Sinopsis
How do astronomers photograph a black hole? How often do planes get hit by lightning? What does the EPA actually do? Science is all around us and transforming our world at a rapid pace. Extragalactic astrophysicist Sabrina Stierwalt is here to guide you through it. She'll help you make sense of the everyday and the once-in-a-lifetime.
Episodios
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![221 EE What Are Fast Radio Bursts?]()
221 EE What Are Fast Radio Bursts?
09/01/2017 Duración: 08minEE explains why astronomers are so excited about the recent announcement on fast radio bursts
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![220 EE Why Is the Ozone Hole Shrinking?]()
220 EE Why Is the Ozone Hole Shrinking?
02/01/2017 Duración: 07minEE shares her favorite science story of 2016
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![177 EE Why Does the Melting of Arctic Sea Ice Matter?]()
177 EE Why Does the Melting of Arctic Sea Ice Matter?
26/12/2016 Duración: 06minEE explores 6 impacts of the melting of Arctic sea ice.
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![219 EE What Does Mercury in Retrograde Mean?]()
219 EE What Does 'Mercury in Retrograde' Mean?
19/12/2016 Duración: 07minEE explains what it means for Mercury to be in retrograde
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![218 EE Lithium-Ion Batteries: What They Are and Why They Explode]()
218 EE Lithium-Ion Batteries: What They Are and Why They Explode
12/12/2016 Duración: 05minEE explores how lithium-ion batteries work
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![217 EE 6 Tips for Identifying Fake News]()
217 EE 6 Tips for Identifying Fake News
05/12/2016 Duración: 11minEE gives tips for separating fact from fiction when it comes to news sources.
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![174 EE How Are Seasonal Flu Vaccines Made?]()
174 EE How Are Seasonal Flu Vaccines Made?
28/11/2016 Duración: 08minEE explores the science behind the production of seasonal flu vaccines.
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![216 EE What to Say to a Climate Change Skeptic]()
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![215 EE The Science Behind Climate Change]()
215 EE The Science Behind Climate Change
14/11/2016 Duración: 09minEE explores the basic science of the climate change debate
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![214 EE The Science Behind How Your Vote Is Counted]()
214 EE The Science Behind How Your Vote Is Counted
07/11/2016 Duración: 10minEE discusses how votes are collected and counted in US elections
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![213 EE Is the Five Second Rule Real?]()
213 EE Is the Five Second Rule Real?
31/10/2016 Duración: 07minEE explores the science behind the 5 second rule
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![212 EE The Neuroscience of Fear: What Happens in Your Brain When Youre Afraid]()
212 EE The Neuroscience of Fear: What Happens in Your Brain When You're Afraid
24/10/2016 Duración: 09minEE explores the brain's response to fear and what makes us afraid
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![156 EE Do Aliens Exist?]()
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![211 EE Can You Really Trust Election Polls?]()
211 EE Can You Really Trust Election Polls?
10/10/2016 Duración: 10minEE describes the science of designing an accurate election poll.
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![210 EE Should I Get a Flu Shot?]()
210 EE Should I Get a Flu Shot?
03/10/2016 Duración: 07minThe why, when, and how of who should get a flu shot
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![209 EE How Antibiotics Work: Past, Present, and Future]()
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![208 EE How Many Stars Are in the Sky?]()
208 EE How Many Stars Are in the Sky?
19/09/2016 Duración: 08minEE discusses the European Space Agency's Gaia mission
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![207 EE New Research Reveals There Are 4 Separate Species of Giraffes]()
207 EE New Research Reveals There Are 4 Separate Species of Giraffes
12/09/2016 Duración: 07minEE discusses a new study finding there are more giraffe species than we thought
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![205 EE Proxima B: 5 Things You Need to Know About the New Earth-Like Planet]()
205 EE Proxima B: 5 Things You Need to Know About the New Earth-Like Planet
29/08/2016 Duración: 08minEE discusses the discovery of Earth's newest neighbor
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![135 EE Why We Dump Plastic into the Ocean]()
135 EE Why We Dump Plastic into the Ocean
22/08/2016 Duración: 06minEveryday Einstein explains why many plastics are not recycled and how they're impacting our oceans.
