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Firebeetles with Sara Lewis Feb 06, 2021

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In some parts of the world they're known as fireflies. In other parts, they're called lightning bugs. On this episode of The Show About Science, Sara M. Lewis from the Department of Biology at Tufts University joins Nate to talk about these fascinating and mysterious creatures.

Learn more about Sara's work: https://ase.tufts.edu/biology/labs/lewis/
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The Serendipitous Zebrafish Discovery with Keith Cheng and Máté Varga Dec 11, 2020

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A scientist from Budapest who immigrated to the US in the 1930s. A beloved and common pet store fish. And a researcher looking at genes that suppress the growth of cancerous tumors. On this episode of The Show About Science, these three worlds serendipitously collide to lead to a discovery that would help us understand one of the most important things in human history.

Joining Nate on the show are Keith Cheng, the Principal Investigator of the Cheng Lab at the Penn State College of Medicine, and Máté Varga, a professor at Eötvös Loránd University in the Department of Genetics.

Learn more about Dr Cheng:
http://chenglab.io

https://www.scienceintheclassroom.org/research-papers/golden-fish-reveals-pigmentation-loss-europeans

Read Máté Varga's article about the life and work of George Streisinger:
https://thenode.biologists.com/doctor-delayed-publications-remarkable-life-george-streisinger/careers/

To read and/or write your own amazing ministories, head on over to https://amazingministories.org. I can't wait to read the awesome stuff you write!

Supernovas with Sarafina Nance Sep 09, 2020

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Sarafina Nance is an American astrophysicist and science communicator who is a PhD student in the Department of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley. She joins Nate on this episode of The Show About Science to talk about supernovas.

Learn more about Sarafina at: https://starafina.com/

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Transmissions From the Quarantine: Remote Learning Sep 09, 2020

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Want to be on the show? Call our hotline: (202)681-9144. You can also email your voice recordings to showaboutscience@gmail.com.

I love hearing what people are doing, thinking and feeling as we continue to navigate COVID-19 together (at a distance). We want to share your transmissions on this new miniseries from Nate and The Show About Science!

Cockroaches with Dominic Evangelista Jul 25, 2020

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Dominic Evangelista is an evolutionary biologist who studies how biodiversity originates through evolutionary processes. And what creature on this planet is more diverse then bugs? On this episode of The Show About Science, Dominic and Nate dive through the interesting world of cockroaches.

Learn more about Dominic and his work at https://www.roachbrain.com/

Ick! with Melissa Stewart Jul 07, 2020

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Okay kids, prepare your parents for a totally gross and super awesome interview! On this episode of The Show About Science, author Melissa Stewart takes us on a gross journey through the animal world. Find out where the Bone-Eating Snot Flower Worm calls home, how the Northern Fulmar protects itself and why Nate loves the Asian Bombardier Beetle.

Melissa's latest book is entitled ICK! Delightfully Disgusting Animal Dinners, Dwellings and Defenses. Learn more about Melissa and Ick! here: https://www.melissa-stewart.com/books/mammals/bk_ick.html

Lemurs with Anne Yoder May 26, 2020

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Anne Yoder is a biologist, researcher, and professor at Duke University. When Anne was in college, a serendipitous visit to the Duke Lemur Center inspired her fascination with lemurs, Madagascar, and all things evolutionary. She would later go on to become the Director of the Duke Lemur Center between 2006 and 2018. On this episode of The Show About Science, Nate and Anne discuss these fascinating creatures and the amazing place they call home.

Learn more about Anne's work: http://yoderlab.org/
Learn more about the Duke Lemur Center: https://lemur.duke.edu/

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Planetary Geology with Bethany Ehlmann May 09, 2020

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Bethany Ehlmann is a professor of planetary science at CalTech and a research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She joins Nate on this episode of The Show About Science to talk about her work on the three Mars Rover missions (Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity) and to share what we can learn by studying the geological composition of other planets.

Transmissions From The Quarantine: What Day Is It? May 09, 2020

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New transmissions!
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Transmissions From The Quarantine: Day 8 Mar 21, 2020

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New transmissions on this episode from Kelton, Sharon, and Liv.
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You can also email your voice recordings to showaboutscience@gmail.com.
I love hearing what people are doing, thinking and feeling as we continue to navigate COVID-19 together (at a distance). We want to share your transmissions on this new miniseries from Nate and The Show About Science!

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