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We hear amazing questions in the exhibit halls of the Museum of Science, Boston. Do woodpeckers get headaches? How many colors are in the rainbow? Who gets to drive the Mars rovers? Pulsar features short interviews with our education staff along with scientists, engineers, and experts from around the world in order to find the answers.
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Monday Jun 12, 2023
What Do You Mean, That Isn’t a Dinosaur?
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
The word 'dinosaur' refers to a specific group of animals. Many animals get included under the dinosaur umbrella when they are actually from different groups. Becca from our programs team helps us set the fossil record straight.
Monday May 29, 2023
How Do Spacecraft Move Around the Solar System?
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
Talia from our planetarium team talks about calculating the most efficient trajectories for spacecraft in order to get to interesting places from Mercury to Pluto and beyond.
Monday May 15, 2023
How Many Moons Are There In The Solar System?
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
With 62 new moons announced last week, Talia from our Charles Hayden Planetarium tells us how Saturn is once again the grand champion of the solar system in terms of natural satellites.
Monday May 08, 2023
Where Do Volcanoes Come From?
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
Volcanoes are incredibly powerful, but what causes one to form? Becca from our programs team talks about the origins of these explosive entities.
Monday Apr 24, 2023
What Counts As Artificial Intelligence?
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
With so many stories in the news about the new capabilities of artificial intelligence, Emily from the museum's programs team explains what that term means and how AI works.
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Why Is It Important To Look For Life On Mars?
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Dr. Michael Meyer has been the lead scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program for over 25 years. He tells us what the possibility of life on the red planet would mean for science and our understanding of the universe.
Monday Mar 27, 2023
I Found This Strange Rock...Is It A Meteorite?
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
We ask Dr. Ben Weiss, an MIT expert on meteorites, how to spot the difference between rocks that formed on Earth and ones that fell from space.
Monday Mar 13, 2023
I Think I Saw a Right Whale! Who Should I Call?
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
North Atlantic Right Whales are critically endangered. We chat with Tim Cole and Lieutenant Christopher Licitra from NOAA Fisheries about efforts to identify, track, and conserve this fragile population.
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Do Vampire Bats Really Drink Blood?
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
In part two of our conversation with evolutionary biologist Dr. Nancy Simmons, we discuss the astonishing diversity of bats and how they came to dominate Earth's night skies.
Monday Oct 31, 2022
How Did Bats Evolve Flight?
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Bats are the only mammals in Earth's history to achieve powered flight. We ask evolutionary biologist Dr. Nancy Simmons how bats gained this ability and why.