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    The Show About Science

    Created by Nate when he was 5 years-old, The Show About Science is an awesome adventure into the wondrous world of scientific research and discovery! Over the last 9 years, Nate has filled each episode with fascinating information from scientists and educators from around the globe.

    Parent info: The Show About Science is recommended for ages 6-10 and 11 plus. It's an Episodic show that can be listened to in any order. Made in the USA, it's about Science for kids. Launched in 2015, it has 1 season.

    There are 126 episodes

    Episodes
    The most recent appears first.

    • Inside the Smithsonian's Hidden Cheetah Sanctuary
      Inside the Smithsonian's Hidden Cheetah Sanctuary

      18 minEpisode 11324 June 2026

      In this episode of The Show About Science, Nate visits the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, to learn how scientists are working to protect cheetahs from extinction. He talks with carnivore keeper Amber Ded…

    • The Coldest Cold Case
      The Coldest Cold Case

      24 minEpisode 11210 February 2026

      In 1991, hikers in the Alps spotted what looked like a doll frozen in the ice. It wasn’t a toy. It was a body. What police thought was a recent accident turns out to be something far stranger.

    • The Refugee Seeds
      The Refugee Seeds

      28 minEpisode 11115 March 2025

      Seeds hold history. They carry the genetic blueprints of the past and the key to our future. But when disaster strikes, how far will scientists go to save them before they’re lost forever?

    • STEM Flights with Dragan Lazić and Carley Walker
      STEM Flights with Dragan Lazić and Carley Walker

      15 minEpisode 11014 September 2024

      What is it like to fly a plane while attempting to make a podcast from 2,000 feet in the air? And can we pull this off?

    • The Great Cicada Symphony with Jorin Graham
      The Great Cicada Symphony with Jorin Graham

      16 minEpisode 10927 July 2024

      It's the hottest day of the year, and deep underground, a mysterious countdown has finally hit zero. After years of silence, millions of cicadas are emerging from the earth, ready to take the stage in a once-in-a-lifetime event. But how do these creatures sync…

    • The Anachronisms in our Backyards with David Zaya
      The Anachronisms in our Backyards with David Zaya

      23 minEpisode 10827 May 2024

      In this episode of The Show About Science, Nate unearths the surprising history of the Kentucky Coffee Trees growing in his backyard and quickly becomes obsessed with germinating their seeds. This obsession leads him to a lab at the University of Illinois at C…

    • Bacteriophages with Ben Chan
      Bacteriophages with Ben Chan

      14 minEpisode 10724 March 2024

      Bacteriophages, also known as ‘phages,’ are the most common lifeform on the planet. They are constantly hunting for bacteria to infect and kill. What if we could harness these tiny microbes to help us in our fight against harmful, disease-causing bacteria? On …

    • Urban Water Chemistry with Stephen MacAvoy and Melissa Pierce
      Urban Water Chemistry with Stephen MacAvoy and Melissa Pierce

      26 minEpisode 10627 January 2024

      In this episode of The Show About Science, Nate heads to the banks of the Chicago River to meet up with Melissa Pierce, PhD, the Technical Program Director at Current, a nonprofit water innovation hub. Together, they explore the complex world of urban water ch…

    • A City on Mars with Zach Weinersmith
      A City on Mars with Zach Weinersmith

      26 minEpisode 1051 December 2023

      What it would really entail to conquer the relentless Martian elements, engineer a thriving, self-reliant biosphere, and craft life-preserving abodes within the alien realms of lava tubes?

    • The Twenty-One with Elizabeth Rusch
      The Twenty-One with Elizabeth Rusch

      17 minEpisode 10416 October 2023

      What happens when 21 kids sue the U.S. government for a dream of a world without climate change? On this episode of The Show About Science, Nate interviews Elizabeth Rusch about the kids who are working to make that dream a reality. Elizabeth is the author of …

    • The Puzzling Platypus with Frank Grützner
      The Puzzling Platypus with Frank Grützner

      18 minEpisode 10323 September 2023

      The platypus is a fascinating animal that has perplexed generations of scientists. Now researchers are studying the platypus on the molecular level, and it's just as surprising.

    • Our Extreme Universe with Kimberly Arcand
      Our Extreme Universe with Kimberly Arcand

      22 minEpisode 1028 August 2023

      Dr. Kimberly Arcand is a Visualization and Emerging Technology Scientist at NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory at the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard, and Smithsonian.

