The Science Bloggers Podcast

A podcast about science and science communication.

Hosted ByDavid Latchman

Our show is a podcast about stories in science and science communication. We talk to people about the science they do and the different ways they communicate that science and engage with the public, and let them tell their own story. Check us out if you want to listen to science related or are looking to the wonderful world of science communication.


All Episodes

Answering, “Why do we have favorite tunes?” with Hunter Farris

My guest this week is Hunter Farris, host of the Song Appeal podcast. On his show, Hunter uses music theory, linguistics, rhetoric, and psychology to explore the reasons why we love the music we do. Blog: Facebook:  Twitter:  …

Checking the Research Papers in the News with James and Charlie

I have two guests this week, James and Charlie, the hosts of the Paper Boys podcast. They are graduate students at the University of Washington and they talk about the academic articles behind the news and how they are covered by the media. Check out…

Scrutinizing Science Misconceptions with Meenakshi Noll

This week’s guest is Meenakshi Noll, a medical geneticist with a PhD in biochemistry. Meenakshi would often hear the misinformation patients had – they either did not know what to ask their doctors or they simply did not understand what they were…

Science Journalism in Nigeria with Etta Michael Bisong

This week’s guest is Etta Michael Bisong. Etta is a science journalist from Nigeria and one of the 2018 Cornell Alliance for Science Fellows. Etta reports on the importance of biotechnology and GMOs in his country and he talks about the importance the…

Metabolic Diseases with Ewen Sommerville

This week’s guest is Ewen Sommerville, a postdoc looking at ways to diagnose metabolic and mitochondrial diseases. Ewen is also new to science blogging and communication and he walks us to his scicomm goals. Blog:  Facebook:  …

Exploring Science Tourism with Wieńczysław Bykowski

Wienczyslav “Wini” Bykowski is a physicist whose passion for science history and science communication has led him to start a science tourism business. Wini lives in Germany and he says that science history can be found all around the city – he…