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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Why can't I remember where I left my car keys? Let's explore how our memory works and discuss some tips on how to improve it. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/2aX9SHy
Many of us have been caught talking to our dogs, but how much of what we say to them do they actually understand? Everyday Einstein explores the research behind our dogs' vocabulary, memory, and capacity for love. Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/pets/dogs/how-much-does-my-dog-understand 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
Holli Kohl from NASA GLOBE sits down with Everyday Einstein to discuss the power of citizen science, the role of clouds in our Earth's ecosystem, and how we can use a simple app to monitor our own air quality while contributing to NASA research. Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/science/citizen-science-with-nasa-globe 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
Did you know there is a creature that can produce its own antifreeze in order to keep its surroundings from freezing it to death? Everyday Einstein explains what extremophiles are and why we should study them. Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/node/11936 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
On September 15th, NASA will send the Cassini spacecraft hurtling toward Saturn at more than 70,000 miles per hour relative to the Earth. Cassini will continue its descent into the giant gas world until the spacecraft disintegrates in Saturn’s atmosphere and is thus destroyed, taking measurements and sending data back to Earth until the very end. Here are 6 reasons to celebrate Cassini as it goes out in a blaze of glory. Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/node/11881 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
Is it your similarities that attract you to your partner or is it your differences? Science says our sense of smell may be important in sniffing out mates with immune systems opposite to our own. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1oFMBOC
EE explains why Hurricane Harvey is being labeled "unprecedented" and "catastrophic".
How, exactly, do we know the Earth isn’t flat? How do we know that we are all wandering the surface of a (slightly oblate) sphere as it hurtles through space around the Sun?
How much of a solar eclipse will I see? What will it look like? How long will it last? Will I never see another?
Scientists using the CRISPR-Cas9 system made headlines last week for being the first to cleanly “fix” a mutation known to cause a heart disorder in regular human embryos. How did they accomplish such a feat and what does this mean for the future of genetic engineering?
