Episodes

The collection and use of knowledge

Alan Lowe sits down with the renowned Dr. Asad Madni. Dr. Madni shares his extraordinary journey as an engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, detailing his groundbreaking contributions to fields like digital signal processing, MEMS technology, and...

Alan is joined by Luis Elizondo, former military intelligence officer and author of Imminent: Inside the Pentagon’s Hunt for UFOs. Lou shares his journey from joining JROTC to his work in the Pentagon's classified UFO program. He describes...

Alan Lowe, director of the American Museum of Science and Energy (AMSE) introduces a live audience to the first-ever AMSEcast Conversation. Held in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the event featured a panel of experts discussing the historical significance of...

Author of The Secret World of Wasps

explores the ways our bioelectrical makeup is central to our lives

In this episode, Alan engages in a captivating conversation with Dr. John Rather, a renowned scientist with an extensive career spanning astronomical research and government positions. Dr. Rather breaks down his groundbreaking work on a new...

Alan Lowe interviews Dr. Aditi Gurkar, assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh’s Aging Institute. Dr. Gurkar discusses her transition from medical doctor to becoming a leading researcher in aging, driven by her grandfather’s cancer...

Higgs Boson and the world of particle physics

The forensic tools and methods of today

The Martian author talks sci-fi influences

A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters.

Guru Madhavan discusses his newest book titled Wicked Problems: How to Engineer A Better World.

Alan talks with David Sloan Wilson, renowned biologist and author, to explore the broader applications of Darwin's theory beyond genetics to cultural and personal evolution. Wilson argues against conflating evolution with Social Darwinism and...

This conversation helps illustrate the usefulness of understanding the basic science of the Periodic Table, and characteristics of its elements, when researching and studying history.

We discuss Giulio Boccaletti's book, Water: A Biography which shows how water has helped shape our lives and our civilizations

A brief discussion with with Jon Gertner about his book, The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation

Doctor Saul David discusses, Crucible of Hell The Heroism and Tragedy of Okinawa, 1945.

AMSEcast with Sally Adee

Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails with author Camper English

Apocalypse Factory plutonium and the making of the Atomic Age a discussion with Steve Olson

Atoms to high-energy particle physics

In his latest book, Tech to Table: 25 Innovators Reimagining Food, Richard Munson explores how new technologies are revolutionizing agriculture—a traditionally slow-to-modernize industry. In this episode, we explore specific innovations like...

The TVA has been tackling some of the South's biggest problems since 1933. What started as a solution to poverty, flooding, and depleted farmlands now works on nuclear power and clean energy. In this episode, Joe Hoagland joins us in the studio to...