Why Does the Museum of Science Have Monkeys?
We ask one of our animal keepers, Christa, all about our Cotton-Top Tamarin monkeys and how the Museum of Science is participating in the effort to conserve this critically endangered species.
21 Dec 202013min
Can We Restore Mobility to Spinal Injury Patients?
Biomedical Engineer Dr. Parag Gad tells us about a noninvasive technique that can help paralyzed patients regain the use of their extremities as well as other systems of the body.
14 Dec 202012min
How Small Can You Make a Refrigerator?
Physicist Dr. Billy Hubbard tells us how designing the world's smallest 'refrigerator', a thousand times thinner than a human hair, may lead to more efficient cooling of scientific instruments.
7 Dec 202011min
What is Data?
We ask Shilpa Lawande, a Data Engineer at Facebook Boston, all about data and its impact on our lives.
30 Nov 20209min
How Far Away is the Edge of the Universe?
We answer all of your questions about how far away things are from Earth, from the Moon to the very edge of existence, and also discover how we know the distance to objects in space.
27 Nov 202014min
Who Engineers Biomedical Devices?
We chat with Akshita Rao, an undergraduate at Tufts University, about her biomedical engineering research on the human heart.
21 Nov 202010min
What If the Dinosaurs Hadn't Gone Extinct?
We chat with Becca, one of our museum educators, about the driving factors behind the disappearance of the dinosaurs.
17 Nov 202011min
How Can Half a Degree Ruin My Eggs?
Harvard's Dr. Pia Sorensen tells us about her new book, Science and Cooking, and answers your questions about chemistry, physics, and biology in the kitchen.
10 Nov 202011min
