Episode 23!
Groks Science Show from WHPK
Oh, hi! It's me, the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! Episode 23 is from January 30, 2020. We chat with Kristen Vosberg, and play Fake Stork/Real Stork, plus the incredible co-evolutionary story of fig wasps, and how to use reverse psychology to keep kids away from junk food.
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Episode 22!
Groks Science Show from WHPK
It's your old pal, the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! I recorded Episode 22 oh so many nights ago, on December 5, 2019, with my friend and fellow science PhD candidate, Olivia Gray! We laugh while talking about all kinds of science, from wasps that mate seemingly for no reason, to the microbes that live inside of flowers, and the cancer-causing potential of very hot beverages.
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Episode 21!
Groks Science Show from WHPK
It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! I recorded Episode 21 on November 14, 2019 with WHPK's own Booking Director, Bryce von Trash! We play Fake Snake/Real Snake, talk male-stuffing in wasps, adorable fish chasing lasers, and transmissible cancers in mussels!
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Episode 20!
Groks Science Show from WHPK
It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! I recorded Episode 20 on October 17, 2019 with returning guest extraordinaires Unjin Lee and Dylan Sosa. We play Fake Title/Real Title, talk about newly discovered WASP planets, and discuss the evolution of cave-dwelling fish!
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Episode 19!
Groks Science Show from WHPK
It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! I recorded Episode 19 on October 4, 2019 with incoming graduate student and molecular evolution enthusiast, Dylan Sosa. We talk about how orchids use chemical trickery to get more wasp pollinators, how plant roots transform bacteria into moving filaments, and more!
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Episode 18!
Groks Science Show from WHPK
It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! I recorded Episode 18 on September 19, 2019 with clever co-host & cancer biologist in-training, Kristen Vosberg. What's up with Wasps extends last episode's discussion to how wasps genetically engineer their Lepidopteran hosts with viral minions; plus, we talk about the role of protein ropes in mitosis, the discovery of an ancient cthulhu-creature related to modern sea cucumbers, and more!
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Episode 17!
Groks Science Show from WHPK
It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! I recorded Episode 17 with my friend & yours, Keven Dooley, on September 5, 2019. We talk about how wasps are viral overlords, giant microbes, why apples might want to fall far from the tree, & much more!
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Episode 16!
Groks Science Show from WHPK
It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! I recorded Episode 16 on August 22, 2019. I talk about my coding workshop for young women from Chicago Public High Schools, the synthesis of pure carbon rings, how we can predict which wasp stung you, & much more!
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Episode 15!
Groks Science Show from WHPK
It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at the University of Chicago with your host, Becca Satterwhite. I recorded Episode 15 on August 8, 2019 with the inimitable Joe Foy. We talk about the Women Airport Service Pilots (WASPs), massive fossil forests and parrots, earth's increasingly important biocrust, qualifying exams for clinicians, and more! Please rate, review, and subscribe!
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Episode 14!
Groks Science Show from WHPK
It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! I recorded Episode 14 with sensational guest Nik Varley on July 25, 2019. We play Fake Title/Real Title, talk bloodhound-like wasps, where mega-gems come from, & so much more. Please rate, review, and subscribe!
info_outlineIt's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! I recorded Episode 18 on September 19, 2019 with clever co-host & cancer biologist in-training, Kristen Vosberg. What's up with Wasps extends last episode's discussion to how wasps genetically engineer their Lepidopteran hosts with viral minions; plus, we talk about the role of protein ropes in mitosis, the discovery of an ancient cthulhu-creature related to modern sea cucumbers, and more!