Skype a Scientist Live
92 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSkype a Scientist connects people with scientists! These are recorded Q&A sessions with scientists. Listeners submit the questions!
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Episodes
Healing contaminated (or toxic) landscapes with Caitlynn Beckett
May 09, 2020 20:48 - 38 minutes - 71.7 MBHealing contaminated (or toxic) landscapes with Caitlynn Beckett
Fitbits for Sharks with Julianna Kadar
May 07, 2020 05:32 - 51 minutes - 95.9 MBFitbits for Sharks with Julianna Kadar
From Shark Jaws to Nemos: A Deep Dive into the Fish Collection at NHMLA
April 30, 2020 21:38 - 43 minutes - 81.3 MBFrom Shark Jaws to Nemos: A Deep Dive into the Fish Collection at NHMLA
Above and Below the Sea: Searching for Ancient Maritime Societies
April 30, 2020 05:48 - 46 minutes - 87 MBAbove and Below the Sea: Searching for Ancient Maritime Societies
Exploring L.A.'s Wildlife Secrets, One Photo At a Time
April 27, 2020 23:20 - 46 minutes - 85.6 MBExploring L.A.'s Wildlife Secrets, One Photo At a Time
Microbes with Kat Milligan-Myhre
April 24, 2020 22:00 - 45 minutes - 83.7 MBMicrobes with Kat Milligan-Myhre
Preparing for space exploration and social distancing with Danielle DeLatte
April 23, 2020 22:35 - 38 minutes - 72.2 MBPreparing for space exploration and social distancing with Danielle DeLatte
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Bizarre Chondrichthyans with Jasmin Graham
April 22, 2020 19:22 - 44 minutes - 82.7 MBFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Bizarre Chondrichthyans with Jasmin Graham
Viruses with Efra Rivera-Serrano, PhD
April 21, 2020 20:22 - 46 minutes - 86.4 MBEfra Rivera-Serrano, PhD can be found at @NakedCapsid on twitter!
COVID19 with Jeanne Garbarino and Gabrielle Paniccia
April 17, 2020 19:01 - 51 minutes - 96.8 MBCOVID19 with Jeanne Garbarino and Gabrielle Paniccia
Science in Antarctica with Steph McLennan
April 17, 2020 06:01 - 44 minutes - 83.1 MBMost of us think of Antarctica as a big, white, icy wilderness. But what about the 1% that isn’t covered by ice? Though small, these areas are fragile and easily damaged. I’m a professional rock collector and drone pilot, using observations from the ground and the sky to find ways to reduce our impact on the environment and figure out how it will change into the future.
Earth Day
April 16, 2020 04:33 - 43 minutes - 81.3 MBEarth Day Network joined us for a Q&A about how to celebrate earth day... even when you're stuck indoors during a pandemic.
Biodiversity with Christine Parent
April 16, 2020 04:30 - 44 minutes - 82.9 MBWhere on earth is the most diverse and how can we protect species diversity? Let's get into it.
plastic pollution with Anna Walsh
April 15, 2020 17:20 - 44 minutes - 81.8 MBplastic pollution with Anna Walsh
Climate Change with Sara Sanchez
April 15, 2020 17:12 - 45 minutes - 85.7 MBWe talk about how you can use old coral to learn about previous climates and what that means for today!
Dinosaur Diseases with Yara Haridy
April 14, 2020 18:17 - 43 minutes - 81.4 MBFollow Yara @YaraHaridy on twitter and instagram!
Everything Wrong with Tiger King with Imogene Cancellare
April 13, 2020 20:02 - 50 minutes - 94.3 MBYou can find Imogene at @BiologistImo on twitter and @BiologistImogene on instagram!
Corvids with Kaeli Swift
April 09, 2020 20:22 - 45 minutes - 83.8 MBWe talked with Kaeli Swift @CorvidResearch about crows and ravens!
Zookeeping with Jake Belair
April 08, 2020 17:42 - 43 minutes - 81.3 MBFollow Jake at @zookeeperjake
Ants with Greg Pask
April 07, 2020 18:16 - 44 minutes - 81.9 MBGreg told us SO many cool ant stories during his session!
Political Science with Andrea Jones-Rooy
April 07, 2020 15:38 - 44 minutes - 83.9 MBWhat even is political science? How do political scientists collect data and how is that data used? Are politicians political scientists? Learn the answers to all these things and more in this episode of Skype a Scientist LIVE.
Hot Science in Cold Ice: Exploring the Greenland ice sheet for signs of change with Mike MacFerin
April 03, 2020 20:11 - 48 minutes - 89.6 MBHot Science in Cold Ice: Exploring the Greenland ice sheet for signs of change with Mike MacFerin
Fart Friday with Dani Rabaiotti
April 03, 2020 19:59 - 46 minutes - 85.9 MBAuthor of Does it Fart, Dani Rabaiotti joined us for a questioning on farts! Her co-author, Nick Caruso joined us for a bit too!
