American Scientist Podcast

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American Scientist Podcast

Periodic audiocasts from American Scientist, a publication of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society.

  1. APR 30

    Global Discourse on Science Communication

    An interview with the president and founder of African Gong, Elizabeth Rasekoala. Her current book "Race and Sociocultaral Inclusion in Science Communication" brings together perspectives from science communicators from the global south. Host, Katie L. Burke, Digital Features Editor at American Scientist. Edited by Nwabata Nnani.

    1h 10m

  2. 09/05/2023

    Changing Policies on COVID-19 Transmission

    An interview with Virginia Tech environmental engineer, Linsey Marr. Her expertise in aerosols came to center stage as she and her colleagues worked for years to change policies based on faulty ideas about the transmission of the coronavirus. Host, Katie L. Burke, Digital Features Editor at American Scientist. Edited by Nwabata Nnani.

    39 min

  3. 07/20/2023

    How to Start a Fusion Fire

    Andrea "Annie" Kritcher discusses her and her team's achieved ignition, raising new hopes for fusion as a practical energy source. Host Corey S. Powell and American Scientist Magazine.

    43 min

  4. 07/20/2023

    The Early Human Social Network

    Cecilia Padilla-Iglesias is melding enviromental data and how these early populations interacted. Host Corey S. Powell and American Scientist Magazine.

    41 min

  5. 07/10/2023

    Physicians Need Caregiving Support Policies

    The collision of the Great Resignation and long-standing gender inequities in medicine is heightening calls for improved family leave policies at American health care institutions. Host Jordan Anderson and American Scientist editor Katie L. Burke discuss caregiving support policies, bringing in perspectives from interviewees Christina Mangurian of UCSC, Jessica Lee of UCSC, and Neda Laiteerapong of University of Chicago.

    20 min

  6. 03/01/2023

    Synthesizing Engineering and Biology

    On using synthetic biology to create next-generation diagnostics and therapeutics -- an interview with James J. Collins of Harvard and MIT, one of founders of the field.

    16 min

  7. 09/06/2022

    Science Curious Through Science Fiction

    How science fiction promotes science curiosity and why that matters. Hear from science communication practitioners and scholars Reyhaneh Maktoufi, Thomas DeFrantz, and Stephanie Castillo.

    25 min

  8. 08/01/2022

    Pulling Back the Cosmic Veil

    The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are already transforming our view of the universe. Hear from John Mather, Nobel Laureate and senior project scientist for JWST at NASA.

    14 min
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Periodic audiocasts from American Scientist, a publication of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society.

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  • Creator
    American Scientist Magazine
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2024
  • Episodes
    102
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Sigma Xi
  • Show Website
    American Scientist Podcast

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