Solve It! For Kids

Meet the Expert: Bill Billotte, executive director of the Exo Technology Center of Excellence Dr. William ‘Bill’ Billotte is a biologist, engineer, and leader in exoskeleton technology. Prior to founding Billotte Consulting and Coaching LLC, Bill was the inaugural Executive Director of the ASTM Exo Technology Center of Excellence where he led the development of… Continue Reading...

Meet the Expert: Stephanie Schmidt, Boston Private Tours   Meet Stephanie, a seasoned tutor with over a decade of experience and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. She’s a true expert in tutoring high school math and science and highlights the importance of the design process and technical decision-making through real-world engineering examples. She… Continue Reading Episo...

Meet the Experts:  Kristie Reddick and Jessica Honaker, The Bug Chicks Kristie Reddick Kristie Reddick, M.S. is an entomologist, award-winning university lecturer and educational media specialist. Her research focuses on the biology, biodiversity, and distribution of solifuge arachnids in Kenya. She described the first male of the genus Tarabulida. After she received her Masters degree… Cont...

Meet the Expert: Sarah Treadwell, Science Communicator at SpaceCase Sarah, and PhD student in communications Sarah is a professional communicator of science, with a passion for astrobiology. She currently is pursuing a PhD in Communication and holds a M.S. in communications as well as a bachelor’s of the Arts in English and Writing. Her current… Continue Reading Episode 236: What is a...

Meet the Expert: Dr. Karen Osborn, Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Dr. Karen Osborn is the Curator of Marine Invertebrates at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and studies the evolution of life in the deep, open ocean. Many animals that live in this largest of the earth’s habitats… Continue Reading Episode 235: Ho...

The Solve It! for Kids Science Podcast is on Holiday Break. We have compiled a few clips from favorite shows highlighting flying creatures for you to enjoy. They come from the following: Episode 106 How Do We Know the Dinosaurs Could Fly? with Dr. Jingmai O’Connor Episode 205 How do Birds Fly? with Alex Troutman… Continue Reading Episode 232: The BEST of Flying Creatures The post Episo...

Meet the Expert: Laura Clayman, Safety and Mission Assurance Officer of the RPS Program Lauren Clayman was born, raised, and now resides in northeast Ohio. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering, with a minor in mathematics, from the University of Toledo. Lauren began working at NASA’s Glenn Research Center (GRC) as… Continue Reading Episode 230: How Does NASA Keep...

Meet the Expert: Dr. Namita Gandhi, immunologist Dr. Namita Gandhi is an accomplished scientist, immunologist, and author with 20 years experience in biotech, notably contributing to therapies like Dupixent®. Passionate about inspiring the next generation, she wrote Immune Heroes, a children’s book making immunology accessible. She has studied over 100 diseases, making her an expert… Continu...

Meet the Expert: Dr. Lauren Robinson, psychologist and animal welfare scientist Currently, I am visiting assistant professor in psychology at Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA USA. I teach courses on the principles of animal behavior, animal cognition, animal welfare in the psychological sciences, and human-animal interactions. I am an animal welfare scientist and… Continue Reading Epi...

Meet the Expert: Dr. Emily Rice, Associate Professor of Astrophysics at at Macaulay Honors College of the City University of New York (CUNY), and owner of Startorialist, a space and science-themed product site   Emily Rice is Associate Professor of Astrophysics at at Macaulay Honors College of the City University of New York (CUNY), faculty… Continue Reading Episode 225: Why Should We C...

Meet the Expert: Alex Re, host of the On Wildlife podcast Alex Re is our host and animal connoisseur. His favorite animal is a whale. As a child, he dreamed of being a whale watcher until he learned that he is unable to stay on a boat for longer than 5 minutes without getting sick. So, he switched… Continue Reading Episode 224: How Do Animals Change Over Time? The post Episode 224: How Do An...

Meet the Expert: Marge Gibson, founder of Raptor Education Group Marge and Don Gibson founded Raptor Education Group, Inc (REGI) in 1990. Marge has worked with wildlife for over 30 years. She began her work with raptors as a field biologist. She has worked with many high profile field projects including the California Condor Recovery… Continue Reading Episode 223: How Do You Rehabilitate a B...