Cool Science Radio

On today's episode of Cool Science Radio : We talk about the dawn of a revolution in astronomy with our guest, science writer Lee Billings. For the first time ever, astronomers may have glimpsed light from a world in a life-friendly orbit around another star. This promising potential world was spied around Alpha Centauri. Could it be a planet? Could it be a "warm Neptune", or is it a mirage? Billings explores the potential of these findings and how it could bring about a new era in astronomy.

On today's episode of Cool Science Radio : John Wells and Lynn Ware Peek welcome Dr. Euan Ashley. Dr. Ashley is taking us back 20 years to discuss the first draft of the human genome sequence. Since then, medical “detectives” like Dr. Ashley have been using the genome to solve their patients’ most puzzling and pressing medical mysteries. They now understand that this complex and unique data set could be used to prevent disease, from the commonplace to those that cause global pandemics. Dr.

On this episode of Cool Science Radio : Lynn and John talk with Josh Fischman, senior editor at Scientific American magazine. As we continue to live through this pandemic and discover more about the coronavirus, Fischman comes on to explain the most worrying mutations in the five emerging coronavirus variants.

On this episode of Cool Science Radio : NASA is sending its first rover to Mars in nearly a decade. Perseverance will search for signs of ancient life, collect the first sample, and pave the way for human explorers. John and Lynn get details on this mission from Kirsten Siebach, a Martian Geologist at Rice University.

On this episode of Cool Science Radio : Tim Harford joins us to discuss his book THE DATA DETECTIVE: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics. In 2020, we were inundated with data on Covid-19 rates and election results. Statistics and numbers have never been more important to understand. Statistics are what make the world add up and Tim will help us understand how to make sense of it all.

On today's episode of Cool Science Radio : Author Dr. Ina Park who joins to discuss STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STD's . The CDC estimates that 1 in 5 people in the US have a sexually transmitted disease a n d that direct lifetime medical associated costs were $16 billion dollars primarily for the treatment of HPV-related cancer and HIV.

On today's episode of Cool Science Radi o: Social psychologist Hans Rocha Ijzerman will explore his new book on human's inner thermostat. Regulating body temperature is one of the most fundamental tasks for any animal. Like huddling penguins, humans have long relied on one another to maintain our temperatures; over millennia, this instinct for thermoregulation has shaped our lives and culture.

In this episode of Cool Science Radio : Daniel Levitin, who has written S uccessful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives. As the pandemic radically reshapes our daily lives, it is now more important than ever that we understand the science and art of aging well: building healthy habits that allow us to grow and thrive, protect our bodies and minds, and reconnect with what is most satisfying and meaningful to us.

Cool Science Radio's guest in this episode is Director Gavin Schmidt, of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies . Each year, NASA and NOAA undertake the huge task of measuring the average temperature of the Earth, using an impressive fleet of satellites in orbit, interrogating hundreds of buoys as well as scientists making local measurements all around the globe. Understanding these long-term changes is vital to how we interact with our environment, from planting different crops to managing

In this episode of Cool Science Radio John and Lynn are joined by Scientific American editor Jen Schwartz. Following the inauguration on Wednesday, the country's longest-running magazine, Scientific American , will tell President-Elect Biden that he has a lot of work to do for science, calling it "the enormous task of repairing damage from a predecessor who was hostile to science, dismissed evidence, spread conspiracy theories and rejected reality itself." Find out the four most pressing areas