Moving to Mars? - Life Lab, Part 2
Should we make the move to Mars? And how would we live there? Join us as we pack our bags for Mars with the help of synthetic biology....
More Cheese, Please - Life Lab, Part 1
What does cheese have to do with technology? What does engineering have to do with biology? And why should we know about it? We’ll slice...
The Dinosaur Asteroid
NGSS Standards: ESS, LS Where did the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs come from? That’s what our listener Lucian wants to know. We’ll watch a “podcast movie” about the fateful impact, starting with an explosive collision in space that sent asteroids careening towards Earth. Then we’ll discover the science behind the story, with the help of planetary scientist Sean Gulick. He led an expedition to drill into the impact crater - and find the final piece of evidence in the ast
Why Do Cats Purr?
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS 3-LS3-2 Crosscutting Concept: Cause and Effect Why and how do cats purr? That’s what Reid wants...
Do Bugs Have Elbows?
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS 4-LS1-1 Crosscutting Concept: Systems and System Models Do bugs have elbows? That’s what Clare...
The Science of Butts
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS 4-LS1-1 Crosscutting Concept: Systems and System Models What is a butt? That’s what science...
The Great Seal Count
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS How do you count the cutest seals on the planet? With the help from thousands of people around...
Kids' Vaccines Tackle COVID-19
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standard: LS What do you need to know about the new COVID-19 vaccines for ages 5 - 11? Sam, age 8, and Natalie,...
The Cave of the Neanderthal Tools
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS STANDARDS: LS 3-LS4-1 Crosscutting Concepts: Scale, Proportion, and Quantity What tools did Neanderthals use?...
The Jack O'Lantern Science Mystery
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS Why do carved pumpkins rot faster than uncarved pumpkins? That’s what Ari, an 11 year old podcast...