Ecogeeks : Untamed Science Video Podcast

By Untamed Science

Natural Sciences Science & Medicine Education K-12

What's Ecogeeks : Untamed Science Video Podcast about?

A science video podcast that explains science topics in a fun and exciting way. Not only is it great for science teachers to download to show in the classroom, but its an ideal podcast for the nature lover. Videos are linked to informational pages on our new site untamedscience.com.

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Ecogeeks : Untamed Science Video Podcast episodes:

03.26.2013
When is Acceleration the Greatest in Skydiving?
Rob jumps out of a plane to help explain the basic concepts of acceleration.
03.22.2013
World Water Day
World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United...
03.19.2013
Chemistry of Love
Rob interviews people at the local gym to see what they think about love.
03.18.2013
Hibernation: A Wintery Slumber
Rob gives a summary of the work we've been doing on bear hibernation
01.16.2013
Why is the turkey called a turkey?
Have you ever stopped to think it's kind of weird that a country (Turkey) has the same name as our wild thanksgiving bird of choice? You might have thought it was a coincidence, but get this. In turkey, they call...
12.26.2012
The Chemistry of the Stinkiest Fruit Ever!
Here in the United States we are accustomed to eating only a handful of fruits such as apples, oranges and bananas. Yet, there are a lot of fruits that are extremely common in other places of the world. In this...
12.18.2012
Why do Animals Strand on Beaches
If you've been watching the news lately, you'll have noticed that there are a lot of mass strandings occurring around the world. This includes the nearly 100+ turtles that stranded off the coast of Cape Cod in November and the...
12.11.2012
Dirt to Dinosaur: Paleontology 101
Lindsay Zanno helped walk us through the details of what it's like to get a dinosaur from the field into a display. The key things she emphasized were that a) it's a lot of work b) it's not glamorous c)...
12.11.2012
Sampling so it doesn't take FOREVER!
This video gives a broad overview of sampling techniques. It doesn't touch on every single sampling method, but gives a quick intro as well as looking more specifically at distance sampling.
12.08.2012
How Lakes Cycle
Lakes and Ponds represent a freshwater biome type that is generally referred to in the scientific community as a lentic ecosystem (still or standing waters). Scientists that study lakes and ponds are known as limnologists. In this overview...
12.02.2012
Basics of Fracking
During the elections, the idea of energy independence came up a lot. In fact, there was major emphasis put on our nation's ability to pull fossil fuels from the ground. In particular, there was mention of hydraulic fracking and horizontal...
11.11.2012
Lab Grown Meat?
Dutch scientists have used stem cells to create strips of muscle tissue with the aim of producing the first lab-grown hamburger later this year. The aim of the research is to develop a more efficient way of producing meat than rearing...
11.11.2012
Why Leaves Change Color in the Fall
Every fall in the deciduous forests of the world, there is a miraculous change in the color of the leaves. The leaves turn from green into brilliant shades of yellow, orange, red, and purple. Sometimes you can see several shades...
10.27.2012
The Biology of Zombies
Zombies have a true biological basis to them. The stories as we know them, all have their origin in the country of Haiti. This small Caribbean country is famed as being one of the only places where the African slaves,...
10.26.2012
The Bugs in Your Home
What comes to mind when you think of bugs in your home? Most people picture German cockroaches or the wood devouring termites. Yet, you might be surprised at the diversity that actually exists. This week, we accompanied to research excursion...
10.24.2012
Flu Vaccine 101
What is the Flu, and how does the flu virus help us fight off an infection? In this episode, we explore some of the common misconceptions that might arise about the flu vaccine.
10.23.2012
Science Behind the Redbull Stratos Jump
On October 14th 2012 millions of people watched Live as Felix Baumgartner broke the speed of sound in free-fall via the Red bull Stratos Mission to the Edge of Space. If you haven't seen it, you should check it out...
10.03.2012
Wave Energy
One of the simplest forms of energy generation is to have a floating buoy on the sea surface. While different companies have come up with different ways to use the up and down motion of the waves to create energy,...
10.03.2012
Plant Nerdery
It is really easy to determine a monocot and a dicot. However, first, it is important to understand that monocots and dicots actually represent the two main branches of flowering plants. That means that almost all flowering plants can be...
09.17.2012
Ticks with a Twist of Lyme disease
This episode is about lyme disease. Last summer Jonas and Rob both got Lyme disease at different points. If gone untreated, it could cause serious problems. While not about how to identify lyme disease, this video discusses the ecology of...
09.10.2012
How to Track Baboons!
What is it like to be a field biologist? A lot of students probably wonder what it's like to do biological field research. In fact, most people probably have little idea what biologists do in the field. While field biologists are...
08.28.2012
Conservation in the Deep Sea
While we know so little about the deep sea, we do know that it is not free from our human impact. This episode explores the problems with deep sea trawling.
08.28.2012
DIY Solar Energy Generator
Solar energy doesn't always mean energy conversion into electrical energy. Solar energy can also be converted into chemical energy, in the form of hydrogen and oxygen gas. In this episode, we explore just how you might do that on a...
