- 18 minutes 41 secondsA Citizen Science Thanksgiving: Trees, Turkey and Tryptophan (VIDEO Version)
In this episode, Bob and Emma share some of their favorite tree-related citizen science projects, discuss the Sourdough For Science project to prepare you for baking fresh bread for the holidays, and explore the truth about whether a turkey dinner can make you sleepy.
Projects and Websites in this podcast:
Podcast Theme
Kevin Hartnell
Produced by
Bob Hirshon
Springtail Media
19 November 2024, 8:49 pm - 18 minutes 41 secondsA Citizen Science Thanksgiving: Trees, Turkey and Tryptophan (AUDIO Version)
In this episode, Bob and Emma share some of their favorite tree-related citizen science projects, discuss the Sourdough For Science project to prepare you for baking fresh bread for the holidays, and explore the truth about whether a turkey dinner can make you sleepy.
Projects and Websites in this podcast:
Podcast Theme
Kevin Hartnell
Produced by
Bob Hirshon
Springtail Media
19 November 2024, 8:45 pm - 21 minutes 39 secondsBats, Spiders & Cemeteries (AUDIO version)
In this episode of the SciStarter podcast, we feature Joro spiders, Big Brown Bats and a project for sleuthing out the secret stories of cemeteries.
Projects and websites in this episode:
Stroll Through the Cemetery/GoBituary
Mt Auburn Cemetery Citizen Science
Image and Music Credits:
Black throated green warbler on statue
Credit: emydee1, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Big Brown Bat
Credit: Paul Cryan, USGS, Public Domain via Flickr Creative Commons
Big Brown Bat in blue glove
Credit: Celley/USFWS, public domain via Flickr Creative Commons
Joro Spider
Credit: Jef Wodniack, iStock
Miami Cemetery photos
Credit: Miami City Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Credit: Ralph.Torello, public domain via Flickr Creative Commons
Koala
Credit: Jordimaringuasch, public domain via Flickr Creative Commons
Music:
Steven Combs
Steven Combs and Delta Is
Kevin Hartnell
31 October 2024, 2:54 pm - 21 minutes 39 secondsBats, Spiders & Cemeteries
In this episode of the SciStarter podcast, we feature Joro spiders, Big Brown Bats and a project for sleuthing out the secret stories of cemeteries.
Projects and websites in this episode:
Stroll Through the Cemetery/GoBituary
Mt Auburn Cemetery Citizen Science
Image and Music Credits:
Black throated green warbler on statue
Credit: emydee1, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Big Brown Bat
Credit: Paul Cryan, USGS, Public Domain via Flickr Creative Commons
Big Brown Bat in blue glove
Credit: Celley/USFWS, public domain via Flickr Creative Commons
Joro Spider
Credit: Jef Wodniack, iStock
Miami Cemetery photos
Credit: Miami City Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Credit: Ralph.Torello, public domain via Flickr Creative Commons
Koala
Credit: Jordimaringuasch, public domain via Flickr Creative Commons
Music:
Steven Combs
Steven Combs and Delta Is
Kevin Hartnell
31 October 2024, 2:49 pm - 17 minutes 26 secondsThe Fall Bird Migration (AUDIO)
SciStarter Podcast S5E9: Global Bird Migration
Billions of birds are on the move for the fall migration, flying to points south, with many covering thousands of miles. In this podcast, world-renowned ornithologist Pete Marra discusses the migration and the challenges that migratory birds face, as well as what we can do to help monitor and protect them.
