Safeguarding Sound Science
από National Center for Science Education
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Star Trek Meets Evolutionary Biology (And Good Things Happen)
Star Trek Meets Evolutionary Biology (And Good Things Happen)
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Safeguarding Sound Science from the National Center for Science Education combats misinformation, disinformation, and misconceptions with actual science. Host Mat Kaplan talks with scientists, researchers, and other experts as they dispel common misconceptions about evolution, climate change, and the nature of science. They discuss the importance of science in our day-to-day lives, and marvel at the wonders of ongoing scientific discovery that help us better understand the world around us.
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- Star Trek Meets Evolutionary Biology (And Good Things Happen) · 58 λεπ. · Σεζόν 2 Επεισόδιο 9Star Trek is one of the greatest science fiction universes ever created, spawning 12 main television series and 13 movies over the last 60 years. Who among us hasn't tried the…
- Teaching Evolution: Challenges, Progress, and the Road Ahead · 1 ώ. 8 λεπ. · Σεζόν 2 Επεισόδιο 8The understanding of evolution has had a profound positive effect on human existence, from medical advancements to conservation biology, as we have heard from so many of our…
- Darwin's Reach: How Evolution Shapes Our World Today · 60 λεπ. · Σεζόν 2 Επεισόδιο 7Invasive cancers. Antibiotic resistance. Agricultural biodiversity. To better understand these and many other pressing issues of our times, we need to better understand evolution…
- Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? · 56 λεπ.Maybe not, according to Todd Disotell, a biological anthropologist and science communicator from the University of Massachusetts. Among his many research interests, Disotell…
- Let's Talk About Sex (Scientifically) · 1 ώ. 2 λεπ. · Σεζόν 2 Επεισόδιο 5Everything in our lives is related to sex, in one way or another. So says Carin Bondar, one of today's guests. Bondar, a biologist, author, and philosopher who teaches at the…
- Baked, Steamed, and Frozen: Human Body Evolution in Changing Environments · 50 λεπ. · Σεζόν 2 Επεισόδιο 4In the flop of a movie, Waterworld, Kevin Costner's character (spoiler alert!) develops gills as an adaptation to a flooded planet altered by climate change. This plays into the…
- What Darwin Got Wrong ... and Very Right! · 1 ώ. 0 λεπ. · Σεζόν 2 Επεισόδιο 3Charles Darwin is one of the most recognizable names in science. His On the Origin of Species is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. In this episode of…
- Human Evolution: Uncovering our Origins · 57 λεπ. · Σεζόν 2 Επεισόδιο 2You know the t-shirt, right? The one that shows the progression from a monkey to a human? In this episode of Safeguarding Sound Science, we talk with two renowned…
- Peter Hotez on Vaccines, Evolution, and Your Health · 1 ώ. 12 λεπ. · Σεζόν 2 Επεισόδιο 2Vaccine skepticism and efforts to curb vaccine access are in the news almost daily. This despite the fact that for decades, vaccines have saved millions of lives and reduced…
- Safeguarding Sound Science Season 2: Evolution Edition · 3 λεπ. · Σεζόν 2 Επεισόδιο 1The second season of Safeguarding Sound Science from The National Center for Science Education examines the everyday impacts of evolution, the grand theory that informs our…
- The New Face of Climate Denial: Online Influencers · 1 ώ. 10 λεπ. · Σεζόν 1 Επεισόδιο 8Like nearly everything ever created by humans, social media can be used for good or evil. The same goes for podcasting and other streaming media shows. We’ll talk with two…
- Hope in the Face of the Climate Crisis: Youth Activism and Leadership · 1 ώ. 7 λεπ. · Σεζόν 1 Επεισόδιο 7Though climate change represents a clear and present danger for all of us, it is young people who will suffer the most if we don't mitigate global warming. And they understand…
- Making Every Classroom a Climate Classroom · 59 λεπ. · Σεζόν 1 Επεισόδιο 6What do teachers want and need to know about teaching climate change? And how can they best be prepared to tackle this critical topic, even in places where climate change is…
- Today's Forecast: Climate Change, Trusted Sources, and a Sprinkling of Local Relevance · 1 ώ. 2 λεπ. · Σεζόν 1 Επεισόδιο 5In a warming world, poison ivy is becoming bigger and itchier. That's the kind of personally relevant message that resonates with everyone, and helps make the impacts of climate…
- Zombie Theories Must Die! A Conversation with Climate Communicator Marshall Shepherd · 40 λεπ. · Σεζόν 1 Επεισόδιο 4Nationally recognized meteorologist, scientist, and author J. Marshall Shepherd describes zombie climate theories as those that live on, no matter how much the science refutes…
- Miseducation in the USA: How Our Kids Are Too Often Denied Climate Facts · 1 ώ. 12 λεπ. · Σεζόν 1 Επεισόδιο 3Award-winning journalist Katie Worth spent time in schools around the country talking to teachers and students as she attempted to understand the landscape of climate change…
- A Century of Disinformation: Naomi Oreskes and the Merchants of Doubt · 53 λεπ. · Σεζόν 1 Επεισόδιο 2In her critically acclaimed books, Merchants of Doubt and The Big Myth, Harvard historian Naomi Oreskes argues that well-funded interest groups have purposely sowed doubt and…
- What Climate Change? Michael Mann and Glenn Branch on the Climate Deniers · 48 λεπ. · Σεζόν 1 Επεισόδιο 1Scientists nearly unanimously agree that the planet is warming at an unprecedented rate, and that humans are the cause. We see evidence of climate change in the increased…
