The Show About Science

Over on my other podcast, The Show About Politics & History, we’ve been visiting The Sixth Floor Museum to understand what happened when President John F. Kennedy visited Dallas in 1963. Before listening to this episode, I’d recommend listening to those episodes. Mike Haag is a forensic scientist for Forensic Science Consultants and a senior…

On this episode of The Show About Science, Nate visits the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago to talk about asian carp and the risks they pose to the Great Lakes. His guest, Eve Barrs, is an aquarist with the Shedd’s quarantine team. Eve uses her knowledge of freshwater fish husbandry to provide top-quality care…

Mark Hersam is a professor of Chemistry and Materials Science Engineering at Northwestern University. He joins Nate in The Show About Science studio to talk about nanotechnology, carbon nanotubes and how a pencil and some scotch tape led to the Nobel Prize winning discovery of graphene. This video on graphene from The Verge Science was…

On this episode of The Show About Science, we’re teaming up with Lindsay and Marshall, the hosts of Tumble, to listen back to some of their favorite moments from Season 4 of the show. This episode shares the stories behind the science and features clips from Rob Dunn (“Discover the Wildlife of Your Home”), Anne…

Laura Prugh is an Associate Professor of Quantitative Wildlife Sciences at the University of Washington. There, she studies the dynamics of wildlife populations and communities, with a particular interest in facilitation, trophic interactions, and indirect effects. She joins Nate on this episode of The Show About Science to talk about mesopredators, apex predators and what…

Hey Show About Science fans! I’ve been working hard on a new podcast and I want to share a few episodes with you. It’s called The Show About Politics and I know you’re going to love it. If you do, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. On March 15, 2019,…

Hey Show About Science fans! I’ve been working hard on a new podcast and I want to share a few episodes with you. It’s called The Show About Politics and I know you’re going to love it. If you do, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Governor Jeb Bush is…

Hey Show About Science fans! I’ve been working hard on a new podcast and I want to share a few episodes with you. It’s called The Show About Politics and I know you’re going to love it. If you do, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Author Cynthia Levinson joins…

It’s time for a field trip! On this episode, Nate heads out of the studio to visit three scientists who work at The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. First, Nate interviews Terry Gosliner, who studies sea slugs and the coral reefs they call home. Next, Nate chats with Lauren Esposito, a scorpion biologist…