Blue Streak Science Podcast

Blue Streak Science Podcast


Latest Episodes

112 We Go to the Dogs
July 11, 2019

Do we love our pets, or what? Today’s episode is sure to please many of our canine family members. It may also annoy more than a few felines in the audience, though I suspect their reactions will be more toward haughty indifference.  On This...

111 Limits of Human Endurance
July 06, 2019

On This Week’s Show A weird star just rapidly dimmed and we don't know why Trump administration doubles down on anti-science Study of marathon runners reveals a ‘hard limit’ to human endurance Science News with Chris MacAlister, and JD...

110 Summer and Science!
June 06, 2019

Summer is here. The pool is finally warm enough, and the barbecue grill is doing its magic. Time for some grillin’ and chillin’! Plug in your earpods as you flip those shrimp on the barbecue, drink that ice cold beer, and listen to this awesome...

109 Rocks, Fungi, Fish, Satellites, The Climate Lounge, and Pub Quiz
May 30, 2019

Dateline: United Kingdom, Belgium, Washington, and California. Chris, Nevena, Tom, and JD bring you the latest science and discussion from around the world. Seriously, how cool is that? On This Week’s Show Old rocks Old fungi Tiny fish Internet...

108 New Form Of Water Discovered, Iterative Evolution, and Sea Otters
May 23, 2019

“How can anybody in his right mind be against science?” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle On This Week’s Show Ice-nine? A case of iterative evolution Sea otters are bouncing back Science News with Amrita Sule, and JD Goodwin A Bizarre New...

107 From the Challenger Deep to the Moon
May 16, 2019

Tom and JD once again take the helm of the U.S.S. Blue Streak Science (DD-981). Our voyage takes us down to the Challenger Deep, and all the way up to the Moon. Along the way we make port calls in England and New Zealand. Permission to come aboard?...

106 United Nations Report on Extinction
May 09, 2019

It’s just Tom and JD today. Can they keep the most awesome science podcast off the rocks? Tune in and find out! Oh, the suspense! On This Week’s Show Blue Streak Science News The Climate Lounge Humans Are Speeding Extinction at an Unprecedented...

105 The Latest Buzz on DEET, and Measles Cases Spotted Again
May 02, 2019

And you thought measles had been eradicated in the United States, and that it was a harmless childhood annoyance. Guess what? Not so much. Measles kills, as does science illiteracy. On This Week’s Show Science news of the week The Pub Quiz  ...

104 Happy Earth Day to You
April 25, 2019

Happy Earth Day (week), everyone! It was back in 1970 that the first ever Earth Day was celebrated at over two thousand colleges and universities, even more primary and secondary schools, as well as hundreds of cities and towns across the United...

103 HPV Vaccine, Fossil Death Pit, Superbug Fungus, and so much more
April 11, 2019

We welcome back our very own Amrita Sule. Hey, that’s Doctor Sule to you, buddy! She was out there in the world doing all that science-y stuff like traveling, going to conferences, socializing, networking. Oh, and doing science. It’s our privilege...