Mark McDonald
Ideas Worth Exploring
Science is the best way we have for understanding how the world works. And you know what makes science better? Puns! This podcast is meant to introduce a variety of scientific topics in a way that is approachable for people without a scientific background and entertaining even for the nerds who think they know everything.
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Dinosaurs: The Bone Wars 25.06.2022 24:03
My favorite dinosaur is the chicken. What’s yours? Today we’re going to be talking about two of the most cutthroat paleontologists to ever live, and how fossils can tell us that the chicken is related to the T Rex.
Bus ride through the solar system 12.06.2022 23:03
How does NASA organize a party? They planet. Today we’re talking about the solar system! You’ll learn about a planet that was almost named George, two planets that literally rain diamonds, and the answer to the most controversial issue of 2006: why isn’t Pluto a planet any more?
You don't know how magnets work 22.05.2022 14:04
Does compasses in the southern hemisphere point south? Why does a magnet stick to your refrigerator but not to your doorknob? How are magnets related to socks? Learn all the things you didn't know you wanted to know about magnetism in today's episode!
Electricity: Ben Franklin and not getting electrocuted 21.05.2022 15:41
Every child asks it at some point: where does lightning come from? The answer may shock you! Learn about the prankster Benjamin Franklin and his exploits with electricity!
DNA and Darwin's mistake 20.05.2022 13:26
If you took all the DNA from your body and stretched it out in a line, it would be twice the diameter of the solar system! Learn all about DNA and what makes it is the key to inheritance, and also a little bit of how animal cloning works.
Why is the table periodic? 19.05.2022 14:57
What’s a chemistry? Today we’re talking about atoms! (Don’t trust them, they make up everything!) and uncovering the mystery of why the table is periodic.
Newton's laws applied to gumballs in space 18.05.2022 15:06
You're stuck floating in space, ten feet from your spaceship, with no way to move, except... a sack full of gumballs. What do you do?
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