Everyday Einstein's Quick and Dirty Tips for Making Sense of Science

On September 15th, NASA will send the Cassini spacecraft hurtling toward Saturn at more than 70,000 miles per hour relative to the Earth. Cassini will continue its descent into the giant gas world until the spacecraft disintegrates in Saturn’s atmosphere and is thus destroyed, taking measurements and sending data back to Earth until the very end. Here are 6 reasons to celebrate Cassini as it goes out in a blaze of glory. Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/node/11881 Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

Is it your similarities that attract you to your partner or is it your differences? Science says our sense of smell may be important in sniffing out mates with immune systems opposite to our own. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1oFMBOC

EE explains why Hurricane Harvey is being labeled "unprecedented" and "catastrophic".

How, exactly, do we know the Earth isn’t flat? How do we know that we are all wandering the surface of a (slightly oblate) sphere as it hurtles through space around the Sun?

How much of a solar eclipse will I see? What will it look like? How long will it last? Will I never see another?

Scientists using the CRISPR-Cas9 system made headlines last week for being the first to cleanly “fix” a mutation known to cause a heart disorder in regular human embryos. How did they accomplish such a feat and what does this mean for the future of genetic engineering?

EE explores two recent areas of scientific study that look to caterpillars and bacteria to help offset human's negative impact on the environment, our overproduction of plastic and rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.

Rep. Lois Frankel, Co-Chair of the Congressional Women's Caucus gives her advice for encouraging young women to pursue STEM careers including looking forward to the jobs of the future and the importance of role models. Read the transcript at http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/node/11476 Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

Will diseases frozen in Arctic permafrost be released and possibly reanimated by the thawing caused by global warming?

EE interviews science writer Sarah Scoles, author of the new book Making Contact: Jill Tarter and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

A series of popular science articles have recently been touting the health benefits of tattoos, specifically their ability to boost your immune system. But is a little ink really the cure for the common cold? Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/22CQ1Du

EE summarizes a recent discovery in human migration and what we know about our origins via fossils.

Does the SPF really matter? Should I go organic? What about the warnings on possible carcinogens – cancer causing agents – in sunscreens? Is it better to avoid sunscreen altogether? Read the transcript at http://bit.ly/2rT2YIz Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEIN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein

For decades, the study of the brain focused on neurons, the electrically excitable cells that transmit information. But the work of one scientist shifted focus to the cells that make up half of our brain: glia or brain glue. What do glia cells do? Are they important?

The US plans to withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement. Are the terms of the Paris Agreement really that ineffective? How much impact is the Agreement expected to have?