Science Night

Is the zombie apocalypse really possible? Worse yet, has it already started? Dr. Athena Aktipis stopped by to answer these questions and more. Athena Aktipis is a psychology professor at Arizona State University that studies cooperation in ways ranging from its evolution in human societies and all the way down to the cellular level with her work in researching how we think about cancer and potenti...

Who owns the past? Why should we care about this question? How annoyed can James make a guest by comparing them to Indiana Jones or Lara Croft? In this episode I talked with Gypsy Price, a bioarchaeologist, about a lot of things. Topics range from her work in Greece, cultural resource management, what to do with a degree in archaeology, and why Britain should return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece...

Why are painted turtles painted? What role does pigmentation play in biology? How little does our host know about this topic? Beth Reinke, an evolutionary ecologist at Northeastern Illinois Univ., stopped by to answer these questions and more on the newest episode of the podcast. Edited and Mastered: James Reed Music: Ditch Diggin’ by Jingle Punks | jinglepunks.com Standard YouTube License Germ Th...

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In the final episode of season 1, I sat down with Ben Valentine to talk about fundraising and some of the limitations of academia. Edited and Mastered: James Reed Music: Germ Warfare by Jeremy Korpas | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hviZFT06YI Standard YouTube licencse

For the spookiest of seasons, we put together a special episode talking about death, body snatching, and being buried alive. Listen to the end for a dramatic reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "Premature Burial". Performances by: Chris Goulet, Davis McGraw, James Reed, and Cody Sullivan Editing and Mastering by: James Reed and Cody Sullivan Music Credit: Computations In A Snowstorm by Scott Buckley | ht...

Ellie is a biological anthropologist that studies bipedalism in humans and an anatomy instructor at the Keck School of Medicine at USC. She's also a good friend that I've been excited to introduce you all to!

Join us as we talk about miasma theory, the heroes of sanitation, and the development of medical masks. This is a clip from a live event that took place in the spring...when we were sure the pandemic would be over any minute.

Patrick Glauthier is a classicist that studies the development of scientific writing in ancient Rome. While this differs from our normal episode in the sense that Patrick is not a scientist, it's always good to look back at how we got to this point.

Talking binocular vision in an audio only format is not the easiest task, but I tried my best. This is an extremely brief overview of the human visual system, specifically the part that gives us great depth perception. Head on over to scinight.com for lots of links to help you visualize the visual system.

This is the audio from the Thursday 7/30 "Science of Science Fiction" panel. For video and the full Q&A make sure to check out the Indiana Sciences YouTube, and follow all of their social media.

Today's episode is a conversation with Emily Cooper. Emily is a neuroscientist that studies vision at UCal Berkeley. She also gets to implement her work into AR and VR technology.

Are the evolutionary lineages of apples and humans inescanbley linked? Find out how in this episode of Science Night!

Special Guest: Jason Organ.

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Special Guest: Kathleen Muldoon.

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