by Heather Zeiger | Nov 15, 2024 | Mornings with Carmen, Science in the News
This week on Mornings with Carmen, we talked about how scientists are trying to develop transparent solar panels, gravity waves in the upper atmosphere due to Hurricane Helene, whether wood can withstand space conditions, and why more middle-aged women are asking for...
by Heather Zeiger | Sep 6, 2024 | Mornings with Carmen, Science in the News
This week’s Mornings with Carmen, we talked about why the Atlantic Ocean is suddenly cooling, whether NASA accidentally caused a meteor shower, and the problems with medicalizing mental illness. The Atlantic Ocean Is Cooling, Sort Of NOAA (National Oceanic...
by Heather Zeiger | Aug 24, 2024 | After Dinner Conversation, Fiction
From the Editor I made a prototype of a molecular sensor once. It was my graduate thesis project and took about two-and-a-half years. In the day-to-day tedium of baby-sitting reactions, serving as a teaching assistant, and managing my life outside of the lab, it never...
by Heather Zeiger | Aug 14, 2024 | Bioethics, Mornings with Carmen
Today on Mornings with Carmen, we talked about making tires that will not fall apart in the harsh conditions at the Moon’s south pole, the latest Gallup pole numbers on American’s views on euthanasia, and if the Singularity is nearer. Designing tires that...
by Heather Zeiger | Jul 24, 2024 | Mornings with Carmen
This week on Mornings with Carmen, we talked about the Mars Curiosity rover’s unexpected findings, jelly-like batteries that actually work, and how online companies, claiming to be health providers, prey on young men’s worst fears. Mars: Curiosity Rover...
