How to Science

Episode 12: Science as superpower Jan 09, 2019

Dr. Mona uses science as a superpower to create positive change through her work with the Flint water crisis.

Episode 11: Kid scientists Dec 14, 2018

Developmental psychologist Henry Wellman gets into kids' brains to figure out how people grow to understand the world.

Episode 10: Extinct science trophies Dec 03, 2018

When Professor Pamela Raymond received an inappropriate anatomical heirloom from a colleague, she and Professor Deborah Goldberg put an end to the bizarre tradition.

Episode 9: Dangerous experiments Oct 22, 2018

When the H5N1 flu virus threatened the public with a pandemic, Professor Michael Imperiale helped the U.S. government decide how best to keep the contagion contained in research labs. Imperiale discusses how to stay safe while doing dangerous science.

Episode 8: Selling out for science? Oct 22, 2018

Researcher Kevin Boehnke struggled to reconcile his goal of helping people through science with his need to accept research funds that potentially have strings attached. Boehnke talks about how to deal with conflicts of interest in science research.

Episode 7: Risk and reward in research Oct 22, 2018

Astronomer Jon Miller's research satellite in orbit broke because of a glitch in its software code. Miller talks about how he balances risk and reward in a science career.

Season 2 trailer Aug 22, 2018

Catch up on all six episodes of Season 1 while you wait for How to Science: Season 2 to drop—coming soon! Fall 2018.

Episode 6: Tim McKay Nov 27, 2017

This week's guest Tim McKay tells the story of his early science days–when he defended his research equipment against mice, scorpions, and rattlesnakes in the desert–to his tamer, more recent efforts to welcome people into the fold of higher education.

Episode 6 promo Nov 24, 2017

A scientist who can speak to decades of experience in astrophysics research, upcoming guest Tim McKay has found new inspiration in making higher education broadly accessible.

Episode 5: Sara Aton Nov 20, 2017

Sara Aton is a University of Michigan scientist, researcher, alumna, and professor in the College of LSA with a background in visual art. She wound up in science after her job working with autistic clients made her want to know more about the brain. Now she studies the science of sleep.

Episode 5 promo Nov 17, 2017

Upcoming guest Sara Aton is a University of Michigan scientist, researcher, alumna, and professor in the College of LSA with a background in visual art. She wound up in science after her job working with autistic clients made her want to know more about the brain. Now she studies the science of sleep.

Episode 4: Orie Shafer Nov 13, 2017

Orie Shafer is a University of Michigan professor in the College of LSA who obsesses about biological clocks, which determine rhythms of activity in organisms. He studies networks of clock neurons in the brain to figure out how they orchestrate rhythmic behaviors.

Episode 4 promo Nov 09, 2017

Upcoming guest Orie Shafer is a University of Michigan professor in the College of LSA who obsesses about biological clocks, which determine rhythms of activity in organisms. He studies networks of clock neurons in the brain to figure out how they orchestrate rhythmic behaviors.

Episode 3: Meghan Duffy Nov 06, 2017

This week's guest, Meghan Duffy, sunk to a low point in her life and career when some of her early experiments failed. But she recovered enough to eventually score a faculty position at Michigan, and she recently snagged an invitation to speak at the March for Science in Washington, D.C. She posts articles with ideas, opinions, commentary, advice, and humor at the Dynamic Ecology blog. She's an ecology professor who takes her responsibilities seriously as a mentor in science, especially to young students of color.

Episode 3 promo Nov 06, 2017

This week's guest, Meg Duffy, sunk to a low point in her life and career when some of her early experiments failed. But she recovered enough to eventually score a faculty position at Michigan, and she recently snagged an invitation to speak at the March for Science in Washington, D.C. She posts articles with ideas, opinions, commentary, advice, and humor at the Dynamic Ecology blog. She's an ecology professor who takes her responsibilities seriously as a mentor in science, especially to young students of color.

Episode 2: Abby Lamb Oct 30, 2017

This week's guest, Abby Lamb, is a Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan. She converted from being a fundamentalist, proselytizing about Christianity and creationism, to an evolutionary biologist who advocates for science.

Episode 2 promo Oct 26, 2017

This week's guest, Abby Lamb, is a Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan. She converted from being a fundamentalist, proselytizing about Christianity and creationism, to an evolutionary biologist who advocates for science.

Episode 1: Trisha Wittkopp Oct 23, 2017

This week’s guest, Trisha Wittkopp, is a professor in MCDB and in LSA’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB). She’s a geneticist to the core who wonders deeply about how changes in genes produce differences in living things.

Episode 1 promo Oct 19, 2017

This week’s guest, Trisha Wittkopp, is a professor in MCDB and in LSA’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB). She’s a geneticist to the core who wonders deeply about how changes in genes produce differences in living things.

Season 1 Preview (in the beginning...) Oct 18, 2017

A show about science, research, and the humans involved in making it happen. Coming later this month from the curious minds at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

Season 1 Preview (infomercial) Oct 12, 2017

A show about science, research, and the humans involved in making it happen. Coming later this month from the curious minds at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

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