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We hear amazing questions in the exhibit halls of the Museum of Science, Boston. Do woodpeckers get headaches? How many colors are in the rainbow? Who gets to drive the Mars rovers? Pulsar features sh... more
FAQs about Pulsar:How many episodes does Pulsar have?The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.
May 08, 2020What Happens Inside the Van de Graaff Generator?Museum educator Jeannine answers some of the most common questions about our iconic Theater of Electricity....more11minPlay
May 05, 2020How Do We Track Changes in the Coronavirus?May is Biotechnology Month! Hear from Diveena Becker, a biologist/geneticist at Ginkgo Bioworks. She is working to use the full genetic code of a patient's SARS-CoV-2 virus to look for changes over time and help track its spread....more7minPlay
April 28, 2020How is Boston Preparing for the Impacts of Climate Change?Hear from Peyton Siler-Jones of Climate Ready Boston. She details our city's plan to tackle the effects of climate change head-on....more9minPlay
April 22, 2020Can Technology Help Preserve Culturally Significant Sites?Important archaeological sites around the world are threatened by conflict, urbanization, and climate change. Archaeologist Bastien Varoutsikos tells us about Iconem's work to use technology to digitally preserve these important places....more10minPlay
April 17, 2020Why Is the City Hotter Than the Suburbs?Citizen science is critical to help researchers understand the impacts of climate change. Find out how the Museum of Science works with the public to help gather data about the urban heat island effect in Boston....more13minPlay
April 14, 2020How Can I Participate in Science?Colleen Hitchcock, a biologist at Brandeis University, answers questions about citizen science. Find out how you can participate in projects as diverse as wildlife cataloging and galactic classification!...more11minPlay
April 09, 2020CoronavirusThe news cycle is dominated by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, and the disease it causes, COVID-19. We uncover the science behind the pandemic and answer your questions....more10minPlay
April 06, 2020How Can I Spot the International Space Station?If your timing is right and your skies are clear, you can catch a glimpse of the International Space Station orbiting over your neighborhood. Find out how, and also hear a little more about life in space....more9minPlay
March 27, 2020How Do You Ship a Triceratops Fossil?If you've visited the museum, you've likely met our 65-million-year-old resident triceratops fossil. Ever wonder how Cliff first came to us? Hear the story of his arrival first-hand....more11minPlay
March 27, 2020What is a Pulsar?Our first episode looks at our namesake. What is a pulsar, and why was its first observation nicknamed “Little Green Men”? The Planetarium’s Talia Sepersky explores the story behind these amazingly powerful deep space objects....more8minPlay
FAQs about Pulsar:How many episodes does Pulsar have?The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.