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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.
March 27, 2023I Found This Strange Rock...Is It A Meteorite?We ask Dr. Ben Weiss, an MIT expert on meteorites, how to spot the difference between rocks that formed on Earth and ones that fell from space....more16minPlay
March 13, 2023I Think I Saw a Right Whale! Who Should I Call?North Atlantic Right Whales are critically endangered. We chat with Tim Cole and Lieutenant Christopher Licitra from NOAA Fisheries about efforts to identify, track, and conserve this fragile population....more16minPlay
November 14, 2022Do Vampire Bats Really Drink Blood?In part two of our conversation with evolutionary biologist Dr. Nancy Simmons, we discuss the astonishing diversity of bats and how they came to dominate Earth's night skies....more15minPlay
October 31, 2022How Did Bats Evolve Flight?Bats are the only mammals in Earth's history to achieve powered flight. We ask evolutionary biologist Dr. Nancy Simmons how bats gained this ability and why....more11minPlay
October 17, 2022What’s a Typical Day Like for a Mars Rover?Kim Steadman, an engineer who operates the Perseverance Mars rover, details the how, when, what, and why behind our incredible discoveries on Mars....more17minPlay
October 03, 2022Boston Has A City Archaeology Program? What Does It Do?Joe Bagley has been Boston's City Archeologist for over a decade. He shares some of the historic science that his department uncovers all around Beantown....more17minPlay
September 19, 2022What’s So Special About Gold, Anyway?The metal gold has been highly valued by humans throughout our history, but what makes it so unique? Museum educator Colin gives us insight into its amazing properties, from its cosmic origins to its use in some of the most advanced technology humans have ever created....more11minPlay
September 06, 2022Hurricane Hunters Part Three: Why Fly Though A Hurricane?For the exciting conclusion of our series on NOAA's Hurricane Hunter aircraft, we ask meteorologist Nikki Hathaway how flights through tropical storms can give us insight into their origins, mechanics, and perhaps most importantly, their trajectories....more17minPlay
August 22, 2022Hurricane Hunters Part Two: How Do You Study A Hurricane From Inside Of It?We continue our series on NOAA's Hurricane Hunter aircraft with aerospace engineer Nick Underwood, who flies on missions through hurricanes and collects data to study their behavior and predict their movement....more11minPlay
August 08, 2022Hurricane Hunters Part One: Can A Plane Really Fly Through A Hurricane?NOAA aircraft scout out hurricanes that may threaten the United States by flying aircraft over and even right through them. We ask Lieutenant Commander Kevin Doremus what it's like to pilot an airplane through the eyewall of a massive storm....more15minPlay
FAQs about Pulsar:How many episodes does Pulsar have?The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.