    • The Science of Sound with Kimberly Arcand, Martin Gruebele, Carla Scaletti, and Mark Temple
      The Science of Sound with Kimberly Arcand, Martin Gruebele, Carla Scaletti, and Mark Temple

      20 minEpisode 1013 June 2023

      Can sound help us understand the complex patterns in our universe? This question leads Nate to Symbolic Sound in Champaign, Illinois, where composer Carla Scaletti guides him on a journey where sound, music, and data intertwine in captivating and thought-provo…

    • Big Tree with Brian Selznick
      Big Tree with Brian Selznick

      17 minEpisode 10018 April 2023

      Brian Selznick is an illustrator and author best known for his books The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Wonderstruck, and The Marvels and Kaleidoscope. Brian joins Nate on this episode of The Show About Science to talk about the science behind his latest book, Big …

    • Accelerating Science to Eradicate Disease with Priscilla Chan and Stephen Quake
      Accelerating Science to Eradicate Disease with Priscilla Chan and Stephen Quake

      16 minEpisode 995 March 2023

      The CZ Biohub’s inspiring story began when Priscilla Chan asked Stephen Quake a seemingly impossible question: “Is it possible to cure, prevent, and manage disease in our children’s lifetime?”.

    • The Tiny Zebrafish Hotel with Merlin Lange, Loïc Royer, and Shruthi VijayKumar
      The Tiny Zebrafish Hotel with Merlin Lange, Loïc Royer, and Shruthi VijayKumar

      16 minEpisode 9819 February 2023

      On the third installment of our CZ Biohub series, we visit a lab nicknamed "Le Petit Hotel de Poisson" (The Tiny Fish Hotel) where scientists are using zebrafish as a model organism to study human development. Along the way, we'll meet Loïc A. Royer, who leads…

    • Mapping the Cell with Manuel Leonetti
      Mapping the Cell with Manuel Leonetti

      12 minEpisode 9731 January 2023

      This is the second episode of our four part series focused on the CZ Biohub in San Francisco where scientists are working to cure, prevent, or manage disease by the end of the century.

    • Bioengineering Malaria with Paul Lebel
      Bioengineering Malaria with Paul Lebel

      12 minEpisode 9612 January 2023

      Over the next 4 episodes, we're going to take you on a tour of the CZ Biohub in San Francisco where scientists are working to cure, prevent, or manage disease by the end of the century.

    • Santa Science and the Physics of Christmas (Rerun)
      Santa Science and the Physics of Christmas (Rerun)

      16 min22 December 2022

      We're revisiting one of our favorite episodes of The Show About Science from 2015. Back when Nate was 5 years old, he interviewed Santa Claus about the science behind his workshop and what happens when kids send drawings of new toys for Santa to produce in his…

    • Two Degrees with Alan Gratz
      Two Degrees with Alan Gratz

      17 minEpisode 956 November 2022

      Alan Gratz is the New York Times bestselling author of 18 novels for young readers, including Ground Zero, Refugee, Allies, Grenade, Prisoner B-3087, Projekt 1065, and Ban This Book. His latest novel, Two Degrees, puts climate change front and center as four d…

    • The Art of DALL-E 2 with Mark Chen
      The Art of DALL-E 2 with Mark Chen

      16 minSeason 1Episode 946 October 2022

      DALL-E 2 is a new AI system that can create realistic images and art from written text descriptions. Mark Chen is a research scientist at OpenAI, the company the created DALL-E 2. He joins Nate on this episode to explain how AI is putting the art in artificial…

    • The Physics of Baseball with Alan Nathan
      The Physics of Baseball with Alan Nathan

      20 minEpisode 933 August 2022

      Alan Nathan has been a Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Illinois since 1977, but for the past 10 years, he has expanded his research interests to focus on the physics of baseball. His work looks at the dynamics of the collision betwe…

    • The Kings of Pain with Adam Thorn and Rob Alleva
      The Kings of Pain with Adam Thorn and Rob Alleva

      14 minEpisode 9225 May 2022

      The History Channel show, “Kings of Pain,” follows wildlife biologist Adam Thorn and professional animal handler Rob “Caveman” Alleva as they get bitten and stung by some of the most dangerous animals and vicious stinging insects in the world. On this episode …

