Lab Out Loud

Bill Prady, Executive Producer and co-creator of the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, joins us to talk about one of our favorite science shows.

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For episode 61, we talk with Google's Cristin Frodella about the Google Global Science Fair 2011. In partnership with CERN, the LEGO Group, National Geographic and Scientific American, Google has created an exciting new global science competition to help celebrate young scientific talent and engage students in science. Learn how to submit a project, then later to see and vote for some of the best projects.

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com

For episode 61, we talk with Google's Cristin Frodella about the Google Global Science Fair 2011. In partnership with CERN, the LEGO Group, National Geographic and Scientific American, Google has created an exciting new global science competition to help celebrate young scientific talent and engage students in science. Learn how to submit a project, then later to see and vote for some of the best projects.

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com

For episode 60, we talk about Paleontology with Dr. Paul Sereno.  Dr. Sereno is a world-renowned paleontologist and Professor of Organismal Biology & Anatomy at the University of Chicago.  He joins us to talk about what's new in the field of paleontology.

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com

For episode 60, we talk about Paleontology with Dr. Paul Sereno.  Dr. Sereno is a world-renowned paleontologist and Professor of Organismal Biology & Anatomy at the University of Chicago.  He joins us to talk about what's new in the field of paleontology.

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com

In the shadow of what is happening in Wisconsin, Brian and Dale discuss evolution education with Dr. Eric Plutzer, co-author of "Defeating Creationism in the Courtroom, But Not in the Classroom" - a recently published article in Science Magazine.  

Dr. Plutzer discusses the paper, and what the results reveal about how much evolution is actually being taught in biology classrooms across the nation.

Show notes: http://laboutloud.com

In the shadow of what is happening in Wisconsin, Brian and Dale discuss evolution education with Dr. Eric Plutzer, co-author of "Defeating Creationism in the Courtroom, But Not in the Classroom" - a recently published article in Science Magazine.  

Dr. Plutzer discusses the paper, and what the results reveal about how much evolution is actually being taught in biology classrooms across the nation.

Show notes: http://laboutloud.com

This week we talk with Dr. Natalie Batalha, co-investigator of NASA's Kepler Team. Dr. Batalha talks to us about her love of science (especially physics), the Kepler mission, and the discovery of planet Kepler 10b.

Show notes: http://laboutloud.com

This week we talk with Dr. Natalie Batalha, co-investigator of NASA's Kepler Team. Dr. Batalha talks to us about her love of science (especially physics), the Kepler mission, and the discovery of planet Kepler 10b.

Show notes: http://laboutloud.com

Finishing our UK tour, we talk with Dr. Ben Goldacre, author of "Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks and Big Pharma Flacks".  Dr. Goldacre talks to us about interpreting scientific results, the tricks used to deceive us, and how science teachers might combat bad science in the classroom.