New Year Q&A 2024/25

Why aren't mushroom animals? Why is this mushroom growing out of a frog?? WHAT KIND OF MUSHROOM IS TOAD?!?! Well Sage the Bad Naturalist is here to answer all our festering fungus questions! Things we Talk About: Sponge LifecycleFungus LifecycleMushroom Growing out of FrogBunashi ... Show More

Why are there so many vitamins, what even IS a vitamin?? Well Tom finally understands, and takes us on a tour through their infuriating past. And how did the cheerful fairy we know and love today, evolve into its current form? Well we'll only tell if you can answer our riddles th ... Show More

For episode 101, we're challenging ourselves to make a technically family friendly, swear free episode! Why is the sky blue? Well it turns out it took a lot of science to understand why! And what is speech disfluency? Well it's like... um... you'll see! Images we Talk About:Green ... Show More

We’ve hit the middle of Season 7 and we’re continuing to explore our 6 most listened-to episodes. Each episode has a new introduction in which Jen and Michael reflect on why the topic resonated so much with our listeners and what we’ve learned about the topic in the interim.Comin ... Show More

<p>It’s been an exciting and hectic year in science discovery and innovation. We’ve reported on stories from across many fields of science—from city climate plans and panda conservation to AI energy consumption and the spread of bird flu.</p><p>Earlier this month, Ira sat down in ... Show More

<p>It’s our last episode of season 2!! We cannot believe it.</p><p>Today we are going to be talking about LOVE… No, it is not valentines day but Yaz has some interesting stories about her love life and she delves into what’s going on in the science behind this crazy emotion.</p>< ... Show More

<p>It&#39;s a moist one! In this episode, Jess and Caroline slid from topic to topic, opening with some listener appreciation (and a new interactive segment #searchhistoryshame), then turning it way down with a discussion about disappointing people. We explore the pros and cons o ... Show More

Three years later and we couldn’t be more excited to be sharing Episode 100 of Let’s Talk SciComm with you. We are so proud to still be creating this podcast and couldn’t be more grateful to YOU, our fabulous listeners, for continuing to support us. To celebrate reaching episode ... Show More

<p>We’re often drawn to people who appear to be true to themselves. Yet showing our authentic selves to the world can be terrifying. This week, we kick off 2025 with a new series, “Wellness 2.0.” We’ll go beyond New Year’s resolutions to take a deep look at how we can approach ou ... Show More

We're answering some cool and interesting questions you sent us in this episode. We answer questions about cats, numbers, and planets! Discover why cats have whiskers and tails, how ancient humans counted before numbers existed, and why numbers never end. We'll also explore why p ... Show More

<p>We asked for more questions, and folks, you delivered! Therapy Jeff and Sarah Rice are answering even more of your most thoughtful questions. We love getting to hear what’s on your mind. Are we the new Loveline for the podcast crowd? Could be!<br> <br> Here’s a taste of what w ... Show More

Honestly, for this week's episode we did not know WHAT to talk about and we also weren't in the mood to talk about anything serious or mid-serious. So we thought it was the perfect time to continue our WTJ "OFF TOPIC" series! No notes, no topics, no direction, just us.. two micro ... Show More

Shailen Jasani introduces the podcast series and explains what you can expect. The podcasts are primarily aimed at vets and nurses in first opinion/non-referral practice as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students: Free to access and download (including via iTunes) Discuss ... Show More