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Reinventing the Wheel
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: PS How would you reinvent something that’s been used for thousands of years, by millions of people?...
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The Physics of Basketball
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: PS Can science make you better at sports? Sports scientist John Drazan says the answer is yes. John...
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The Science of Peregrines' Fast Flight
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS PS How do peregrine falcons dive so fast? That’s what listener Henry wants to know. Peregrines...
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The Hurricane of the Future
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: ESS PS K-ESS2-1, K-ESS3-2, 4-ESS3-2, 3-ESS3-1 Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns, Cause and Effect Why...
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The Launch of the Irish Satellite
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: ESS How does a country start its own space program? Come with us to Ireland to find out, and meet...
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The Case of the Shrinking Laboratory
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: PS What if you could shrink your technology down to a size that’s 100,000 times smaller than the...
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The Barcelona Supercomputer Adventure
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: PS In this episode, we visit a supercomputer! It's called MareNostrum 4, and it's house in a former...
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Take a Tour of the Field Museum's Mineral Collection!
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: PS Have you ever been to a natural history museum? Sure, they have awesome fossils, human artifacts,...
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The Electric Detectives with Mike Legatt
In this episode, we delve into darkness to discover where electricity comes from - by learning what happens when it disappears. EDUCATION...
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The Puzzle of the Flipping Cat with Greg Gbur
Ever wonder how a cat always lands on its feet? For over a hundred years this puzzle has been catnip for physicists – leaving many...