The Say it Simply Show

You either wear glasses, or know someone who does. But what does that prescription really mean? The pluses the minuses, the spheres the cylinders? Dr. Leah Johnson, optometrist and expert eye care explainer,  is going to break it down simply as she teaches us to decode our own eyesight and how wecan take the best care of it.

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Learn more about Dr. Leah Johnson and her practice here https://www.innovativeeye.care/

Does a spacecraft have the equivalent of a “spare tire” if something breaks? You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to understand! Former JPL engineer Jan Berkeley tells us all about her role in NASA’s Galileo mission to Jupiter, including what it’s like to watch your hard work eventually crash land. Come for the learning, stay for the heartwarming Star Trek references.

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Learn more about the space website Jan mentions here: Space.com

Does the mention of “math” bring up painful childhood memories for you? Today we sit down with Casey Warmbrand, who is passionate about showing the world that math can be creative and joyful. We chat about the joy of problem solving, how “messy” math might just be the best math, and WHY “pi r squared” is the area of a circle. Spoiler alert: it involves pizza.

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Here are the TED talks Casey mentions:

Math is the Hidden Secret to Understanding the World, Roger Antonsen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQElzjCsl9o

Do Schools Kill Creativity, Ken Robinson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY

Some think it takes years of training and rare talent to be considered “musical.” Our expert guest disagrees! Today we sit down with Dr. Evan Tobias, Associate Professor at Arizona State University, and talk about all the ways people are musicalwithout necessarily realizing it.

We break down the challenges of communicating on a topic that feels intimidating to some, how to balance curiosity with prescription, and how…an unexpected car repair led to a deeper reflection on the place music holds in peoples’ lives.

Connect with Evan:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-tobias-0287b229/

https://evantobias.net/

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Curious what a Hurdy Gurdy is? See it in action here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyBYRlB6VW4

Here is the book Evan mentioned: The Water Knife https://www.amazon.com/Water-Knife-Paolo-Bacigalupi/dp/080417153X

As a communicator, how do we handle common misconceptions people might have about our topic that could hinder their understanding of our message? Dr. Michelle Schack’s answer? Take time to listen, let people see your work, and...write a children’s book!

For our first episode, Emily sits down with Dr. Michelle, Schack, better known as “The Dairy Doc” on social media to chat about how milk gets from the cow to your grocery store, the misconceptions people have about it, and the communicationtechniques that help her teach thousands of people so much more about the food they consume and where it comes from.

Check out her book From Milk Cow to Carton available on here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H35Y8MJR

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Follow Michelle the Dairy Doc:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dairy_Doc

Instagram: instagram.com/dairy.doc