For the Love of Science
Welcome to For the Love of Science, a podcast from The Bay Area Environmental Research Institute. In this show, we hear directly from the institute's scientists, engineers, and mission specialists about the groundbreaking research they’re doing right now in earth, environmental, and space sciences, and learn about what their work can teach us about our Earth and our universe.
- Update frequency
- every 79 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
How to Build a Research Institute, in 30 Short Years
In this special episode, hear the story of BAERI’s founding from the founders themselves: husband and wife team Robert Bergstrom and Sharon Sittloh.
Planet Twins and Martian Winds
In this episode we hear from planetary scientist Victoria Hartwick who works with the Mars Climate Modeling Center at NASA Ames. The conversation includes a discussion about Dr. Hartwick’s paper that…
Kristina Pistone on what it's like to work as a climate scientist
What’s it like to work as a climate scientist today? In this episode I speak with climate scientist Kristina Pistone about her research, her role on the sustainability commission for the city of Sunn…
The researchers ready for the James Webb Space Telescope - Part II: Jesse Bregman
In this two-part series we meet two researchers who will soon be working with data from the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope. In Part II, I speak with Jesse Bregman, an astrophysicist who…
The researchers ready for the James Webb Space Telescope - Part I: Taylor Bell
In this two-part series we meet two researchers who will soon be working with data from the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope. In this episode, Part I, I speak with early career astronomer…
What does science mean to you?
Fourteen current and alumni researchers at the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute answer the question: What does science mean to you?
We hear from:Geert BarentsenAnn Marie CodyChristina Hedges…
Exoplanets! — Part 2
This two-part series is all about exoplanets, planets outside of our solar system, and how they and the stars they orbit are a key part of the search for extraterrestrial life.
In this episode, Part …
Exoplanets! — Part 1
This two-part series is all about exoplanets, planets outside of our solar system, and how they and the stars they orbit are a key part of the search for extraterrestrial life.
In this episode, Part …
The people helping make Earth Science research possible
In this episode we speak with two team members of NASA’s Earth Science Project Office (ESPO), and learn about the essential, behind the scenes work they’re doing to help scientists get out into the f…
NASA's student airborne research program: A unique NASA internship
Dr. Emily Schaller talks about running SARP, a unique NASA internship that gives undergraduate students hands-on experience in atmospheric science research.
Learn more at baeri.org/sarp
Listen to SAR…
Connecting Tribal Lands with NASA Remote Sensing Tools
Remote sensing is a powerful tool - it can be used to map the topography of the ocean floor, track the ash plume of an erupting volcano, or understand drought patterns on tribal lands. As the technol…
How to discover a new planet
In this episode we hear from two researchers who helped make the data from NASA’s Kepler mission accessible to the public, so that anyone in the world, including you, could sit down at your computer …