Session type: Science Talk

The Science in Ice Cream ft. Liquid Nitrogen

How does ice cream be scooped in a ball, yet turn creamy as soon as it hits your tongue?... Read More

Near-Earth Objects: Hunting Rocks in Space

For billions of years, Earth’s landscape has changed slowly. Continents move relative to each other, mountains are worn down... Read More

The Quest to Discover New Worlds: How We Take Pictures of Other Solar Systems

When we watch Star Wars or Star Trek, we see characters traveling between different solar systems, as if worlds... Read More

Molecular Compasses and Gyroscopes

Gyroscopes and compasses are simple tools that help us know which direction we’re going. A compass has a little... Read More

Space Weather and Satellites

Space weather is the weather in space, where the Sun sends out energy that ultimately ‘rains’ onto Earth. It... Read More

Using math to understand the hidden lives of fungi

Fungi surround us, but somehow also live dark, hidden lives. Succeeding as organisms requires overcoming challenges to grow and... Read More

Snowing here but sizzling there: How Earth makes weather and climate

Embark on an exciting journey around the world to discover why some places are snowy while others are sizzling... Read More

We are Star Stuff: Searching for Oxygen All Over the Universe

On the tiniest scales, matter on Earth is made up of atoms. These atoms are so tiny, you can’t... Read More

Scrubbed In: The Science of Cleaning up a Mess!

Whether you’re cooking dinner or performing cutting edge research, messiness is inevitable. From coffee stains to motor oil to... Read More

Imaging the Invisible: From Black Holes to the Proton

Some things in the universe are too small or too far away to ever take a picture of with... Read More