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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.
October 02, 2023How Can I Help Fight Climate Change?Maybe the most frequent questions we have gotten this century at the museum is what people can do personally to mitigate the effects of climate change. Frank Lowenstein from Rare's Climate Culture Boston gives a short list of big-impact actions....more13minPlay
September 18, 2023How Smart Are Ants?There are an astonishing number of ant species living on our planet. One of the world's foremost experts on ants, Dr. Susanne Foitzik, explains how their society is different from ours in many ways....more15minPlay
July 27, 2023Are Sci-Fi Authors Scientists or Writers?There are so many amazing writers of science fiction. When they were young, did they dream of bring famous authors, or amazing scientists? Author Katie Slivensky shares her journey through the worlds of science and fiction....more15minPlay
July 03, 2023How Do Scientists Make Discoveries?Last month, MIT's Kishalay De published the first ever observations of a star destroying a planet. Hear about the detective work it took to realize what some of the world's largest telescopes were seeing as this cataclysmic event unfolded....more15minPlay
June 12, 2023What Do You Mean, That Isn’t a Dinosaur?The word 'dinosaur' refers to a specific group of animals. Many animals get included under the dinosaur umbrella when they are actually from different groups. Becca from our programs team helps us set the fossil record straight....more14minPlay
May 29, 2023How Do Spacecraft Move Around the Solar System?Talia from our planetarium team talks about calculating the most efficient trajectories for spacecraft in order to get to interesting places from Mercury to Pluto and beyond....more12minPlay
May 15, 2023How Many Moons Are There In The Solar System?With 62 new moons announced last week, Talia from our Charles Hayden Planetarium tells us how Saturn is once again the grand champion of the solar system in terms of natural satellites....more14minPlay
May 08, 2023Where Do Volcanoes Come From?Volcanoes are incredibly powerful, but what causes one to form? Becca from our programs team talks about the origins of these explosive entities....more12minPlay
April 24, 2023What Counts As Artificial Intelligence?With so many stories in the news about the new capabilities of artificial intelligence, Emily from the museum's programs team explains what that term means and how AI works....more8minPlay
April 10, 2023Why Is It Important To Look For Life On Mars?Dr. Michael Meyer has been the lead scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program for over 25 years. He tells us what the possibility of life on the red planet would mean for science and our understanding of the universe....more14minPlay
FAQs about Pulsar:How many episodes does Pulsar have?The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.