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Science Rules! with Bill Nye
Hosted by Stitcher & Bill Nye · EN
Bill Nye is on a mission to change the world — one voicemail at a time. Bill and science writer Corey S. Powell take your burning questions and put them to the world's leading experts on just about every topic in the universe. Should you stop eating cheeseburgers to combat climate change? Could alien life be swimming inside the moons of Jupiter and Saturn? Does your pet parakeet learn to sing the way that you learned to speak? Bill, Corey, and their special guests will answer those questions and convince you that... science rules!
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99% Invisible: Their Dark Materials
May 13, 2021Tap to summarizeScience Rules! Presents is a series of science-focused episodes from some of our favorite shows. This week we’re featuring 99% Invisible’s “Their Dark Materials.” Vantablack is a pigment that reaches a level of darkness that’s so intense, it’s kind of upsetting. It’s so black it’s like looking at a hole cut out of the universe. If it looks unreal, it’s because Vantablack isn’t actually a color, it’s a form of nanotechnology. It was created by the tech industry for the tech industry, but this strange dark material would also go on to turn the art world on its head.
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Coronavirus: President Biden’s Report Card
Feb 16, 2021Tap to summarizeWe grade the new White House administration's pandemic response thus far with New York Times science and global health reporter Apoorva Mandavilli.
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NFL Meets MIT: Science Tackles the Super Bowl
Feb 4, 2021Tap to summarizeFormer NFL lineman (and current math whiz) John Urschel and materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez highlight all the science you can see on display at the Super Bowl, from the mechanics of blocking to the psychology of play-calling.
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Can Carbon Capture Reverse Climate Change?
Mar 5, 2020Tap to summarizeIf you don't believe the government can prevent climate change, then maybe you hope the market can. Columbia economics professor and architect of the Kyoto Protocol's carbon market Dr Graciela Chichilnisky is working on a tech-based solution for climate change. Can her carbon capture and resale scheme save us all? You can listen to ad-free new episodes of Science Rules! only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month of Stitcher Premium, go to stitcherpremium.com and use promo code ‘SCIENCE.’
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Wrestling with Einstein
Feb 27, 2020Tap to summarizeEven geniuses have blind spots. This week, author of Proving Einstein Right, Dr Jim Gates, joins Bill and Corey to wrestle with Einstein’s work and legacy. Plus, the next frontier in understanding the mechanics of the universe: string theory. You can listen to ad-free new episodes of Science Rules! only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month of Stitcher Premium, go to stitcherpremium.com and use promo code ‘SCIENCE.’
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Why There's Nothing Odd About Queer
Oct 17, 2019Tap to summarizeThere’s a lot to human sexuality. That’s why we’re joined by comedian & actress Margaret Cho and by Dr. Lisa Rubin, associate professor of psychology at the New School for Social Research. They’ll help us piece together what makes up a person’s sexuality. Plus, Margaret Cho takes a couple listener phone calls and conquers the lightning round. You can listen to ad-free new episodes of Science Rules! only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month of Stitcher Premium, go to stitcherpremium.com and use promo code ‘SCIENCE.'This episode is sponsored by Airbnb (www.airbnb.com/animals), Ministry of Supply (www.ministryofsupply.com code: SCIENCERULES), Helix Sleep (www.helixsleep.com/SCIENCERULES), Quality Logo Products (www.qualitylogo.com code: SCIENCERULES), and Bayer.
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Complete World Knowledge
Oct 10, 2019Tap to summarizeEveryone you’ll ever meet knows something you don’t. Especially if you meet John Hodgman— he’s an expert in expertise. John, Bill and Corey give expert advice to callers, including Kevin, who wants to know how he should propose to his girlfriend, and to Laurel calling from Ms. Cann’s 10th grade class, who wants an idea for her science project. You can listen to ad-free new episodes of Science Rules! only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month of Stitcher Premium, go to stitcherpremium.com and use promo code ‘SCIENCE.'This episode is sponsored by Invitae (www.invitae.com), AirBnB (www.airbnb.com/animals), Proactiv (www.proactiv.com/science), DoorDash (code: SCIENCERULES), and Quality Logo Products (www.qualitylogo.com code: SCIENCERULES).
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Machine Smarts
Aug 15, 2019Tap to summarizeWhat's intelligence? Ashley Llorens, Chief of the Intelligent Systems Center at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, has a good idea. He joins us to talk about intelligence of the human-type and the machine-type, and what it will take for machines to get up to speed. We'll take some caller questions, including one from Ahmed, who wants to know: will AI eventually take away our motivation to learn? Plus, Ashley talks about the connection between being a hip hop artist and a machine learning engineer.You can listen to ad-free new episodes of Science Rules! only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month of Stitcher Premium, go to stitcherpremium.com and use promo code ‘SCIENCE.'This episode is sponsored by Credo Mobile (www.credo.com/science), KiwiCo (www.kiwico.com/SCIENCERULES), Quality Logo Products (www.qualitylogo.com code: SCIENCERULES), and Honeybook (www.honeybook.com code: SCIENCERULES).
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Your Climate Change Reality Check
Jul 25, 2019Tap to summarizeTo solve any problem, you must be optimistic that you can find a solution. The problem of climate change is no different. We're joined by Dr. Michael Mann of Penn State, who's been studying climate science for decades, to talk the climate reality we're dealing with and to answer some calls. Mann gives caller Jacob some strategies for conversing with climate change skeptics, and he answers Emma's critical question: What is the single most important thing we can do right now to alleviate the pressures from climate change?You can listen to ad-free new episodes of Science Rules!, only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month of Stitcher Premium, go to stitcherpremium.com and use promo code ‘SCIENCE.'This episode is sponsored by Progressive Insurance (www.progressive.com), The Great Courses (www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/SCIENCERULES), WGU (www.wgu.edu/sciencerules), and KiwiCo (www.kiwico.com/SCIENCERULES).
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