Have you ever wanted to meet a scientist? Do you want to know more about the people behind all the science news that’s out there? Well now you can! In this podcast, I’ll sit down with a different scientist each episode and ask them all of your questions and questions written by students at elementary and middle schools throughout the country!
Ask a Scientist
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Podcast Overview
Have you ever wanted to meet a scientist? Do you want to know more about the people behind all the science news that’s out there? Well now you can! In this podcast, I’ll sit down with a different scientist each episode and ask them all of your questions and questions written by students at elementary and middle schools throughout the country!
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Recent Episodes
August 3, 2021
Mary Hingst -- Hydrogeology
<p>Have you ever wanted to know more about water? In this episode, Mary Hingst, hydrogeologist at Well Aware, a female founded nonprofit that's bringing clean sustainable water to communities in east Africa, and doctoral student at the University of Delaware, talks to us all about groundwater. She answers questions about how groundwater can be contaminated, and how Well Aware brings clean water to communities in Africa! August is Water Awareness month, so Mary talks to us all about water awareness and how to get involved! </p> <p>Well Aware <a href="https://wellawareworld.org/">https://wellawareworld.org/</a></p> <p>International Water Institute <a href="https://iwinst.org/">https://iwinst.org/</a></p> <p>Mary Hingst <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-hingst-79679411/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-hingst-79679411/</a></p>
July 13, 2021
Dr. Priyanka Kushwaha -- Soil Microbiology
<p>Have you ever wanted to know about what microscopic organisms live in the soil? This week on Ask a Scientist, Dr. Priyanka Kushwaha, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Arizona talks to us all about soil microbiology (microbes that live in soils)!! She answers questions about what types of microbes live in soils, how she studies microbes, and why it is bad to eat dirt! </p> <p>Follow Dr. Kushwaha on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/pri_kush">https://twitter.com/pri_kush </a></p>
June 29, 2021
Dr. Yan Wang -- Neurobiology
<p>Have you ever wanted to know more about animals' brains? In this episode, Dr. Yan Wang, postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University, talks to us about how she studies the brain structures of different animals like bees and octopuses! She answers listener questions about these animals and about animal behaviors. She also talks about teaching science and science communication! </p> <p>Follow Dr. Wang on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ZYanWang">https://twitter.com/ZYanWang</a></p>
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