Science In-Between

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

221 episodes of Science In-Between since the first episode, which aired on September 9th, 2020.

  • Episode 176: Stars of Many Colors

    January 17th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  46 mins 24 secs

    This week we talk about perfectionism, grades, and systems of evaluation and how they impact learners and us as humans.

  • Episode 175: Not Scott's Bucket List

    January 10th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  47 mins 37 secs

    In this episode, we discuss a recent Adam Grant podcast and the role that the arts play in education.

  • Episode 174: Outgroup Bucket List

    January 3rd, 2024  |  Season 4  |  53 mins 52 secs

    This week we talk outgroup dehumanization and how we put people in buckets of us and them.

  • Episode 173: The Show Before the Show

    December 27th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  39 mins 21 secs

    In this special holiday edition, Scott and Ollie record their pointless banter before the show.

  • Episode 172: Not Just Nonsense

    December 20th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  51 mins 31 secs

    This week we talk about the research that we do when we are not talking to each other on the podcast.

  • Episode 171: A Simulating Conversation

    December 13th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  48 mins 52 secs

    In this episode, we discuss the role of computer simulations in science education.

  • Episode 170: Uncomfortable Transitions

    December 6th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  40 mins 35 secs

    This week we talk about the importance of discomfort in learning.

  • Episode 169: Add It Up

    November 29th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  40 mins 16 secs

    In this episode, we discuss the NCTM standards and teaching practices and how they compare to the NGSS standards.

  • Episode 168: The Holiday Uncle Test

    November 22nd, 2023  |  Season 4  |  35 mins 29 secs

    This week we talk about The School of Thought, in particular the new Conspiracy Test that asks people to examine their own thinking.

  • Episode 167: One Query, Two Query, Red Query, Blue Query

    November 15th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  47 mins 54 secs

    In this episode, we discuss different ethical scenarios that relate to the use of generative AI in academic situations.

  • Episode 166: Fidelity Landmines

    November 8th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  43 mins 54 secs

    This week we talk about the complexity of "scaling up," or how we try and spread innovations in practice.

  • Episode 165: Fallacious Beasts and Where to Find Them

    November 1st, 2023  |  Season 4  |  42 mins 49 secs

    In this episode, we discuss logical fallacies and how they apply to science education reform efforts.

  • Episode 164: Old and Regular Practices

    October 25th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  43 mins 35 secs

    This week we talk about the engineering practices, which were added to the science practices as part of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

  • Episode 163: Caught in Charlotte's Web

    October 18th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  47 mins 52 secs

    In this episode, we attempt to do a cross-walk between Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching and the Next Generation Science Standards and Ambitious Science Teaching.

  • Episode 162: Your Cultural Cookies

    October 11th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  44 mins 32 secs

    This week we talk about how we talk about the social and political consequences of science as part of what we do in Ambitious Science Teaching classrooms.

  • Episode 161: A Nobel Aspiration

    October 4th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  45 mins 46 secs

    In this episode, we discuss who would qualify for a Nobel Prize in Education, if one existed.