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Episode 64 - A Visit with Science Olympiad May 09, 2011

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In our final show of the season, we talk with Dr. Gerard J. Putz (President of Science Olympiad) and Jennifer Kopach (Marketing Director) about the Science Olympiad National Tournament to be hosted on May 20-21 by the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Interested in starting a Science Olympiad team in your school? Get suggestions from the pros.

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/?p=1703

Episode 63 – ThinkGeek and Re-purposing Electronics Apr 25, 2011

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This week we talk with Shane Peterman, PR Manager at ThinkGeek.com. In March, ThinkGeek introduced “Take These Broken Things“, a program where they were thinking* about sending boxes of broken stuff to deserving groups (like a school technology lab or a FIRST Robotics team). We talk with Shane about the program, re-purposing electronics, and about the products available at ThinkGeek.com.

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/?p=1669

Episode 62 - The Sitcom Experiment Apr 11, 2011

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Bill Prady, Executive Producer and co-creator of the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, joins us to talk about one of our favorite science shows.

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Episode 61 - Google's Global Science Fair Mar 21, 2011

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For episode 61, we talk with Google's Cristin Frodella about the Google Global Science Fair 2011. In partnership with CERN, the LEGO Group, National Geographic and Scientific American, Google has created an exciting new global science competition to help celebrate young scientific talent and engage students in science. Learn how to submit a project, then later to see and vote for some of the best projects.

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Episode 60 - Paleontology: Adventure with a Purpose Mar 07, 2011

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For episode 60, we talk about Paleontology with Dr. Paul Sereno. Dr. Sereno is a world-renowned paleontologist and Professor of Organismal Biology & Anatomy at the University of Chicago. He joins us to talk about what's new in the field of paleontology.

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Episode 59 - The Courage to Teach Feb 21, 2011

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In the shadow of what is happening in Wisconsin, Brian and Dale discuss evolution education with Dr. Eric Plutzer, co-author of "Defeating Creationism in the Courtroom, But Not in the Classroom" - a recently published article in Science Magazine.

Dr. Plutzer discusses the paper, and what the results reveal about how much evolution is actually being taught in biology classrooms across the nation.

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Episode 58 - Exploring New Worlds with Kepler Feb 07, 2011

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This week we talk with Dr. Natalie Batalha, co-investigator of NASA's Kepler Team. Dr. Batalha talks to us about her love of science (especially physics), the Kepler mission, and the discovery of planet Kepler 10b.

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Episode 57 - Preventing Bad Science in the Classroom Jan 24, 2011

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Finishing our UK tour, we talk with Dr. Ben Goldacre, author of "Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks and Big Pharma Flacks". Dr. Goldacre talks to us about interpreting scientific results, the tricks used to deceive us, and how science teachers might combat bad science in the classroom.

Episode 56 - More Chemistry Videos from PTOV Jan 10, 2011

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Kick off the International Year of Chemistry with the Periodic Table of Videos. Martyn Poliakoff and Sam Tang join us to talk about how they'll be part of the celebration.

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Episode 55 - Science Comedian Brian Malow Dec 20, 2010

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From Star Wars to evolution, this week's guest will surely make you laugh about science. Science comedian Brian Malow joins us to discuss science comedy and much more!

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