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Apr 29, 2019 • 12min

Why Are Kids Striking Against Climate Change? (Bonus Episode)

Hey Show About Science fans! I've been working hard on a new podcast and I want to share a few episodes with you. It's called The Show About Politics and I know you're going to love it. If you do, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. On March 15, 2019, tens of thousands of students around the world skipped school to protest their governments inaction on climate change. On this episode, Nate meets up with Joe Hanson, the host of It's Okay To Be Smart and Hot Mess on YouTube to talk about why this issue has become so divisive. This episode is sponsored by MEL Science. Support The Show About Politics by signing up for a monthly subscription at: melscience.pxf.io/nate Watch episodes of It's Okay To Be Smart on YouTube: www.youtube.com/itsokaytobesmart Watch episodes of Hot Mess on YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCsaEBhRsI6tmmz12fkSEYdw Call The Show About Politics Hotline at 1-872-215-1966 and leave us your feedback. And make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!
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Apr 26, 2019 • 12min

Talking (More Than) Politics With Jeb Bush (Bonus Episode)

Hey Show About Science fans! I've been working hard on a new podcast and I want to share a few episodes with you. It's called The Show About Politics and I know you're going to love it. If you do, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Governor Jeb Bush is the son of former President George H. W. Bush and younger brother of former President George W. Bush. Jeb joins Nate on this episode of The Show About Politics to talk about family, service and what it was like to run for President of The United States. This episode is sponsored by Quirk Books. Find out more at: www.quirkbooks.com Call The Show About Politics Hotline at (872) 215-1966 and leave us your feedback. And make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!
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Apr 23, 2019 • 15min

The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks (Bonus Episode)

Hey Show About Science fans! I've been working hard on a new podcast and I want to share a few episodes with you. It's called The Show About Politics and I know you're going to love it. If you do, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Author Cynthia Levinson joins Nate on this episode of The Show About Politics to tell the story of the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963. Cynthia published this story in 2017 in a book entitled The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks and features illustrations by Vanessa Brantley-Newton. Learn more about Cynthia and her books at cynthialevinson.com/ This episode is sponsored by MEL Science. Support The Show About Politics by signing up for a monthly subscription at: melscience.pxf.io/nate Call The Show About Politics Hotline at (872) 215-1966 and leave us your feedback. And make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!
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Jan 21, 2019 • 16min

A Field Trip to the California Academy of Sciences

It's time for a field trip! On this episode, Nate heads out of the studio to visit three scientists who work at The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. First, Nate interviews Terry Gosliner, who studies sea slugs and the coral reefs they call home. Next, Nate chats with Lauren Esposito, a scorpion biologist whose interest in entomology started at a very early age. Then Nate visits the office of Nathalie Nagalingum to learn about living fossils. At the end of the episode, Nate joins several other students at the Ocean Heroes Panel to deliver an inspiring speech.
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Jan 16, 2019 • 12min

Do House-Elves Clean Your Brain While You Sleep with Ken Paller

"Do House-Elves Clean Your Brain While You Sleep?" That's the title of an exciting new article featured in Frontiers for Young Minds by Ken Paller. Ken is a professor at Northwestern University where he designs experiments that can provide insights into memory and our conscious experiences. On this episode, he visits The Show About Science Studios to talk about his article, cognitive neuroscience, memory and how sleep effects our brains.
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Jan 2, 2019 • 14min

Youth v. Climate Part 2 with Dr. Sylvia Earle (Live)

Nate returns to the Coal+Ice stage with his second guest, Sylvia Earle, for another live taping of The Show About Science. Dr. Earle is an oceanographer, explorer, and author working to protect the ocean and its wildlife. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Fort Mason in San Francisco on September 15, 2018. Special thanks to Tom Corwin, Marlene Saritzky, and everyone at the Coal+Ice Festival. The Coal+Ice Festival is focused on amplifying the conversation about climate change through art and ideas.
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Dec 19, 2018 • 12min

Youth v. Climate Part 1 with Captain Don Walsh (Live)

Captain Don Walsh is a retired U.S. Navy submarine captain, who in addition to his work as an oceanographer has made 40 expeditions to the Arctic. On January 23, 1960, he and Jacques Piccard descended to the deepest point in the world, the Mariana Trench. Nate was able to interview Walsh in front of a live audience on September 15, 2018 as part of the Coal+Ice Festival in San Francisco. The Coal+Ice Festival is focused on amplifying the conversation about climate change through art and ideas. Special thanks to Tom Corwin, Marlene Saritzky and everyone at the Coal+Ice Festival.
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Dec 9, 2018 • 11min

Parasites and Viruses with Shannon Bennett (Live at the Apple Store 09/12/2018)

Shannon Bennett is the Chief of Science and the Harry W. and Diana V. Hind Dean of Science and Research Collections at the California Academy of Sciences. When Shannon Bennett traveled to Liberia in college, she never guessed the experience would launch her lifelong fascination with microbiology. She shares that story with Nate on the first ever live episode of The Show About Science. This episode was recorded at the Apple Store in San Francisco on September 12th, 2018 as part of Coal+Ice, an event aimed at inspiring climate action through art and ideas. Special thanks to Laura Sydell, Tom Corwin, Marlene Saritzky and everyone at the Apple Store in Union Square.
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Nov 21, 2018 • 10min

Space Junk with John Crassidis

After graduating with his PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, John Crassidis went to work at the NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center. Now he's a professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he builds satellites and researches the massive amount of man-made space junk. He joins Nate on this episode to talk about the trash orbiting the earth, and what might be done to clean it up.
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Nov 8, 2018 • 12min

Be Straw Free with Milo Cress

Milo Cress was 9 when he started the Be Straw Free project. Now 17, Milo's research and activism have convinced organizations like Starbucks and the Shedd Aquarium to stop offering customers plastic straws. Milo joins Nate on this episode of The Show About Science to talk about his interests in the environment and conservation, and explains how kids can act to change the world.

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