Science is cool, but how do we get the story out about what scientist do, what they discover, and why it matters? On our show today is Dr. Pamela Gay, astronomer, podcaster, and director of CosmoQuest. She’s going to talk to us about the public engagement of science.

Host: Brian Koberlein
Guest: Pamela Gay
Producer: Mark Gillespie
Music: Marcus Warner

The One Universe at a Time Podcast is produced by Mark Gillespie at the Rochester Institute of Technology with support from the RIT College of Science.

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Reduce, reuse, recycle, as the saying goes, or what goes around comes around. On today’s show we have two special guests, Dr. Gabrielle Gaustad, Associate Professor of Sustainability at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and Dr. Callie Babbitt, Associate Professor of Sustainability. We’ll talk about the circular economy.

Host: Brian Koberlein
Guests: Gabrielle Gaustad and Callie Babbitt
Producer: Mark Gillespie
Music: Marcus Warner

The One Universe at a Time Podcast is produced by Mark Gillespie at the Rochester Institute of Technology with support from the RIT College of Science.

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In the movie Back to the Future, Marty McFly travels from 1985 to 1955, and he comes across his mother. Which raises interesting questions about how you view your parents. On our show today is Dr. Grant Gutheil, Associate Professor of Psychology at Nazareth College, and he’ll talk to us about the psychology of our past. In the second half of the show we’ll talk about the science of time travel in science fiction.

Host: Brian Koberlein
Guest: Grant Gutheil
Producer: Mark Gillespie
Music: Marcus Warner

The One Universe at a Time Podcast is produced by Mark Gillespie at the Rochester Institute of Technology with support from the RIT College of Science.

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If you’re a sports fan, you’re probably familiar with the statistics of your favorite players. Those aren’t just for fun. They can also be used to determine how strong a team is, or perhaps even to make money as in the movie Moneyball. On our show today is Dr. Matthew Hoffman, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He’s going to talk to use about the statistics of sports.

Host: Brian Koberlein
Guest: Matthew Hoffman
Producer: Mark Gillespie
Music: Marcus Warner

The One Universe at a Time Podcast is produced at the Rochester Institute of Technology with support from the RIT College of Science.

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If you’re looking for a date, you might head for a bar, but you might also head for a computer. On our show today we have Dr. Kim McGann, Associate Professor of Sociology at Nazareth College, and she’ll talk to us about online dating. We’ll also talk about the science behind Harry Potter.

Host: Brian Koberlein
Guest: Kim McGann
Producer: Mark Gillespie
Music: Marcus Warner

The One Universe at a Time Podcast is produced at the Rochester Institute of Technology with support from the RIT College of Science.

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Graph theory is an interesting idea of connecting dots with lines. It may sound like a simple game, but underneath it is some complex mathematics. On our show today is Dr. Paul Wenger, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He’s going to talk to us about the mathematics of graph theory. In our second half we’ll talk social networks and the six degrees of Kevin Bacon.

Host: Brian Koberlein
Guest: Paul Wenger
Producer: Mark Gillespie
Music: Marcus Warner

The One Universe at a Time Podcast is produced at the Rochester Institute of Technology with support from the RIT College of Science.

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Our bodies are made of cells, and those cells have to move around and interact. That means they are governed by the laws of physics. On our show today is Dr. Moumita Das, Assistant Professor of Physics at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She’ll talk to us about the physics of biology. In our second half we’ll talk about the challenges and advantages of interdisciplinary science.

Host: Brian Koberlein
Guest: Moumita Das
Producer: Mark Gillespie
Music: Marcus Warner

The One Universe at a Time Podcast is produced at the Rochester Institute of Technology with support from the RIT College of Science.

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There are those who believe that life here began out there, perhaps even on Mars. On our show today is Dr. Roger Dube, physicist and Director of the Science Exploration Program at RIT. He’ll talk to use about the Miller-Urey experiment and the possibility of life on Mars.

Host: Brian Koberlein
Guest: Roger Dube
Producer: Mark Gillespie
Music: Marcus Warner

The One Universe at a Time Podcast is produced at the Rochester Institute of Technology with support from the RIT College of Science.

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Psychology has the power to tell us how we behave and what motivates us. But is it really that accurate, or is it just a statistical game? Today we’ll talk to Dr. Grant Gutheil, Associate Professor of Psychology at Nazareth College. He’ll discuss the probabilistic nature of psychology. In the second half of the show we’ll explore what psychology might say about the very nature of the human mind.

Host: Brian Koberlein
Guest: Grant Gutheil
Producer: Mark Gillespie
Music: Marcus Warner

The One Universe at a Time Podcast is produced at the Rochester Institute of Technology with support from the RIT College of Science.

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Quantum mechanics is perhaps the most accurate theory devised, and yet it’s one of the most subtle and difficult to understand. Why exactly is that? Today we’ll talk to Dr. Ed Hach, Assistant Professor of Physics at the Rochester Institute of Technology, about quantum mechanics and why it happens to be so strange. In the second half we’ll talk about the difficulty of combining quantum theory with another well established theory, general relativity.

Host: Brian Koberlein
Guest: Ed Hach
Producer: Mark Gillespie
Music: Marcus Warner

The One Universe at a Time Podcast is produced at the Rochester Institute of Technology with support from the RIT College of Science.

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When you hear of the Galapagos, you might think of Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution. Today the Galapagos remain a focus of ecotourism and scientific study. Today we’ll talk with Dr. Bob Rothman, Professor of Biology at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He’ll tell us about the Galapagos and what it’s like to visit. We’ll also talk about astronomy in Chile, and the growing trend of astrotourism.

Host: Brian Koberlein
Guest: Bob Rothman
Producer: Mark Gillespie
Music: Marcus Warner

The One Universe at a Time Podcast is produced at the Rochester Institute of Technology with support from the RIT College of Science.

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If you’re a scientist and you make an important discovery, how do you spread the word? For that, you’ll need media: television, radio, newspapers, and the web. How do you use media to get people to understand what you’ve discovered? Today we’ll talk with Mike Johansson, a Senior Lecturer of Communications at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He’ll tell us about how you communicate news, and how you can compete for attention in a world of diverse media.

Host: Brian Koberlein
Guest: Mike Johansson
Producer: Mark Gillespie
Music: Marcus Warner

The One Universe at a Time Podcast is produced at the Rochester Institute of Technology with support from the RIT College of Science.

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