Ask a Scientist…Why Does it matter if frogs go extinct?
Does it matter if the world doesn’t have frogs? Amphibian researcher Gina Della Togna talks with Jon Turteltaub, film director, about why we need to keep frogs from going extinct. The Ark at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama…
Ask a Scientist…How similar is ancient DNA to DNA found today?
Emily Carmichael, screenwriter of Jurassic World: Dominion, asks PaBeth Shapiro, Chief Science Officer at Colossal, about the differences between DNA found in animal living today and DNA found in animals from millions of years ago. Can DNA survive intact in…
Discovering the Physics of Quantum Leap
Albert Einstein, hidden formulas for fusion energy, stellarators, and time travel. For Drew Lindo, writer and producer for Quantum Leap, high-level science was at the heart of his episode “Secret History.” Quantum Leap is a revival of the original series…
ASK A SCIENTIST … What is generative AI?
How do generative AI models work? Find out when AI technologist Ashley Llorens talks with TV writer Ariella Blejer.
Ask a Scientist…How Does Malaria Make You Sick?
Did you know that malaria is a leading cause of child mortality? TV and film director Valerie Weiss talks to Fredros Okumu a leading mosquito biologist about how malaria makes you sick and why it causes so many deaths. One…
