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AMSEcast

Produced from the American Museum of Science and Energy, AMSEcast invites guests from the world of science, literature, and technology to share unique perspectives from the realm of the highly trained and curiously minded.

Recent Episodes

Jan. 21, 2026

From Earth to Mars: A Rock’s View with Jan Zalasiewicz

From Oak Ridge, Tennessee, AMSEcast host Alan Lowe sits down with geologist and paleontologist Dr. Jan Zalasiewicz, chair of the Anthropocene Working Group and author of How to Read a Rock. Their conversation explores how roc...
Jan. 9, 2026

AMSE Science Report with Alan Chodos and James Riordon

Author of Ghost Particle: In Search of the Elusive and Mysterious Neutrino
Jan. 6, 2026

AMSE Science Report with Robert Hettich

microbiomes and the biome of bacteria
Dec. 24, 2025

Why We Go to Space: Curiosity, Innovation, and the Human Spirit with William Harris

In this episode of AMSEcast, host Alan Lowe sits down with William Harris, President and CEO of Space Center Houston, to explore the past, present, and future of human space exploration and what it means for American innovati...
Dec. 17, 2025

AMSEcast with guests Alan Chodos and James Riordon

The Neutrino: Mysterious and Elusive
Dec. 15, 2025

How to Kill an Asteroid

AMSEcast with guest Robin Andrews