The story of Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb is a fascinating tale of two accomplished pilots fighting for the future of women in space. On this episode, Amy Shira Teitel discussed her book, Fighting for Space.
There can be only one… 😉
Posted by: grokscience | March 18, 2020
Space Fight
Posted by: grokscience | March 11, 2020
Space Age Women
The history of women in the space age is captured in a fascinating exhibit featuring collections of images from this past. On this episode, Dr. Julie Wosk discussed her exhibit, Imaging Women in the Space Age.
Blast off… 😉
Posted by: grokscience | March 4, 2020
Electric Brain
Brainwaves may seem like the subject of science fiction, but the study of these brainwaves is at the forefront of modern neuroscience. On this episode, R. Douglas Fields discussed his book, Electric Brain.
Free your mind… 😉
Posted in episodes | Tags: brain, brainwaves, groks, neuroscience, science
Posted by: grokscience | February 26, 2020
Balanced Body
Although food is essential for survival, eating the wrong types of food may be deleterious to our health. What is the role of hormones in our food supply and our health? On this episode, Dr. Neal Barnard discussed his book, Your Body in Balance.
Tip the scales… 😉
Posted by: grokscience | February 19, 2020
Scientist Spy
International competition for technological resources often leads to intellectual espionage, even over a resource as seemingly mundane as corn. On this episode, Mara Hvistendahl discussed her book, The Scientist and the Spy.
Corn of silence? 😉
Posted by: frank | February 12, 2020
It’s Elementary!
90 year old problems do not seem older than the day when they were conceived. In physics, these include the question of a periodic table analogue for elementary particles and the nature of dark energy and dark matter. On this episode, Thomas Buckholtz joins us to discuss these classic problems and unified approaches for explaining them.
One model to rule them all… 😉
Posted in episodes | Tags: astrophysics, cosmology, elementary particles
Posted by: grokscience | February 5, 2020
Sex Matters
Our emotional health is intimately related to the proper operations of evolutionarily ancient parts of our brain. How can our sex lives be a window into these critical aspects of our brains? On this episode, Dr. Nan Wise discussed her book, Why Good Sex Matters.
Indeed… 😉
Posted by: grokscience | January 29, 2020
Friendship
Friendship is an important part of maintaining a healthy mental life, but can it also improve our biological health? On this episode, Lydia Denworth discussed the new science of friendship.
Finish them… 😉
Posted by: grokscience | January 22, 2020
Transcendence
The success of humans as a species is often attributed to the profound increase in brain size. However, does culture have a more important role? On this episode, Gaia Vince discussed her new book, Transcendence.
Culture matters… 😉
Posted by: grokscience | January 15, 2020
Exercise Medicine
Aging may seem like an inevitable deterioration of our bodies, but is there a routine way to prevent it? Can exercise help? On this episode, Judy Foreman discussed her book, Exercise is Medicine.
Get moving… 😉
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