    • Proteins and Proteomics with Neil Kelleher
      Proteins and Proteomics with Neil Kelleher

      23 minEpisode 914 May 2022

      Proteins are one of the main drivers of human diseases. Scientists are now mapping all of the proteins in the human body in a similar way to how the Human Genome Project mapped genes. On this episode of The Show About Science, Neil Kelleher, PhD invites Nate t…

    • The Tale of Tails with Bo Xia
      The Tale of Tails with Bo Xia

      13 minEpisode 908 February 2022

      Why don't I have a tail? That's the question that Bo Xia asked himself when he was a little kid. Bo is now a PhD candidate at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Bo's latest research attempts to answer his childhood question by identifying the mutation that resul…

    • The Fungi Hunt with Ellen Holste
      The Fungi Hunt with Ellen Holste

      18 minEpisode 8921 September 2021

      Hidden ten miles south of Hastings, Michigan and only accessible via an old gravel road is the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, a nature center and biological field station. On this episode of The Show About Science, we meet Ellen Holste, PhD. Ellen is the Commun…

    • Time Travel with Paul Davies
      Time Travel with Paul Davies

      16 minEpisode 8811 August 2021

      Paul Davies is a theoretical physicist at Arizona State University where he leads the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science. His research focuses mainly on quantum gravity, the theory of quantum black holes and the nature of time. On this episode o…

    • The Search in the Stars with Wael Farah
      The Search in the Stars with Wael Farah

      15 minEpisode 8724 June 2021

      Wael Farah is a research scientist at the SETI Institute, where he searches the stars for alien life. The Allen Telescope Array (ATA), where Wael conducts his research, is located at the Hat Creek Observatory in Northern California. The ATA is a collection of …

    • How Dogs Think with Gregory Berns
      How Dogs Think with Gregory Berns

      15 minEpisode 863 April 2021

      What do our dogs think about all day? Do dogs experience emotions like people do? Gregory Berns is a bestselling author and a professor at Emory University where he studies animal neuroscience. On this episode of The Show Show About Science, he joins Nate to t…

    • Firebeetles with Sara Lewis
      Firebeetles with Sara Lewis

      15 minEpisode 856 February 2021

      In some parts of the world they're known as fireflies. In other parts, they're called lightning bugs. On this episode of The Show About Science, Sara M. Lewis from the Department of Biology at Tufts University joins Nate to talk about these fascinating and mys…

    • The Serendipitous Zebrafish Discovery with Keith Cheng and Máté Varga
      The Serendipitous Zebrafish Discovery with Keith Cheng and Máté Varga

      19 minEpisode 8411 December 2020

      A scientist from Budapest who immigrated to the US in the 1930s. A beloved and common pet store fish. And a researcher looking at genes that suppress the growth of cancerous tumors. On this episode of The Show About Science, these three worlds serendipitously …

    • Supernovas with Sarafina Nance
      Supernovas with Sarafina Nance

      11 minEpisode 839 September 2020

      Sarafina Nance is an American astrophysicist and science communicator who is a PhD student in the Department of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley. She joins Nate on this episode of The Show About Science to talk about supernovas.

    • Transmissions From the Quarantine: Remote Learning
      Transmissions From the Quarantine: Remote Learning

      6 min9 September 2020

      Want to be on the show? Call our hotline: (202)681-9144. You can also email your voice recordings to showaboutscience@gmail.com.

    • Cockroaches with Dominic Evangelista
      Cockroaches with Dominic Evangelista

      15 minEpisode 8225 July 2020

      Dominic Evangelista is an evolutionary biologist who studies how biodiversity originates through evolutionary processes. And what creature on this planet is more diverse then bugs? On this episode of The Show About Science, Dominic and Nate dive through the i…

    • Ick! with Melissa Stewart
      Ick! with Melissa Stewart

      9 minEpisode 817 July 2020

      Okay kids, prepare your parents for a totally gross and super awesome interview! On this episode of The Show About Science, author Melissa Stewart takes us on a gross journey through the animal world. Find out where the Bone-Eating Snot Flower Worm calls home,…

    • Lemurs with Anne Yoder
      Lemurs with Anne Yoder

      13 minEpisode 8026 May 2020

      Anne Yoder is a biologist, researcher, and professor at Duke University. When Anne was in college, a serendipitous visit to the Duke Lemur Center inspired her fascination with lemurs, Madagascar, and all things evolutionary. She would later go on to become the…

    • Planetary Geology with Bethany Ehlmann
      Planetary Geology with Bethany Ehlmann

      13 minEpisode 799 May 2020

      Bethany Ehlmann is a professor of planetary science at CalTech and a research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She joins Nate on this episode of The Show About Science to talk about her work on the three Mars Rover missions (Spirit, Opportunity a…

    • Transmissions From The Quarantine: What Day Is It?
      Transmissions From The Quarantine: What Day Is It?

