Seeking A Scientist

A podcast by KCUR Studios

20 Episodes

  1. Why do we need to sleep?

    Published: 2/26/2025
  2. How to adapt to the extreme cold, according to Finnish reindeer herders

    Published: 1/29/2025
  3. Your most surprising science questions of the year, answered

    Published: 12/30/2024
  4. How living in outer space changes the human body

    Published: 11/20/2024
  5. Feeling stressed? Here’s what is actually happening

    Published: 10/29/2024
  6. How can we bring extinct species back from the dead?

    Published: 9/25/2024
  7. ‘Twisters’ got one thing right: We can change the weather!

    Published: 8/28/2024
  8. Dogs are talking — are you listening?

    Published: 7/31/2024
  9. Your burning questions about fireworks, answered

    Published: 6/28/2024
  10. Plants may be more intelligent than we think

    Published: 5/29/2024
  11. Can we stop an asteroid from hitting Earth?

    Published: 4/15/2024
  12. Breaking down the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of quantum dots

    Published: 10/6/2023
  13. Seeking... your thoughts

    Published: 9/13/2023
  14. Does the multiverse actually exist?

    Published: 7/12/2023
  15. Do fungi secretly rule our world?

    Published: 6/21/2023
  16. Can we stop our world from flooding?

    Published: 6/7/2023
  17. Can we fix our failing electrical grid?

    Published: 5/17/2023
  18. Can we save the oceans from plastic?

    Published: 5/3/2023
  19. Can humans reverse aging?

    Published: 4/19/2023
  20. Coming soon: Seeking A Scientist with Kate The Chemist

    Published: 3/17/2023

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The future is scary, but it doesn’t have to be! Host Dr. Kate Biberdorf (aka Kate the Chemist) is seeking scientists to guide us into the great unknown. From fungus zombies to feeling young forever, we’re puzzling out what our world could look like — and how we can get ready. A podcast from KCUR Studios and the NPR Podcast Network. Supported by The Stowers Institute For Medical Research.