Below the Scope

Below the Scope

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Below the Scope episodes

  • Cicadas Below the Scope

    The songs of cicadas can fill hot summer days, but many fear the insect. In this episode of Below the Scope, Joshua Singleton leads us into the life of periodical cicadas. 

     

    Narrated by Joshua Singleton

     

    Experts: Dr. Gene Kritsky, PJ Liesch, and Dr. Chris Simon

    • Also thanks to PJ for providing the cicada sound effects!

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      Show notes: https://www.b-scientists.com/cicadas-below-the-scope/

      Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dDEMAqxSZK1eXY7YO2TJEWlQj_FzzTPAsEotb33qGgA/edit?usp=drive_link

       

      24 min
    • A Titan Moon Rising

      In just a few years, NASA is launching a mission to Saturn's moon, Titan. It's a place where hydrocarbons, the same substance we use to power our society, rain from the sky. On this episode, we look below the scope to learn more about Titan and the Dragonfly mission!

       

      Experts: Dr. Jason Barnes, Ashley Walker, and Dr. Andrea Bryant

       

      Show Notes: www.b-scientists.com/a-titan-moon-rising/

       

      EPISODE CREDIT

      Narrated by Jordan Chapman

      Produced and edited by Jordan Chapman

       

      Additional material courtesy of NASA 

      • Artemis II Liftoff (https://soundcloud.com/nasa/artemis-ii-liftoff-1?in=nasa/sets/artemis-sample-library&si=42bb54dd9c054d5b936e8caf471aab64&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing)
      • NASA's Goddard Space Flighter Center, "NASA Science Live: NASA's Next New Frontiers Mission [Special Edition]". https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13245/

        • This episode isn't endorsed or affiliated with NASA.

         

        This episode of Below the Scope was partially funded by the National Association of Science Writers. Reference to any specific commercial product, process, or service does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement of or recommendation by the National Association of Science Writers, and any views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the National Association of Science Writers.

        29 min
      • Matthew Henson and the Land of the Frozen Summit

        In our first episode, a race to the top of the world and Matthew Henson, the Black man in the middle of it.

         

        Show notes: https://www.b-scientists.com/matthew-henson-and-the-land-of-the-frozen-summit-show-notes/

         

        This episode of Below the Scope was partially funded by the National Association of Science Writers. Reference to any specific commercial product, process, or service does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement of or recommendation by the National Association of Science Writers, and any views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the National Association of Science Writers.

        28 min

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      Below the Scope is a look at what you knew and a peek beneath what you didn't. We use science storytelling and journalism to examine and expand the universe around us.