      7 min9 May 2020

      New transmissions!

    • Transmissions From The Quarantine: Day 8
      Transmissions From The Quarantine: Day 8

      10 min21 March 2020

      New transmissions on this episode from Kelton, Sharon, and Liv.

    • Transmissions From The Quarantine: Day 5
      Transmissions From The Quarantine: Day 5

      12 min19 March 2020

      Call our hotline and let us know: (202)681-9144. You can also email your voice recordings to showaboutscience@gmail.com.

    • Transmissions From The Quarantine: Day 2
      Transmissions From The Quarantine: Day 2

      6 min15 March 2020

      We have transmissions from Hannah and Antonio in Italy (which has been on lockdown for a week) and Arlo in Virginia.

    • Transmissions From The Quarantine: Day 1
      Transmissions From The Quarantine: Day 1

      3 min14 March 2020

      School has been shut down. People are working from home. Now more than ever, we need to stay connected. What are you doing to keep busy? How are you feeling right now? Call our hotline and let us know: (202)681-9144. You can also email your voice recordings to…

    • The Coronavirus with Tara C. Smith
      The Coronavirus with Tara C. Smith

      13 minEpisode 7811 March 2020

      Tara C. Smith has studied infectious diseases for twenty years in the U.S. and other countries around the globe. She currently leads the Smith Emerging Infections Laboratory at Kent State University which focuses on the transmission and evolution of zoonotic p…

    • The Cosmic Microwave Background with Sasha Rahlin
      The Cosmic Microwave Background with Sasha Rahlin

      11 minEpisode 7718 December 2019

      The South Pole Telescope (SPT) is a 10-meter diameter telescope located in Antarctica that is taking pictures of our Universe. Sasha Rahlin is an observational cosmologist and part of the team at Fermilab collecting and analyzing data from SPT. On this episode…

    • The Global Genome Initiative with Vanessa González
      The Global Genome Initiative with Vanessa González

      14 minEpisode 7623 October 2019

      Everything that's alive has a genome. On this episode of The Show About Science, we go behind the scenes at The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History where scientists are working to preserve and catalog the DNA of life on Earth. Our guest is Vanessa…

    • They Call Me Dr. Poop with Rachel Santymire
      They Call Me Dr. Poop with Rachel Santymire

      12 minEpisode 7516 September 2019

      What can we learn from studying poop? Who better to ask than Dr. Poop! Rachel Santymire, Ph.D., is director of Lincoln Park Zoo’s Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology, and she's earned her Dr. Poop nickname by studying the physiology of animals usin…

    • Asian Carp with Eve Barrs
      Asian Carp with Eve Barrs

      14 minEpisode 7321 July 2019

      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.

    • Nanotechnology with Mark Hersam
      Nanotechnology with Mark Hersam

      11 minEpisode 7213 June 2019

      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 win…

    • A Tumble Extravaganza
      A Tumble Extravaganza

      18 minEpisode 7131 May 2019

      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.

    • Meet the Mesopredators with Laura Prugh
      Meet the Mesopredators with Laura Prugh

      11 minEpisode 7012 May 2019

      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 eff…

    • Do House-Elves Clean Your Brain While You Sleep with Ken Paller
      Do House-Elves Clean Your Brain While You Sleep with Ken Paller

      12 minEpisode 6816 January 2019

      "Do House-Elves Clean Your Brain While You Sleep?" That's the title of an exciting new article featured in Frontiers for Young Minds by Ken Paller. Ken is a professor at Northwestern University where he designs experiments that can provide insights into memory…

    • Youth v. Climate Part 2 with Dr. Sylvia Earle (Live)
      Youth v. Climate Part 2 with Dr. Sylvia Earle (Live)

      14 minEpisode 672 January 2019

      Nate returns to the Coal+Ice stage with his second guest, Sylvia Earle, for another live taping of The Show About Science. Dr. Earle is an oceanographer, explorer, and author working to protect the ocean and its wildlife. This episode was recorded in front of…

