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March 5, 2025
PODCAST | Unleashing (or restraining?) American Energy
Just over a month into the second Trump Administration, there is a lot of uncertainty in the energy sector around how the new policy landscape may affect the momentum of the clean energy transition. In this episode, current AAAS STPF fellow Mark Feuer DiTusa speaks with Danielle Lemmon, a current...
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May 19, 2016
PODCAST | The Scientific Method: What does it mean to you?
In the inaugural episode of the Sci on the Fly podcast, host Beth Linas is joined by six current STPF fellows – Shobhana Gupta, Gabe Perez-Giz, Kristin Lewis, Claire Schulkey and Ariela Zycherman – to discuss the elusive definition of The Scientific Method...
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August 22, 2016
PODCAST | Zika, the Olympics, and Other Mass Gatherings
Do you know where and when Zika virus emerged? With the the 31st Olympiad in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, the location thought to be the epicenter of the Zika outbreak in the Americas, this podcast examines the origins of Zika as well as the public health concerns...
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October 20, 2016
PODCAST | STDs, HIV, Mosquitoes, and Zika
Concluding our exploration of the Zika virus, this podcast examines different strategies and polices learned from other infectious diseases to address a potential Zika epidemic. Drs. Beth Linas, Claire Schulkey and Shobhana Gupta interview three experts...
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December 1, 2016
PODCAST | Some love them, some hate them, some don't care: GMOS
Sesquile Ramon (2015-17 Executive Branch Fellow) dives into a discussion of ghenetically modified organisms (GMOs) and why some people love them, some don’t trust them, and some don’t care as long as they taste good. Three more fellows -- Daniel Hicks, Ariela...
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February 7, 2017
PODCAST | What makes a data scientist?
"Data Scientist" is listed as the “Sexiest Job of the 21st Century” by the Harvard Business Review, but what is data science and what do data scientists do? Claire Schulkey investigated the question at International Data Week speaking with Amy Nurnberger and...
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April 14, 2017
PODCAST | Scientists are People, Too, Episode 1
This is the first episode in a new series called “Scientists are People Too.” In each episode, we will ask scientists about their work and their daily lives. This episode asks scientists “What is the biggest mistake you have made in science or the most...
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June 5, 2017
PODCAST | From Food Waste and Wasted Food to Resource Recovery
Americans waste 40% of their food. How did we become so wasteful and what can we do about it? Dr. Ariela Zycherman is joined by Dr. Irina Feygina of Climate Central, Jason Turgeon of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Maria Rose Belding and Grant Nelson...
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August 22, 2017
PODCAST | Reality at the smallest scale: What is quantum physics and why should you care?
“Quantum physics” is often viewed in popular culture as being entirely incomprehensible. STPF fellows Eric Breckenfeld and Jonathan Trinastic speak with three physicists from government, academia and industry to discuss the phenomena studied in quantum physics...
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October 27, 2017
PODCAST | The Science of Human Security: Building Communities Resilient to Violent Extremism
In a world that is currently plagued by incidents of violent extremism and terror, we are often presented with messages or news stories that focus on the leaders of violent extremist organizations or the perpetrators of such attacks. That type of messaging has...
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November 20, 2017
PODCAST | The Science of Human Security: Social science & violent extremism
In a world that plagued by incidents of violent extremism and terror, we are often presented with messages or news stories that focus on the leaders of extremist organizations or the perpetrators of such attacks. This type of messaging can be a distraction...
