This week on PNM, Ary & Josh discuss current COVID-19 vaccines: what they are, how they work, how they came out so quickly, and whether or not you should be nervous about them. (Spoiler alert: you shouldn’t be nervous!) We used Ary’s master Google Doc to shape this show, so feel free to check out […]
No More Landfill! Complex Plastic Recycling in Post-Industrial Waste
Tonight the Perpetual Notion Machine talks with Professor George Huber and Professor Reid van Lehn of the University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Department of Energy’s Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center. They are the co-authors of the paper ‘Recycling of multilayer plastic packaging materials by solvent-targeted recovery and […]
Fungus Among Us with Dr. Christina Hull
Tonight on PNM Ary sits down with Dr. Christina Hull, a UW Madison Professor in Biomolecular Chemistry and Medical Microbiology & Immunology. Dr. Hull studies the process by which a dormant fungal spore transitions (germinates) into an actively growing fungus (yeast) in order to identify therapeutic targets and learn more about the basic biology of […]
PNM Goes to the Movies: 28 Days/Weeks Later
It’s the one year anniversary of our series ‘PNM Goes to the Movies!’. This time around, we discuss Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later (2002) & the sequel 28 Weeks Later. 28 Days Later is considered one of the first ‘fast zombie’ movies & kick-started the zombie revival in pop culture; but how does the science […]
Lauren Azar: Appointee to Governor Elect Evers’ Agriculture, Ene...
On this episode of the WEB we replay one of our favorite interviews. We talk with Lauren Azar about the grid, microgrids, threats to the grid and the future of renewable energy. A former DOE and WI Public Service Commission official – Ms. Azar was appointed in December 2018 to Gov. Evers’ Agriculture, Energy, and Natural […]
Nectar Bats Fly Nowhere or Nerds Having Fun: Science Trivia, Quizzes a...
On this very special episode of the Perpetual Notion Machine three science nerds (Kelly, Will and Heather) explore the lighter side of things. You can find the fun in science by listening along. Take the climate quiz, play “Saved You a Click” and guess the scientist! Enjoy! If you’d like to submit a question for […]
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