Everyday Einstein's Quick and Dirty Tips for Making Sense of Science show

Everyday Einstein's Quick and Dirty Tips for Making Sense of Science

Summary: How do astronomers photograph a black hole? How often do planes get hit by lightning? What does the EPA actually do? Science is all around us and transforming our world at a rapid pace. Extragalactic astrophysicist Sabrina Stierwalt is here to guide you through it. She'll help you make sense of the everyday and the once-in-a-lifetime.

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 270 - How Can Science Combat the Opioid Crisis? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:19

How do opioids work and who is at risk for an opioid addiction? What opioid addiction treatments are more effective and can we vaccinate against addiction? Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/science/how-can-science-combat-the-opioid-crisis Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

 269 - How Do We Measure Time? 5+ Innovative Ways | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:40

How do we measure time? How accurate are today’s clocks relative to the first clocks of ancient times? And what is the definition of a second? Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/science/how-do-we-measure-time Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

 268 - Is Chocolate Really Going Extinct? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:04

Recent science news suggests we could be without chocolate as early as the year 2050. But is there really cause for alarm? How can we separate fact from fiction when it comes to science reporting? Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/science/is-chocolate-really-going-extinct Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

 146 - How Old is the Universe? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:34

Everyday Einstein explains how we determine the age of our universe from ancient stars and relic radiation left over from the Big Bang. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1Sl5GzF

 267 - Could Artificial Wombs Be a Reality? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:08

Ectogenesis, that is the gestation outside of a biological womb, sounds like science fiction. But how close is science to making it a reality? Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/science/could-artificial-wombs-be-a-reality Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

 266 - How Do Candles Burn? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:45

How do candles work? What is candle smoke made of? Find out the answers to these questions and more. Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/science/how-do-candles-burn Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

 265 - Should I Get a Real or Fake Christmas Tree? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:36

What is the best choice for the environment - pine or plastic? Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/science/real-or-fake-christmas-tree-for-environment Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

 264 - Do Essential Oils Work? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:56

Essential oils are a $1 billion industry. Does this popularity mean they are effective? What does the scientific research have to say about essential oils? Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/science/do-essential-oils-work Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

 263 - The End of Net Neutrality: What It Means For Science (and You) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:09:59

What is net neutrality and why should you care about it? What happens to science and innovation, and even sites like this one, without an open internet? Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/science/net-neutrality-repeal-and-science Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

 262 - How Well Do Ancestry DNA Tests Actually Work? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:09

Companies that offer saliva-swab DNA tests to assess your ancestry and health are rising in popularity. But do they really work? Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/science/do-ancestry-dna-tests-actually-work Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

 261 - How Do Water Purifiers Work? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:42

How does my water filter work? What can I do to purify water in an emergency? Learn about physical filtration, chemical filtration, and more. Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/science/how-do-water-purifiers-work Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

 260 - Why Are Coral Reefs Worth Protecting? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:11:52

Did you know that we are drinking the same water that the dinosaurs drank? That we rely in part on coral reefs to help produce the oxygen we breathe? Science Comics author Maris Wicks explains the water cycle, coral bleaching, and what we can do to help protect coral reefs. Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/science/protecting-coral-reefs Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

 259 - How Fast Can a Marathon Be Run? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:16

Is there a limit to how fast people can run a marathon? Will the two-hour mark ever be beat? Everyday Einstein explains what the research says. Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/science/how-fast-run-a-marathon Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

 258 - Can You Smell Fear? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:25

Scientists have not been able to identify a specific chemical that communicates fear. However, there have been a range of studies that suggest we can use smells to transfer information including whether or not we are afraid. Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/science/can-you-smell-fear Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

 257 - 6 Reasons Why LIGO's Gravitational Wave Discovery is Important | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:15

“Wake up!” A simple shout out from one astronomer to another kicked off a fast-paced international collaboration which led to one of the most important leaps forward in our understanding of our universe in recent history. Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/science/what-is-ligo-neutron-star-collision Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

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