Projects and Websites in this episode:
The Earth Commons, Georgetown University
https://earthcommons.georgetown.edu/
SciStarter.org/Flyways
https://scistarter.org/flyways?utm_campaign=NL0924_2FallBirds&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_source=Flyways
BirdCast
https://scistarter.org/birdcast?utm_campaign=NL0924_2FallBirds&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_source=BirdCast
Audubon Bird Migration Explorer
https://explorer.audubon.org/home?layersPanel=expand
Image Credits:
Geese flying by orange moon
Alamy Stock Photo
Arrow Stork
Image: Zoologische Sammlung der Universität Rostock, CC BY-SA 3.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66997013
White Stork Migration Map:
Image Credit: Bamse
Magnolia Warbler
Susan Young, Lantana Preserve
Flickr Creative Common, public domain
https://flic.kr/p/2oDHDdE
1 October 2024, 11:38 pm - 17 minutes 26 secondsThe Fall Bird Migration
SciStarter Podcast S5E9: Global Bird Migration
Billions of birds are on the move for the fall migration, flying to points south, with many covering thousands of miles. In this podcast, world-renowned ornithologist Pete Marra discusses the migration and the challenges that migratory birds face, as well as what we can do to help monitor and protect them.
Projects and Websites in this episode:
The Earth Commons, Georgetown University
Audubon Bird Migration Explorer
Image Credits:
Geese flying by orange moon
Alamy Stock Photo
Arrow Stork
Image: Zoologische Sammlung der Universität Rostock, CC BY-SA 3.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66997013
White Stork Migration Map:
Image Credit: Bamse
Magnolia Warbler
Susan Young, Lantana Preserve
Flickr Creative Common, public domain
https://flic.kr/p/2oDHDdE
1 October 2024, 11:34 pm - 24 minutes 28 secondsDog Days of Citizen Science (encore presentation)
In this encore presentation of our August 2022 podcast episode, we celebrate National Dog Day (August 26th) with some canine citizen science. Scientists would like to learn about dog personalities and genetics; what traits help them perform well as service animals; and how environmental factors could affect their health. If you have a canine companion, you have the perfect lab partner!
Projects featured in the podcast include:
Also, check out this study from Darwin's Ark, published in the journal Science, based on data provided by citizen scientists!
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abk0639
23 August 2024, 8:28 pm - 12 minutes 34 secondsSharks! Moths! And MORE (AUDIO Version)
Dive into shark citizen science, get ready for National Moth Week, and try out the Airbeam air quality test kit in Beirut!
Featured Projects:
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Image and Video Credits:
Sharks on reef with fish
Credit: Amanderson2, Flickr Creative Commons, CC by 2.0
Cecropia Moth
Credit: Mark Beckemeyer, CC BY-NC 2.0
White green eyed moth facing forward
Credit: Sven Lachmann, via Pixabay
Brown Moth Face
Credit: ericeven1, via Pixabay
Discovery Channel Shark Week Trailer
Credit: Discovery Channel
Tropical beach
Credit: Walkerssk from Pixabay
Green Explosion 2 Video
Credit: William McDonald from Pixabay
White sparkles on green screen
Credit: Sandro Lima from Pixabay
Hokey Pokey silhouette dancers
Credit: Jamick from Pixabay
Several sharks green screen
Credit: Mustafa Keskin from Pixabay
Goofy Shark in Aquarium
Credit: Albedo20, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Dwarf Lantern Shark
Credit: Chip Clark/Smithsonian Institution, Public Domain
Another Whale Shark
Credit: Daniel Kwok, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Goblin Shark
Credit: Dianne Bray/Museum Victoria, CC BY 3.0 AU
Spotted Wobbegong
Credit: Richard Ling, CC BY-SA 3.0
Saw shark
Credit: Diliff - Own work, CC BY 2.5,
Angel Shark
