American Scientist Podcast

Astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi discusses his memoir, A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Streets to the Stars.

Structural problems in STEM workplaces, and the importance of inclusivity in institutions -- a conversation with Shirley Malcom.

Structural problems in STEM workplaces, and the importance of inclusivity in institutions -- a conversation with Shirley Malcom.

Lessons from past biotechnology controversies and the potentials and concerns that lie ahead -- a conversation with Insoo Hyun.

Approaches to engage marginalized communities -- a conversation with Stephaun Elite Wallace.

Exploring all things data visualization.

Using art as a tool for environmental education.

How science communicators are using music to make science more reflexive, equitable, and engaging to audiences.

This remarkably diverse group of dinosaurs went far beyond Triceratops.

Seeking to better describe the world, researchers are attempting to blend the languages of science and art.

An interview with virologist Peter Jay Hotez on the anti-vaccine movement and other challenges to vaccine development, including poverty, war and conflict, urbanization, and climate change.

An interview with Anina Rich, who heads the Perception in Action Research Centre at Macquarie University and the Synaesthesia at Macquarie research group. She investigates synesthesia to learn about how the brain integrates information.

An interview with Manuel Lima, Senior UX Design Leader for Google, avid historian, and author of books exploring how certain visual themes, such as circles, go back to the beginnings of human understanding.

New computing applications are ahead for soft materials that can guide light.

An interview with atmospheric scientist Ben Santer, who helped to author the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's famous conclusion in 1995 of the “discernible human influence on global climate” and who has continued his research through to the present day at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States.

All-ages programming is a challenge, but Tinkercast's "WOW in the World" is popular among both parents and children.

Detecting gerrymandering is an active research field, particularly given new voting methods such as ranked-choice voting, but ending the practice takes more than mathematical know-how.

New imaging reveals the hidden structure that makes enamel in human teeth so tough, inspiring researchers to use the knowledge to create tougher synthetic materials.

An interview with high school teacher Matt Brady -- author of "The Science of Rick and Morty: The Unofficial Guide to Earth's Stupidest Show" -- on his use of pop culture in the science classroom.

An interview with University of Maryland engineer Ryan Sochol, whose team has developed a technique to do three-dimensional printing at capillary sizes, for better modeling of living systems.

An interview with Geraldine L. Richmond, Presidential Chair in Science and professor of chemistry at the University of Oregon, and the current President of Sigma Xi, the organization that publishes American Scientist magazine.

Coal-ash spills and water quality: an interview with Avner Vengosh, a geochemist at Duke University, on his latest research.

Overuse, population growth, and climate change are turning water into a powerful tool for conflict in many parts of the world.

Modern life is costing us months of our lives.

Live imaging of body-sensing neurons required both new techniques and new technology.