As the first vaccines roll out to frontline healthcare workers, physician assistant Amanda Stearns tells us about getting her first dose.

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We ask Caity from our own Charles Hayden Planetarium everything we could think of about a supernova – when a star literally explodes!

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Dr. Brigitte Schoenemann, University of Cologne, shares her research on the eyes of trilobites living nearly half a billion years ago.

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Biomedical engineer Dr. Parag Gad discusses a noninvasive technique that can help paralyzed patients regain the use of their extremities.

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We ask one of our animal keepers, Christa, questions that visitors most often have about our cotton-top tamarin monkeys.

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Physicist Dr. Billy Hubbard tells us how the world's smallest 'refrigerator' may lead to ways to build smaller electronics.

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We ask Shilpa Lawande, a data engineer at Facebook Boston, all about data and its impact on our lives.

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We ask Museum educator Janine all your questions about how far away things are, from the Moon to the end of the universe.

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We chat with Becca, one of our Museum educators, about the driving factors behind the disappearance of these prehistoric creatures!

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Akshita Rao, an undergraduate at Tufts University, tells us all about her biomedical engineering research on the human heart.

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Harvard University's Dr. Pia Sorensen, author of Science and Cooking, answers questions about chemistry and physics in the kitchen.

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Shelley Smith, the Brewing Innovation Engineer at Sam Adams, talks about the science that goes into crafting a flawless pint.

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Bats! Owls! Creepy-crawlies! Liz from our Live Animal Care Center answers some of the best questions we get about spooky species.

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Bassam Shakhashiri, University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses his decades of creating safe, fun, and illuminating chemical experiments.

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Two MIT chemistry grad students, Jessica and Angela, tell us how they got into science and what they are looking forward to in the future.

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Social and psychiatric epidemiologist Dr. Erin Dunn explains how how we can potentially use our teeth to predict future mental health.

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The Perseverance rover is on its way to Mars. We ask NASA engineer Rich Rieber what the mission hopes to accomplish on the Red Planet.

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Talia from our Planetarium answers some of the most common questions that Museum visitors ask about the Earth-Moon-Sun system.

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Benjamin Clark and Saikat Basu from Facebook tell us about their initiative to help identify roads in satellite images using deep learning.

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How do you drive a rover from 40 million miles away? NASA engineer Rich Rieber shares how the newest robot to explore Mars will get around.

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NASA's newest rover, Perseverance, is on its way to Mars. Engineer David Way discusses how it will touch down safely on the Red Planet.

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How do humans perceive color? Our education fellow, Zoe, tells us all about rainbows, matching shades of black, and more!

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Dr. Rob Zellem of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab answers questions about using citizen science to discover exoplanets.

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One of the Museum's resident birding enthusiasts, Sue, returns to answer more questions all about the awesome world of avians.

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Northeastern University marine biologist Dan Distel tells us about an amazing discovery off the Alabama coast: an ancient underwater forest!

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We talked with Elizabeth Smith, a meteorologist from the National Severe Storms Laboratory, to learn about forecasting these severe storms.

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We asked Fallon Durant, an axolotl researcher, all your questions about these amazing animals and their superpowers!

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Listen in as we talk with artist Michael Alfano about the bronze sculptures he has created for the Museum's Exhibit Halls.

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Join us as biologist Hanna Mounce describes her team's efforts to conserve the native forest ecosystems of Hawaii.

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Sara Bleich of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health discusses the impact COVID has had on food insecure populations around the US.

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The Museum's Christine Reich, PhD, discusses inclusive education in the world of museums with Universal Design pioneer Dr. Richard Jackson.

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We ask Dr. Fiona Garner, a scientist working on testing treatments for COVID-19, to explain the important steps of that process.

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We chat with food technologist Michelle about engineering healthy and appetizing meals for astronauts bound for Mars.

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Museum educator Meghan tells us all about poop, from the biggest to the most frequent to the strangest, in the animal kingdom!

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Exotopography is the study of mountain ranges on worlds beyond our solar system. Meet the field's creator, Moiya, to find out more!

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We talk with a veteran spacewalker, astronaut Jeff Hoffman, and ask him all your questions about extra-vehicular activity.

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Hear a canine authority, Museum educator Mayra, tackle some of the amazing questions we've received about dogs and dog behavior.

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Educator Zoe answers questions having to do with chemistry in the kitchen, such as which homemade breads are superior (chemically speaking).

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Ranch, a high school senior, shares how he's applying the engineering design process to help his community through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Lava comes in all shapes, sizes, and forms. Becca, our geology specialist, answers some of the question our listeners have asked about it!

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Hear from a participant of the groundbreaking study to create a polio vaccine, resulting in the near-eradication of the disease in the US.

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Katie, our own paleontology whiz, answers dinosaur questions we've received, from feathered fossils to the swimming Spinosaurus.

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Planetarium media producer Chuck answers questions about meteor showers, what causes them, and offers useful tips for catching the next one.

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Museum educator Karen has been making lightning in our Theater of Electricity for many years and knows a thing or two about storm safety!

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Museum educator Marcus talks about the largest animals in many different categories, from the longest reptile to the heaviest mammal.

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Harvey Leonard has been predicting New England weather for over forty years. Hear him discuss the technology involved in making a forecast.

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Sue, a longtime Museum educator, answers questions about the wonderful world of birds, from the color of eggs to the habits of hawks.

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Dr. Natalie Kuldell, director of BioBuilder and affiliate of MIT, answers questions about biological engineering and its applications.

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A Museum educator answers all your questions about our iconic Theater of Electricity.

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We tend to think of glaciers as changing very slowly, but geophysicist Brent Minchew studies how they can change by the hour.

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Paleontologist Alex Hastings gives an account of a recent dig in Wyoming to uncover a long-necked dinosaur.

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Diveena Becker, a biologist from Ginkgo Bioworks, tells us how her team is using genetics to help track the spread of COVID-19.

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Our very own invertebrate animal keeper Cori Brant tells us more about the reasons behind recent declines in insect populations.

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Bastien Varoutsikos, Iconem archaeologist, discusses creating 3-D digital replicas of the world’s endangered historical sites.

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Peyton Siler-Jones from Climate Ready Boston details our city's plan to tackle the effects of climate change head-on.

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Museum educator Sara Benson discusses climate research and citizen science focused on learning about Boston’s urban heat island effect.

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Colleen Hitchcock, Brandeis University biologist, answers citizen science questions. Learn how to participate in the City Nature Challenge!

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The current news cycle is dominated by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, and the disease it causes, COVID-19.

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The Planetarium’s Talia Sepersky explores the story behind these amazingly powerful deep space objects.

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Kaylan Petrie, education programs, describes the first time she came face-to-face with our three-horned mascot, and more!

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The Planetarium’s Caity Sullivan shows how to spot the International Space Station and shares the coolest parts of living in space.

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