Credit: Nick Long - Angel Shark, CC BY-SA 2.0
Megamouth Shark
Credit: Sergei Boka - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lizard Shark:
Credit: R. Mintern - Public Domain
Lizard Shark head
Credit: Citron, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hammerhead Shark
Credit: Barry Peters, CC BY 2.0
Black Tip Shark
Credit: waiguobox, via Pixabay
Blue Colored Shark Scene
Credit: nicolachooo, via Pixabay
Dermal Denticles
Credit: Noémie - Gautier - Adrien - Quentin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dermal Denticles
Credit: Pascal Deynat/Odontobase, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pendant Jewelry
Credit: QVC
Ampullae of Lorenzini diagram
Credit: Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shark Electrorecepter Diagram
Credit: Chris_huh, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Shark being held
Credit: Kqedquest via Flickr Creative Commons
Hammerheads Swimming
Credit: Ryo Sato, CC BY-SA 2.0
Spiny Dogfish
Credit: NOAA's National Ocean Service, CC BY 2.0
Whale Shark
Credit: Zac Wolf, CC BY-SA 2.5
Greenland Shark
Credit: Hemming1952, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dead Sharks
Credit: Stephen Geyer, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Bag of shark fins
Credit: Oleg., CC by 2.0
Shark fin soup
Credit: Aemosion, CC by 2.0
Black Tipped Sharks
Credit: Pablo Marx, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Video of shark and diver
Credit: Richard Pyle/Bishop Museum and NOAA, CC BY-NC 2.0
Great White Shark
Credit: Terry Goss, CC BY 2.5
Banjo Shark
Credit: Alpha, CC by-NC 2.0
Hummingbird Moth
Credit: Adege
Hummingbird hawk moth
Credit: FlickrVideos from Pixabay
Two Polyphemus moths
Credit: John Pickering
Atlas moth
Credit: dmarr515 from Pixabay
Luna Moth
Credit: Keith Ramos/USFWS, Public Domain
Rosy Maple Moth
Credit: Rio Reason from Pixabay
Ruby Tiger Moth
Credit: Erik Karits from Pixabay
White ermine moth
Credit: Ian Lindsay from Pixabay
Six spot burnet moth
Image by Roland Steinmann from Pixabay
Bird poop moth
Credit: Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cute Flannel Moth
Credit:Brett Hondow from Pixabay
White Flannel Moth caterpillar
Credit: Jan Haerer from Pixabay
Hornet Moth
Credit: Ingeborg van Leeuwen, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Mothra footage
Credit: Toho Co., Ltd
Music:
Pharmacy Party
Steven Combs
Theme E
Steven Combs and Delta Is
Podcast Theme
Kevin Hartnell
15 July 2024, 12:56 am - 12 minutes 34 secondsSharks! Moths! And MORE!
Dive into shark citizen science, get ready for National Moth Week, and try out the Airbeam air quality test kit in Beirut!
Featured Projects:
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Image and Video Credits:
Sharks on reef with fish
Credit: Amanderson2, Flickr Creative Commons, CC by 2.0
Cecropia Moth
Credit: Mark Beckemeyer, CC BY-NC 2.0
White green eyed moth facing forward
Credit: Sven Lachmann, via Pixabay
Brown Moth Face
Credit: ericeven1, via Pixabay
Discovery Channel Shark Week Trailer
Credit: Discovery Channel
Tropical beach
Credit: Walkerssk from Pixabay
Green Explosion 2 Video
Credit: William McDonald from Pixabay
White sparkles on green screen
Credit: Sandro Lima from Pixabay
Hokey Pokey silhouette dancers
Several sharks green screen
Credit: Mustafa Keskin from Pixabay
Goofy Shark in Aquarium
Credit: Albedo20, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Dwarf Lantern Shark
Credit: Chip Clark/Smithsonian Institution, Public Domain
Another Whale Shark
Credit: Daniel Kwok, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Goblin Shark
Credit: Dianne Bray/Museum Victoria, CC BY 3.0 AU
Spotted Wobbegong
Credit: Richard Ling, CC BY-SA 3.0
Saw shark
Credit: Diliff - Own work, CC BY 2.5,
Angel Shark
Credit: Nick Long - Angel Shark, CC BY-SA 2.0
Megamouth Shark