Feeding your gut bacteria: what we know about how gut bacteria influence health with Jessica McCann
April 01, 2020 18:26 - 47 minutes - 88.7 MBFeeding your gut bacteria: what we know about how gut bacteria influence health with Jessica McCann
Black Holes with Jesse Shanahan
April 01, 2020 15:19 - 49 minutes - 92.2 MBWe talked all about space, why it's awesome, and black holes!
Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions With Nancy Atkinson
April 01, 2020 04:13 - 43 minutes - 81.5 MBEight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions With Nancy Atkinson
BATS with Kristen Lear
April 01, 2020 01:00 - 43 minutes - 80.8 MBWe talked about everything from how bats fly to how they poop, echolocation to butt blankets. Buckle up, this one's a wild ride.
Primates with Michelle Rodrigues
March 31, 2020 23:46 - 44 minutes - 82.1 MBWe talked about primates, evolution, hormones, poop, everything primates!
Fossils with Sarah Sheffield
March 31, 2020 23:38 - 45 minutes - 84.5 MBWe talked all about fossils with Sarah Sheffield!
Gray Whales with Clara Bird
March 31, 2020 23:28 - 45 minutes - 84.8 MBWe talked about Gray Whales and answered listener questions with Clara Bird!
Skype a Scientist Book Club: Wanderers with Chuck Wendig
March 31, 2020 17:36 - 46 minutes - 85.9 MBCheck our Chuck's Book Wanderers at his local book shop https://www.doylestownbookshop.com/book/9780399182105
Math is Actually Fun with Nick Battista and Matt Mizuhara
March 18, 2019 02:33 - 39 minutes - 31.7 MBDr. Matt Mizuhara is an assistant professor of mathematics at The College of New Jersey. He specializes in applied mathematics and mathematical biology. His work combines rigorous theory and numerical simulations to study synchronization and pattern formation in biological systems. For example, certain species of fireflies spontaneously synchronize their light flashes. Using mathematical models Matt can investigate how this synchronization occurs and what minimal mechanisms allow such order...
Crows with Dr Kaeli Swift
March 18, 2019 00:58 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBHi I'm Dr. Kaeli Swift! I study the behavior of corvids, which are the family of birds that includes crows, ravens, magpies and jays. Right now my work focuses on understanding how climate change may affect the feeding behavior of Canada jays.
Birds with Jason Ward
March 18, 2019 00:05 - 50 minutes - 38.8 MBJason Ward is a bird scientist, writer, science communicator, and all around bird nerd. He loves changing people’s minds about the world around them, and sharing his love for birds, our modern-day dinosaurs. Jason also has his own show now Birds of North America, which you can watch on Youtube!
Climate Change with Dr. Kate Marvel
March 15, 2019 20:12 - 50 minutes - 41 MBToday we'll be hearing from Kate Marvel, a climate scientist at NASA! She uses climate models and satellite observations to track and understand the ways in which our planet is changing. It's bleak but important. Here's Kate.
Astrophysics with Athena Brensberger
March 15, 2019 19:55 - 54 minutes - 45.5 MB"Life sometimes gives you a path that you have to just go with and find the beauty in it. And this is how I found myself. I currently am a science communicator and an international model. I spent years studying astrophysics because it begins to define us and who we are in our place in the universe. But I learned that communicating science and space to people around the world is what my calling was. I am a science host on YouTube channels like Astroathens, which I created and Seeker from the ...
Reptiles with Dr. David Steen
March 15, 2019 19:33 - 43 minutes - 34 MBDavid Steen is a wildlife ecologist and the founder of the Alongside Wildlife Foundation!
Volcanoes with Dr. Janine Krippner
March 15, 2019 18:47 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBToday we're going to be hearing from the volcanologist Doctor Janine Krippner! She's a great science communicator and I hope you enjoy the conversation we had with her.
Freshwater Fish with Katie O'Reilly
March 15, 2019 18:30 - 59 minutes - 47.5 MBKatherine O'Reilly is a freshwater Fish biologist at Notre Dame in the Lamberti lab! Katherine's twitter is hilarious - this past Christmas she launched the #25DaysOfFishmas, celebrating the season with a fish a day! She is a science communication fellow as part of the National Sea Grant!
Dinosaurs with Dustin Growick
March 14, 2019 21:11 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBDustin Growick is a dinosaur expert and museum professional living in NYC!
Cephalopods with Sarah McAnulty
March 14, 2019 20:56 - 1 hour - 88.9 MBSarah McAnulty is a squid biologist at the University of Connecticut! In this episode she gives us the low-down on squid.