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 the latest developments in nanotechnology — Cool Science Radio hosts Lynn Ware Peek and Katie Mullaly decipher science and technology discoveries in an entertaining, amusing and accessible way. If they can understand it, so can you.
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Co-founders of HIRO diapers, Miki Agrawal and Tero Isokauppila, talk about the world’s first digestible diapers — that is, digested by fungi and designed to break down in a landfill thanks to new fungi-powered decomposition technology. -
Theoretical physicist and science writer Kathryn Zurek from the California Institute of Technology talks about the mysteries of dark matter. -
Thure Cerling, a University of Utah professor of both geology and biology, and a pioneer in the use of isotope analysis, shares how geologists have developed a method for tracking the movements of large herbivores across landscapes. -
Science writer Diana Kwon writes in Scientific American on how new effective treatments are shaping new research and understanding of schizophrenia. She explains more about the treatments and this complex disorder. -
Erin Shupe, program coordinator at the Natural History Museum of Utah, talks about the Teen Explainers program that brings in high school students to hone their communication and education skills. -
Jill Heinerth is one of the world’s premier underwater explorers and the first person to dive inside iceberg caves. On April 22, Earth Day, Jill speaks at Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah as part of the Natural History Museum of Utah's lecture series. -
The Europa Clipper, NASA’s first mission to study a moon of Jupiter, launched last October for its 1.8 billion mile journey to Jupiter, and will arrive in April of 2030. Ingrid Daubar, Jet Propulsion Lab project staff scientist, shares more about the mission and what scientists hope to discover. -
Harvard University science historian Rebecca Lemov talks about brainwashing, mind control and hyper-persuasion. And guess what, it’s not about just those who are vulnerable to joining cults, it is all of us. -
Is it really possible to change your entire personality in a year? Award-winning journalist Olga Khazan experiments with her own personality to find out — and reveals the science behind lasting change. -
Why do we insist on believing in such things as Big Foot, astrology, and the existence of aliens? Nate Pederson, historian, librarian, and co-author of "Pseudoscience: An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them," sheds light on why we love to believe in things we know aren't true.
