In July of 2020, UW Madison grad student and astrobiologist Lena Vincent started posting videos to her TikTok account. She has now reached over 65 thousand followers. This week on […]
Racial Disparities in Science Education
Science, technology, engineering and math fields, collectively known as STEM fields in education jargon, are commonly thought to be the hottest paths to economic well being. The U.S. Bureau of […]
Artificial Intelligence for Dummies (it’s easier to understand t...
To many a casual listener, the term “Artificial Intelligence” invokes science fiction and the future we were promised by visionaries writing decades ago. It may also bring to mind the […]
Total Solar Eclipse Mania
In this week’s episode of the Perpetual Notion Machine, producer Will Cushman talks to Jim Lattis, of the UW Space Place, about all things eclipse! Jim is an expert on […]
Tinkering, Making, and Microscopes
In this episode, reporter Matthew Zmudka interviews science educator Kenji Yoshino, who gained fame in 2013 for creating a simple design to turn an iPhone into a high-powered microscope. The […]