How To Be A Fossil Fixer | Tumble Episode
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS Do you love fossils and dinosaurs? Let us introduce you to Myria Perez, a paleontology-obsessed kid who grew up to get her dream job! Myria is a 24 year old fossil preparator, which means she prepares fossils to study and display in museums. She shares her journey of how a visit to her local museum set her on the path to follow her dino dreams. GET IN TOUCH WITH MYRIA! Myria LOVES talking with kids who want to be paleontologists or fo
The Coronavirus Vaccine Race | Tumble Episode
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS How did scientists develop coronavirus vaccines in record time? New York Times science reporter Carl Zimmer is our guide to the coronavirus vaccine race - from the starting line, to the point when several teams are racing to the finish line. Find out how science gave the competitors a turbo boost that could save hundreds of millions of lives. COVID-19 VACCINE INFORMATION It's important to have reliable information on vaccines. Here ar
The Bacteria Cookbook | Tumble Episode
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS Bacteria are among the simplest forms of life on Earth. One cell is identical to the next, sharing the same DNA. So why do they all act so differently? Turns out, there’s a “cookbook” inside each teeny tiny bacteria cell, and every single bacteria has different ideas about the recipes it wants to make. Mary Dunlop is a biological engineer who’s a creative cook both in the kitchen and the lab - and she’s cooking up her own experiment o
What's Inside of an Atom? | Tumble Episode
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: PS What are protons, neutrons, and electrons made out of? That’s what listener Xander wants to know. Physics expert Aatish Bhatia takes us on a journey into the atom, and explains how scientists discover things that are too small to see. You’ll find out how Albert Einstein helped prove the existence of atoms, and why physicists smash particles like pinatas in massive tunnels. MEET AATISH Aatish Bhatia has been Tumble's "wish list" of sc
The Science of Candy Land | Tumble Episode
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: PS Happy Halloween! We’re headed to Candy Land, a sugary laboratory where mathematicians found a mysterious candy dagger appear - over and over again. So gather up your candy box, and let’s discover out why mathematicians are studying candy to understand the real-life landscapes around us. Mathematician Leif Ristroph shares how he stumbled into making sweet experiments. MAKE RESEARCH GRADE CANDY It's not every scientific paper that inclu