08.28.2012
An Introduction to Invasive Plants: Weeds of Mass Destruction
Some of the worst invasive plants, highlighted here include kudzu, water hyacinth, hydrilla, and giant salvinia. How is it that these invasive weeds can take over an area that they're not native to? The answer, has a lot to do...
08.28.2012
Asteroid Mining! Really?
How is it that we're going to mine asteroids? In this short episode, Haley explains how one might actually go about mining a small asteroid and bring it back to Earth.
08.28.2012
What is Earth Day?
Once a year a holiday known as Earth Day roles around. For those of us that are in school, it's a time to plant trees, start recycling programs and do other "earthy" things. But what does that mean? It seems...
08.28.2012
Production Update: Cycling Across Europe - The Grind
Cycling Europe - For three weeks in June, we cycled from Genoa, Italy to Gothenburg, Sweden. In total that amounts to nearly 2100 km. A long trip for sure, but one in which we were able to see a huge...
08.28.2012
SpaceX - First Space Station Dock
On this historic day, SpaceX became the first private company to dock with the international space station.
08.28.2012
Wild Cabbage - A Cycling Adventure
A long time ago, along the shores of Italy, there grew a plant that later became what we know as broccoli, kale, brussels sprouts and kohl rabi. Today, we know that farmers took this ancient wild cabbage into cultivation and...
08.27.2012
The Pacific Garbage Patch
Have you heard in the news that there is a large floating body of trash in the Pacific Ocean twice the size of Texas? Some claims even put the size at twice the United States. How can this be?
08.27.2012
Tornado Damage Levels: F0-F5
Tornadoes are classified on the Fujita scale, or F-scale. They range from F0 to F5. In this video, Rob discusses the different tornado classification levels.
08.12.2012
How do Olympic Kayakers use Buoyancy?
Rob looks at how two different kayakers (slalom racers and play boaters) use the principals of buoyancy.
08.11.2012
The Three Main Cloud Types
If you don't know the main three types of clouds, you'll want to watch this video!
08.11.2012
Why do Athletes Train at Altitude
Altitude training occurs when athletes train above about 5,000 feet. Altitude training can give athletes a small advantage over their competition, but for how long? We explore this and more in this short ecofact.
12.26.2011
History of Chemistry
Jonas and Louise are set to explore the history of chemistry and all the advancements we've had because of chemistry.
12.23.2011
Cooking up Chemistry
How can chemists improve our food? There is a lot of chemical research going on around food. In addition, we have a rapidly growing global population - and malnutrition is a huge global problem. We need to find more efficient ways...
12.09.2011
Music Video - Simple Machines
Jonas, Haley and Rob shot this piece in Sweden as part of an 80 video series with Pearson Publishing.
11.30.2011
World Biomes: An Introduction to Climate
In this video Rob Nelson and Jonas Stenstrom head to opposite sides of the globe to look at the different climates on Earth. Rob is in Moab and Jonas is in Iceland. What causes the climate for each region? Find...
11.10.2011
The Water Cycle
In this episode, Rob and Hazen travel down the Colorado river to show the flow of water in the water cycle.
10.31.2011
Chemistry of Antibiotics
An antibiotic is a substance that kills or slows down the growth of bacteria. Antibiotic literally means against life (anti=against, bio=life). It is fascinating the way that antibiotics specifically target bacteria cells, and do not harm human cells.
10.10.2011
International Year of Chemistry - Communication
In this episode Jonas and Louise explore the term Silicon Valley and how chemistry has helped us stay in touch with each other.
09.21.2011
Current Science: Why is Texas Burning?
In this short podcast, Rob Nelson describes the La Nina phenomenon and how it relates to the weather in Texas.
09.06.2011
Chemistry of Sports
In this short video, Jonas and Louise use Chemistry to help determine how many calories they burn on an average day.
08.15.2011
Sustainable Development and Chemistry
Jonas and Louise explore how chemistry can help create a sustainable planet!
06.27.2011
Chemistry of the Water Cycle
Why is water special? Water is the only common substance that naturally occurs in three different states: solid, liquid and gas. Between the water molecules are weak bonds, called hydrogen bonds, that hold the molecules together. These bonds are the...
06.22.2011
Black Bear Biology Introduction
Black bears are one of the few large mammals in North America whose populations are increasing. Populations have been growing steadily since the 1980's and now wildlife managers are faced with difficult questions - what to do with bears when...
06.02.2011
International Year of Chemistry - Chemistry of Love
It's spring and love is in the air! Flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing and we humans seem to have gotten a little dose of this love potion too! If you didn't know, being in love has a lot to do...
05.21.2011
Ways to Save the Ocean
The Ocean's Climate is changing ... what are you doing?
05.11.2011
Cells Alive! A Music Video by Untamed Science
This short segment was produced for the Pearson Interactive Science curriculum, set to be released in August of 2011. It's going to be an amazing program that we're excited to show you all!
04.26.2011
Why is the Ocean Blue?
The ocean looks blue because red, orange and yellow (long wavelength light) are absorbed more strongly by water than is blue (short wavelength light). So when white light from the sun enters the ocean, it is mostly the blue that...

