SparkDialog
Science Podcasts
Science and technology are everywhere in our lives. This podcast takes a look not only at the science itself, but its role in society, how it affects our lives, and how it influences how we define ourselves as humans. Episodes also throw in a mix of history, ethics, philosophy, religion, and the future! Hosted by Elizabeth Fernandez, an astronomer and science communicator. Let’s spark some dialog!
Location:
United States
Description:
Science and technology are everywhere in our lives. This podcast takes a look not only at the science itself, but its role in society, how it affects our lives, and how it influences how we define ourselves as humans. Episodes also throw in a mix of history, ethics, philosophy, religion, and the future! Hosted by Elizabeth Fernandez, an astronomer and science communicator. Let’s spark some dialog!
Twitter:
@sparkdialog
Language:
English
Website:
http://sparkdialog.com/
Email:
podcasts@sparkdialog.com
Episodes
Memories, The Here and Now, and Our Future - Time, Religion, and Physics
10/6/2021
Time is really weird. You may be inclined to say only the present is real, while the future and past have a […]
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Duration:00:48:46
Ep 99: New York Underwater: Art and Climate Change - with guest Carolyn Hall
9/7/2021
What would it be like if New York City was partially underwater? What would it feel like, what would it taste like? […]
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Duration:00:43:10
Ep 98: The Problems and Promise of AI in Healthcare – with guest Dr. Muhammad Ahmad
8/3/2021
AI in healthcare can do amazing things. It can help doctors diagnose their patients. It can streamline patient care, and can help […]
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Duration:00:40:05
Ep 97: Floods in India - A View of Climate Change from Under the River - with guest Dr. Luisa Cortesi
7/13/2021
There are places where people can choose to ignore climate change. Then, there are places that it could never be considered a […]
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Duration:00:33:35
Ep 96: AI, Ethics, and the Vatican - with guest Dr. Brian Patrick Green
6/1/2021
Artificial Intelligence is not just the stuff of science fiction. It’s found all around us – from deciding what movie shows up […]
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Duration:00:42:01
Ep 95: Grief in the Time of COVID- with guest Dr. Kristel Clayville
5/4/2021
Grief in the time of COVID is a very real thing. COVID has changed the way we interact with each other and […]
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Duration:02:14:28
Ep 94: Quantum Entanglement, Consciousness, and the Nature of Reality: with guest Dr. Eric Cavalcanti
4/6/2021
Today, we’re talking about two deep subjects – quantum entanglement and consciousness. If physics has taught us anything, it is that the […]
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Duration:00:48:24
Ep 93: Gratefulness, Hope, and COVID - with guest John Van Sloten
3/2/2021
We are a COVID-weary people. It’s been about a year since lockdown really began. Happy quarantine-versary? But in all seriousness, we often […]
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Duration:00:26:56
Ep 92: Merging Man and Machine: Transhumanism and Religion - with guest Seth Villegas
2/2/2021
If you lost a limb, would you use technology to help you regain some of your ability? What if you were deaf? […]
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Duration:00:38:06
Ep 91: Seeing Patterns, Seeing God: The Neuroscience of Belief - with guest Dr. Adam Weinberger
10/20/2020
Why do some people believe, and others do not? Does it come down to experiences, the way you were raised, your DNA? […]
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Duration:00:29:18
Ep 90: How Can We Find Life Within the Solar System?: with guest Dr. Niels Ligterink
10/6/2020
Last month, scientists published word that an incredible discovery was made on Venus. They found what is called a “biomarker” in the […]
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Duration:00:31:57
Ep 89: Can Online Privacy Exist Today? - with guest Rob Shavell
9/22/2020
We all understand that with technology today, a certain amount of our privacy has evaporated. Our phones track our location. Stores know […]
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Duration:00:36:19
Ep 88: Why We Need Nature – with guest Dr. Peter Kahn
9/8/2020
People feel better when they are in nature. There’s something about putting your hands in garden dirt, taking a walk in the […]
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Duration:00:33:10
Ep 87: Environmental Racism and Climate Change - with guest Dr. Gregory Simpson
8/25/2020
From islands in the South Pacific that are drowning under rising waters to communities like Flint, Michigan, communities of color, both in […]
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Duration:00:35:13
Ep 86: The Science of Subjectivity: The World Your Brain Creates – with guest Dr. Jorge Morales
8/11/2020
The world you see is not really the world that exists. Your eyes and your brain are working together to “lie” to […]
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Duration:00:46:24
Ep 85: How Paleolithic is the Paleo Diet? What did our Ancestors Eat Anyways? - with guest Dr. Briana Pobiner
6/30/2020
There’s a lot of opinions about the current Paleo diet. Some proponents say eat what our ancestors ate – meat, veggies, fruit, […]
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Duration:00:36:17
Ep 84: The Coronavirus, Social Media, Online Dating and Black Lives Matter – with guest Dr. Shantel Buggs
6/16/2020
To say we live in changing times is an understatement. The world right now is a pressure cooker. Already, people around the […]
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Duration:00:33:03
Ep 83: The West: On the Cusp of a MegaDrought – with guest Dr. Kasey Bolles
6/2/2020
With the wildfires in California, extreme insect infestations in forests, and the duration between rainstorms lengthening, the western United States is in […]
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Duration:00:25:17
Ep 82 : The Origins of Language May Go Much Farther Back Than We Thought – with guests Dr. Chris Petkov and Dr. Ben Wilson
5/19/2020
When did language originate? It’s a tricky question to answer. We can’t go back in time. We can’t even look at “fossilized […]
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Duration:00:48:08
Ep 81: Staying Connected During COVID-19 (with Technology!) – with guest Eric Elnes
5/5/2020
If the COVID-19 pandemic had hit even ten years ago, we would be in a very different situation than today. We wouldn’t […]
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Duration:00:29:29