Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com A Solution to Plastic Pollution. What is cruz foam? What are its advantages relative to polystyrene or polyurethane structural foams? How did the idea for Cruz Foam arise? What were the main challenged in developing the product? Where/how did you get the raw material? What it Chitlin? […]
Science, Art, Beauty, and Nature (Likable Science)
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Fossil Fuel Carbon in the Ocean (Likable Science)
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Marshallese Education Day 2019! (Pacific Partnerships in Education)
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Math is Fun! (Likable Science)
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Science, Art, Beauty, and Nature (Likable Science)
Connecting people to the beauty and wonder of nature through the lens of science and art. Kirsten will discuss: (1) Her 2017 visit to McMurdo Station as a grantee of the National Science Foundation Antarctic Artist and Writers Program to gather information and inspiration to create a traveling exhibit and a children’s book. (2) Her […]
Understanding Flu and Vaccines (Likable Science)
Flu presents unique challenges among diseases in terms of evolving rapidly and thus requiring constant revisions of vaccines. What causes the flu? What are symptoms and general prognosis of flu cases? How do these differ among different strains of flu? What was special about the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic? The host for this episode is […]
Domesticating Plants by Understanding Their Genomes (Likable Science)
Genomic science is helping botanists learn how to help food plants survive and thrive in the face of changing climates. We’ll talk about how Dr. Kantar’s lab is using genomics to help answer questions about plants, focusing on breeding, sustainability, food production and plant adaptation toclimate. The host for this episode is Ethan Allen. The […]
Fusion Confusion (Likable Science)
A Tennessee Teenager has apparently built a working nuclear fusion reactor at home. We’ll discuss the report that a 13 year old built a reactor that achieved nuclear fusion. We’ll describe the process of fusion, how if differs from fission, and some of the history of technological challenges that have plagued the fusion field. The […]
Changing Climates, Harming Health (Likable Science)
Subtle, incremental changes in our weather patterns and longer-term climates around the Earth are now starting to have a cumulative and negative impact on people’s health. Climate change is driving a global shift in health and disease patterns in at least the following areas: 1) Extreme Weather Events and Storms 2) Vector Born Disease 3) […]