Thank you for tuning into today’s podcast! If you are here for the recipes, just scroll to the bottom! PODCAST TRANSCRIPTS Welcome to Flashcards Friday! Today we’re taking a closer look at something that shows up every November: tryptophan. Yes, that mysterious amino acid that gets blamed every year for the legendary “post-Thanksgiving nap.” Turkey is the star witness, but
PODCAST TRANSCRIPTS Gabrielle Birchak I just finished editing this fantastic interview with Dr. Ronald Mallett, Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Connecticut. This episode of Math Science History is all about exploring one of physics most daring frontiers, time travel. Dr. Mallett has spent a lifetime investigating whether light itself can twist space time enough to form loops
Time Travel Imagine stepping into a machine, an elaborate chamber of brass, gears, and humming coils. You sit down, pull a lever, and suddenly the world outside your window blurs. The clock on the wall no longer ticks in neat, familiar seconds. Instead, time itself bends and stretches like taffy. Days whirl past in moments, centuries collapse into a single
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PODCAST TRANSCRIPTS Welcome to Flashcards Fridays on MATH! SCIENCE! HISTORY!. I’m Gabrielle Birchak and today we’re tackling a subject that’s both urgent and empowering. How each of us can play a part in conserving our oceans. The ocean covers more than 70% of the earth’s surface. It produces over half of the oxygen we breathe and supports a rich web
Today we interview Gillen D’Arcy Wood, the author of The Wake of the HMS Challenger, and learn about our 19th century oceans.
Right now, science in the United States is under attack. It is not just being debated, it is being attacked and diminished at the hands of our current administration. False lies are being promoted while ignorance is being celebrated. And history has shown us time and time again that when factual information and education are dismantled and prohibited, it leads
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Welcome to Flashcards Friday, at Math! Science! History! I’m Gabrielle Birchak, and today, we’re going to take a quick trip into the suitcase, literally. Have you ever found yourself sitting on your luggage, trying desperately to zip it shut? Or playing Tetris with your shoes and socks? Believe it or not, this problem has fascinated mathematicians and computer scientists for