This Is Science with Jess Phoenix

08/07/2024

Jess visits the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County to unearth efforts by Dr. Aaron Celestian and his team to use a groundbreaking new mineral-based method to clean up lead contamination in L.A. backyards.

Listen at https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/getting-lead-down-earth or on your favorite podcast platform, and check out the full video episode at https://youtu.be/5Wtyv9S5VUc?si=DL4HcNmp2hSgrbGN

07/23/2024

After the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump, Jess talks with Dr. Garen Wintemute, Director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California - Davis, about the science of political violence and what we can do to stop it.

This episode discusses difficult topics like gun violence and mentions su***de, so please take note. Listen at https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/science-violence or on your favorite podcast platform, and check out the full video episode at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yyij6MUeLc&list=PLTsyt5jJvEGKC-4axSF-GwR3IGZS_pQy-

07/10/2024

In our newest episode, “Water, Water Every Where,” Jess investigates a groundbreaking new report that reveals the looming threats facing United States coastlines from now through 2100. Experts Dr. Juan Declet-Barreto and Shana Udvardy cover what you need to know.

Listen at https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/water-water-every-where or on your favorite podcast platform - and check out the full video episode at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FXqoMxv-zc

07/01/2024

Our newest episode, “Strange New Worlds,” is out now! Jess talks with NASA OSIRIS-REx mission lead planetary scientist and cosmochemist Dr. Dante Lauretta about collecting samples from the asteroid Bennu that are now helping us understand the very origins of the universe.

Listen at https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/strange-new-worlds or on your favorite podcast platform!

06/11/2024

Check out the new episode, “Food Fight,” out now! Food justice activist and writer Rae Gomes joins Jess to talk about what we get wrong about food in the United States, and what we can do to make things right.

Listen at https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/food-fight or on your favorite podcast platform.

03/21/2024

Check out our latest episode! Jess Phoenix talks with longtime Washington reporter and Professor of Journalism Jesse J. Holland about journalism's role in advancing science and preserving our democracy.

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09/06/2023

Weird weather we've been having lately, right? Well, not if you're in the know like UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain! Check out our latest episode where Jess and Daniel talk hurricanes, heat waves, and the nitty gritty science behind our Wet Hot American Summer.

https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/wet-hot-american-summer

07/25/2023

Jess was fortunate to have the chance to sit down with Oppenheimer biographer Kai Bird (he won the Pulitzer for his bio of the father of the atomic bomb, "American Prometheus") to talk about Christopher Nolan's new blockbuster film and the scientist's legacy in the years since he was stripped of his security clearance. Check it out at sciencewithjess.org

07/01/2023

New special episode for the long weekend. Be safe, science lovers. We'll catch you on July 11th with our next regular episode.

Special episode of This Is Science with Jess Phoenix out now!

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06/20/2023

Did you know scientists are using geology to understand North Korea's nuclear weapons capacity? Listen to our latest episode to learn more, of quartz!

https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/fear-handful-dust

06/06/2023

Our latest episode is out! Jess Phoenix joins actor and environmental champion Ed Begley Jr. at his LEED Platinum-certified eco home to talk all things green, Hollywood's environmental efforts, and good old Route 66. Listen now at https://sciencewithjess.org

04/11/2023

Welcome to This Is Science with Jess Phoenix & today's guest Alie Ward of Ologies & Did I Mention Invention! 🎙️🚀
Like any great show, we kick things off by covering hot topics like cockroach milk and science activism. 🪳✊
Follow, share, and listen here to catch all of the science goings-on...and remember, curiosity is the cure! 🎉🔭🧫🌗👩‍🔬🧬

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