280 episodes
Lab Out Loud Dale Basler and Brian Bartel
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Lab Out Loud is a show about science teaching in the classroom and beyond. Lab Out Loud seeks to explore science education through discussions with educators, researchers, leading scientists, science writers and other guests who are committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all.
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Measure Locally, Think Globally with Vernier Sensors
It's spring, and it's a great time to get students outside to do some science. Need some ideas? Science teacher Brian Kaestner (St. Mary's Hall in San Antonio) and Vernier Educational Technology Specialist Colleen McDaniel join us to discuss how they use Vernier sensors so students can locally measure the effects of climate change.
Show notes at:
https://laboutloud.com/2024/05/episode-281-vernier-climate-change/ -
STEM Learning with the World's Simplest Camera
Video version at: https://youtu.be/7zvYh4XvFVk
In 2017, Sam Cornwell launched a successful Kickstarter campaign to make a pinhole camera called the Solarcan. Now a successful company with the same name, the Solarcan is a simple camera that takes extremely long time exposures capable of capturing the path of the sun. Sam joins us for this special video episode of Lab Out Loud to tell us how the Solarcan combines art and astronomy for the citizen scientist in all of us.
Show notes at:
https://laboutloud.com/2024/03/episode-280-solarcam -
How to Become a Scientific Illustrator
Ella Marushchenko joins Lab Out Loud to discuss her job and her journey from a traditional art background to creating scientific illustrations. Stressing the need for artistic freedom in scientific visualization, Ella describes how she balances the collaborative process between artists and scientists as she translates complex concepts into visually appealing art.
Show notes at:
https://laboutloud.com/2024/01/episode-279-scientific-illustrator/ -
Without Twitter, Where Will Scientists Find Community?
In a recent survey, Nature asked scientists about their use of Twitter, and discovered that many decreased their use of the platform, and some have decided to leave it completely. To help understand this trend, we welcome bilingual science journalist Myriam Vidal Valero to the show. Myriam reminds us how many scientists need social media to connect, share their work, and build connections to help advance their careers. With the recent changes at Twitter, Myriam helps us navigate through the fragmentation of what's left in the landscape of social media for scientists that still want and need to collaborate online.
Show notes at:
https://laboutloud.com/2023/10/episode-278-scientists-leaving-twitter/ -
We Can't Recycle our Way Out of This: The Hidden Cost of Cheap Technology
To talk to us about the life cycle of our technology, we welcome Lucas Gutterman to the show. As the director of the Design to Last campaign with PIRG, the Public Interest Research Group, Lucas provides us with some insight and strategies on how we can advocate to make our devices last longer, and in turn save money and previous raw materials.
Show notes at:
https://laboutloud.com/2023/08/episode-277-chromebook-churn/ -
This Comic Book Shares Secrets of Everyday Hidden Systems
Artist Dan Nott joins Lab Out Loud to tell us about his new graphic nonfiction book called Hidden Systems. With the help of visual metaphors, Dan illustrates systems that we often take for granted, such as the internet, the electrical grid, and providing water. Hidden Systems reveals these difficult to understand and often hidden systems that we tend to care about most when they aren't working. Through his research and art, Dan also reveals their history, with sometimes uncomfortable truths about our past that are literally hardwired into our present.
Show notes at:
https://laboutloud.com/2023/05/episode-276-hidden-systems