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This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 34: Mosses and Matriculation

Mosses and Matriculation

Jess talks with California State University, Los Angeles Biology Department Chair Dr. Kirsten Fisher about desert mosses, climate change, and the changing state of science in higher education.
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This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 33: A Democracy, If You Can Keep It

A Democracy, If You Can Keep It

A new report using voting precinct-level data uncovers key information about who is actually voting in our elections, and who our current democratic process is leaving behind.
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This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 31: Getting (Lead) Down to Earth

Getting Lead Down To Earth

Jess visits the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County to unearth efforts by Dr. Aaron Celestian and his team to use a groundbreaking new mineral-based method to clean up lead contamination in L.A. backyards.
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This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 30: The Science of Violence

The Science of Violence

Jess talks with Dr. Garen Wintemute, Director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California - Davis, about the science of political violence and what we can do to stop it.
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This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 29: Water Water Every Where

Water, Water Every Where

Dr. Juan Declet-Barreto and Shana Udvardy cover a groundbreaking new report reveals the looming threats facing United States coastlines from now through 2100.
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This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 28: Strange New Worlds

Strange New Worlds

Jess talks with Dr. Dante Lauretta about collecting samples from the asteroid Bennu that are now helping us understand the origins of the universe.
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This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 27: Food Fight

Food Fight

Food justice activist and writer Rae Gomes joins Jess to talk about what we get wrong about food in the United States, and what we can do to make things right.
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This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 25: War of The Words

War Of The Words

Dr. Jo Lukito joins Jess for the third episode in our ongoing series about the science of democracy in the 2024 election cycle.
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This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 24: Earth Day Two Ways

Earth Day Two Ways

Jess hosts a conversation between climate scientist Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel and environmentalist and actor Eric Balfour about climate solutions and the future of humanity and our planet.
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This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 21: The Expanse

The Expanse

Jess talks about space, science, and the future of humans in our universe with Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck.