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Science Clear+Vivid Podcast

by Alan Alda

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Anna Ploszajski: When Science Meets Craft

September 2, 2021 · 42 min

A scientist fluent in the atomic properties of materials like glass and steel and wood, Anna Ploszajski wanted the hands-on experience of how craftspeople use them. The result is her book, Handmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning Through…
Daphna Shohamy: Your Creative Memory

August 26, 2021 · 39 min

You may not realize it, but you are subtly revising and updating your memories all the time – to keep them, as Daphna Shohamy puts it, “nimble,” and so better able to help you chart both the present and the future. Support the show…
Caterina Vernieri: Seeing What Can’t be Seen

August 19, 2021 · 35 min

As a young Italian physics student, Caterina Vernieri was lucky enough to join the team hunting for the most elusive and highly-prized fundamental particle of all – the Higgs boson – just as it was found. She is now leading a team building…
Marcelle Soares Santos: Capturing a Cosmic Explosion

August 12, 2021 · 41 min

Having helped develop and install a camera to gaze the heavens with unprecedented resolution, Marcelle Soares Santos was part of the team that used the camera to capture an unprecedented record of a massive cosmic explosion. Support the…
Lucy Aplin: Cockatoos have culture too

August 5, 2021 · 43 min

An unknown but very clever cockatoo in Sydney Australia invented a novel way of raiding trash bins. Teaming with citizen scientists, Lucy Aplin and her team tracked how cockatoos throughout the city soon picked up the same trick. Support…

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Kerri Cahoy: Hitchhiking to Space

July 29, 2021 · 41 min

Tiny satellites, catching a ride to space, can improve weather forecasting and even help spot planets outside the solar system. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Polina Anikeeva: Communing with the Brain

July 22, 2021 · 41 min

With ultra-thin fibers and minute magnetic particles, Polina Anikeeva and her team are developing new ways to tap into the brain. Her ultimate goal is to understand and treat brain diseases like Parkinson’s. Support the show…
Abigail Vieregg: Seeking Cosmic Messengers

July 15, 2021 · 42 min

Dangling from a balloon the size of a football stadium miles above the South Pole, a payload built by astrophysicist Abby Vieregg peers down at the ice looking for messenger particles from the most energetic places in the universe. Support…
Rae Wynn-Grant: Carnivore Champion

July 8, 2021 · 43 min

She not only cares passionately about the large and ferocious animals she studies. Rae Wynn-Grant also has a passion and a talent for getting the rest of us to care about them too. Support the show: https://www.patreon.c…
Maya Fishbach: When Black Holes Chirp

July 1, 2021 · 40 min

The mightiest events in the entire universe – when black holes collide – create ripples in space-time now being detected by the most sensitive instruments ever built – and are opening up a new era in astronomy. Support the show…
Beronda Montgomery: Lessons from Plants

June 24, 2021 · 42 min

Beronda Montgomery suggests we humans have a lot to learn from the surprising ways plants connect, communicate and collaborate. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Science Clear+Vivid - Season 3 Trailer

June 17, 2021 · 20 min

Alan and Science Clear+Vivid’s executive producer Graham Chedd preview the new season. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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About the show

With support from The Kavli Foundation, Clear+Vivid presents this special series on the power of basic scientific research – from the pure to the practical. What is curiosity-driven research? Why does it matter? How does it play a role in transforming our lives? Where does basic research take place and by whom? Why is investing in basic research essential to society? Host Alan Alda leads conversations with 10 guests discussing these topics and more, each sharing their point of view and experience about basic science and their personal stories – what got them interested in or involved in science. Science Clear+Vivid runs concurrent with Clear+Vivid Season 10 (October - November) and will be released each Thursday.