crisscrossing Science

Dec 09 2024 50 ep. 31 mins 120

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Welcome to crisscrossing Science, the podcast in which we answer the science questions that you never thought to ask. Every other week, co-hosts Michael Crosser and Chad Tillberg will share their love of natural science by discussing a topic that they find interesting.

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Episode 215: Plastic

Dec 09 2024 32 mins

Mike and Chad discuss how plastic is created and why it is so ubiquitous in our modern world. We also consider why plastics are often not recycled and why it will be hard to stop making more.To get more uplifting stories like this, be sure to subscribe to the podcast.

Episode 214: Wallace and Darwin

Nov 26 2024 31 mins

Chad tells Mike about the co-discoverers of the mechanism of evolution by natural selection: Wallace and Darwin. What? You've only ever heard of Darwin? Listen and learn...Subscribe to download the latest episodes as soon as they are available.

Episode 213: Primates!

Nov 12 2024 31 mins

Chad and Mike welcome Stephen Frost onto the podcast to discuss the evolutionary history of primates.Subscribe to the podcast to download the latest episodes.

Episode 212: The Solar Neutrino Problem

Oct 28 2024 32 mins

Imagine studying one problem for forty years until finally the scientific community accepts your research. Mike and Chad discuss the work of Raymond Davis, Jr. who measured the number of neutrinos emitted by the sun. His numbers did not agree with theory and it took decades to prove that new physics was involved.

Episode 211: Original Antigenic Sin

Oct 14 2024 32 mins

Chad and Mike delve into disease and vaccinations and consider the role of B cells. When are new B cells produced and when do older ones ramp up production of antibodies?Follow us on social media to see short reels of interesting science!

Episode 210: Tesla & Edison's Current War

Sep 30 2024 31 mins

Mike and Chad talk about the differences between AC and DC power. We then delve into the history of electrifying the world, when advocates for AC (Tesla, Westinghouse) beat out arguments for DC (Edison). It is a crazy story.Find us on social media for new content updated regularly.

Episode 209: Take Me Home-ing Pigeon

Sep 16 2024 31 mins

How do Homing Pigeons find their way? It turns out researchers have done many experiments to confuse them! We also have a tie in to Game of Thrones, so be sure to tune in.Find us on social media! Search for crisscrossing Science on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

Episode 208: It's STILL GOLD, I tell ya!

Sep 02 2024 31 mins

We've been busy watching the Olympics, which got us thinking about GOLD!! So while we finish our efforts for Season 8, we are replaying this episode about where gold comes from.

Episode 207: Still Humming Along

Aug 20 2024 32 mins

Mike and Chad are gearing up for Season 8 and have a lot of ideas for upcoming episodes. In the meantime, we were enjoying hummingbirds flying around and thought it would be fun to revisit an episode from 2021 about these little guys that migrate surprisingly far distances. Enjoy.

Episode 206: Still WaterLogged!

Aug 05 2024 31 mins

Enjoy this encore episode in which our guest Janet Peterson discusses how much water we should be drinking.