Cryptography and Number Theory: From Password Encryption to Secret Codes
Did you know that a 6 digit passcode takes less than 1 day to crack, while a 10 digit passcode can take several years? Just do not use a phone number,...
Superheroes of Science
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If you want to learn about current science and be informed about the latest trends in science education, Superheroes of Science is for you! Purdue University College of Science Outreach Coordinators, Steven and Sarah, interview scientists to discover what they are currently researching and how they first got involved in science. Current topics for today's K-12 science classroom will also be discussed.
Bioenergy, Biomass, and What is in a Barrel of Petroleum?
Professor Tim Donohue from the University of Wisconsin Madison joins us to discuss Bioenergy. He explains why we would want to think about bioenergy-b...
What is Environmental Health? Looking at endocrine disrupting chemicals, health disparities, and environmental racism
Most all diseases include some kind of environmental component according to Dr. Sarah Evans, Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public ...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Effect
Deep learning was such an unpopular field of research in 2012 that there were only 3 labs in the world doing any research. Only in the last decade hav...
How Anthropologists Know What You Ate and Where You Came From!
When a crime takes place, it seems natural that collecting DNA evidence would be a necessary part of the investigation. But what happens if there isn’...
How Scientists Measure Radioactive Isotopes
Dr. Ryan Ickert, senior research scientist with the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University, describes how radio...
Sea Level Rise in North American Coastal Regions: Impacts upon Coastal Aquatic Ecosystems
Dr. David A. Padgett is an Associate Professor of Geography and Director of the Geographic Information Sciences Laboratory at Tennessee State Universi...
Wildfire Recovery: How to Become Fire-adapted
Dr. Ronnie Schumann, Associate professor in the Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Science at the University of North Texas, tells us tha...
The Real Story Behind Asian giant hornets known as Murder Hornets or Halloween Hornets
The story of the Asian giant hornet, or murder hornet, starts with an email: “I found a bug...what is it”? Dr. Gwen Pearson runs the Human Insect Inte...
Mapping the Guts of Volcanoes: A Collaborative Effort
What do the guts of a volcano look like? According to Jonathan Delph, Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Scienc...