Cool Science Radio
Thursday, 9-10AM
From the discovery of new dinosaurs to the science of an avalanche. From the secret technology behind Facebook, to nanotechnology. Deciphering science and technology in an entertaining, amusing and accessible way. If we can understand it, so can you. Hosted by Lynn Ware Peek and John Wells.
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Latest Segments
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Katrina Kmak and Brittnie Hecht join Cool Science Radio to talk about an event they are sponsoring on December 10th titled Explore with NASA: Telescopes, Stars, and Galaxies. The event celebrates the upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope which is scheduled to launch on December 18th. -
On today's Cool Science Radio; Author Trudi Trueit, who has written The Dragon’s Blood which is the sixth installment of Nat/Geo’s Explorer Academy, talks with John and Lynn. This story features adventures, complete with science, technology, intrigue, and code-breaking, The book is for kids 10-13.
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John and Lynn welcome ethnobotanist and writer Dr. Cassandra Leah Quave. Dr. Quave shows us the fascinating world of plants as medicine. Plants are the basis for an array of lifesaving and health-improving medicines we all now take for granted. Her new book is called THE PLANT HUNTER: A Scientist’s Quest for Nature’s Next Medicines.
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John and Lynn speak with archaeologist and wilderness survival instructor Chris Begley. In an era of pandemics, climate change, and political unrest, it’s all too easy to envision doomsday scenarios. In Chris' new book, THE NEXT APOCALYPSE, he turns to history - specifically the Maya, the Roman Empire, and Native American societies, to show what happens when civilizations undergo radical change or disappear, and what this can teach us about our own potentially disastrous future.
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HURRICANE LIZARDS AND PLASTIC SQUID: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change author Thor Hanson is today's guest.
Latest Podcast
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This episode's guests are Trudi Trueit who has written The Dragon’s Blood (1:38) and Katrina Kmak and Brittnie Hecht ( 22:18) organizers of Explore with NASA: Telescopes, Stars, and Galaxies at the Park City Library.
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Today ethnobotanist and writer Dr. Cassandra Leah Quave (1:28) and archaeologist and wilderness survival instructor Chris Begley (25:18) join the show
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HURRICANE LIZARDS AND PLASTIC SQUID: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change author Thor Hanson and Guy Zajonc Chairman/CEO Thrive Testing & Biosafety are today's guests
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Cool Science Radio guests today: The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times co-author Doug Abrams | Physics Professor Daniel Whiteson and scientist-turned-cartoonist Jorge Cham talk about their book Frequently Asked Questions About The Universe
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Cool Science Radio welcomes Lucy Spelman a zoo and wildlife veterinarian and Marcus du Sautoy author of THINKING BETTER: The Art of the Shortcut in Math and Life
