Citizen Science Podcast

If energy from fossil fuels are a limited resource and are environmentally problematic, what alternatives do we have? Can wind, solar, hydroelectric and geothermal sources begin to replace coal and petroleum? What kind of life style can we live if we rely on these? Will we all have to move to a commune and compost and play in drum circles in order to thrive  as a community? Brian and Dr. McCain tackle these questions this week on the podcast.    Shownotes Map of Solar Farms in Texas  Map US Wind Farms  Georgetown Texas  US Energy Information Administration  West Wing Alternative Energy Summit (2004) How a solar cell works. (US DOE) How a wind turbine works. (US DOE)  Three Gorges Dam Facts    US hydroelectric dam map  Cover Art by David Bearden Aurea Carmina - Full Mix by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 International License.  Based on a work at incompetech.com  Permissions beyond the scope of this lice

The ability to live in a clean environment may be the most significant reason why people live, on average, as long as they ever have. We cover our homes, ourselves and our children in products designed to keep them clean and safe. But how do the products really work? what really happening at the molecular level? Are they safe? Brian Dr. McCain answer these questions and more.      Show notes:  Acetic Acid  Hydrogen Peroxide  Sodium Hyperclorite  Sodium Lauryl Sulfate  Limescale  Disinfectants  Mixing Cleaning Products    Cover Art by David Bearden  Aurea Carmina - Full Mix by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 International License.  Based on a work at incompetech.com  Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/ or contact artist via email. 

Perhaps the most important scientific discovery of the last century started as an act of war! From fears of armageddon to the promise of limitless free and clean power, the short history of atom has been a complicated one. Join Brian and Dr. McCain for an important discussion of the facts as we begin season 2 of the Citizen Science Podcast!    Show Notes:  Compound Interest Ping Pong Balls Chain Reaction Every Nuclear Bomb Test Since 1945  Living Near Chernobyl  The China Syndrome  Animals of Chernobyl  Cover Art by David Bearden   Aurea Carmina - Full Mix by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 International License.  Based on a work at incompetech.com  Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/ or contact artist via email. 

Sunscreen and Ozone! Find the truth and fiction about sunscreen. Are you using enough? Is a higher SPF better? Is a romper really your safest option? How has the global scientific community worked to improve our odds against skin cancer?    Show Notes: Compound Interest: Chemicals of Sunscreen C&E News :What is Sunscreen  C&E News: Self Tanner CDC Skin Cancer  Ozone Nobel Prizes Ozone and UV   Cover Art by: David Bearden   Title: Shaving Mirror Author: KevinMacLeod Source: https://soundcloud.com/kevin-9-1/shaving-mirror License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Royalty Free Music found @ https://starfrosch.com

This week we continue our Summer Science Series. With episode about fire works. Just in time for the Fourth of July. So grab the whole family and learn about what happens when we celebrate. From the colors to the history to electron levels we've got it all!  Show Notes Chemistry of Fireworks Colors  Chemistry of Sparklers  The Origins of Fireworks Fireworks Pollution  Fireworks Assembly  VIDEOS: Flame Testing  Disney fireworks Mt. Fugi Fireworks Flaming Gummy Bear   Cover Art by: David Bearden   Title: Shaving Mirror Author: KevinMacLeod Source: https://soundcloud.com/kevin-9-1/shaving-mirror License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Royalty Free Music found @ https://starfrosch.com

The podcast takes a lighter turn for a few weeks. We talk about the science of wine and wine making. Grab your friends and your favorite vino, listen, and learn!     SHOW NOTES:    ALCOHOL METABOLISM  ACS: The Chemistry of Wine  Compound Interest: Chemicals in Red Wine  A taste of wine science  Where Wine Flavors Come From    Cover Art by: David Bearden   Title: Shaving Mirror Author: KevinMacLeod Source: https://soundcloud.com/kevin-9-1/shaving-mirror License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Royalty Free Music found @ https://starfrosch.com

More in our series about basic human needs. We look at what Dr. McCain calls the most dangerous problem out there, Air pollution! How dangerous is it? What is being done about it? How does it impact our lives?    Show Notes: Foreign Correspondents as They Live and Breathe Air pollution and public health  EPA Air Quality Index  EPA Daily Air Quality Report  Winter Inversions SLC     Cover Art by: David Bearden   Title: Shaving Mirror Author: KevinMacLeod Source: https://soundcloud.com/kevin-9-1/shaving-mirror License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Royalty Free Music found @ https://starfrosch.com  

Can we live Chemical Free? How do we know when a common household substance is dangerous? Do the media and pop culture clarify or cloud the reality of our safety? Join Brian, Dr. McCain, and Kubo the Kitten as they discuss and explore this important topic. There may even be something for the humanists out there! Yay! Show Notes:  Atlantic Article on Food Babe  SDS for BTH SDS for NaCl  Flavoring Related Lung Disease  Minamata Bay    Cover Art by: David Bearden   Title: Shaving Mirror Author: KevinMacLeod Source: https://soundcloud.com/kevin-9-1/shaving-mirror License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Royalty Free Music found @ https://starfrosch.com  

From Brita filters to Flint MI, the quality of the water we use everyday is something we often take for granted. At the same time health consciousness has helped make water a $15 billion industry. Brian and Dr. McCain discuss the fact, the fiction and everything in between.  SHOW NOTES For more information about the Flint, MI water crisis   Detroit Free Press Flint Water Resource Guide   Water quality report for Sherman, TX   For more information about drinking water   Copyright:  Title: Shaving Mirror Author: KevinMacLeod Source: https://soundcloud.com/kevin-9-1/shaving-mirror License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Royalty Free Music found @ https://starfrosch.com   Cover Art by David Bearden 

Citizen Science is a Science Literacy Podcast designed to help ordinary people better understand the world around them. Join co-hosts Brian and Dr. McCain as they discuss questions and issues in everyday science.