial reaction to the piece: For a site that’s empowering girls […]
Episode 10: For Love of the (Data) Game
Hello, world. My fellow ‘Scopers, get excited! It’s new episode Tuesday and we’ve got Morgana Carter, a senior information analyst at the American Speech Language Hearing Association. Morgana’s worked quite a bit in politics and data, so listen as we geek out over campaign modeling, health care, and code development. aaaand…. go!
Episode 9: The (Mars) Schedule Makers
Dearest listeners, we’re so happy to be back with a brand new episode. Today’s guest is Shannon Mihaly, a Mission Operations engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Shannon is a science planner and mission controller for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). Want to know how Will.i.am plays a critical* role in NASA operations? Listen and […]
We’re Back!
Real talk: Did you miss us? Because we missed all of you. Truly. Madly. Deeply. Lindsay finally emerged from World Cup madness to jump straight into covering the CONCACAF Gold Cup. And me? It’s been a hectic summer of proposal writing, student wrangling … and learning how to fly RC planes. If you’re living on the Eastern Seaboard, […]
Working 9 to 5 (and beyond)
June has been a bit (okay, a lot) crazy for us. Lindsay’s day job at Fox Soccer means she’s been working nonstop on the Women’s World Cup. (USA! USA!) My students have been working all year on building their own UAV, and will be down in southern Maryland at the AUVSI Student Unmanned Systems competition […]
Episode 8: The CSI Effect
Who’s your daddy? We’ve got the perfect guest to answer that question. Scientifically, of course. Today’s interview is with Kristy Lenz, a forensic research scientist who develops genetic identity products for Promega. We cover a lot of great topics in this episode, including Maury Povich, Minority Report, and the horrors of hotel bedsheets. Give it […]