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Rad Scientist
A KPBS Explore series taking listeners on a journey through the lives and discoveries of San Diego's raddest scientists — researchers pushing the frontiers of human knowledge. Hosted and pro...
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Listen to Rad Scientist, a Science & Medicine podcast by KPBS. Stream 27 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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Pathways: The Professor And The Proteins
Gentry Patrick was born in South Central Los Angeles to a 16-year-old single mother. Through grit, serendipity, mentorship, and wits, he wen...
Sounds Of The Sea
When you listen to the ocean, you realize that there is a whole world of sound that our ears aren't made to hear. Goldie Phillips tells us w...
Listen to "Port of Entry"
From KPBS and PRX, "Port of Entry" tells cross-border stories that connect us. Subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen, or here: www.po...
Brain Waves And Rough Waves
Austin Coley was told he was not “PhD worthy” while getting his masters. That didn’t stop him from getting his doctorate and continuing to r...
The Grass Is Always Greener
When you ask Chandler Puritty who she is, she’ll give you many answers: Ecologist, social justice advocate, plant lover, cat mother, artist,...
Kissing Bugs
Kaylee Arnold grew up in Oceanside, but moved to Georgia to pursue a PhD in ecology. Despite her fear of heights, Kaylee climbs high up in t...
Vocal Chops
Daril Brown wants to build vocal neuroprostheses, or devices that use brain signals to recreate speech. He tests his methods using zebra fin...
The Fever Effect
Melonie Vaughn’s desire to study neurodevelopmental disorders stemmed from watching her autistic brother struggle with navigating school and...
Rad Scientist Is Back!
Recent events involving the killing of unarmed Black people have brought discussions about racism to the forefront, including at scientific...
Putting The Geek In Greek
Sophia Hirakis is always on the move, just like the proteins she studies. She’s always doing something, whether it's traveling between Greec...
Science & Basketball
When Elischa Sanders was young, he thought he would grow up to be in the NBA. But he realized he was better in the classroom than on the cou...
Brave New World
Who gets access and benefits from our genomes? Keolu Fox, an indigenous geneticist, advocates for more fair and transparent rules on how com...
A Nobel Pursuit: Part 2
UC San Diego professor Brian Keating wanted to understand how our solar system, our galaxy, our universe came to be. The big bang theory did...
A Nobel Pursuit: Part I
How our universe came to be is still unknown. A discovery about this origin story will surely be Nobel Prize worthy. Brian Keating has an id...
When The Virtual Becomes Reality
Gwendolyn Barriac wants you to embrace the future. She's pretty sure that will involve virtual reality. Her goal is to make it so that VR ca...
The Scientist Becomes The Subject
Aaron Christensen-Quick studies infectious diseases. It came to a surprise to him, then, when he contracted the very disease he studies.
A Green Thumb Growing Cannabis
The cannabis industry needs scientists too. Allison Justice applies her green thumb to a very green enterprise.
Body Odor, It’s Not The Pits
Why do armpits smell? And how can be make them smell better? Chris Callewaert, also known as "Dr. Armpit," thinks he's solved this vapor cap...
Sounds of the Sea
When you listen to the ocean, you realize that there is a whole world of sound that our ears aren't made to hear. Goldie Phillips tells us w...
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