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
The Snot and The Whale | Tumble Episode
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS 5-LS2-1, 3-LS3-2, 4-LS1-1 Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and Effect, Systems and System Models How do whales use their blowholes to breathe, and what keeps them from filling up with water? There’s no better way to find out than getting up close and personal with whales! That’s what marine mammal biologist Justine Hudson did when she collected whale snot from belugas. Snot or “blow” is the watery cloud that sprays up when whales exhale.