What's Ecogeeks : Untamed Science Video Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Ecogeeks : Untamed Science Video Podcast episodes:

When is Acceleration the Greatest in Skydiving?

World Water Day

Chemistry of Love

Hibernation: A Wintery Slumber

Why is the turkey called a turkey?

The Chemistry of the Stinkiest Fruit Ever!

Why do Animals Strand on Beaches

Dirt to Dinosaur: Paleontology 101

Sampling so it doesn't take FOREVER!

How Lakes Cycle

Basics of Fracking

Lab Grown Meat?

Why Leaves Change Color in the Fall

The Biology of Zombies

The Bugs in Your Home

Flu Vaccine 101

Science Behind the Redbull Stratos Jump

Wave Energy

Plant Nerdery

Ticks with a Twist of Lyme disease

How to Track Baboons!

Conservation in the Deep Sea

DIY Solar Energy Generator

An Introduction to Invasive Plants: Weeds of Mass Destruction

Asteroid Mining! Really?

What is Earth Day?

Production Update: Cycling Across Europe - The Grind

SpaceX - First Space Station Dock

Wild Cabbage - A Cycling Adventure

The Pacific Garbage Patch

Tornado Damage Levels: F0-F5

How do Olympic Kayakers use Buoyancy?

The Three Main Cloud Types

Why do Athletes Train at Altitude

History of Chemistry

Cooking up Chemistry

Music Video - Simple Machines

World Biomes: An Introduction to Climate

The Water Cycle

Chemistry of Antibiotics

International Year of Chemistry - Communication

Current Science: Why is Texas Burning?

Chemistry of Sports

Sustainable Development and Chemistry

Chemistry of the Water Cycle

Black Bear Biology Introduction

International Year of Chemistry - Chemistry of Love

Ways to Save the Ocean

Cells Alive! A Music Video by Untamed Science

Why is the Ocean Blue?