
The Show About Science
Created by Nate when he was 5 years-old, The Show About Science is an awesome adventure into the wondrous world of scientific research and discovery! Over the last 9 years, Nate has filled each episode with fascinating information from scientists and educators from around the globe. Together, Nate and his guests explore everything from chemistry to climate change, evolution to extraterrestrials, and human brains to bat biology. If you’re curious about science, then this is the show for you!
Latest episodes

Sep 9, 2020 • 7min
Transmissions From the Quarantine: Remote Learning
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Jul 25, 2020 • 15min
Cockroaches with Dominic Evangelista
Dominic Evangelista is an evolutionary biologist who studies how biodiversity originates through evolutionary processes. And what creature on this planet is more diverse then bugs? On this episode of The Show About Science, Dominic and Nate dive through the interesting world of cockroaches.
Learn more about Dominic and his work at https://www.roachbrain.com/

Jul 7, 2020 • 9min
Ick! with Melissa Stewart
Okay kids, prepare your parents for a totally gross and super awesome interview! On this episode of The Show About Science, author Melissa Stewart takes us on a gross journey through the animal world. Find out where the Bone-Eating Snot Flower Worm calls home, how the Northern Fulmar protects itself and why Nate loves the Asian Bombardier Beetle.
Melissa's latest book is entitled ICK! Delightfully Disgusting Animal Dinners, Dwellings and Defenses. Learn more about Melissa and Ick! here: https://www.melissa-stewart.com/books/mammals/bk_ick.html

May 26, 2020 • 13min
Lemurs with Anne Yoder
Anne Yoder is a biologist, researcher, and professor at Duke University. When Anne was in college, a serendipitous visit to the Duke Lemur Center inspired her fascination with lemurs, Madagascar, and all things evolutionary. She would later go on to become the Director of the Duke Lemur Center between 2006 and 2018. On this episode of The Show About Science, Nate and Anne discuss these fascinating creatures and the amazing place they call home.
Learn more about Anne's work: http://yoderlab.org/
Learn more about the Duke Lemur Center: https://lemur.duke.edu/
The Show About Science theme song was written by Jeff, Dan and Theresa Brooks. Additional music on this episodes comes from Epidemic Sound.
Make sure to check out our website too: https://theshowaboutscience.com

May 9, 2020 • 14min
Planetary Geology with Bethany Ehlmann
Bethany Ehlmann is a professor of planetary science at CalTech and a research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She joins Nate on this episode of The Show About Science to talk about her work on the three Mars Rover missions (Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity) and to share what we can learn by studying the geological composition of other planets.

May 9, 2020 • 8min
Transmissions From The Quarantine: What Day Is It?
New transmissions!
Call our hotline: (202)681-9144. You can also email your voice recordings to showaboutscience@gmail.com.
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Mar 21, 2020 • 10min
Transmissions From The Quarantine: Day 8
New transmissions on this episode from Kelton, Sharon, and Liv.
Call our hotline: (202)681-9144.
You can also email your voice recordings to showaboutscience@gmail.com.
I love hearing what people are doing, thinking and feeling as we continue to navigate COVID-19 together (at a distance). We want to share your transmissions on this new miniseries from Nate and The Show About Science!
• Subscribe to Kelton's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkg6MAOcVU59VF7N5ExrV0w
• Follow Liv on Twitter and Instagram: @thelivbits

Mar 19, 2020 • 13min
Transmissions From The Quarantine: Day 5
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We want to share your transmissions on this new miniseries from Nate and The Show About Science! New transmissions on this episode from Hope, Matt, Kylie and Brian.
Some of the music on this episode was written by Sounds Like An Earful.

Mar 15, 2020 • 7min
Transmissions From The Quarantine: Day 2
We have transmissions from Hannah and Antonio in Italy (which has been on lockdown for a week) and Arlo in Virginia.
What are you doing to keep busy? How are you feeling right now? Call our hotline and let us know: (202)681-9144. You can also email your voice recordings to showaboutscience@gmail.com. We want to share your transmissions on this new mini-series from Nate and The Show About Science!

Mar 14, 2020 • 3min
Transmissions From The Quarantine: Day 1
School has been shut down. People are working from home. Now more than ever, we need to stay connected. What are you doing to keep busy? How are you feeling right now? Call our hotline and let us know: (202)681-9144. You can also email your voice recordings to showaboutscience@gmail.com. We want to share your transmissions on this new miniseries from Nate and The Show About Science!
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