The Sound of Science

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The Sound of Science

WNIJ and NIU STEAM are partnering to create “The Sound of Science,” a weekly series explaining important science, technology, engineering and math concepts using sound. The feature will air at 1:04 p.m. Fridays as a lead-in to Science Friday.Got questions or topic suggestions for the Sound of Science team? Please submit them below!The Sound of Science is made possible by Ken Spears Construction

  1. The Sound of Science - 'The Dangers of Fighting Fire with Salt Water'

    1 DAY AGO

    The Sound of Science - 'The Dangers of Fighting Fire with Salt Water'

    NIU STEAM is back to fight a five-alarm blaze burning with question marks: Why can't salt water be used to put out forest fires?

    2 min
  2. The Sound of Science - 'Nuclear Power Alters Weather: Fact or Fiction?'

    JAN 31

    The Sound of Science - 'Nuclear Power Alters Weather: Fact or Fiction?'

    The fusion of NIU STEAM and WNIJ goes nuclear as we react to the facts on steam-induced precipitation.

    2 min
  3. The Sound of Science - 'Flowing Facts on Water Towers'

    JAN 24

    The Sound of Science - 'Flowing Facts on Water Towers'

    This week, NIU STEAM is back in the WNIJ studio with buckets of info on water towers.

    2 min
  4. The Sound of Science - 'Thundersnow'

    JAN 17

    The Sound of Science - 'Thundersnow'

    With a flash, NIU STEAM came thundering back to the WNIJ studio to enlighten us on thundersnow.

    2 min
  5. The Sound of Science - 'Moon Viewing: Northern vs Southern Hemisphere'

    JAN 10

    The Sound of Science - 'Moon Viewing: Northern vs Southern Hemisphere'

    Our NIU STEAM team supreme lugged their telescopes to the WNIJ station to answer a listener's question: "If we can see the Moon in the Northern hemisphere, does it look any different in Australia?"

    2 min
  6. The Sound of Science - 'The Science of Speed Limits'

    JAN 3

    The Sound of Science - 'The Science of Speed Limits'

    NIU STEAM is on the WNIJ beat to kick off 2025 and they have the rap sheet on how speed limits are dispatched for public vehicles.

    2 min
  7. The Sound of Science - 'A New Year, New Resolutions'

    12/27/2024

    The Sound of Science - 'A New Year, New Resolutions'

    Our friends at NIU STEAM visit us one last time, for 2024, to drop some science on New Year's Resolutions and how effective they really are.

    2 min
  8. The Sound of Science - 'Gas Stations & the Art of the Slow Pump'

    12/20/2024

    The Sound of Science - 'Gas Stations & the Art of the Slow Pump'

    NIU STEAM gas up the WNIJ fact bus and deliver the 411 on the possibility of exhausting a little pain at the pump.

    2 min
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WNIJ and NIU STEAM are partnering to create “The Sound of Science,” a weekly series explaining important science, technology, engineering and math concepts using sound. The feature will air at 1:04 p.m. Fridays as a lead-in to Science Friday.Got questions or topic suggestions for the Sound of Science team? Please submit them below!The Sound of Science is made possible by Ken Spears Construction

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  • Creator
    Northern Public Radio
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    209
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    The Sound of Science

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