SolveItForKids Science podcast

Dr Kristen Lear LOVES Bats. You might even say she is batty for bats. She has worked with bats in central Texas pecan orchards (studying the pest control services of bats to pecan farmers) and in Naracoorte Caves, South Australia (conducting population studies on the critically endangered Southern Bent-wing Bat) She is on Solve It For Kids to tell us how kids can help bats thrive.

This week Jennifer & Jedlie speak with TeMika Grooms. TeMika is a civil engineer who tells us how she solves the problem of moving a lot of water from where you don't want it to where you do want it. TeMika is also a talented artist and the illustrator of Jennifer's Save The Crash test Dummies Book.

KEITH ELLENBOGEN is an acclaimed underwater photographer with a focus on environmental conservation. Through Keith’s photography, he seeks to evoke a sense of discovery and create intimate, personal connections to inspire positive social change and a global understanding of the world around us. He is on the show today to tell how he captured his amazing pictures of a Great White Shark

Today Dr Emily Swanson is on the show to tell us how a dentist builds teeth out of soap. More importantly she tells us why anyone would build a soapy tooth. She also answers the question "is it gross looking into people's mouths all day?"

Dr Gene Van Buren is on the podcast to answer the question "How Do You Measure Particles That Are Too Small To Be Seen?" Perhaps a better question would be why would we want to measure such tiny particles. Simple answer, they could hold the secret to how the Universe was created!

Today Dr Darlene Lim join Jen & Jedlie to solve the problem of communicating with people on Mars. Dr. Lim conducts COOL experiments ON EARTH to help us figure out how humans will work/communicate on Mars!

Shah Selbe is a busy guy. He is a Rocket Scientist, Conservation Technologist and a National Geographic Explorer! He is on the Solve It For Kids Podcast to tell us how he created his own job and, more importantly, let us know how technology can help us conserve the planet!

This week the Solve It team welcomes famed Aquanaut, Oceanographic Explorer, Environmental Advocate and Founder of The Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center, Fabien Cousteau. Fabien tells us what it is like to live, explore and go to the bathroom under water.

Astronaut Cady Coleman has been to space three times! On one of those missions she lived on the International Space Station for almost six months. She knows how to live in space, and she knows how to solve problems. She shares some fun stories & answers listener questions!

Our guest today is Grammy-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre. One of the most popular musicians of his generation. His concert music has been performed throughout the world by millions of amateur and professional musicians alike, while his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united singers from over 120 different countries. Today we speak with him about his out of this World composition Deep Field