As science educators are increasingly reporting attacks on climate change education, the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is announcing that they will also be defending climate change science in public school science education. Join hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler as Dr. Eugenie Scott explains this new initiative for NCSE by adding climate change to their portfolio in defending good science education. Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/...
Jan 16, 2012•17 min
We highlight some of the major science discoveries in 2011 with Pamela Hines, senior editor at Science Magazine.
Jan 09, 2012•17 min
For the last episode of 2011, hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler talk with journalist and author Marcus Wohlsen. Wohlsen is a science writer for the Associated Press who has received abundant praise for his recent book "Biopunk: DIY Scientists Hack the Software of Life
Dec 19, 2011•35 min
In Episode 70, hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler talk with David Shapiro about his graphic novel "Terra Tempo: Ice Age Cataclysm". Shapiro is the creative director and writer at Craigmore Creations - a publishing house that specializes in Earth science and natural history stories.
Dec 05, 2011•22 min
Ever wanted your students to conduct scientific research? Our guest this week has some insights for you. Shownotes: http://laboutloud.com/
Nov 21, 2011•28 min
In Episode 68, hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler talk with Mark Schober about using Modeling Instruction in the science classroom. As president of the American Modeling Teacher's Association, Mark shares with us a history of modeling, how it can be used in the classroom and that it is for more than physics courses.
Nov 07, 2011•36 min
Learn about zipTrip- an electronic, interactive field trip that connects students across the country to scientists at Purdue University. Shownotes at: http://laboutloud.com
Oct 24, 2011•23 min
This week we discuss teaching techniques with Frank Noschese. Frank is a high school physics teacher at John Jay High School in Cross River, N.Y. and an active blogger . We talk with Frank about blogging, active student engagement, flipped classrooms, psuedoteaching, and the Khan Academy. Join the conversation and leave your comments. Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com...
Oct 10, 2011•37 min
Join us to kick off our 2011-2012 season by talking science standards with Jonathan Osborne from Stanford University. As a committee member who helped draft the Conceptual Framework for New Science Education Standards released this summer, Osborne talks to us about science practices, crosscutting concepts and core ideas found within the framework. Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/?p=1790
Sep 26, 2011•35 min
In our final show of the season, we talk with Dr. Gerard J. Putz (President of Science Olympiad) and Jennifer Kopach (Marketing Director) about the Science Olympiad National Tournament to be hosted on May 20-21 by the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Interested in starting a Science Olympiad team in your school? Get suggestions from the pros. Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/?p=1703
May 09, 2011•27 min
This week we talk with Shane Peterman, PR Manager at ThinkGeek.com . In March, ThinkGeek introduced “ Take These Broken Things “, a program where they were thinking* about sending boxes of broken stuff to deserving groups (like a school technology lab or a FIRST Robotics team). We talk with Shane about the program, re-purposing electronics, and about the products available at ThinkGeek.com . Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/?p=1669...
Apr 25, 2011•25 min
Bill Prady, Executive Producer and co-creator of the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory , joins us to talk about one of our favorite science shows. Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/
Apr 11, 2011•19 min
For episode 61, we talk with Google's Cristin Frodella about the Google Global Science Fair 2011 . In partnership with CERN, the LEGO Group, National Geographic and Scientific American, Google has created an exciting new global science competition to help celebrate young scientific talent and engage students in science. Learn how to submit a project, then later to see and vote for some of the best projects. Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com...
Mar 21, 2011•21 min
For episode 60, we talk about Paleontology with Dr. Paul Sereno. Dr. Sereno is a world-renowned paleontologist and Professor of Organismal Biology & Anatomy at the University of Chicago. He joins us to talk about what's new in the field of paleontology. Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com
Mar 07, 2011•38 min
In the shadow of what is happening in Wisconsin, Brian and Dale discuss evolution education with Dr. Eric Plutzer, co-author of "Defeating Creationism in the Courtroom, But Not in the Classroom" - a recently published article in Science Magazine. Dr. Plutzer discusses the paper, and what the results reveal about how much evolution is actually being taught in biology classrooms across the nation. Show notes: http://laboutloud.com
Feb 21, 2011•45 min
This week we talk with Dr. Natalie Batalha, co-investigator of NASA's Kepler Team. Dr. Batalha talks to us about her love of science (especially physics), the Kepler mission, and the discovery of planet Kepler 10b. Show notes: http://laboutloud.com
Feb 07, 2011•24 min
Finishing our UK tour, we talk with Dr. Ben Goldacre, author of "Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks and Big Pharma Flacks". Dr. Goldacre talks to us about interpreting scientific results, the tricks used to deceive us, and how science teachers might combat bad science in the classroom.
Jan 24, 2011•42 min
Kick off the International Year of Chemistry with the Periodic Table of Videos. Martyn Poliakoff and Sam Tang join us to talk about how they'll be part of the celebration. Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com
Jan 10, 2011•47 min
From Star Wars to evolution, this week's guest will surely make you laugh about science. Science comedian Brian Malow joins us to discuss science comedy and much more! Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com
Dec 20, 2010•48 min
Explore the Encyclopedia of Life. Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/
Dec 06, 2010•42 min
This week hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler talk to Daniel M Carchidi (Publication Director) and Dr. Natalie Kuldell (instructor) about MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW). OCW is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content, open and available to the world. Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com
Nov 15, 2010•29 min
This week we discuss our favorite science books and talk to author Sam Kean. Sam discusses the periodic table and storytelling in his new book "The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements". Learn more at: http://laboutloud.com/
Nov 01, 2010•42 min
New at Lab Out Loud: This week we discuss our favorite science blogs and talk to Rhett Allain - an Associate Professor of physics at Southeastern Louisiana University. Rhett discusses science teaching and his popular blog Dot Physics, at www.wired.com/wiredscience/dotphysics . What science blogs do you follow? Join the conversation at www.laboutloud.com to share your favorite science blogs and websites....
Oct 18, 2010•33 min
This week we discuss our favorite new science shows and talk to Mythbuster Kari Byron about her new show on The Science Channel. Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com
Oct 04, 2010•23 min
What science do you listen to? We talk to one of the creators of some of our favorite science tunes. John Linnell from the band They Might Be Giants joins us to discuss their science album titled Here Comes Science . show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/
Sep 20, 2010•36 min
For our 100th podcast interview (including 52 interviews with Periodicity), we talk with former marine biologist turned filmmaker and author Randy Olson. Shownotes at: http://laboutloud.com/
May 10, 2010•33 min
This week's guest is Daniel Loxton, author of the kid's book titled, "Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be." Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/
Apr 26, 2010•19 min
This week we talk to Dr. Scott Sampson - host of the PBS show Dinosaur Train. Dr. Scott is also a Canadian dinosaur paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and educator who serves as Research Curator at the Utah Museum of Natural History. Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/
Apr 12, 2010•28 min
Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/ Today we talk with Cory Doctorow - science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger.
Mar 22, 2010•41 min
In this episode, we talk about the science behind car crashes with our guest Dr. Griff Jones. While working with the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, Dr. Jones has helped create two DVDs for the science classroom. Show notes at http://laboutloud.com
Mar 08, 2010•29 min
