crisscrossing Science Michael Crosser & Chad Tillberg

Chad tells Mike all about termites, the Russian nesting dolls of the insect world. Termites can't actually digest wood all by themselves and so utilize trichonympha to help them digest. Meanwhile, trichonympha themselves utilize smaller bacteria to help them digest wood. Follow us on any good social media platform.

Mike and Chad answer all your questions about the total solar eclipse happening on April 8, 2024. Check out our accounts on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube Shorts. We are putting new content about three times per week.

Chad tells Mike about the new vaccine to prevent malaria. This has been decades in the making and Chad explains why this was such a difficult vaccine to create.Find us on social media!

We often think of astronomical events as ephemeral; however, today we are talking about three evanescent events that are making astronomers very excited. Pulsars, gamma ray bursts, and fast radio bursts are all at the forefront of science. So listen and learn more.

This summer, two different broods of cicadas will be coming of the ground to breed. One brood only mates every 13 years, the other every 17 years. And both cycles happen to match in 2024. So, we are replaying an episode from the last time a large brood of cicadas came up.

Chad tells Mike about how viruses were first discovered, explaining why, once and for all, tobacco is good for mankind.Subscribe to this podcast, wherever the finest podcasts are found.