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

Pokémon Go has more daily users than Pandora, Netflix, Spotify, and Twitter. Why is this game so popular? What does its popularity mean for science and for the future of augmented reality? Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/2aqxgyQ

Will our Sun explode? Does every star end in a supernova? How are black holes formed? Everyday Einstein explores. Read the transcript here: http://bit.ly/1GR41dU

What is so risky about Juno’s orbital insertion maneuver? How close will the spacecraft get to the gas giant, and what does it hope to learn? Here are 5 quick facts summarizing the recent excitement around the Juno mission. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/29zysLr

69 hot dogs and buns in under 10 minutes. How do they do it? In honor of the upcoming 100th anniversary of Nathan’s Famous 4th of July Hot Dog eating contest, let’s explore the science behind what makes a successful competitive eater. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/29tFJwS

How is the summer solstice linked to the seasons, the famous Stonehenge monument, and what’s called a Strawberry Moon? Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/28SNAGB

EE explains how soap cleans and whether or not it really does kill 99.9% of germs. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/28R0Ugi

EE explains what it means for Mars to be in full opposition, at perigee, and in retrograde. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1sx1LqA

EE shares a bonus episode of the newest QDT podcast, Unknown History, with her listeners. For more Unknown History, visit www.quickanddirtytips.com/unknown-histroy, or simply search in iTunes. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1qINlDb

Do you know the story behind the discovery of the double helix structure of our DNA? In honor of International Women's Day, let's highlight the efforts of Rosalind Franklin, a woman who was almost written out of history despite laying the foundation for our understanding of the structure of our genetic makeup. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1TMNKAJ

With more than 1600 planets detected around other stars, surely we know how many planets live closer to home in our own solar system, right? Not exactly! EE sorts through the tumultuous history, including a recent intriguing discovery, of the search for the mysterious, distant Planet X. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1NYUxyz

Whether your still stuck indoors or looking for something fun to do after a day of battling the elements to get to school/work, here are six fun science experiments to do in the wintry weather. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1K9ylqr

We rely on satellites when driving to a new place, watching news from all over the world, and even predicting the weather. Everyday Einstein, Dr. Sabrina Steirwalt, describes where satellites are in orbit around the Earth and what happens to them when they stop working. Visit the website: http://bit.ly/1CffxPS

Each year a new flu shot is developed to try to combat the strains of the virus expected to wreak havoc that season. But who decides which viruses make it into the vaccine? What new technologies are being used to produce that vaccine more efficiently? Read the full transcript here: bit.ly/1Zal2gy

Would you sign up if the founder of Amazon offered to send you into space? How about the man behind PayPal or the engineers at Boeing? Let's explore some of the commercial companies who are the major players in NASA's efforts to once again send crewed missions into space in US-made spacecraft. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1T2sBic

When is it still okay to eat moldy food? Are any molds edible? How important is it to follow those "sell by" dates printed on my egg carton? Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1IVmmfz