Pulsar
The Museum of Science, Boston
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06/26/20 • 11 min
Museum educator Zoe answers audience questions having to do with chemistry in the kitchen, from how to make the best fluffy and chewy cookie, to which homemade breads are superior (chemically speaking).
10/31/22 • 10 min
Bats are the only mammals in Earth's history to achieve powered flight. We ask evolutionary biologist Dr. Nancy Simmons how bats gained this ability and why.
10/03/22 • 16 min
Joe Bagley has been Boston's City Archeologist for over a decade. He shares some of the historic science that his department uncovers all around Beantown.
06/13/22 • 14 min
We have over one hundred species of animals living at the museum. Visitors often ask our educators: are you assigned an animal for a live show, or do you get to pick your partner? Lauren from our programs team tells us more about the process of selecting and getting to know our live animal co-stars.
09/17/21 • 8 min
Award-winning science fiction author Jack McDevitt discusses how we can imagine a universe where human space travel is not limited to the speed of light, and our civilization can explore the galaxy and beyond.
08/16/21 • 15 min
It turns out that all tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises - we go to museum educator Karen to tell us how to spot the difference as well as learn about the amazing adaptations of both.
01/18/21 • 14 min
We kick off our annual countdown of the ten most exciting, important, and awesome stories from the world of science in 2020.
Why Do Stars Explode?
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01/04/21 • 10 min
We ask Caity from our planetarium all about stars that run out of fuel and go supernova in explosions that can be seen clear across the universe.
12/30/20 • 10 min
How do we know how sight first evolved if eyes don't fossilize? For some ancient organisms, they do! Dr. Brigitte Schoenemann shares her research on trilobite fossils from nearly half a billion years ago that tell us about the origins of vision.
07/03/20 • 10 min
We talked to a veteran spacewalker, astronaut Jeff Hoffman, and asked him your questions about extra-vehicular activity.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Pulsar have?
Pulsar currently has 107 episodes available.
What topics does Pulsar cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts and Science.
What is the most popular episode on Pulsar?
The episode title 'Why Do Narwhals Have Tusks?' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Pulsar?
The average episode length on Pulsar is 12 minutes.
How often are episodes of Pulsar released?
Episodes of Pulsar are typically released every 7 days, 4 hours.
When was the first episode of Pulsar?
The first episode of Pulsar was released on Jun 26, 2020.
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