Deep Impact - Science Communicators Impacting for a Smarter World

Abigail Fraeman has the fascinating and enviable job in driving the Mars Curiosity Rover to test the geology and atmosphere of Mars. She is the Deputy Project Scientist for Mars Science Laboratory, at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), as part of NASA. In this interview we chat about her research with the Curiosity Rover and the science it conducts on Mars, how she got into her work and also shares her advice for students thinking of STEM. And we discuss the muppets! podcast_abby_fraeman_audio.mp3File Size: 34004 kbFile Type: mp3Download File

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Don Lincoln is an internationally renowned science communicator. As a particle physicist, his work led to the discovery of not only the top quark in 1995, at Fermilab, but the Higgs Boson in 2012, at CERN. He has written for CNN, Forbes and The Physics Teacher, presented at TED talks and written many books on science . And his videos on Fermilab's Youtube channel have garnered over 500,000 subscribers. In this video we discuss his work, both in particle physics and science communication, offers salient to advice to educators and students, and discuss his love for trashy Sci Fi, especially Start Trek. podcast_don_lincoln_audio.mp3File Size: 51945 kbFile Type: mp3Download File

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Petr Lebedev is a full time science communicator, writing for Discovery channel, presented at schools, podcaster and is currently a writer and researcher for Youtube's Veritasium channel, with Derek Muller.
In this episode we discuss his work and passion for science, shares his views why science communication is important , and his shows off his guitar as passionate rocker. podcast_petr_lebedev_audio.mp3File Size: 29272 kbFile Type: mp3Download File

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Tamara Davis is an astrophysicist based in QLD, Australia, who is chasing the elusive dark energy, which is the predicted reason behind the accelerating universe. She is also responsible to developing one of the best maps of the universe, mapping hundreds of millions of galaxies. She is also the leader of the Dark Theme within the ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics (CAASTRO) and is helping manage the international Dark Energy Survey (DES). On top of this she has been the captain for Australia's Ultimate Frisbee team. In this podcast we chat about her work, the reasons behind her passion for science and its communication, and she shares some tips on how to improve your frisbee throwing! podcast_tamara_davis_audio.mp3File Size: 41665 kbFile Type: mp3Download File

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Dr Brian Schmidt set out to measure the rate of the universe expansion in the 1990s. To his surprise, he and his team discovered that the universe is not slowing in its expansion, but speeding up! For his work, he received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2011. He also is a gifted science communicator and passionate about communicating Science. He currently is the Vice Chancellor of the Australian National University and this has given him the opportunity to discuss and advise the government on scientific issues. In this podcast, we discuss his work, how he got into science, and why he is passionate about science communication. He also offers advices to students and shares his other passion of growing grapes for his small winery. podcast_brian_schmidt_audio.mp3File Size: 26600 kbFile Type: mp3Download File

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