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The future is scary, but it doesn’t have to be. On Seeking A Scientist from KCUR Studios, Kate The Chemist is guiding us into the great unknown, from fungus zombies to feeling young forever.Together, we'll puzzle out what our world could look like — and how we can get ready.We want to hear from you: Leave us a review and comment on your favorite podcast platform, or email Kate directly at Kate@seekingascientist.org.Be the first to hear episodes, and get exclusive content, by signing up for our newsletter.Seeking A Scientist is a production of KCUR Studios. It's made possible with support from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, where scientists work to accelerate our understanding of human health and disease.It's hosted by Dr. Kate Biberdorf, AKA Kate the Chemist. Our senior producer is Suzanne Hogan. Our editor is Mackenzie Martin. Our digital editor is Gabe Rosenberg.This podcast is mixed by Suzanne Hogan and David McKeel, with support from Byron Love and Genevieve DesM
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The future is scary, but it doesn’t have to be. On Seeking A Scientist from KCUR Studios, Kate The Chemist is guiding us into the great unknown, from fungus zombies to feeling young forever. Together, we'll puzzle out what our world could look like, and how we can get ready.
What has Seeking A Scientist covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Forget something? Here’s how to improve your memory" (3 April 2025, 33 minutes), "Why do we need to sleep?" (11 February 2025, 41 minutes), and "How to adapt to extreme cold according to Finnish reindeer herders" (13 January 2025, 38 minutes).
How often does Seeking A Scientist publish?
Seeking A Scientist publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 29 minutes across 22 episodes.
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Episode #13
Why do we need to sleep?
Feb 11, 202541 minS2<p>Humans spend one-third of their life sleeping, yet the purpose and function behind this regular state of unconsciousness remains a biological mystery. Sleep researcher Giorgio Gilestro is trying to understand some...
Jan 13, 202538 minS2<p>Human biology thankfully allows us to adapt to major changes in temperature, but only so quickly. Professor Cara Ocobock is working with reindeer herders in subarctic Finland to find out how the human body evolved to...
Dec 17, 202424 minS2<p>We’ve dug into a lot of fascinating topics this past year on Seeking a Scientist, but they’re all so complicated! That means there are a lot of lingering questions that we haven’t had a chance to tackle yet. As we...
Nov 8, 202437 minS2<p>Seeking A Scientist is a production of KCUR Studios. It's made possible with support from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, where scientists work to accelerate our understanding of human health and...
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Aug 21, 202432 minS2<p>Seeking A Scientist is a production of KCUR Studios. It's made possible with support from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, where scientists work to accelerate our understanding of human health and...
Episode #6
Dogs are talking - are you listening?
Jul 18, 2024—S2<p>Seeking A Scientist is a production of KCUR Studios. It's made possible with support from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, where scientists work to accelerate our understanding of human health and...
Jun 18, 202422 minS2<p>Seeking A Scientist is a production of KCUR Studios. It's made possible with support from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, where scientists work to accelerate our understanding of human health and...
May 24, 202434 minS2<p>Seeking A Scientist is a production of KCUR Studios. It's made possible with support from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, where scientists work to accelerate our understanding of human health and...
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Apr 24, 20242 minS0<p>Seeking a Scientist THEME | Exciting Progress by The Coma Calling</p> <p>Original theme music from Seeking A Scientist was produced by The Coma Calling.<br><br>Written x Performed x Recorded x Mixed x Mastered by...
Apr 1, 202433 minS2<p>Asteroids heading straight for planet Earth aren’t just a scenario out of a Hollywood thriller. Luckily, scientists around the world have long been preparing for such an “Armageddon” scenario. Kate The Chemist speaks...
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Breaking down the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of quantum dots
Oct 6, 20238 minS2<p>Ever since the 2023 Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of quantum dots, Kate’s phone has been ringing off the hook. Everyone wants her to explain what these tiny clusters of atoms are — and how they relate to...
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Seeking A Scientist: Season Two
Sep 12, 20232 minS2<p>Seeking A Scientist is a production of KCUR Studios, made possible with support from the Stowers Institute for Medical Researchand design help from PRX.</p> <p>It's produced by Dr. Kate Biberdorf, Suzanne Hogan and...
Episode #6
Does the multiverse actually exist?
Jul 11, 202332 minS1<p>Over the last few years, the box office has been dominated by films like "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" that explore ideas of parallel universes, quantum worlds and alternate lives. There's some real...
Episode #5
Do fungi secretly rule our world?
Jun 16, 202336 minS1<p>From molds to yeasts to the mushrooms we fear and love, fungi are connected to life and death on our planet — but are often misunderstood. We only know about 10% of the estimated 3.8 million species that exist...
Episode #4
Can we adapt to a future of flooding?
Jun 6, 202334 minS1<p>In April 2023 alone, floods happened across the country, including the land-locked states of Minnesota, Kansas, Utah, Tennessee and Colorado. It doesn’t matter if you live in one of these states or on a coast...
Episode #3
Can we fix our failing electrical grid?
May 16, 202334 minS1<p>In February 2021, Texas and wide swaths of North America were shut down by Winter Storm Uri, which caused massive blackouts and left millions of people without power for days. The winter storms exposed...
Episode #2
Can we save the oceans from plastic?
May 3, 202335 minS1<p>In 1997, Captain Charles Moore discovered what has come to be known as the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” the largest accumulation of plastic waste in the ocean. Since then, scientists have documented how plastic has...
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