AMSEcast

AMSEcast

American Museum of Science and Energy

Episodes 149
Avg. Duration 23m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (4)
Since Oct 2023
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
50%
Hosting
amsecast.libsyn.com

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About This Podcast

Produced from the American Museum of Science and Energy, AMSEcast invites guests from the world of science, literature, and technology to share unique perspectives from the realm of the highly trained and curiously minded.

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Recent Episodes

AMSEcast with guest Michelle Shocklee

Mar 26, 2026 24m

Author Michelle Shocklee discusses her novel The Women of Oak Ridge and the personal, historical, and emotional paths that led her to the story of the Secret City during the Manhattan Project.…

The Secrets of Gravity: AMSEcast with James Riordon

Mar 11, 2026 22m

In this episode of AMSEcast, host Alan Lowe welcomes back science journalist and NASA senior science writer James Riordon to discuss his new book Crush: Close Encounters With Gravity. Riordon…

AMSEcast with guest Dr. Sam Schrell

Mar 05, 2026 12m

In this episode of AMSECast, Dr. Samantha Schrell explores the fascinating and often mysterious world of actinides—rare, radioactive elements with powerful applications in medicine, energy, space…

AMSEcast with guest Vasyl Dunets

Feb 19, 2026 32m

This episode explores how science education becomes an act of resilience, hope, and nation-building in Ukraine. From the creation of the country's first national science museum to mobile science labs…

AMSEcast with guest Dr. Ahmed El-Mokadem

Feb 05, 2026 44m

In this wide-ranging conversation, Ahmed El-Mokadem explores the deep ideas behind mathematics' most mysterious numbers, revealing how concepts like zero, infinity, irrational numbers, and imaginary…

From Earth to Mars: A Rock's View with Jan Zalasiewicz

Jan 21, 2026 28m

From Oak Ridge, Tennessee, AMSEcast host Alan Lowe sits down with geologist and paleontologist Dr. Jan Zalasiewicz, chair of the Anthropocene Working Group and author of How to Read a Rock. Their…

AMSE Science Report with Alan Chodos and James Riordon

Jan 09, 2026 4m

What if I told you that, no matter where you are or what you are doing, about 100 trillion neutrinos are passing through your body every second? Well, you might first respond, as I did, by asking…

AMSE Science Report with Robert Hettich

Jan 06, 2026 4m

Robert Hettich who serves as the Corporate Fellow and Leader of the Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Group of the Biosciences Division at Oak Ridge National Lab, and as a Joint Faculty Member in the…

Why We Go to Space: Curiosity, Innovation, and the Human Spirit with William Harris

Dec 24, 2025 39m Transcript

In this episode of AMSEcast, host Alan Lowe sits down with William Harris, President and CEO of Space Center Houston, to explore the past, present, and future of human space exploration and what it…

AMSEcast with guests Alan Chodos and James Riordon

Dec 17, 2025 28m

Ghost Particle explores the neutrino, one of the most abundant yet elusive particles in the universe, tracing its journey from a theoretical fix to puzzling nuclear reactions to a cornerstone of…

How to Kill an Asteroid

Dec 15, 2025 4m

Around 66 million years ago, an asteroid that was perhaps 9 miles wide struck the Earth, an impact that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. What if an asteroid that large or even larger was…

Inside The Franklin Institute with Larry Dubinski

Dec 10, 2025 12m

Alan Lowe interviews Larry Dubinski, President and CEO of The Franklin Institute, as part of a series celebrating 250 years of American innovation. He joins AMSEcast to discuss the institute's 1824…

Franklin's Curiosity Unpacked with Richard Munson

Nov 26, 2025 22m

Alan Lowe talks with Richard Munson about his book Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist. Munson's book aims to highlight Franklin's often overlooked scientific achievements. He…

AMSE Science Report Sudip Parikh

Nov 24, 2025 4m

A discussion of American innovation and leadership with Sudip Parikh.

AMSE Science Report with Simon Cordrey

Nov 17, 2025 4m

Author Simon Cordrey discusses the early days of the railroad and how that changed America.

AMSE Science Report with Jay Feldman

Nov 14, 2025 4m

Author Jay Feldman and Alan Lowe, Director of the AMSE Foundation discuss his book, When the Mississippi Ran Backwards.

Planetary Defense 101 with Dr. Robin Andrews

Nov 12, 2025 36m

Alan Lowe is joined in this episode of AMSEcast by Dr. Robin Andrews, volcanologist, science journalist, and author of How to Kill an Asteroid. Dr. Andrews explores how modern planetary defense…

AMSE Science Report with Author Michele Gelfand

Nov 03, 2025 4m

Michele J. Gelfand is the John H. Scully Professor of Cross-Cultural Management Professor of Organizational Behavior and Psychology at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Her book, RULE MAKERS,…

Invention and Exploration at the Smithsonian Institution

Oct 15, 2025 42m

Host Alan Lowe continues AMSEcast's exploration of 250 years of American innovation with Smithsonian experts Harold Wallace Jr., Dr. Eric Hintz, and Tim Pula. Together, they trace invention from…

Exploring the Human Microbiome with Dr. Bob Hettich

Oct 01, 2025 23m

Dr. Robert Hettich is a pioneer in bioanalytical mass spectrometry. In this episode of AMSEcast, he describes how microbiomes form, vary across the body, and influence digestion, immunity, and…

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AMSEcast has published 149 episodes since October 2023, covering topics in Education, Science.

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AMSEcast is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 23m.

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