    • Youth v. Climate Part 1 with Captain Don Walsh (Live)
      Youth v. Climate Part 1 with Captain Don Walsh (Live)

      12 minEpisode 6619 December 2018

      Captain Don Walsh is a retired U.S. Navy submarine captain, who in addition to his work as an oceanographer has made 40 expeditions to the Arctic. On January 23, 1960, he and Jacques Piccard descended to the deepest point in the world, the Mariana Trench. Nate…

    • Parasites and Viruses with Shannon Bennett (Live at the Apple Store 09/12/2018)
      Parasites and Viruses with Shannon Bennett (Live at the Apple Store 09/12/2018)

      10 minEpisode 659 December 2018

      Shannon Bennett is the Chief of Science and the Harry W. and Diana V. Hind Dean of Science and Research Collections at the California Academy of Sciences. When Shannon Bennett traveled to Liberia in college, she never guessed the experience would launch her li…

    • Space Junk with John Crassidis
      Space Junk with John Crassidis

      10 minEpisode 6421 November 2018

      After graduating with his PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, John Crassidis went to work at the NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center. Now he's a professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he builds satellites and researches the massi…

    • Be Straw Free with Milo Cress
      Be Straw Free with Milo Cress

      12 minEpisode 638 November 2018

      Milo Cress was 9 when he started the Be Straw Free project. Now 17, Milo's research and activism have convinced organizations like Starbucks and the Shedd Aquarium to stop offering customers plastic straws. Milo joins Nate on this episode of The Show About Sci…

    • Introducing The Show About Titanic (Bonus Episode)
      Introducing The Show About Titanic (Bonus Episode)

      12 minSeason 1Trailer14 November 2019

      I've been helping to produce a new podcast called The Show About Titanic. It's hosted by my friend Edward who knows everything there is to know about the Titanic. This episode is called "Halomonas Titanicae with Bhavleen Kaur" and all of you science fans are g…

    • Andrew & Polly from Ear Snacks Go for the Moon (Bonus Episode)
      Andrew & Polly from Ear Snacks Go for the Moon (Bonus Episode)

      8 min9 September 2019

      Our podcasting pals, Andrew & Polly, have some awesome news and I'm super excited to share it with you!

    • Forensic Science with Mike Haag
      Forensic Science with Mike Haag

      16 minEpisode 7411 August 2019

      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 episod…

    • Why Are Kids Striking Against Climate Change? (Bonus Episode)
      Why Are Kids Striking Against Climate Change? (Bonus Episode)

      11 min29 April 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 podc…

    • Talking (More Than) Politics With Jeb Bush (Bonus Episode)
      Talking (More Than) Politics With Jeb Bush (Bonus Episode)

      11 min26 April 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 podc…

    • The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks (Bonus Episode)
      The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks (Bonus Episode)

      15 min23 April 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 podc…

    • A Field Trip to the California Academy of Sciences
      A Field Trip to the California Academy of Sciences

      15 minEpisode 6921 January 2019

      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…

    • Black Holes with Bob McNees
      Black Holes with Bob McNees

      15 minEpisode 6224 October 2018

      In outer space, there are objects so powerful that nothing can escape their gravitational pull. They're called black holes. Bob McNees is a physicist at Loyola University who studies gravity, general relativity, and the physics of black holes. Bob joins Nate o…

    • Cryptokitties with Dieter Shirley
      Cryptokitties with Dieter Shirley

      12 minEpisode 6110 October 2018

      CryptoKitties is a game centered around breedable, collectible, and oh-so-adorable creatures called CryptoKitties! CryptoKitties is one of the world’s first games to be built on blockchain technology—the same breakthrough that makes things like Bitcoin and Eth…

    • Organic Farming with Verd Nolan
      Organic Farming with Verd Nolan

      11 minEpisode 6026 September 2018

      Verd has been growing food for as long as he can remember, beginning in his family’s backyard garden in Oak Park, Illinois. At age sixteen, he left home to live and work on a communal farm in Austin, Texas, where he stayed for ten years and met his future wife…

    • Manatee Research with Sheri Barton
      Manatee Research with Sheri Barton

      11 minEpisode 5919 September 2018

      Manatees are large marine mammals found in shallow coastal waters near Florida, Brazil, and the west coast of Africa. Manatees are occasionally called sea cows, because, like cows, they are slow, peaceful, and graze on plants. Sheri Barton is a Senior Biologis…

