Lab Out Loud

For our final episode of the season we talk with interview Paul Herder, coach of the Marshfield WI team that has won the National Ocean Sciences Bowl for the last four years in a row.

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/

This week listen as co-hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler talk toDavid Vernier, co-founder of Vernier Software & Technology. David talks to Lab Out Loud about the history of the company, his popular software and data collection hardware, and the release of two new products that are part of Vernier's Connected Science System - the LabQuest2 and Graphical Analysis iOS app.  Listen to hear how Vernier technology will change science education.

In anticipation of NOVA's upcoming "Hunting the Elements" special and app, Lab Out Loud hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler got in touch with Rachel Connolly - NOVA's Director of Education.  Listen to the show and watch "Hunting the Elements", airing 4/4/12 on PBS.

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/?p=2102

Our guest this week is Zoran Popović, professor at the University of Washington and Director of the Center for Game Science. He recently lead the team that produced Foldit, a biochemistry games whose outcomes are now published in Nature.

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/?p=2086

Our guest this week is Fred Ende.  As a middle-school science teacher, Fred quickly became frustrated with cookie-cutter, partial inquiry and simple scientific method lab reports that rarely engaged students in the content.  Deciding to change this mode, Fred created open-ended lab experiences where students investigated their own questions, became interested in sharing their work, and ultimately improved their scientific writing.

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/?p=2064

This week listen as co-hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler talk to Jon Dudas, president of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).  Dudas talks to Lab Out Loud about their upcoming robotics competitions, how they teach kids how to try, fail and succeed, and how hands-on robotic lessons can enhance the classroom experience and spark interest in science education and careers.

Show notes: http://laboutloud.com/?p=2040

This week we talk with Dr. Steven Schlozman, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Lecturer in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Schlozman's recent book is "The Zombie Autopsies." Schlozman shares his ideas about how zombies can be used in the classroom.

As science educators are increasingly reporting attacks on climate change education, the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is announcing that they will also be defending climate change science in public school science education. Join hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler as Dr. Eugenie Scott explains this new initiative for NCSE by adding climate change to their portfolio in defending good science education.

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/

We highlight some of the major science discoveries in 2011 with Pamela Hines, senior editor at Science Magazine.

For the last episode of 2011, hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler talk with journalist and author Marcus Wohlsen.  Wohlsen is a science writer for the Associated Press who has received abundant praise for his recent book "Biopunk: DIY Scientists Hack the Software of Life