AMSEcast

In this episode of AMSEcast we speak with David Kaiser author of "How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival.

This episode features Jim Rogers. With a background at NASA, NOAA, U.S. Air Force and the Defense Intelligence Agency we welcome the computing and facilities director  for the National Center for Computational Science at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to discuss the ever-expanding world of exascale super computers. 

Having graduated Harvard and MIT with studies in physics and post- doctoral work at CERN. Gino is a professor of physics and the author of four books discussing the greater world of physics including the topic of our discussion today, the Pope of Physics, Enrico Fermi and the Birth of the Atomic Age. 

This episode of AMSEcast features Dan Levitt, an award-winning maker of science and history documentaries for organizations such as National Geographic, Discover, Science, and the History Channel. We discuss his first and most excellent book, “What's Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body's Atoms, from the Big Bang Through Last Night's Dinner”

On this episode of AMSEcast we talk with acclaimed science journalist and space historian Andrew Chaikin. Our discussion revolves around his writing about our exploration of space including his book, A Man on the Moon, which became the basis for HBO’s miniseries, From the Earth to the Moon.

Steve Brusatte, a paleontologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Edinburgh, joins us to discuss his book, The Rise and Reign of the Mammals. 

A professor in the history of science and technology at the University of Warwick, James Poskett joins us to discuss his book, Horizons: A Global History of Science.

From his sailboat, Rocinante, author and biologist Bill Streever talks with us about his books detailing amazing stories of weather, wind, heat, cold, and the depths of the ocean.

Award-winning journalist, broadcaster and author Dan Falk discusses the connections between the great bard, William Shakespeare, and the Scientific Revolution, as detailed in his book, The Science of Shakespeare.