Episodes

  • Cool Science Radio | June 19, 2025

    Cool Science Radio | June 19, 2025
    Jun 19 2025
    Author Richard Simon, who went all-in to discover what would happen without his smartphone, for a whole year, shares his story of digital detox in his new book, "Unplug: How to Break Up with Your Phone and Reclaim Your Life." Then, researchers have found that most spring runoff heading to our reservoirs is actually several years old, indicating that most mountain snowfall has a years-long invisible journey as groundwater before it leaves the mountains. Paul Brooks, a professor of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Utah, tells us more about this study and our water’s trajectory.
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    52 mins
  • Cool Science Radio | June 12, 2025

    Cool Science Radio | June 12, 2025
    Jun 12 2025
    Wisdom 2.0 founder Soren Gordhamer talks about bridging modern technology with ancient wisdom. He writes on the topic in his new book, "The Essential: Discovering What Really Matters in an Age of Distraction." Then, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Safa Kassab highlights a new augmented reality device that's making total knee replacements more precise and accurate.
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    52 mins
  • Cool Science Radio | June 5, 2025

    Cool Science Radio | June 5, 2025
    Jun 5 2025
    Willem Marx, author of a new article in Scientific American titled “Suddenly Miners Are Tearing Up the Seafloor for Critical Metals,” talks about the ramifications of seafloor mining. Then, McKenzie Skiles, director of the Snow HydRO Lab at the University of Utah, talks about the effects of dust on mountain snowpack melting rates and how the increased runoff is reshaping the future of water in the Southwest.
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    51 mins
  • Cool Science Radio | May 29, 2025

    Cool Science Radio | May 29, 2025
    May 29 2025
    Writer and broadcaster Ed Conway discusses his book "Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization," which explores the critical role of six raw materials — salt, iron, copper, oil, lithium and silicon— in shaping modern civilization. Then, science journalist Humberto Basilio talks about the relative stability or instability of the system of ocean currents called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, AMOC, which is a system of ocean currents that circulates water within the Atlantic Ocean.
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    53 mins
  • Cool Science Radio | May 22, 2025

    Cool Science Radio | May 22, 2025
    May 22 2025
    Jamie Farrell, chief seismologist at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, shares a recent study of the Yellowstone caldera which provides crucial information about the potential threats of this massive volcanic system. Spoiler: It’s good news for all of us! Then, Keegan Melstrom, assistant professor at the University of Central Oklahoma, talks about recent studies into understanding how crocodiles and alligators have survived for over 250 million years, and how it could help other species survive the current mass extinction event.
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    51 mins
  • Cool Science Radio | May 15, 2025

    Cool Science Radio | May 15, 2025
    May 15 2025
    Carrie Bearden, a professor of psychiatry, biobehavioral sciences, and psychology at UCLA, explores the mounting evidence that regular cannabis use predicts an increased risk of schizophrenia and psychotic symptoms among teens. Then, surgeon Gabriel Weston takes a scientific look at the wonder, mystery and misconceptions of our anatomy, from guts to genitals, from brain to reproductive organs.
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    53 mins
  • Cool Science Radio | May 8, 2025

    Cool Science Radio | May 8, 2025
    May 8 2025
    Author and entrepreneur Steve Lucas highlights actual, doable uses of AI and the potential benefits for small business in his new book "Digital Impact: The Human Element of AI-Driven Transformation." Then, one-time local, Peter Rizzo, talks about his time as the station doctor for the 77th Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition and what it’s like to live and work in Antarctica.
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    52 mins
  • Cool Science Radio | April 24, 2025

    Cool Science Radio | April 24, 2025
    May 2 2025
    Michele Rehbein discusses the City Nature Challenge, which will take place April 25-28, 2025. This four-day annual event encourages people to find and photograph plants and wildlife in their own cities and towns using iNaturalist. Then, Izzy Vogel and Naomi O’Connor, two members of Team Minerva, a robotics team from Park City High School, tell us about their competition at the Premier event in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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    52 mins
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