    • The Microbiome with Stefan Green
      The Microbiome with Stefan Green

      13 minEpisode 5829 August 2018

      Did you know that there are tiny microbes that call our bodies home? These microorganisms live on and inside of us. You can even take a test to learn which ones make up your microbiome. Stefan Green is a microbial ecologist who runs the DNA Sequencing Lab at t…

    • Happy Atoms with Jesse Schell
      Happy Atoms with Jesse Schell

      10 minEpisode 5715 August 2018

      Jesse Schell is a video game designer and a professor of entertainment technology at Carnegie Mellon University. He is also the creator of “Happy Atoms,” a game that helps kids learn how atoms bond to form new molecules. Jesse joins Nate on this episode to tal…

    • 3D Printed Organs with Anthony Atala
      3D Printed Organs with Anthony Atala

      11 minSeason 1Episode 561 August 2018

      When organs like kidneys and livers fail, it can be scary—especially for kids. But the science of regenerative medicine, where new organs are created from a patient's own cells and tissue, is a promising new field in medicine. Dr. Anthony Atala is the Director…

    • Cicada Killer Wasps with Blake Newton
      Cicada Killer Wasps with Blake Newton

      9 minEpisode 5518 July 2018

      Last summer, Nate was walking to the train when he spotted a giant wasp carrying a cicada. Later he discovered that the insect he saw was a cicada killer wasp. These insects will paralyze cicadas with their venomous sting, but luckily rarely sting humans. Blak…

    • Rust and Corrosion with David Shoesmith
      Rust and Corrosion with David Shoesmith

      9 minEpisode 544 July 2018

      David Shoesmith is a professor of electrochemistry and corrosion science at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. He joins Nate on this episode of The Show About Science to explain why metal rusts and how it corrodes. They also talk about an experiment …

    • Amazing Kids Doing Amazing Things
      Amazing Kids Doing Amazing Things

      14 minEpisode 5320 June 2018

      Kids can do amazing things. And if you need proof of that, look no further than this episode of The Show About Science! First up is kid inventor Allie Weber, the host of the YouTube channel Tech-nic-Allie Speaking. After that is the story of Sophia Spencer, wh…

    • Baby Teeth with Tanya Smith
      Baby Teeth with Tanya Smith

      9 minEpisode 527 June 2018

      What can we learning from studying teeth? As it turns out, quite a bit! Dr. Tanya Smith is working to understand how teeth grow, why they vary, and how this information can advance the field of human evolutionary biology. Dr. Smith joins Nate on this episode t…

    • Learning to See the World Around Us with J Steele-Louchart
      Learning to See the World Around Us with J Steele-Louchart

      11 minEpisode 5124 May 2018

      J Steele-Louchart is a Perceptual Navigation Instructor with World

    • Ice Cream Science with Rich Hartel
      Ice Cream Science with Rich Hartel

      11 minEpisode 509 May 2018

      What could be more fun than learning about the science of ice cream? Eating it of course! Rich Hartel is a professor and food engineer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he runs the Hartel Lab. He joins Nate on the show today to talk about the scienc…

    • Thermophiles with Tim McDermott
      Thermophiles with Tim McDermott

      11 minEpisode 4925 April 2018

      A thermophile is an organism that thrives in very high temperatures. You can find them living in the hot springs at Yellowstone National Park. These geothermal pools draw visitors to the park each year because of their beautiful colors. Tim McDermott is a soil…

    • The Science of Science Podcasts with Tim Howard
      The Science of Science Podcasts with Tim Howard

      16 minEpisode 4811 April 2018

      Tim Howard turned a vacation to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands into an amazing hour of great audio for WNYC's Radiolab. He now works as an editor on Reply All, a podcast about the internet. Tim joins Nate on this episode to talk about the science of audio s…

    • The Sea Otter Food Court with Patrick Webster
      The Sea Otter Food Court with Patrick Webster

      17 minEpisode 4730 March 2018

      Patrick Webster visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California as a young, curious kid. There he fell in love with the sea otters that called the aquarium home. After studying marine biology and volunteering with the otters for 4 and a half years, Patrick now…

    • DNA Testing with 23andMe’s Jhulianna Cintron
      DNA Testing with 23andMe’s Jhulianna Cintron

