crisscrossing Science
Welcome to crisscrossing Science, the podcast in which we answer the science questions that you never thought to ask. Every other week, co-hosts Michael Crosser and Chad Tillberg will share their love of natural science by discussing a topic that they find interesting.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 55
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Episode 194: Replay of Seventeen Year Itch
This summer, two different broods of cicadas will be coming of the ground to breed. One brood only mates every 13 years, the other every 17 years. And both cycles happen to match in 2024. So, we a…
Episode 193: Discovery of Viruses
Chad tells Mike about how viruses were first discovered, explaining why, once and for all, tobacco is good for mankind.
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Episode 192: Keystone Species
Chad tells Mike about Keystone Species, the idea that a single creature can have an outsized effect on an area's ecosystem.
Episode 191: Re-electile Dysfunction
Happy New Year! Since 2024 will involve contentious elections in the United States, the mathematics of voting seems like a perfect topic to consider. Professor of Mathematics Chuck Lundon joined us …
Episode 190: Recharging Electric Vehicles
As we recharge from a hectic semester, here is an encore presentation of our episode from last year about electric vehicles.
Episode 189: Gravity
Mike and Chad dig deeper into a heavy topic: Gravity. We have touched on gravity in a few recent episodes and listeners have been falling for more information.
Episode 188: Another Tired Topic
The weather is getting frightful, so it is a perfect time to discuss the tires on our cars. Mike and Chad discuss why we have to re-inflate them in cold weather and why it is safer to drive on prope…
Episode 187: Re-Broadening our definition of Food
With Thanksgiving almost upon us, Mike and Chad are replaying a favorite episode about food. It is time to be thankful for new and interesting dishes.
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Episode 186: Supermassive Black Holes
Mike and Chad talk about black holes and how they seem to be necessary for the development of galaxies. Subscribe to the podcast today for more great topics.
Episode 185: Autumn Leaves
Why does foliage change color in the Fall? Chad answers this question from many different angles, and LEAVES no stone unturned.
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Episode 184: Heliocentric Model
Mike and Chad discuss the historical evidence behind the heliocentric model, that the Earth (and all of the solar system) orbit around the Sun. It's a fun ride.
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Episode 183: Disease Susceptibility
Chad and Mike talk about mechanisms of how pockets of the human population could be especially susceptible or resistant to different diseases.
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Episode 182: Rock you like a Hurricane/Typhoon/Cyclone
Mike and Chad discuss the phenomena of hurricanes and why it was strange for a hurricane to recently land in California.
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Episode 181: Replaying Harmony in a World of Dissonance
Mike and Chad are off this week, so are replaying a favorite episode about how musical instruments create sound and briefly why musical scales exist the way that they do.
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Episode 180: Parenting Gone Wrong
Chad and Mike discuss ways that different animals parent their young, and how sometimes these behaviors can lead to kidnapping and worse. To listen to all of our content, subscribe to the podcast!