Inside Science Conversations: Recent Episodes
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The Inside Science Conversations podcast shows listeners the human side of science. It’s about what makes scientists and researchers tick. We’ll cover a wide variety of subjects, from record-breaking running to the hidden history of science. Please join us as we talk to researchers and authors about their work, their lives and why science is important for everyone.
In this episode of Inside Science Conversations Dr. Nicole Yunger Halpern tells host Chris Gorski about what drew her to physics and the how having a liberal arts education makes her a better scientist. She also discusses her upcoming book, Quantum Steampunk: The Physics of Yesterday's Tomorrow, and the similarities between quantum science and the steampunk genre. Quantum Steampunk: The Physics of Yesterday's Tomorrow, comes out on April 12, 2022 but is up for pre-order now.
On this episode of Inside Science Conversations, James Poskett tells host Chris Gorski about his new book, Horizons: The Global Origins of Modern Science. The book takes readers on a whirlwind trip through history and science, from the precolonial scientific and mathematical insights developed in West Africa, the Middle East and Polynesia to the important discoveries made by people from the Americas and India. The conversation weaves through how Europeans adopted a lot of these ideas, and how those turned into simplified narratives and led to the origins of the idea of the lone scientific genius. James also delves into some of the dark themes of the history of science and why the future of science depends on fully reckoning with its global history.
In today's episode, host Chris Gorski speaks with Kristen Nicholson, the director of the Pitching Lab at Wake Forest University. Nicholson talks about how an interest in math and the way the body moves eventually led to studying children with shoulder injuries, accomplished figure skaters and eventually baseball players. Nicholson also explains why it's so difficult to study the motion of the shoulder, and how her work in the lab may be able to help pitchers stay healthier.
In this episode Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi tells host Chris Gorski about how he fell in love with science, and how his interest grew as he went from reading everything he could get his hands on as a young person in the rural south to earning a Ph.D. in physics. Oluseyi shares stories from his book, A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars, as well as his passion for science education and inclusivity for all.
In this episode of Inside Science Conversations Chris speaks with Dr. Lindy Elkins-Tanton about her work on NASA's Psyche mission and what got her into science. Chris also asks Lindy about what she calls the “hero model” of science and her ideas about how making changes to the way teams are built may produce better results.
In the second part of their conversation, Dr. Phil Skiba tells host Chris Gorski how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected athletes and frontline workers. He also explains how doctors have adapted to the challenge of treating patients with the coronavirus before describing the toll the pandemic has taken on the people who work in the medical system.
Host Chris Gorski talks with Dr. Phil Skiba about how he went from wanting to be an astronaut to working in sports medicine. Dr. Skiba even helped on the team that worked to help Eliud Kipchoge run a marathon in less than 2 hours! Join us on Inside Science Conversations.