Discussing The Beasts of the East: AMSEcast with Andrew Moore
AMSEcast
On this episode of AMSEcast, podcast host and Oak Ridge Discovery Foundation executive director Alan Lowe sits down with environmental writer Andrew Moore to discuss his book, The Beasts of the East: The Fall and Rise of America's Eastern Wilderness.
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AMSEcast with Jean-Luc Palayer at NOW 2026
AMSEcast
AMSEcast host and ORDF Executive Director Alan Lowe interviews notable figures in the science world at the ETEC NOW conference in Knoxville, TN! Learn about what exciting things are coming in the world of science, engineering, and industry! This episode features Jean-Luc Palayer.
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AMSEcast with Jason Hatfield at NOW 2026
AMSEcast
AMSEcast host and ORDF Executive Director Alan Lowe interviews notable figures in the science world at the ETEC NOW conference in Knoxville, TN! Learn about what exciting things are coming in the world of science, engineering, and industry! This episode features Jason Hatfield.
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AMSEcast with Deniece Thomas at NOW 2026
AMSEcast
AMSEcast host and ORDF Executive Director Alan Lowe interviews notable figures in the science world at the ETEC NOW conference in Knoxville, TN! Learn about what exciting things are coming in the world of science, engineering, and industry! This episode features Deniece Thomas.
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AMSEcast with Chuck Hope at NOW 2026
AMSEcast
AMSEcast host and ORDF Executive Director Alan Lowe interviews notable figures in the science world at the ETEC NOW conference in Knoxville, TN! Learn about what exciting things are coming in the world of science, engineering, and industry! This episode features Chuck Hope.
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Discussing Dinner With King Tut: AMSEcast with Sam Kean
AMSEcast
On this episode of AMSEcast, host and Oak Ridge Discovery Foundation executive director Alan Lowe sits down with author Sam Kean to discuss his Dinner With King Tut, a literary recreation of the sounds, tastes, smells, and other senses of history's most rich historical locations through an especially exciting first-person lens.
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AMSEcast with Chuck Fleischmann at NOW 2026
AMSEcast
AMSEcast host and ORDF Executive Director Alan Lowe interviews notable figures in the science world at the ETEC NOW conference in Knoxville, TN! Learn about what exciting things are coming in the world of science, engineering, and industry! This episode features Chuck Fleischmann.
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AMSEcast with Brandon Williams at NOW 2026
AMSEcast
AMSEcast host and ORDF Executive Director Alan Lowe interviews notable figures in the science world at the ETEC NOW conference in Knoxville, TN! Learn about what exciting things are coming in the world of science, engineering, and industry! This episode features Brandon Williams.
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AMSEcast with Ben Jordan at NOW 2026
AMSEcast
AMSEcast host and ORDF Executive Director Alan Lowe interviews notable figures in the science world at the ETEC NOW conference in Knoxville, TN! Learn about what exciting things are coming in the world of science, engineering, and industry! This episode features Ben Jordan.
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How Chemistry Shapes Us and Our World: AMSEcast with Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu
AMSEcast
On this episode of AMSEcast, host and executive director of the American Museum of Science and Energy Alan Lowe sits with Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu to discuss her new book "Chain Reaction" and how it involves every single one of us, even you! Get a fascinating glimpse at her life leading up to what has become a fruitful career of research, science, and passion on this week's episode of AMSEcast.
info_outline- (1:25) What led Marie Curie to a life of science
- (6:28) Marie Curie’s Nobel Prizes
- (11:47) Her role in creating a radium standard and why that’s important
- (13:31) Madame Curie’s pioneering role in the use of radiation for medical therapies
- (15:00) Her role as mentor and teacher to other to other women in science
- (20:54) Curie’s reception in the United States
- (22:04) Her daughter’s scientific legacy
- (28:23) What’s next for Dava Sobel
Links
- The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science: https://groveatlantic.com/book/the-elements-of-marie-curie/