Episodes
Exhibiting the Best of the Smithsonian with Jennifer Collins and Nico…
Alan takes a trip to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History to speak with Nicole Webster, the Manager of School and Teacher Programs, and Jennifer Collins, Learning Experience Manager for Exhibits and Initiatives. Broadcasting from the...
Materials and All Matters of Science with Mark Miodownik
Materials scientist and BBC presenter Dr. Mark Miodownik joins AMSEcast to discuss his latest book, It’s a Gas. He explores the hidden world of gases, from steam’s role in electricity production to methane’s surprising history. The conversation...
AMSE Science Report with guest Keith Houston
Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator author Keith Houston joins us
AMSE Science Report with guest Saul David
Author Saul David talks about this book, Crucible of Hell: The Heroism and Tragedy of Okinawa, 1945
Nuclear Safety Innovation with Ashley Stowe
Dr. Ashley Stowe is the director of the Oak Ridge Enhanced Technology and Training Center (ORETTC) at Y-12 National Security Complex, and he joins AMSEcast to discuss his career and the mission of Y-12. With a PhD in chemistry and an MBA, Dr. Stowe...
AMSE Science Report with Katie McKissick
The DNA that makes you who you are
AMSE Science Report with Susanne Foritzik
Ants and their giant world
Building the Empire of the Sum with Keith Houston
Keith Houston is the author of Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator. He joins Alan on this episode of AMSEcast to discuss the history of calculating. From the ancient Lebombo bone to mechanical calculators, Keith covers the...
AMSEcast Conversations: Climate Change Science from Eisenhower to Bush
Alan Lowe, Executive Director of the American Museum of Science and Energy, launches AMSEcast Conversations with a compelling discussion on Jay Hakes’ book, The Presidents and the Planet: Climate Change Science from Eisenhower to Bush. The panel,...
A Theory of Everyone with Michael Muthukrishna
Dr. Michael Muthukrishna, Associate Professor at LSE, joins Alan to explore his book, A Theory of Everyone. It reveals how cultural evolution—our “software” of beliefs, language, and logic—shaped humanity's unique trajectory. He explains the...
AMSE Science Report The Physics of Santa
Santa's madcap meteoric flight
The Hidden Lives of Ants with Susanne Foitzik
Alan, an ant enthusiast since childhood, is joined by Susanne Foitzik, author of Empire of Ants: The Hidden Worlds and Extraordinary Lives of Earth’s Tiny Conquerors. She explains that while queens start colonies and lay eggs, they don’t control...
AMSE Science Report with guest Eric Jay Dolin
Author Eric Jay Dolin discusses topics from his book, A Furious Sky: The 500 Year History of America’s Hurricanes
Finding a Lab of One’s Own with Dr. Rita Colwell
Dr. Rita Colwell is a pioneering scientist and professor at the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins who has made groundbreaking contributions to microbiology and public health. She joins AMSEcast to discuss her experiences being the first woman...
AMSE Science Report with guest Camper English
Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails by author Camper English
AMSE Science Report with guest Sam Kean Author of the Bastard Brigade
Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb?
The Wonders of Psychological Science with Joel Levy
Renowned author and science historian, Joel Levy, shares his expertise on consciousness, intelligence, and the delicate dance between nature and nurture. Through his latest work, "Psychology for Busy People," the discussion traverses psychology's...
AMSE Science Report with Carl Zimmer
The Search for What It Means to Be Alive with author Carl Zimmer
Finding Balance Between Tightness & Looseness with Dr. Michele Gelfand
Dr. Michele Gelfand is a cultural psychologist and author of Rule Makers, Rule Breakers. She joins us to discusses how “tight” and “loose” cultures shape societies. Tight cultures, like Japan’s, respond to threats with strict rules and...
How Windell Oskay is Inspiring a New Generation of Mad Scientists
In this episode, Alan talks with Windell Oskay, co-founder of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories. Windell discusses updating Make: The Annotated Build-it-Yourself Science Laboratory, a childhood favorite of his, to inspire today’s young scientists....
AMSE Science Report with guest Luis Elizondo
A truly incredible, candid, eye-opening conversation with Luis Elizondo
AMSE Science Report Sava Sobel
Dava Sobel is an American writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. Her books include , about English clockmaker ; , about 's daughter ; and The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the...
AMSE Science Report with Ian McNeely
The collection and use of knowledge