Different Dimension

This year, the Minnehaha Academy ISS Team—a group of students who have the opportunity to send a fully autonomous experiment to the International Space Station under the direction of Tim Swanson and Joy Reist—attended the 2022 ASGSR (American Society for Gravitational and Space Research) Conference in Houston, Texas. Ellie Novak—a two-time ISS Team Member—shares her experiences attending the conference as a high school student.

The 27th annual COP—Conference of the Parties—convened on November 6. At this conference, 197 nations will negotiate responses to the climate crisis. However, have the promises made at previous COPs been fulfilled? Further, how does science inform this political gathering?

Why do we learn science? Further, what is the value of teaching science? In this episode, Grace Kassebaum discusses with Dr. Carmella Whaley—who's been teaching science for decades—the importance of science, and, ultimately, the importance of using our science knowledge for good.

The Metaverse has been gaining popularity as a radical and potentially limitless digital world. However, is the concept of the Metaverse already familiar? Further, what are the implications of this virtual realm? In this episode, Grace Kassebaum explores the answers to these questions—and more—with Minnehaha Academy Assistant Director of Technology, Joe Starkey.

Grace Kassebaum discusses the experience of partaking in the Minnehaha Academy ISS Team with fellow team member, Halle Whitman. This team designed and built an experiment on chlorella algae to be sent to the International Space Station.