FLASHCARDS! Protecting Our Oceans

FLASHCARDS! Protecting Our Oceans

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

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Science Under Siege: America’s War on Knowledge

Science Under Siege: America’s War on Knowledge

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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FLASHCARDS: The Rule of 72 Explained: How Fast Will Your Money Grow?

TRANSCRIPT It’s Flash­card Fri­day here at Math Sci­ence His­to­ry, and today we’re going to learn a math trick. Have you ever won­dered how long it takes for your invest­ed mon­ey to dou­ble or dis­ap­pear? There’s actu­al­ly a math trick for that. Hi, I’m Gabrielle Bir­chak. I have a back­ground in math, sci­ence, and jour­nal­ism, and today you’re going to learn

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Math, Civil Rights, and the Legacy of Bob Moses

Math, Civil Rights, and the Legacy of Bob Moses

It’s Black His­to­ry Month, and we are still cel­e­brat­ing black excel­lence. This week, I am talk­ing about one of my favorite activists and math­e­mati­cians, Robert Par­riss Moses, also known as Bob Moses. His life and lega­cy made an indeli­ble mark on America’s civ­il rights move­ment and math edu­ca­tion. Hi, I’m Gabrielle Bir­chak. I have a back­ground in math, sci­ence, and

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