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Down to a Science: A LANL Podcast

15 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings

Solving national security challenges means turning to scientific and technological excellence. Tune in for stories from across Los Alamos National Laboratory that explore the many fascinating ways we’re working to do just that.

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The historical accuracy of the Oppenheimer film, according to a historian

November 07, 2023 21:07 - 20 minutes - 19 MB

What did the film get right about J. Robert Oppenheimer? Los Alamos historian Alan Carr explains.

The Historical Accuracy of the Oppenheimer Film According to a Historian

November 07, 2023 21:07 - 20 minutes - 19 MB

It has been around four months since the film Oppenheimer released in theatres, creating a buzz in the public and grossing nearly a billion dollars worldwide. After the war, Oppenheimer was a world famous scientist that people recognized. Over time, that celebrity status faded and even a year ago, Oppenheimer wasn’t majorly known in the world but has now once again become a recognizable name to the average person. The film, based on the Pulitzer Prize winning biography of Oppenheimer, America...

Searching for the elusive neutrino

July 28, 2023 20:39 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

Down to a Science is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya.

Climate change may drive more frequent bark beetle outbreaks in our forests

July 11, 2023 03:21 - 10 minutes - 10 MB

Down to a Science is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Your host, Joey Montoya. Special thanks to our guest Zachary Robbins. Find out more about the Laboratory and its mission at www.lanl.gov.

How a trip to the Arctic could help us find life on other planets

April 25, 2023 22:30 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

Down to a Science is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya.

How 3D simulations help us understand our genetic expressions

March 30, 2023 23:12 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

Down to a Science is brought to you by Los Alamos National Laboratory. 'LA-UR-23-23274'  

Fueling a sustainable future with biofuels

January 04, 2023 23:40 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB

Can algae power cars? Biofuels are an often-overlooked green energy source. Los Alamos National Laboratory's Babs Marrone explains.

A carbon-neutral future for the Mountain West

June 14, 2022 15:34 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

With a place-based approach that emphasizes community-level input, I-WEST is looking at how best to incorporate  technologies for decarbonization, such as clean hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, bioenergy, wind and solar, into the region’s economies.  This podcast was produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. LA-UR-22-25391

Megaflashes!

March 22, 2022 16:19 - 9 minutes - 8.39 MB

Megaflashes are incredibly rare. In order to record one from the ground, or from an aircraft or satellite in a low orbit, the sensor has to be exactly in the right place at the right time, which is unlikely. Now, researchers are using Geostationary Lightning Mappers and other instruments that can map flash size from space and — importantly — provide continuous coverage over a large portion of the Earth. No matter how rare these megaflashes are or where they occur across the instrument’s vast...

Community Connections: A summer science camp expands minds (and lives)

November 15, 2021 21:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

Anna Llobet, the organizer of a free summer science camp for young women, joins a camp volunteer and one of this year's participants to discuss the aims of the camp and the impact it has on inspiring high school girls to pursue higher education and STEM. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Special thanks to Kathy Keith, Lexi Petronis, Joey Montoya and Camille Dickson. LA-UR-21-30553

Climatology: Climate change and disease transmission

September 29, 2021 16:46 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Warmer temperatures, driven by climate change, are forcing animal habitats to change, and increasing human-animal interactions. In the first episode of Climatology — a podcast series on climate science at Los Alamos National Laboratory — researchers discuss climate change's role in disease spread. Photo credit: Joey Montoya. Episode host: Lexi Petronis. Written and edited by Nick Njegomir. Special thanks to Joey Montoya, Lexi Petronis and Laura Mullane. This episode is part of Down to a Sci...

Climatology: How does climate change affect disease spread?

September 29, 2021 16:46 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Warmer temperatures, driven by climate change, are forcing animal habitats to change, and increasing human-animal interactions. In the first episode of Climatology — a podcast series on climate science at Los Alamos National Laboratory — researchers discuss climate change's role in disease spread. Photo credit: Joey Montoya. Episode host: Lexi Petronis. Written and edited by Nick Njegomir. Special thanks to Joey Montoya, Lexi Petronis and Laura Mullane. This episode is part of Down to a Sci...

Climatology: How disease spread and climate change are linked

September 29, 2021 16:46 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Warmer temperatures, driven by climate change, are forcing animal habitats to change, and increasing human-animal interactions. In the first episode of Climatology — a podcast series on climate science at Los Alamos National Laboratory — researchers discuss climate change's role in disease spread. Photo credit: Joey Montoya. Episode host: Lexi Petronis. Written and edited by Nick Njegomir. Special thanks to Joey Montoya, Lexi Petronis and Laura Mullane. This episode is part of Down to a Sci...

Special Edition: Remembering Sept. 11

September 10, 2021 02:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB

The terrorist attacks on 9/11 changed the country and the way we approach national security. Experts explain efforts before, during and after. Artwork created by Joey Montoya. Special thanks to Lexi Petronis, Joey Montoya and episode guests  Nancy Jo Nicholas (Associate Laboratory Director for Global Security),  John Browne (former LANL Director) and Terry Wallace (former LANL Director). LA-UR-21-28848

Special Edition: Remembering September 11th

September 10, 2021 02:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB

The terrorist attacks on 9/11 changed the country and the way we approach national security. Experts explain efforts before, during and after. Artwork created by Joey Montoya. Special thanks to Lexi Petronis, Joey Montoya and episode guests  Nancy Jo Nicholas (Associate Laboratory Director for Global Security),  John Browne (former LANL Director) and Terry Wallace (former LANL Director). LA-UR-21-28848