This Is Science with Jess Phoenix

This Is Science with Jess Phoenix is the official podcast of the Union of Concerned Scientists. Jess brings her experience as a volcanologist and science communicator to the mic through science storytelling and conversations with dynamic scientific explorers, change-makers, and innovators. Ignorance is the disease, and curiosity is the cure!

Season 2 Is Coming! 05/15/2024

Season 2 Is Coming! Thank you to all of our listeners for a fantastic first season of This Is Science with Jess Phoenix! We are grateful for your support, and stay tuned for the start of Season 2 in just a few weeks. /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/31298757

Season 2 Is Coming! 05/15/2024

War Of The Words 05/01/2024

War Of The Words Dr. Jo Lukito of the University of Texas, Austin has made using science to understand political language her life’s work. She joins Jess for the third episode in our ongoing series about the science of democracy in the 2024 election cycle. /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/31065373

War Of The Words 05/01/2024

Earth Day Two Ways 04/16/2024

Earth Day Two Ways Jess hosts a conversation between climate scientist Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel and environmentalist and actor Eric Balfour about climate solutions and the future of humanity and our planet. /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/30854298

Earth Day Two Ways 04/16/2024

Feet To The Fire 04/03/2024

Feet To The Fire Jess talks with California's Attorney General Rob Bonta about a historic lawsuit he filed against Big Oil to hold them accountable for the devastating effects of climate change caused by their fossil fuel products. /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/30657188

Feet To The Fire 04/03/2024

What We Need to Make Democracy Work 03/19/2024

What We Need to Make Democracy Work Longtime Washington journalist Jesse J. Holland talks with Jess about changes in journalism and communicating science in the age of social media and “alternative facts,” and what we can expect as the 2024 US election cycle swings into gear. This is the second episode in UCS’ ongoing 2024 election cycle coverage. /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/30486323

What We Need to Make Democracy Work 03/19/2024

The Expanse 03/05/2024

The Expanse Jess talks about space, science, and the future of humans in our universe with Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, the award-winning authors behind the hit books and critically-acclaimed TV series The Expanse. /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/30486333

The Expanse 03/05/2024

Near The Water 02/21/2024

Near The Water Hydrologist Dr. Karletta Chief of the Navajo Nation talks with Jess about the unique scientific problems facing indigenous communities in the United States and what role science has in finding the solutions. /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/30486338

Near The Water 02/20/2024

The State of the Science 02/06/2024

The State of the Science Dr. Mindy Romero, founder of the Center for Inclusive Democracy at the University of Southern California, talks with Jess about current election science and what we can expect to see during the 2024 election cycle. /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/30486343

The State of the Science 02/06/2024

Look For The Helpers - Part 2 01/23/2024

Look For The Helpers - Part 2 In the second part of this special Clean Transportation mini-series Jess visits the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project to talk with co-founder and co-director Ms. Margaret Gordon about local health and environmental impacts of - and solutions to - living next to one of the nation's busiest shipping ports. /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/30486348

Look For The Helpers - Part 2 01/23/2024

Look For The Helpers - Part 1 01/10/2024

Look For The Helpers - Part 1 In the first part of this special Clean Transportation mini-series Jess talks with Adam Browning of Forum Mobility about the future of heavy-duty electric trucks. /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/30486363

Look For The Helpers - Part 1 01/10/2024

Happy Holidays, Science Friends! 12/26/2023

Happy Holidays, Science Friends! Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year from all of us at the Union of Concerned Scientists! /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/30486368

Happy Holidays, Science Friends! 12/26/2023

Happy Holidays, Science Friends! Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year from all of us at the Union of Concerned Scientists! /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/29234503

The Highest Stakes 12/13/2023

The Highest Stakes With the backdrop of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), Jess catches up with lawyer and climate negotiator Hafij Khan about the critical Loss and Damage fund and this year's conference. /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/30486373

The Highest Stakes 12/13/2023

Special Episode - This Is Science Thanks 11/29/2023

Special Episode - This Is Science Thanks Need some pumpkin pi to go with that leftover turkey? Jess highlights her favorite reasons to be thankful for science in this season of gratitude. /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/30486378

Special Episode - This Is Science Thanks 11/29/2023

What's Science Fiction is Prologue 11/14/2023

What's Science Fiction is Prologue Some science fiction authors have an almost uncanny ability to see what’s coming down the road. Jess talks with Chuck Wendig, whose writing is both wildly creative and oftentimes extraordinarily prescient. /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/30486383

What’s Science Fiction is Prologue 11/14/2023

What’s Science Fiction is Prologue Some science fiction authors have an almost uncanny ability to see what’s coming down the road. Jess talks with Chuck Wendig, whose writing is both wildly creative and oftentimes extraordinarily prescient. /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/28644728

Ep014 SkinDeep Final 10/31/2023

Ep014 SkinDeep Final Happy Halloween! Jess talks with UCLA librarian Megan Rosenbloom about the spooky science of uncovering what makes some old books extra rare. /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/30486388

Skin Deep 10/31/2023

Skin Deep Happy Halloween! Jess talks with UCLA librarian Megan Rosenbloom about the spooky science of uncovering what makes some old books extra rare. /episode/index/show/325a5409-0621-4ae4-8244-1a02a2c88d44/id/28477049

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