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Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ask-a-Scientist E10: Dr. Will Beckerson, zombie insects researcher
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Read Will's kid-friendly article "How do some fungi turn insects into zombies?" in two reading levels (for middle to high school) and in Spanish at ht...
Ask-a-Scientist E9: Dr. Jay Jinsing Falk, hummingbird researcher
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Read Jay's student-friendly article “What does hummingbird coloration tell us about competition?” at https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articl...
Ask-a-Scientist E8: Dr. Jen Stern, space scientist at NASA
23 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Read Jen's student-friendly article “What can we learn from carbon on Mars?” at https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/what-can-we-learn-...
Ask-a-Scientist E7: Dr. Sarah Kienle, leopard seals researcher
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Read the interview transcript at: https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/lesson-ideas/ask-a-scientist-podcast-e7/You can read the student-frie...
Ask-a-Scientist E6: Dr. Junjie Yao, glassfrogs researcher
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can read the student-friendly article by Junjie "How do glassfrogs become transparent?" at https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how-do-g...
Ask-a-Scientist E5: Dr. Jen Collinger and Dr. Rob Gaunt, biomedical engineers
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can read the student-friendly article by Rob and Jen "Can a robotic arm be controlled by the brain?" at https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/arti...
Ask-a-Scientist E4: Dr. Emily Fairfax, beaver scientist
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Read the student-friendly article by Emily Fairfax "Would beavers make good firefighters?" at https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/would-bea...
Ask-a-Scientist E3: Dr. María-Teresa Ramírez-Herrera, Earth scientist
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Read María-Teresa's student-friendly article "How can the eruption of a volcano affect the ocean everywhere on Earth?" at https://www.sciencejournalf...
Ask-a-Scientist E2: Dr. Allison Master, social psychologist
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Read Allison's student-friendly article "How do gender stereotypes impact girls’ interest in science?" at https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/arti...
Ask-a-Scientist E1: Dr. Russell Bicknell, paleontologist
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn more about Russell’s accomplishments and background here.Read Russell’s adapted article here.Click here to check out our Ask a Scientist vid...