Cool Science Radio
Thursday, 9-10AM
From the discovery of new dinosaurs to the science of an avalanche, from the secret technology behind Facebook, to the latest developments in nanotechnology — Cool Science Radio hosts Lynn Ware Peek and Katie Mullaly decipher science and technology discoveries in an entertaining, amusing and accessible way. If they can understand it, so can you.
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Award-winning business professor Andrew Brodsky talks about ways to make the most out of interacting digitally and practical strategies for navigating virtual communication. -
Author Faisal Hoque discusses unlocking AI’s full potential while also protecting what is most precious about the human experience, and how AI can unlock untold human potential. -
As the polar ice melts, biologist and paleontologist Neil Shubin explores the contents within and uncovers mysteries in his book, "Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future." -
Nature writer and professor David Gessner explores the story of the world’s most famous bird, Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from Central Park Zoo and captured the hearts and imaginations of millions of followers around the world. -
In 2021, researchers detected the second highest-energy cosmic ray ever and named it the Amaterasu particle, after the Japanese Sun Goddess. Dr. John Matthews of the Telescope Array Project in Delta, Utah, talks about these particles (from unknown sources) and help us with our understanding of cosmic rays. -
Award-winning environmental journalist Marco Visscher talks about the rise, fall and return of our mightiest, most-feared and most misunderstood energy source: nuclear power. His new book, "The Power of Nuclear," is a very readable and approachable history and current look at nuclear from all sides of the controversial topic. -
Dr. Randall Irmis, curator of paleontology at the Natural History Museum of Utah, previews an event that highlights the little-known dinosaurs that lurked beneath the surface of oceans, rivers and streams during the age of dinosaurs. -
The University of Utah is a global leader in science and technology education, research and development. Peter Trapa, Dean of the College of Science at the University of Utah, talks about the college, their programs and amazing opportunities for students. -
AI is declaring its ability to detect mental disorders with superhuman accuracy and provide affordable therapy, but the hype is obscuring an unnerving reality. Daniel Oberhaus, science writer and author of the new book, "The Silicon Shrink: How Artificial Intelligence Made the World an Asylum," talks about AI’s emergence in mental health treatment. -
Science journalist Olivia Campbell shares how four women physicists escaped Nazi Germany and made scientific history in her new book, "Sisters in Science."
