Tom's SciCast
By Tom Kennedy
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Episodes: 74
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Let's explore the universe while pushing the limits of what we know with our imaginations, some speculation, and philosophy. A podcast about all things science. Stay Curious!
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74. Astrobiology, natural laws of the universe, confronting bias.
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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73. The Modern Synthesis of Evolution
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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72. Sex, Sexual Reproduction, and Sexual Selection
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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71. Mechanisms of Evolution II: genetic drift, recombination, mutations
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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70. Mechanisms of Evolution I: Natural selection
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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69. What is a species?
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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68. Cellular respiration
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May 16, 2025 |
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67. Energy, Membranes, Transport, and Metabolism
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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66. Cells are the Basic Unit of Life
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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65. The Chemistry of Life
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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64. The Ingredients of Life
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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63. The Gray Areas of Life: Misconceptions and Discoveries
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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62. Themes in Science: From Emergent Properties to Evolution
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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61. A Biologists Looks at 50: Reflections from 30 years of doing science
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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60. The Fermi paradox, aliens, biology, evolution
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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59. Why we should colonize the solar system
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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58. The Silurian Hypothesis, evolution, civilizations, aliens, and the legacy of humanity.
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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57. Life, aliens, opinions, and other things I've been thinking about lately
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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56. Do the laws of nature make life likely to occur and evolution progressive?
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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55. What makes an animal different from all other life?
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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54. Plants have relationships too!
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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53. If our solar system was like Star Wars
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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52. Photosynthesis, light, the Calvin Cycle, energy, and electrons
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Feb 18, 2023 |
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51. Biology is the Apex of Science
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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50. From AI to Giant Space Telescopes: A look back at 2022
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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49. The future of science
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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48. Can we Move Beyond the Kardashev Scale?
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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47. How gene regulation makes our life possible
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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46. DNA: replication, cancer, and aging.
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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45. The Relationships Between Sexual Reproduction and Inheritance
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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44. Is the outer solar system the best place to find life?
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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43. Is there life on Mars?
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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42. What is life?
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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41. Things you didn't know about the habitable zone
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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40. What Would Alien Life Look Like?
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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39. What's the future of humanity?
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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38. The edge of life: Cell membranes, diffusion, and transport.
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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37. Where Did Life Come From?
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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36. What is the science of biology?
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Jan 22, 2022 |
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35. Did The Cenozoic Era End On September 1, 1914?
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Dec 04, 2021 |
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34. What would it mean to find alien life? Exploring life in the Universe Part 4
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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33. Are we alone in the universe? Exploring life in the universe Part 3
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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32. Where might we find life in the solar System? Exploring life in the universe Part 2
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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31. How life is connected to the universe: Exploring life in the universe Part 1
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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30. How Science Works: What we learned from studying exercise and weight loss
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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29. Trophic Cascades and Ripple Effects in Ecosystems
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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28. A closer look at evolution by natural selection
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Jun 19, 2021 |
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27. Some things you didn't know about roots and leaves
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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26. Plants, the unsung hero of our world
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May 18, 2021 |
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25. Why I don't fear GMOs, but embrace them.
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May 04, 2021 |
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24. Energy, Enzymes, Metabolism, and the Meaning of Life
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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23. The cell cycle from interphase to the mitotic phase.
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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22. Why Life Needs Energy
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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21. Eating pizza, aging, and the importance of our cellular organelles
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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20. The Chemistry of Life
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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19. Life's connection to the universe
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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18. Life is the result of emergent properties
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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17. How to Learn
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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16. Should we intentionally cause the extinction of mosquitoes?
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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15. Vertebrates are bigger, faster, and smarter; thank our circulatory system
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Jul 19, 2020 |
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14. How we know we are causing the 6th mass extinction
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Jul 19, 2020 |
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13. Four evolutionary innovations that changed the world
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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12. Plants have senses too!
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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11. What is a species?
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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10. From the sea to dry land: How photosynthesis changed the world
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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9. Why we care about plants
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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8. How the theory of evolution revolutionized science and society
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May 21, 2020 |
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7. Climate change and the problems of science denialism
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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6. How we know climate change is real
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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5. Can we build a multi-generational spaceship?
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Apr 11, 2020 |
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4. Is cellular respiration the secret to life?
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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3. Why cells are more interesting than you think!
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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2. The Chemistry of Life - Carbohydrates
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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1. What is Science?
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Feb 24, 2020 |