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68 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsScience explorations & events happening in the Finger Lakes Region.
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LSS 64: LSS visits Shoals Marine Laboratory Pt. 1
July 10, 2019 13:52 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBYour hosts, Laura Mortelliti, Jasmine Mack, and Mark Sarvary discuss science and art, and visit the Shoals Marine Laboratory on Appledore Island in Maine to talk to Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Seavey about research, education, art,… Continue ReadingLSS 64: LSS visits Shoals Marine Laboratory Pt. 1
LSS 64: LSS visits Shoals Marine Laboratory
July 10, 2019 13:52 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBYour hosts, Laura Mortelliti, Jasmine Mack, and Mark Sarvary discuss science and art, and visit the Shoals Marine Laboratory on Appledore Island in Maine to talk to Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Seavey about research, education, art,… Continue ReadingLSS 64: LSS visits Shoals Marine Laboratory
LSS 63: Pollinators
June 26, 2019 00:24 - 30 minutes - 41.2 MBLocally-Sourced Science contributor Esther Racoosin speaks to Dr. Robert Raguso, Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University. Dr. Raguso studies floral scent, which is an important component of plant-pollinator interactions. During… Continue ReadingLSS 63: Pollinators
LSS 62: Science in the Streets
June 15, 2019 18:45 - 29 minutes - 41 MBOne doesn’t have to go far to find the strong scientific roots and influences that run through Ithaca, with many different groups bringing science-outreach to as many people as possible in various unique ways. In… Continue ReadingLSS 62: Science in the Streets
LSS 61: Dogs and their diseases (part 2)
May 30, 2019 23:38 - 30 minutes - 41.2 MBWe follow up with our four-legged fluffy friends in this week’s episode. To start the show Liz Mahood interviews Dr Rory Todhunter of the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr Todhunter is a leading researcher… Continue ReadingLSS 61: Dogs and their diseases (part 2)
LSS 60: Dogs and their diseases (part 1)
May 20, 2019 15:36 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB/( ● ω ●)\ In the first part of series about our canine friends LSS explores dog diseases. Starting with an inteview of Dr. Scott Coonrod of the Baker Institute for Animal Health by Liz… Continue ReadingLSS 60: Dogs and their diseases (part 1)
LSS 59: Fun with the Fungi
April 30, 2019 15:59 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBThe fungi edition features Luisa Torres interview with Dr. Teresa Iturriaga and Robert Dirig of Cornell Plant Pathology Herbarium. They discussed the collection of preserved fungi samples, photos of mushrooms and lichens and pathologic specimen.… Continue ReadingLSS 59: Fun with the Fungi
LSS 58: Earth Day Edition: Soil science, Energy Day at Cornell and a short history of Climate science.
April 15, 2019 17:15 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBThe Earth Day edition features Candice Limper’s interview with Soil scientist Joseph Amsili. They discuss the living things that benefit soil’s health and how paying greater attention to the quality of soils can benefit the… Continue ReadingLSS 58: Earth Day Edition: Soil science, Energy Day at Cornell and a short history of Climate science.
LSS 57: Women in STEM, Science and Health Communication, Nobel Prizes
April 01, 2019 15:46 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBThe last show of March brings in discussions about the numerous gender-based obstacles that impede research and career advancement for women in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math) and how men can be better… Continue ReadingLSS 57: Women in STEM, Science and Health Communication, Nobel Prizes
LSS 56: St. Patrick’s day special episode with beer, clover, trees and Irish scientists
March 17, 2019 16:21 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBThis live episode features Patricia’s interview with Akiva Silver, owner of the Twisted Tree Farm, whose new book explores how farmers can use trees to improve their land, help climate and diversify their income. Mark… Continue ReadingLSS 56: St. Patrick’s day special episode with beer, clover, trees and Irish scientists
LSS 55: The fashions of the future – Apparel research using a 3D body scanner; “Past Time: Geology in European and American Art”
March 03, 2019 22:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBSusan Ashdown, emerita professor in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell does research at the intersection of apparel design and technology. The garment industry has started using advanced body scanners that create a 3D… Continue ReadingLSS 55: The fashions of the future – Apparel research using a 3D body scanner; “Past Time: Geology in European and American Art”
LSS 54: Learn about medical illustration with Allie Buck and fossils with Professor William Bemis
February 17, 2019 01:12 - 30 minutes - 54.9 MBCandice Limper interviewed Allie Buck, a Medical Illustrator at Cornell University Esther Racoosin interviewed Cornell Professor William E. Bemis about coelacanths
LSS 53: Learn about parasites with Drs. Margaret Bynoe and Oyebola Oyesola at Cornell University
February 06, 2019 17:38 - 29 minutes - 54.2 MBProfessor Margaret Bynoe spoke about her research with Toxoplasma gondii with Candice Limper. Oyebola Oyesola discussed her parasite research with Luisa Torres.
LSS 51: Coastal Resilience Specialist Helen Cheng and Foldscopes
January 17, 2019 17:13 - 30 minutes - 11.6 MBIn this episode we explore how natural systems can coincide with people. Joining in the discussion is New York Sea Grant’s Coastal Resilience Specialist Helen Cheng, whose position is supported through a partnership with the… Continue ReadingLSS 51: Coastal Resilience Specialist Helen Cheng and Foldscopes
LSS 32: Springcasting is here!
April 15, 2018 21:05 - 29 minutes - 36 MBIn the first part of LSS 32 Patricia chats with apple grower Chip Bailey and professor Toby Ault on the coming of Spring. Following is an interview with Jenna Hershberger who developed an App to… Continue ReadingLSS 32: Springcasting is here!
LSS 17: Dr. Paula Cohen explains “Grand Challenges” of male contraceptive; Expanding Your Horizons
September 17, 2017 16:12 - 29 minutes - 41 MBVisit Paula Cohen’s lab:http://meiosis.cornell.edu/ More about “Grand challenge” grant:http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/06/cohen-wins-gates-grant-her-new-take-male-contraception Lilliana Morris “Expanding Your Horizons” www.eyh.cornell.edu
LSS 16: LSS tours Cornell’s “Lake Source Cooling” plant with Lanny Joyce; Gina goes to “Moth night”
September 04, 2017 01:25 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBInterview with Lanny Joyce, director of utilities and energy management at Cornell, discussing “Lake Source Cooling” project as an addition to university sustainability portfolio. Lanny goes into details about plant’s daily operations, the energy savings… Continue ReadingLSS 16: LSS tours Cornell’s “Lake Source Cooling” plant with Lanny Joyce; Gina goes to “Moth night”
LSS 05: Fruit Fly Model for the study of Epilepsy with Dr. David Deitcher
April 02, 2017 16:59 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBAn interview with Dr. David Deitcher, an Associate Professor at Cornell Department of Neurobiology and Behavior. His lab is studying the mutation “Julius Seizure” or JUS in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. He discusses what… Continue ReadingLSS 05: Fruit Fly Model for the study of Epilepsy with Dr. David Deitcher