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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 414
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2022
182 EE What Will Astronaut Scott Kelly's Year in Space Teach Us?
EE explains the science goals behind the One-Year in Space Mission
00:05:03 |
Mon 29 Feb 2016
181 EE 5 Reasons You Should Care About the Discovery of Gravitational Waves
EE explains the importance of the detection of gravitational waves
00:09:55 |
Mon 15 Feb 2016
EE 179 The Search for Planet X
The history and recent news of the search for Planet X
00:09:10 |
Mon 01 Feb 2016
178 EE 6 Fun Science Experiments to Do with Snow
Having fun in the snow with science
00:06:43 |
Mon 25 Jan 2016
176 EE The Man Who Fell to Earth and the Importance of Space Travel
EE gives top 4 reasons for the pursuit of space travel as inspired by Bowie's influence
00:08:37 |
Mon 11 Jan 2016
175 EE What causes allergies?
EE explores the environmental vs genetic causes of allergies.
00:06:29 |
Mon 04 Jan 2016
130 EE Satellites and Space Junk
EE explains what we use satellites for and how they stay in orbit
00:09:22 |
Mon 28 Dec 2015
173 EE Will Commercial Companies Be the Next to Take on Space Travel?
EE exlores the fast growing industry of commercial space flight.
00:10:02 |
Mon 14 Dec 2015
172 EE When Is It Safe to Eat Moldy Food?
EE explores when and when not to eat moldy food.
00:09:14 |
Mon 07 Dec 2015
133 EE How Do We Predict the Weather?
Everyday Einstein explains why weather forecasting is difficult and which forecasts to trust.
00:07:21 |
Mon 30 Nov 2015
171 EE The Computer Science Behind the First Down Line
EE explains the computer programming behind the first down line marker in football
00:05:12 |
Mon 23 Nov 2015
170 EE What About the Climate Is Changing?
EE explains the basics of climate change
00:08:47 |
Mon 16 Nov 2015
169 EE Bill Nye's Advice to Tackle Climate Change
EE interviews Bill Nye about his new book on climate change
00:08:10 |
Sun 08 Nov 2015
168 EE 4 Science Experiments for Leftover Halloween Candy
EE describes four science experiments for your leftover candy
00:08:25 |
Mon 02 Nov 2015
167 EE Can We Predict the Next Hurricane Patricia?
EE explains how hurricanes form and how well we can predict them
00:09:55 |
Mon 26 Oct 2015
138 EE Is Anxiety Genetic?
Everyday Einstein describes new research linking genetics to our anxiety levels
00:06:09 |
Mon 19 Oct 2015
166 EE 6 Buzzworthy Facts About Bees
EE details six surprising facts about bees.
00:07:55 |
Mon 12 Oct 2015
165 EE Women in Science: Ada Lovelace, the First Computer Programmer
EE discusses Ada Lovelace's short career as the first computer programmer
00:06:25 |
Mon 05 Oct 2015
164 EE Is there water or life on Mars?
EE explains the latest news on the existence of water on Mars
00:08:05 |
Mon 28 Sep 2015
163 EE Understanding Parkinson's Disease: An Interview with Jon Palfreman
Author Jon Palfreman discusses his new book Brain Storms.
00:11:25 |
Mon 21 Sep 2015
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