A Symbiotic Relationship
May 12, 2015Every year, tiny birds known as red knots fly 19,000 miles – from the tip of South America to the Arctic and back.
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How Black Holes Entered The Mainstream
May 11, 2015One hundred years ago this year, Albert Einstein published his general theory of relativity. But it wasn’t until physicists gained a better understanding of black holes 50 years later that the theory was widely taken seriously.
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Forever Young
March 16, 2015We’ll talk about the quest for eternal youth with science writer Ronald Bailey.
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Fact In The Age Of Opinion
February 23, 2015Why do we cling to our beliefs even in the face of reasonable evidence to the contrary? This hour, we’ll talk to science writer Joel Achenbach about why data is less definitive in a world more interested in opinion.
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The Impact Of Blasts On The Brain
January 22, 2015Traumatic brain injuries contribute to the difficulties military personnel can face after returning home. We’ll talk about the aftermath with the author of a National Geographic story on the topic.
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Exploring Everyday Science
December 10, 2014This hour, we’ll talk about the science of everyday life with Union College professor Chad Orzel. He’s the author of Eureka! Discovering Your Inner Scientist.
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Encouraging Women In Science
November 24, 2014This hour, we’ll talk about how gender bias is affecting research – and by extension women’s health – with Marguerite Del Giudice. Her story “Why It’s Crucial to get More Women into Science” appears on nationalgeographic.com.
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Lessons From A Space Traveler
November 5, 2014This hour, we’ll talk to retired astronaut Chris Hadfield about what he learned about the Earth by leaving it, and about his new book, You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes.
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Tiny Particles, Big Impact
October 29, 2014This hour, we’ll talk to SMU physicist Thomas E. Coan about his current study of neutrinos, which may help scientists explain the origins of matter and how the universe functions.
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Powerful Waves
October 23, 2014This hour, we’ll talk about how everyone from car companies to restaurants to filmmakers use sound to subtly plant ideas in our brains with composer Joel Beckerman. He explains how they do it in his book The Sonic Boom: How Sound Transforms What We Think, Feel, and Buy.
