Ranked #1
Ep 23. From Worm Genetics to Chocolate Cake: Art and Science with Dr. Ahna Skop
Ep 23. From Worm Genetics to Chocolate Cake: Art and Science with Dr. Ahna Skop
What does food blogging have to do with genetics research? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Ahna Skop, an associate pro... Read more
8 Feb 2018
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30mins
Ranked #2
Ep 27. The Constant Loop: How Nanoparticles and the Environment Affect Each Other
Ep 27. The Constant Loop: How Nanoparticles and the Environment Affect Each Other
Lithium Cobalt Oxide (LCO) is an important nanomaterial used in batteries, but little is known about what happens when i... Read more
2 Nov 2018
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21mins
Ranked #3
Ep. 19 Scientists and Impostor Syndrome: Can We Do Anything About It?
Ep. 19 Scientists and Impostor Syndrome: Can We Do Anything About It?
You may have heard of "impostor syndrome" or "imposter phenomenon," when perfectly competent people have the feeling tha... Read more
20 Oct 2017
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29mins
Ranked #4
Ep 29. Green is the Color of Chemistry
Ep 29. Green is the Color of Chemistry
Dr. Mary Kirchhoff is Executive Vice President of Scientific Advancement at the American Chemical Society and Director o... Read more
9 Jan 2019
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21mins
Ranked #5
Ep 32. An Electronic Circuit on Every Seed?
Ep 32. An Electronic Circuit on Every Seed?
What if every seed you planted could include a sensor to monitor moisture and nutrients? What if every tissue had nanosc... Read more
30 Oct 2019
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36mins
Ranked #6
Ep. 20 Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland and the Definition of Sustainability
Ep. 20 Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland and the Definition of Sustainability
What does "sustainability" mean? Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland is famous for serving three terms as the Prime Minister of No... Read more
3 Nov 2017
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32mins
Ranked #7
Ep 30. Nanocomposites: Getting the Best of Two Worlds
Ep 30. Nanocomposites: Getting the Best of Two Worlds
What could be cooler than a technology that uses nanomaterials? How about one that combines two nanomaterials! Nanocompo... Read more
22 Feb 2019
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25mins
Ranked #8
Ep 22. On Thin Films and Nobel Prizes: Margaret Schott Profiles Katharine Burr Blodgett
Ep 22. On Thin Films and Nobel Prizes: Margaret Schott Profiles Katharine Burr Blodgett
At last summer's American Chemical Society national meeting, Dr. Margaret Schott of Northwestern University took the unu... Read more
20 Dec 2017
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24mins
Ranked #9
Ep 21. Quantifying Effects of Gender Bias: There's an App for That
Ep 21. Quantifying Effects of Gender Bias: There's an App for That
Does gender bias matter? You can see for yourself thanks to an interactive app created by software engineer Penelope Hil... Read more
30 Nov 2017
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21mins
Ranked #10
Ep 28. Who's Not In the Room and Why Not? Inclusivity and Bias Across Class Backgrounds in College Education
Ep 28. Who's Not In the Room and Why Not? Inclusivity and Bias Across Class Backgrounds in College Education
Alvin Chang, Senior Graphics Reporter for Vox, wrote and illustrated an article last year called "The subtle ways colleg... Read more
30 Nov 2018
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32mins
Ranked #11
Ep. 33 It Just Didn't Feel Like Me: Belonging and Sexism in Science
Ep. 33 It Just Didn't Feel Like Me: Belonging and Sexism in Science
How often do college women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) experience sexism? And how do these expe... Read more
26 Nov 2019
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48mins
Ranked #12
Ep 24. Using MRI technology to study nanoparticles
Ep 24. Using MRI technology to study nanoparticles
How do we "see" nanoparticles when they're too small to view with a normal microscope? In this episode we interview Kell... Read more
16 Apr 2018
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23mins
Ranked #13
Ep. 34 Winter Holiday Mini-Episode: Colorful Carbon Dots
Ep. 34 Winter Holiday Mini-Episode: Colorful Carbon Dots
Winter can get pretty dark, especially in northern latitudes, and many cultures have winter holidays that feature and ce... Read more
20 Dec 2019
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8mins
Ranked #14
Ep 25. Finding the Next Fix for the World's Problems: More from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Ep 25. Finding the Next Fix for the World's Problems: More from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
In the second interview from our visit to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, graduate students Natalie Hud... Read more
28 Jun 2018
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23mins
Ranked #15
Ep 31. Jumping Asteroid Clouds: Supporting Vulnerable Learners in Educational Achievement
Ep 31. Jumping Asteroid Clouds: Supporting Vulnerable Learners in Educational Achievement
Last November, Dr. Cat Hicks wrote an essay on Medium called "Reading vulnerable learners' applications to grad school: ... Read more
22 Mar 2019
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48mins
Ranked #16
Ep 26. Nanomaterials and Renewable Energy: From Solar Panels to Machine Learning
Ep 26. Nanomaterials and Renewable Energy: From Solar Panels to Machine Learning
How are photons like toddlers? And what does that have to do with solar energy? Dr. Jillian Buriak has been researching ... Read more
19 Oct 2018
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21mins
Ranked #17
Ep 18. Why Do We Care About Emerging Contaminants?
Ep 18. Why Do We Care About Emerging Contaminants?
As the Director of the Great Lakes Genomics Center in the School of Freshwater Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-M... Read more
5 Oct 2017
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17mins
Ranked #18
Ep 16. Maybe Not the Next Industrial Revolution? Societal & Ethical Implications of Nanotechnology
Ep 16. Maybe Not the Next Industrial Revolution? Societal & Ethical Implications of Nanotechnology
A lot has changed in the last 10-15 years about our hopes and fears around nanotechnology. Ira Bennett and Jameson Wetmo... Read more
19 May 2017
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25mins
Ranked #19
Ep 15. The Art of Beehives, Foam, & Bubbles: An Interview with Peter Krsko
Ep 15. The Art of Beehives, Foam, & Bubbles: An Interview with Peter Krsko
Artist Peter Krsko uses his background in physics and materials science to study and communicate about nature. He is des... Read more
31 Mar 2017
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27mins
Ranked #20
Ep 14. What Does Nanotechnology Have to Do With Renewable Car Tires?
Ep 14. What Does Nanotechnology Have to Do With Renewable Car Tires?
What if car tires could be made from renewable resources instead of petroleum? In this episode of the podcast, we interv... Read more
15 Mar 2017
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15mins