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For the Love of Science

A podcast from the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute

Apr 20, 2023

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 explores whether wind turbines on Mars could be a viable source of energy for future humans on that planet, then ranges...


Jul 5, 2022

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 Taylor Bell about his work categorizing exoplanets and the path that led him to where he is today.

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Feb 2, 2022

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 Barentsen
Ann Marie Cody
Christina Hedges
Susan Hoban
Darlene Lim
Amber McCullum
Zara Mirmalek
Sommer Nicholas
Juan Torres Perez
Emily Schaller
Cindy Schmidt
Alex Sehlke


Oct 12, 2021

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 2, we talk with two more BAERI folks, astronomer Geert Barentsen and science communicator Kassie Perlongo, about their...


Oct 12, 2021

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 1, we talk with two BAERI researchers, Christina Hedges and Ann Marie Cody, also a PI at the SETI Institute. We’ll hear...