Science

Meet the Experts:  Kristie Reddick and Jessica Honaker, The Bug Chicks Kristie Reddick Kristie Reddick, M.S. is an entomologist, award-winning university lecturer and educational media specialist. Her research focuses on the biology, biodiversity, and distribution of solifuge arachnids in Kenya. She described the first male of the genus Tarabulida. After she received her Masters degree… Continue Reading Episode 237: Why Should We Care About Bugs?

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Meet the Expert: Dr. Karen Osborn, Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Dr. Karen Osborn is the Curator of Marine Invertebrates at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and studies the evolution of life in the deep, open ocean. Many animals that live in this largest of the earth’s habitats… Continue Reading Episode 235: How Do Sea Creatures Inspire Technology?

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Meet the Expert: Dr. Namita Gandhi, immunologist Dr. Namita Gandhi is an accomplished scientist, immunologist, and author with 20 years experience in biotech, notably contributing to therapies like Dupixent®. Passionate about inspiring the next generation, she wrote Immune Heroes, a children’s book making immunology accessible. She has studied over 100 diseases, making her an expert… Continue Reading Episode 229: What is the Immune System’s Secret Weapon to Fight Disease?

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Meet the Expert: Dr. Lauren Robinson, psychologist and animal welfare scientist Currently, I am visiting assistant professor in psychology at Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA USA. I teach courses on the principles of animal behavior, animal cognition, animal welfare in the psychological sciences, and human-animal interactions. I am an animal welfare scientist and… Continue Reading Episode 226: How Do Animals Cooperate with Each Other?

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Meet the Expert: Dr. Emily Rice, Associate Professor of Astrophysics at at Macaulay Honors College of the City University of New York (CUNY), and owner of Startorialist, a space and science-themed product site   Emily Rice is Associate Professor of Astrophysics at at Macaulay Honors College of the City University of New York (CUNY), faculty… Continue Reading Episode 225: Why Should We Connect Science and Art?

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Meet the Expert: Alex Re, host of the On Wildlife podcast Alex Re is our host and animal connoisseur. His favorite animal is a whale. As a child, he dreamed of being a whale watcher until he learned that he is unable to stay on a boat for longer than 5 minutes without getting sick. So, he switched… Continue Reading Episode 224: How Do Animals Change Over Time?

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Meet the Expert: Marge Gibson, founder of Raptor Education Group Marge and Don Gibson founded Raptor Education Group, Inc (REGI) in 1990. Marge has worked with wildlife for over 30 years. She began her work with raptors as a field biologist. She has worked with many high profile field projects including the California Condor Recovery… Continue Reading Episode 223: How Do You Rehabilitate a Bald Eagle?

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Meet the Expert: Dr. Carrie Logsdon McCullough, Veterinarian  In addition to being in private practice, Dr. McCullough was an adjunct associate professor of pediatric dentistry at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. She also treated patients at Columbus Children’s Hospital. She often used storytelling to distract her more anxious patients. The stories her patients… Continue Reading Episode 222: What Do You Do When a Tiger Has a Toothache?

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The Solve It! for Kids Podcast is on summer break! Enjoy our BEST of the AMAZING Ocean! You’ll hear clips from: Ep 194 How Do You Do Science at Sea? with Erin Winick Anthony Ep 200 How Much is there Still to Learn about the Ocean? with Dr. Brian Helmuth Ep 196 How Long Can… Continue Reading Episode 219: The BEST of the Amazing Ocean

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Meet the Expert:  Chris Flagg, Landscape Architect The majority of Chris Flagg’s 40-plus years of professional experience have been devoted to transforming his beliefs in design excellence into a higher quality of life through creativity and collaboration. His talents in master planning, community vision planning, large-scale mixed-use planning, transit-oriented and urban design, have led to… Continue Reading Episode 214: How Does a Landscape Architect Shape the World?

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