      10 minEpisode 4614 March 2018

      A few months back, Nate spit into a tube and put it in the mail to have his DNA analyzed by a company called 23andMe. On this episode of The Show About About Science, Nate travels to the headquarters of 23andMe in Mountain View, California to learn more about …

    • Exploring the Ocean with Samantha Wishnak
      Exploring the Ocean with Samantha Wishnak

      10 minEpisode 4528 February 2018

      Hey future ocean explorers! Do you dream of discovering new species of squids, octopuses and cuttlefish? Well stop dreaming, because on this episode of The Show About Science, we (virtually) go aboard the Nautilus, a deep sea exploration ship and the home of t…

    • How To Study the Brain with Marc Berman
      How To Study the Brain with Marc Berman

      9 minEpisode 4414 February 2018

      Marc Berman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago. He recently conducted a study that looks at whether a walk in the park can actually improve memory and attention. The results may surprise you. In this episode,…

    • What in the World are Salps with Larry Madin
      What in the World are Salps with Larry Madin

      11 minEpisode 4331 January 2018

      Larry Madin is a Senior Scientist and the Deputy Director and Vice President for Research at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, MA. He’s also an expert on Salps, an amazing tube shaped sea creature that feeds on phytoplankton and us…

    • Treating Childhood Cancer with Beth Stewart
      Treating Childhood Cancer with Beth Stewart

      12 minEpisode 4217 January 2018

      Every day, 42 families in the U.S. learn that their child or teen has cancer. Elizabeth A. Stewart, MD is a doctor at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital researching ways to improve pediatric cancer treatments. She joins Nate on The Show About Science to tal…

    • Deep Look with Josh Cassidy and Lauren Sommer
      Deep Look with Josh Cassidy and Lauren Sommer

      11 minEpisode 414 January 2018

      How do caddisflies use underwater tape to protect themselves from predators? What is a palm weevil and why are they destroying all of the palm trees in Southern California? How do baby dragonfly’s eat? These are just a few of the questions answered on the KQED…

    • Coral Reef Restoration with Dave Vaughan
      Coral Reef Restoration with Dave Vaughan

      14 minEpisode 4030 December 2017

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      Chemical Safety with Maureen Wood

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      Great Apes and Humans with Jim Calcagno

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      The Field Museum with Emily Graslie

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      9 minEpisode 3518 October 2017

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      Frontiers for Young Minds with Bob Knight

      12 minEpisode 342 October 2017

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      13 minEpisode 331 September 2017

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      TRAPPIST-1 and Exoplanets with Michael Gillon

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      Organic Chemistry with Will Dichtel

      10 minEpisode 311 July 2017

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      14 minEpisode 301 July 2017

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      Marching for Science and Extraterrestrials with Luoth Chou

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      Cracking the Genetic Code with Kevin Esvelt

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      Brains On! with Sanden Totten

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      Biology and Tarantula Hawks with Coyote Peterson

      14 minEpisode 2612 February 2017

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      Alphanatomy with Karen Bucher

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      Climate Change, Evolution and Bacon with John Wiens

      11 minEpisode 247 January 2017

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      The Show About Science Raffle!

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      Maker Lab with Jack Challoner

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      Fake Sugar and Fruit Flies with Monica Dus

      10 minEpisode 2215 November 2016

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      Ants with Mikey Bustos

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      Butterflies with Doug Taron

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      Evolution with Cliff Tabin

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      Physics with Dianna Cowern

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      Vultures with Corinne Kendall

      6 minEpisode 176 June 2016

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      Radiation with Huban Gowadia

      13 minEpisode 1614 May 2016

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      Alligators with Adam Rosenblatt

      12 minEpisode 153 May 2016

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      Recycling with Rick Zultner from Terracycle

      11 minEpisode 149 April 2016

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      Triskaidekaphobia and Superstitions

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      Bat Biology with Stephanie Findlay

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      Fossils and Rocks with Duncan Findlay

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      Bees, Mosquitoes and Dragons with Joe Hanson

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      Cells and Viruses with The Amoeba Sisters

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      How to Become an Astronaut with Mike Mongo

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      Chemistry with Ian and Greg from Stop. Think. Science!

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      Santa Science and the Physics of Christmas

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      Gross Science with Anna Rothschild

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      Food Science with Shannon

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