Ever Wonder? from the California Science Center

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Episodes 105

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Since Jun 2020

Latest Episode Jun 2025

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At the California Science Center, we love to wonder and be curious about the world around us. In each new episode, join host Perry Roth-Johnson as he chats with scientists, engineers, museum professionals, and others to find answers to questions you might have wondered. New episodes every other Wednesday.

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Recent Episodes

S5E20 ...why we like to be scared? (with Arash Javanbakht)

Jun 30, 2025 29m Transcript

Horror movies, roller coasters, bungie jumping! Why do we sometimes enjoy the things that scared us?In this episode we chat with Arash Javanbakht, leading psychiatrist & neuroscientist at Wayne…

S5E19 REBROADCAST...why it's important to study monarch butterflies? (with Isis Howard)

Oct 30, 2024 22m

As we reach the end of the year, the fall migration of monarchs brings ecological and cultural significance to the people of California and Mexico. Butterflies are a common symbol for life and death…

S5E18 ...what divers do at the California Science Center? (with Andrew Solomon)

Oct 16, 2024 22m Transcript

Here at the California Science Center in our Ecosystems gallery lies our kelp forest, holding 188,000-gallon tank with over 800 species! This kelp forest represents the type of ecosystem that you…

S5E17 REBROADCAST... why California has so many wildfires? (with Jared Dahl Aldern)

Sep 11, 2024 35m

Last fall, we opened a brand-new exhibit called Fire! Science & Safety, which invites our guests to explore Casa Del Fuego, Apartment 911 as a fire danger detective, seeking out fire and burn…

S5E16 REBROADCAST ...how doctors keep people healthy during pregnancy and childbirth? (with Dr. Kimberly Gregory)

Aug 28, 2024 19m

This summer, we opened a brand-new exhibit called Life! Beginnings in our World of Life gallery. Life! Beginnings invites our guests to discover how humans and all living creatures reproduce,…

S5E15 REBROADCAST...how keepers form relationships with animals? (with Josh Hestermann)

Aug 14, 2024 12m

Folks often say that dogs are a human's best friend. The Science Center doesn't have any dogs on display (well at least not since our temporary Dogs! exhibit closed), but we sure do have lots of…

S5E14 REBROADCAST...who drives a Mars rover? (with Hallie Abarca)

Jul 31, 2024 23m

When this episode airs, NASA will be just one day away from landing another rover on Mars. On February 18, the Perseverance rover will reach the surface of the Red Planet, capping off a journey that…

S5E13 ...what creatures live in the deep sea? (with Brittany Munson)

Jul 17, 2024 20m Transcript

The deep sea is a mysterious place full of many different life forms! Some that may seem strange yet incredibly amazing to us. But how can we learn more about these creatures if the deep sea can be…

S5E12 REBROADCAST...who writes the stuff you read in an exhibit? (with Jennifer Lawrence)

Jun 19, 2024 13m

For the first few episodes of this podcast, we'll take you behind the scenes of the California Science Center to meet some of the people who design and develop exhibits.Imagine for a minute that…

S5E11 REBROADCAST:......if robots can be biased? (with Ayanna Howard)

Jun 05, 2024 25m Transcript

The field of robotics has advanced a LOT over the past couple of decades, and part of that has to do with advances in the fields of computer science and artificial intelligence. Algorithms that help…

S5E10 REBROADCAST...why our galaxy is a spiral? (bonus episode with Devin Waller)

May 22, 2024 13m Transcript

Before we go on break for the holidays, we’re releasing another bonus episode. We introduce Devin Waller, who will be joining the show as co-host for the next few episodes. As our first season wraps…

S5E9 REBROADCAST......who takes care of animals when they get sick? (with Brittany Stevens)

May 08, 2024 15m Transcript

Giant sea bass. Desert tortoise. Leopard shark. These are all examples of creatures you can see on display when you visit the California Science Center. And just like you or me or any of the pets you…

S5E8 REBROADCAST......how can robots work together? (with Kirstin Petersen)

Apr 24, 2024 19m

We are starting a new series on robots! We've seen some pretty amazing advances in robotics in just the past few years. Maybe you've seen videos of humanoid robots that do backflips or robot…

S5E7 ...how some Monarch butterflies live longer than others? (with Isis Howard)

Apr 10, 2024 5m Transcript

In an earlier episode, we chatted with Isis Howard, who works at the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. She told us about the multi-generational migration of Monarchs across 3 different…

S5E6 REBROADCAST...what goes on at the JPL Mars Yard? (with Hallie Abarca)

Mar 27, 2024 6m

It’s been a year since NASA JPL’s Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter landed on Mars on February 18, 2021, bringing us spectacular new images and videos of The Red Planet. And in honor of…

S5E5 REBROADCAST ...how your favorite exhibit got made? (with Kathy Marsailes)

Mar 13, 2024 13m

For the last three episodes of this podcast, we’ve been taking you behind-the-scenes of the California Science Center to meet some of the people who design and develop exhibits. Many of you probably…

S5E4 REBROADCAST...if our kelp tank fish eat... other fish? (with Erin Shusterman)

Feb 28, 2024 5m

If you ever visit the kelp tank at the Science Center, you might notice that we have a complete ecosystem on display, including both predators and prey. So, naturally, people often ask our staff if…

S5E3 ...how the fossilized past uncovers the dynamic present of Ecosystems? (with Lucy Chang)

Feb 14, 2024 22m Transcript

On this first Ever Wonder? episode of the year, we would like to introduce you to California Science Center’s Curator of Life Science and Paleobiologist Lucy Chang. In today’s episode, Lucy takes us…

S5E2 REBROADCAST ...if YOU could go to space one day? (with Sian Proctor, PhD)

Jan 31, 2024 27m

Today—September 15th, 2021—is an exciting day in the history of space travel. Today is the day SpaceX’s Inspiration4 is scheduled to launch. If successful, Inspiration4 will be the world’s first…

S5E1 REBROADCAST... what it felt like to fly Endeavour? (with Chris Ferguson)

Jan 17, 2024 24m

The Science Center has proudly displayed Space Shuttle Endeavour to our guests for the past ten years. Seeing the shuttle is amazing, but…Do you ever wonder what it felt like to fly Endeavour?We…

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