Science Straight Up
In conjunction with Telluride Science, "Science Straight Up" delves into how science impacts our everyday lives. Your hosts, veteran broadcast journalists Judy Muller and George Lewis talk to leading scientists and engineers from around the world.
Science Straight Up
Episodes
Can We Change the Weather (and do we really want to?) Derek Posselt, Jet Propulsion Lab
Dr. Derek Posselt is a research scientist with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and one of the participants in this year's science workshops sponsored by Telluride Science. He and his colleagues have been studying ways to modify the weather, us...
"Good Vibrations: Water, Proteins and the Molecular Motions that Make Life Possible"
Water is far more than a refreshing drink — its unique molecular properties make life possible. By forming a dynamic network of weak chemical bonds, water acts as both a selective solvent and a kind of molecular lubricant, driving the assembly ...
Small Molecule Activation at the Origins of Life--Dr. David Lacy, University of Buffalo
How did the atoms in the universe come together to form life? Dr. Daivd Lacy, of the University of Buffalo says that at the heart of this mystery is the conversion of small molecules into the building blocks of life, Metals, such as iorn, cobal...
Tau: Untangling Early Alzheimer's Detection--Dr. Lukasz Joachimiak
Tau, a protein, normally supports brain cells’ internal structure; Dr. Lukasz Joachimiak, of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, is focused on what happens when it does not. His lab uses computational and experimental methods t...
Breakthroughs in RNA Science: From Pond Scum to Life-Saving Medicine--Dr. Philip Bevilacqua, Penn State University
Dr. Philip Bevilacqua from Penn State University traces RNA’s origins in outer space to the primordial soup of early Earth to its starring role in today’s medical breakthroughs, offering a plain-language look at how this once-overlooked molecul...