From fire to the most cutting edge communications systems we have proven to be quite the inventive species. Some of the largest changes in humanity are at the hands of innovation and have propelled our species forward regardless of obstacles that we've encountered. Does that always work? Can we invent our way out of any problem? Listen to this Question Your World radio report produced by the Science Museum of Virginia to find out.
The North American Butterfly Association (NABA) needs Richmond area citizen scientists to help track local butterflies on July 12th. Join volunteers in the United States, Canada, and parts of Mexico to conduct a one-day census of all butterflies sighted within a particular area.
Jeff Orrock of the National Weather Service in Wakefield, Virginia talks with 88.9 WCVE’s Charles Fishburne about the dangers of lightning and precautions to take.
Coffee is one of the most traded goods on this planet and regardless of location or language it continues to be a part of humanity's morning traditions. As we have explored various aspects of our natural world, coffee has followed us along. But what about space? Can we have good coffee in space? Listen to this Question Your World radio report produced by the Science Museum of Virginia to find out.
About half of all of the people in the world are women. Women, however, are grossly underrepresented when it comes to our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) workforce. That starts in our education system. According to the National Girls Collaborative Project, while girls at the K-12 level take STEM classes at about the same rate as boys, when they get to college, their interest drops exponentially.
Virginia is a science portal to ALMA, at the North American ALMA Science Center, located at Charlottesville’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory. 88.9 WCVE’s Charles Fishburne has this Science Matters report.
