While various vertebrates have been taught to learn humans' concept of "zero," might too honey bees, even though their brains have thousands of times fewer neurons? In episode 31 Adrian Dyer from...

Listen to the episode Nothing to a Bee – Adrian Dyer

Might early hearing impairment lead to cognitive challenges later in life? Yune Lee from the Ohio State University talks with us in episode 30 about his research into how even minor hearing...

Listen to the episode Hearing Loss and Cognition – Yune Lee

No matter whether you think you can or can't, the saying goes, you're right. Neil Lewis, Jr. from Cornell University talks with us in episode 29 about about his research into what differentiates...

Listen to the episode Differing Interpretations of Difficulty – Neil Lewis, Jr.

Righting a 200 year old mistake: Armita Manafzadeh from Brown University talks with us about how her simulations of pterosaurs' range-of-motion demonstrate that the ancient reptiles almost...

Listen to the episode Debunking Pterosaurs Flight – Armita Manafzadeh

What can prehistory tell us about the origins of modern birds? Bhart-Anjan Bhullar from Yale University talks with us about how the discovery of a 95 million year old Ichthyornis fossil in...

Listen to the episode Prehistoric Origins of Birds – Bhart-Anjan Bhullar

In celebration of LGBTSTEMDay, we talk with Bryce Hughes of Montana State University about his research into the factors that influence the retention of LGBQ students in STEM programs. His...

Listen to the episode Retaining LGBQ Undergraduates in STEM – Bryce Hughes

Do people who willingly hold down multiple careers at the same time struggle like the rest of us to find authenticity in their work? Brianna Caza, Sherry Moss & Heather Vough (of the University...

Listen to the episode Multiple Work Identities – Brianna Caza, Sherry Moss & Heather Vough

Might police shootings of unarmed African Americans have anything to do with state-level structural racism? Anita Knopov from Boston University joins us to talk about her study "The Relationship...

Listen to the episode Structural Racism & Police Shootings – Anita Knopov

We thought this study was ultimately about William Shakespeare, and were wrong. David Kernot from Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group, currently studying at the Australian National...

Listen to the episode Uncovering Uncertain Identities – David Kernot