Science and the City

Science and the City

Science and the City

Episodes 25
Avg. Duration 34m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (8)
Since Nov 2025
Latest Episode Apr 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
100%
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

Joins hosts Ashley and Kalpana as they discuss all thing STEM-related in a very down-to-earth way. Ashley is a mathematician and science communicator, while Kalpana is a space influencer and actor/writer. On top of Kalpana's work in tinseltown, both ladies are making their mark in Hollywood by working with some of the biggest studios. Hence the "city" part of the name. Together, they have a combined 1.9 million followers across social media and are both published authors. Science and the City is fun, casual, and most importantly, lead by women in STEM!

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Recent Episodes

S1E23 Episode 23! Bio Signature, Alien Worlds, and Fireballs

Apr 08, 2026 37m

We discuss detecting bio signatures on alien worlds, how we detect alien worlds, the age of the universe, Project Hail Mary, and the recent fireballs.

S1E22 Episode 22! SXSW, Monarch, Mars vs Venus

Apr 01, 2026 38m

Our experience at SXSW, Apple's Monarch show and how animals can change colors, and colonizing Mars vs Venus - which is actually the better choice?

S1E21 Episode 21! Project Hail Mary *Spoilers*

Mar 25, 2026 32m

Our thoughts on Project Hail Mary, movie vs book.

S1E20 Episode 20! UAP Files, The Internet, More Dumb Conspiracies

Mar 18, 2026 25m

UFOsArea 51Magnetic FieldOzone Shutting Down InternetWomen Built the InternetDoomsday PreppingLosing Gravity for 7 SecondsVaccines

S1E19 Episode 19! WB Take-Over, Starlink, Vegan Food

Mar 11, 2026 31m

Is the WB takeover a sign of a declining Hollywood?Starlink has surpassed 10,000 satellites.AI - the good and the bad.#justicefororelhaVegan Food

S1E18 Episode 18! Academia, Artemis Update, and Weather Control

Mar 04, 2026 33m

We talk about academia burnout while handling a career, an Artemis II update and what it means for future missions, and weather control conspiracies.

S1E17 Episode 17! New Gravity Theory, Exploding Trees, Chat GPT ads

Feb 25, 2026 35m

This potential new gravity explanation is mind-blowing, trees don't really "explode", and Chat GPT will soon run ads.

S1E16 Episode 16! Artemis II, Anthropic CEO, AI Robots

Feb 18, 2026 32m

Again discussing Artemis II before the postponement, Anthropic's CEO puts out an AI warning essay (ok, dude), and Boston Dynamics humanoid robot in the workplace. #science #womeninstem #ai…

S1E15 Episode 15!

Feb 11, 2026 26m

Astronaut Illness, Nuclear Moon, Venezuelan Oil

S1E14 Episode 14! Special Guest, Sylas Dean!

Feb 04, 2026 40m

You may know Sylas from his popular social media pages and/or his podcast, Creeptime the Podcast, where he talks about true crime and horror. He's also a very good friend of ours, so we thought we'd…

S1E13 Episode 13!

Jan 28, 2026 32m

Artemis Launch, Earth coincidences, Gravitational Lensing, Navigating Space, Space Distances, the East Coast, Pre-Colonial America, Cortez, Working Together as a Species, Book Recs, Y Chromosome…

S1E12 Episode 12! Flat Earth model, Russian Space Station, future generation jobs

Jan 21, 2026 27m

How I convince a flat earther he was wrong, space events of 2026, Russian Space Station prototype, space elevators, and the fear of job scarcity in the future.

S1E11 Episode 11!

Jan 14, 2026 32m

Savor makes butter from air! People are adverse to change. And religion's role in shaping our view of animals.#science #womeninstem #climatechange

S1E10 Episode 10!

Jan 07, 2026 39m

Artemis II, Stranger Things, bad TV Writing

S1E9 Episode 9!

Dec 31, 2025 47m

00:00 Intro1:05 sound to put our fire8:26 benefits of NASA tech10:19 The Abyss11:31 Ocean Gate11:48 carbon fiber14:58 video games16:19 acting is cathartic21:28 pretty privilege 24:16 Nancy Grace…

S1E8 Episode 8! Pt 2 of Science and the City x Curiosity Theory collab

Dec 24, 2025 1h 7m

Part 2 of our collaboration with Curiosity Theory. Watch us answer interesting questions with a yes or no.

S1E7 Episode 7! A special collaboration

Dec 17, 2025 1h 31m

In this episode, we are collaborating with Curiosity Theory podcast for a fun and riveting discussion!Part 1 of the collab. The last half is next week.

S1E6 Episode 6!

Dec 10, 2025 32m

"Mapping" space, book talk, chaos theory, simulation hypothesis, "before" the Big Bang, cracking chaos theory, science vernacular, experts vs communicators, scicomm on social media, quantum…

S1E5 Episode 5!

Dec 03, 2025 33m

AI Bubble, Waymo, Vaccines, Problematic authors, and more!

S1E2 Episode 4!

Nov 26, 2025 36m

0:00 Vera C Rubin Observatory 3:23 Lise Meitner and fission5:00 Southern Sky9:09 genetic traits15:04 stunts in movies17:31 Jurassic Park 19:45 scifi horror21:50 Arrival23:00 Closed loop Universe25:16…

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How many episodes does Science and the City have?

Science and the City has published 25 episodes since November 2025, covering topics in Science.

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