Credit: Sergei Boka - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lizard Shark:
Credit: R. Mintern - Public Domain
Lizard Shark head
Credit: Citron, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hammerhead Shark
Credit: Barry Peters, CC BY 2.0
Black Tip Shark
Credit: waiguobox, via Pixabay
Blue Colored Shark Scene
Credit: nicolachooo, via Pixabay
Dermal Denticles
Credit: Noémie - Gautier - Adrien - Quentin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dermal Denticles
Credit: Pascal Deynat/Odontobase, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pendant Jewelry
Credit: QVC
Ampullae of Lorenzini diagram
Credit: Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shark Electrorecepter Diagram
Credit: Chris_huh, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Shark being held
Credit: Kqedquest via Flickr Creative Commons
Hammerheads Swimming
Credit: Ryo Sato, CC BY-SA 2.0
Spiny Dogfish
Credit: NOAA's National Ocean Service, CC BY 2.0
Whale Shark
Credit: Zac Wolf, CC BY-SA 2.5
Greenland Shark
Credit: Hemming1952, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dead Sharks
Credit: Stephen Geyer, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Bag of shark fins
Credit: Oleg., CC by 2.0
Shark fin soup
Credit: Aemosion, CC by 2.0
Black Tipped Sharks
Credit: Pablo Marx, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Video of shark and diver
Credit: Richard Pyle/Bishop Museum and NOAA, CC BY-NC 2.0
Great White Shark
Credit: Terry Goss, CC BY 2.5
Banjo Shark
Credit: Alpha, CC by-NC 2.0
Hummingbird Moth
Credit: Adege
Hummingbird hawk moth
Credit: FlickrVideos from Pixabay
Two Polyphemus moths
Credit: John Pickering
Atlas moth
Luna Moth
Credit: Keith Ramos/USFWS, Public Domain
Rosy Maple Moth
Credit: Rio Reason from Pixabay
Ruby Tiger Moth
Credit: Erik Karits from Pixabay
White ermine moth
Credit: Ian Lindsay from Pixabay
Six spot burnet moth
Image by Roland Steinmann from Pixabay
Bird poop moth
Credit: Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cute Flannel Moth
Credit:Brett Hondow from Pixabay
White Flannel Moth caterpillar
Credit: Jan Haerer from Pixabay
Hornet Moth
Credit: Ingeborg van Leeuwen, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Mothra footage
Credit: Toho Co., Ltd
Music:
Pharmacy Party
Steven Combs
Theme E
Steven Combs and Delta Is
Podcast Theme
Kevin Hartnell
15 July 2024, 12:51 am - 15 minutes 11 secondsSensations of Summer– VIDEO PODCAST
SciStarter S5E6 Info and Credits
Every season has its own unique sights, sounds and other sensations. In this episode of the SciStarter podcast, we look at fireflies, listen to cicadas, feel the ocean waves and extend our senses beyond the bounds of our planet.
Credits:
Terry Priest
CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED
Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic
Wu Chunchi, Creative Commons
CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Katja Schulz
CC by 2.0
Brian Gratwicke
CC by 2.0
Kayt Jonsson, US FWS
Public Domain
Paul Marek
CC by 4.0
Judy Gallagher
CC by 2.0
Dan Mullen
CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
F. Delventhal
CC by 2.0
Martin Labar
CC BY-NC 2.0
Surfrider origin images
Credit: SurfRider Foundation
Save the Waves promotional clips
Credit: Save the Waves
Music:
Steven Combs
Steven Combs and Delta Is
SciStarter Theme:
Kevin Hartnell
18 June 2024, 6:50 pm - 15 minutesSensations of Summer- AUDIO PODCAST
SciStarter S5E6 Info and Credits
Every season has its own unique sights, sounds and other sensations. In this episode of the SciStarter podcast, we look at fireflies, listen to cicadas, feel the ocean waves and extend our senses beyond the bounds of our planet.
Music:
Steven Combs
Steven Combs and Delta Is
SciStarter Theme:
Kevin Hartnell
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