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 (1989–1993) with Dr. Ben Song, played by Raymond Lee, who…
The world’s reliance on fossil fuels are a contributor to climate change. Can fusion be a solution? Learn when writer/producer Angela Harvey talks to Stephanie Diem, a physicist and engineer at University of Wisconsin-Madison.…
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Con artists and scammers occupy a unique space in the public consciousness these days. Just as they repulse us, so too do they draw us in. We feel the need to re-enact their stories in Hollywood: Enron, Bernie Madoff, Elizabeth Holmes…. Do we relive the con…
The emerging AI technology has many people thinking about how it will effect them, and society. AI technologist Ashley Llorens talks about his perceived positives and negatives of AI with TV writer Ariella Blejer.…
Different types of artificial intelligence seem to be popping up everywhere these days; music, art, and even writing. But what is AI and how is it different from AGI? Find out when AI technologist Ashley Llorens talks with TV writer Ariella Blejer.…
What is the difference between traditional and modern methods that are used for editing plant genetics? Find out when TV/film writer Emilia Serrano speaks with plant geneticist Bobby Williams.…
Not many kids dream of growing up to be plant scientists, but what made plant geneticist Bobby Williams decide to go into this field? Find out when he explains what drives him to do the work he does with TV/film writer Emilia Serrano.…
Ask a Scientist … Does Anything Live at the Bottom of the Ocean?
The Mariana Trench is the deepest spot in the ocean, nearly 7 miles below the surface. Could anything live that deep? Oceanographer Dawn Wright talks with film producer Jeffrey Silver about what life forms she saw on…
When you go to the grocery store you might see the label non-GMO, but do you know what it means? Or what it does not mean? Or how it relates to Harrison Ford? Find out when TV/film writer Emilia Serrano speaks with plant geneticist Bobby Williams.…
