crisscrossing Science

Episode XXXV: Potpourri II, Science Unplugged

In this special LIVE edition of crisscrossing Science, Chris and Mike answer audience questions.

Thanks to the Lucky Lab Brew Pub in Portland,...

Episode XXXIV: Jumping Genes, the Barbara McClintock story

In this episode, Chris and Mike discuss the phenomenon of transposable elements of DNA, previously known as jumping genes.  It had previously been...

XXXIII: Neutrinos, tiny terrors from the sun

In this episode of crisscrossing Science, Chris and Mike discuss the solar neutrino problem.  The sun produces a lot of subatomic particles called...

XXXII: What we knows about GMOs

In this episode, Chris and Mike discuss genetically modified organisms, specifically with two examples in plants: Round-up ready crops and Golden rice. ...

XXXI: Encore LIGO

This past week, the winners of the 2017 Nobel Prize were announced.  The Physics Prize this year will go to three individuals, Rainer Weiss, Barry...