crisscrossing Science

Chad and Mike welcome Stephen Frost onto the podcast to discuss the evolutionary history of primates.Subscribe to the podcast to download the latest episodes.

Imagine studying one problem for forty years until finally the scientific community accepts your research. Mike and Chad discuss the work of Raymond Davis, Jr. who measured the number of neutrinos emitted by the sun. His numbers did not agree with theory and it took decades to prove that new physics was involved.

Chad and Mike delve into disease and vaccinations and consider the role of B cells. When are new B cells produced and when do older ones ramp up production of antibodies?Follow us on social media to see short reels of interesting science!

Mike and Chad talk about the differences between AC and DC power. We then delve into the history of electrifying the world, when advocates for AC (Tesla, Westinghouse) beat out arguments for DC (Edison). It is a crazy story.Find us on social media for new content updated regularly.

How do Homing Pigeons find their way? It turns out researchers have done many experiments to confuse them! We also have a tie in to Game of Thrones, so be sure to tune in.Find us on social media! Search for crisscrossing Science on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

We've been busy watching the Olympics, which got us thinking about GOLD!! So while we finish our efforts for Season 8, we are replaying this episode about where gold comes from.

Mike and Chad are gearing up for Season 8 and have a lot of ideas for upcoming episodes. In the meantime, we were enjoying hummingbirds flying around and thought it would be fun to revisit an episode from 2021 about these little guys that migrate surprisingly far distances. Enjoy.

Enjoy this encore episode in which our guest Janet Peterson discusses how much water we should be drinking.

This is our second annual Crisspies award show, celebrating the Best Science in Science Fiction.The awards this year go to the best depiction of the Science behind pandemics (too soon?). Which movie will win this year?

Chad and Mike invite Adam Dolezal to discuss the plight of bees and how they are facing new struggles with parasites, pathogens, pesticides, and poor nutrition. To learn more about all insects, subscribe to our podcast!