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Episode 52 – Science We Can Read About
Sam Kean This week we discuss our favorite science books and talk to author Sam Kean. Sam discusses the periodic table, scientific discovery and storytelling in his new book The Disappearing Spoon:...
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Episode 57 – Preventing Bad Science in the Classroom
Dr. Ben Goldacre Finishing our UK tour, we talk with Dr. Ben Goldacre, author of Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks and Big Pharma Flacks. Dr. Goldacre talks to us about interpreting scientific results, the...
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Episode 59 – The Courage to Teach
Dr. Eric Plutzer This week we discuss evolution education with Dr. Eric Plutzer, co-author of “Defeating Creationism in the Courtroom, But Not in the Classroom” – a recently published article in...
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Episode 69 – Success with Science
Shiv Gaglani Ever wanted your students to conduct scientific research? Our guest this week has some insights for you. A second place winner in the Intel Science awards in 2006, Shiv Gaglani is now a...
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Episode 70 – Go Back in Time with Terra Tempo
David Shapiro We welcome David Shapiro to the show to talk about his graphic novel “Terra Tempo: Ice Age Cataclysm”. Shapiro is the creative director and writer at Craigmore Creations – a publishing...
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Episode 71 – Hack Your Bio Class
Marcus Wohlsen For the last episode of 2011, we talk with journalist and author Marcus Wohlsen. Wohlsen is a science writer for the Associated Press who has received abundant praise for his recent...
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Episode 74 – There’s a Zombie in my Classroom
Dr. Steven Schlozman This week we talk with Dr. Steven Schlozman, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Lecturer in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education....
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Episode 83 – Sam Kean’s Stories from the Human Genome
Sam Kean After the summer release of “The Violinist’s Thumb and Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, As Written By Our Genetic Code,” we got a chance to catch up with science writer Sam Kean....
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Episode 84 – The Science of Good Cooking
Guy Crosby This week we talk with Guy Crosby about “The Science of Good Cooking” – written by Crosby and the editors of America’s Test Kitchen. As science editor for America’s Test Kitchen, Crosby...
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Episode 86 – Questioning in Science
Christian Eatough Prompted from listener feedback, we talk with Christian Eatough – a science teacher from the MLC School in Sydney, Australia. Christian has been experimenting with the role of...
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Episode 94 – Pick Your Poison
Deborah Blum We catch up this week with Deborah Blum. Blum first joined us on Periodicity to talk about science journalism. Since then, Blum has written “The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth...
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Episode 99 – Rhett Allain: Blogging, Birds and Movies
Rhett Allain This week we welcome Rhett Allain back to the show. As an Associate Professor of physics at Southeastern Louisiana University, Rhett is an avid blogger for Wired Science at Dot Physics....
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Episode 109 – Thinking About Our Future With Robots
Illah R. Nourbakhsh Our guest this week is Illah Nourbakhsh, author of Robot Futures. As Professor of Robotics at The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, Illah has been building and...
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Episode 111: Watching the History Inside You with Your Inner Fish
Neil Shubin This week we welcome Neil Shubin to the show. As paleontologist and anatomy professor at the University of Chicago, Shubin has had some fantastic opportunities to hunt for fossils and use...
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Be Climate Smart with the @NCSE’s Mark McCaffrey
Mark McCaffrey Season eight of of Lab Out Loud starts with our thoughts turning towards climate science. As Programs and Policy Director for the National Center for Science Education, Mark McCaffrey...
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Teaching with @Interstellar: Our Conversation with Executive Producer Kip Thorne
Dr. Kip Thorne To prepare for this episode, we had to do a little homework: see the movie Interstellar. As we were walking out of the theater, we knew we had to invite Kip Thorne back to the show. As...
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Understanding Art and Science with @ArthurIMiller
Arthur Miller According to our guest, Einstein thought like an artist, and Picasso thought like a scientist. As Professor emeritus of history and philosophy of science at University College London,...
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Visualizing Molecular Structure and Function with Art
Dr. David Goodsell Our guest this week is scientist and artist Dr. David Goodsell. As Associate Professor at the Scripps Research Institute, Dr. Goodsell splits his time on research and science...
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The Illustrated Women in Science with @CountDvL
Dale Debakcsy Continuing our exploration of art in science, we invite author, illustrator and math/science teacher Dale Debakcsy to the show. Every two weeks, Debakcsywrites and illustrates about...
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Using the Claim, Evidence and Reasoning Framework
Prompted from listener feedback, we welcome Dr. Kate McNeill and Dr. Joe Krajcik to the show. As authors of Supporting Grade 5-8 Students in Constructing Explanations in Science, Kate and Joe join us...
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