Ask a Scientist is a short video series in which Hollywood friends of The Science & Entertainment Exchange chat with scientists who answer their most pressing questions about the state of the state in science. Maybe you have similar questions. Perhaps you might find inspiration in someone else's curiosity. Or, hey, you happen to have a few minutes to kill and this is (way) better than getting lost on TikTok with cats.
What Is Generative AI?
How do generative AI models work? Find out when AI Technologist Ashley Llorens talks with TV writer Ariella Blejer.
What Is the Oldest Known Form of Exoskeleton?
Exoskeletons seem like a technology of the future? But are they? Writer and producer Vijal Patel asks Karl Zelik, a biomedical engineer, about when exoskeletons began to be developed.
What Are Examples of Nano-technology in Our Lives?
Is nanotech currently only used in labs or are there examples in our everyday lives? Find out when Ira Ungerleider, writer/producer, asks Nanoscientist Rita Blaik.
Why Is It Important to Map the Bottom of the Ocean?
It is hard to believe that less than 25% ocean bottom has been mapped. There is an effort to map the seabed by 2030. Oceanographer Dawn Wright discusses why mapping the bottom of the ocean is important with film producer Jeffrey Silver.
What is blue carbon and what is its role in climate change?
In the fight against climate change, we may have overlooked one of nature’s simple solutions: blue carbon ecosystems. Writer/producer Brenda Hsueh speaks with Conservation International’s Vice President of Ocean Science and Innovation Emily Pidgeon about what blue carbon is and how it can help climate change.