4000 Exoplanets and Counting

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4000 Exoplanets and Counting

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For their 200th episode, Lab Out Loud welcomes Phil Plait (The Bad Astronomer) back to the show. Phil joins co-hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler to discuss the current status of exoplanet discovery and shares a glimpse of what we might find in the future. Listen to the show to hear Phil discuss new techniques and technology in planet hunting, looking for life on other worlds and the role of science in science fiction. Show notes at: https://laboutloud.com/?p=4458

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Feb 4, 2019

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Lab Out Loud discusses science news and science education with leading scientists, researchers, science writers and other important figures in the field.

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Episode 1 - Introductions and Gerry Wheeler: Gerry Wheeler talks about what is new at NSTA by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 9 - Blogging with PZ Myers: PZ Myers, lead author of the blog Pharyngula, talks about blogging. by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 21 - Dr. Kiki, Never too cool for science: Dr. Kiki talks about her work, gender and getting all students excited about science by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 6 - Adam Rogers from WIRED Science: WIRED Science by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 3 - Steve Squyres & Roving Mars: This week we talk with Steve Squyres, principal investigator for the science payload on the Mars Exploration Rover Project, & Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Preview from the show: "We have been so... by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 7 - Cloning Monkey Embryos: We talk with Dr. Mitalipov about his recent breakthrough in cloning monkey embryos by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 8 - The Future of Particle Physics: Dale talks with physicist Don Lincoln of the DZero detector experiment at Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratories. by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 15 - Expelled Exposed: In response to the movie Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, we decided to talk with Dr. Eugenie Scott. by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 27 - Questions with Skeptoid: Brian Dunning talks about his show Skeptoid- a weekly pro-science, anti-pseudoscience podcast. by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 22 - When Good Chemicals Go Bad: We discuss the EPA's Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 31 - The AMS Education Program: Our guest this week is Jim Brey, Director of the Education Program at the American Meteorological Society. by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 26 - Stories of Evolution: Dr. Sean B. Carroll returns to the show this week to celebrate Darwin Day. by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 10 - Boston Here We Come: We chat with conference chair Joyce Croce about the 2008 National Conference on Science Education in Boston by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 11 - Death of the Chemistry Sets: Steve Silberman, contributing editor for Wired Magazine talks to us about the demise of the chemistry set by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 25 - Science in its Rightful Place: We welcome Jodi Peterson to the show this week. Jodi talks to us about what we might see for science and science education wit by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 16 - Building Connections in Science Education: We talk with Dr. Harpp about her research, science outreach and creating connections between science teachers and researchers by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 5 - Sir Alec Jeffries and DNA fingerprinting: Professor Sir Alec Jeffries talks to us about the discovery of DNA by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 13 - Who and What of the WhyFiles: This week we talk to Terry Devitt from WhyFiles.org by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 19 - Bioethics with Jeffrey Kahn: Discussing Bioethics in the Classroom by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 2 - Biologist Sean B. Carroll: Sean B. Carroll discuss evolution, science literacy, and the media by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 4 - Science Education Myth?: Our guest suggests that the US is not falling behind by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 17 - Sir Harold Kroto on Science Education: Science for the classroom and beyond by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 20 - Ed Begley, Jr.: We talk about all things green with Ed Begley, Jr. by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 30 - Lights, Camera, Sea Turtles!: Mike Heithaus talks to us about his work as Marine Biologist and putting cameras on sharks, turtles and more. by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 34 - Gene Therapy for Colorblind Monkeys: We talk with Dr. Jay Neitz about gene therapy used to correct red-green colorblindness in adult male squirrel monkeys by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 32 - Neil deGrasse Tyson: Neil talks to us about how we get more kids to become scientifically literate by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 23 - The Periodic Table of Videos: We talk with Martyn Poliakoff at The Periodic Table of Videos about making a video for every element. by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 14 - Bill Nye Talks About Energy and More: Bill Nye talks about how he got started, his energy efficient home, the science debate and more by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 41 - Science Writer Nicholas Wade: We look back and forward at science in the news with writer Nicholas Wade by Lab Out Loud
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Episode 29 - We're All Stellar Corpses: This week we talk about stars with Dr. Michelle Thaller from the Spitzer Space Telescope by Lab Out Loud
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STEM Learning with the World's Simplest Camera: Video version at: In 2017, Sam Cornwell launched a successful Kickstarter campaign to make a pinhole camera called the Solarcan. Now a successful company with the same name, the Solarcan is a simple camera that takes extremely long time exposures... by Lab Out Loud
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How to Become a Scientific Illustrator: Ella Marushchenko joins Lab Out Loud to discuss her job and her journey from a traditional art background to creating scientific illustrations. Stressing the need for artistic freedom in scientific visualization, Ella describes how she balances the... by Lab Out Loud
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