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

Why do some meteorologists get the forecast right and some are totally off base? How do forecasters predict the weather? Which forecasts can you trust? Everyday Einstein explores the science behind weather forecasting. Visit the website: http://bit.ly/16LQl7F

What is the science behind that moving first down line that appears superimposed on the field but underneath the players? Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1NU2hqh

What exactly about the climate is changing? How do we know? How can we predict temperatures on Earth years into the future when my local weather forecast can’t tell me if it will be raining a month from now? Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1O7eoMy

Bill Nye stops by to talk climate change, changing the world, and his new book Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1HL4e2h

The jack-o-lantern candles have all gone out but you are still left with heaps of leftover Halloween candy. What to do with all of it? Here are four easy science experiments to explore chromatography, acidity, osmosis, and density with candy. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1MCqmgv

Last week Mexico braced for the worst: the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the western coast in over 50 years and the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the entirety of the western hemisphere. Luckily, Hurricane Patricia dissipated even faster than it intensified, leaving the death toll at zero and sparing any major cities. How does such a strong storm to form? What can we do to prepare for the next one? Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1WksLHs

Why can some people more easily take life's challenges in stride while others feel stressed out? Do our genes predispose us to being anxious? Or do our environments and life experiences dictate how mellow we are? Everyday Einsten explores new research linking genetics to our stress levels. Read the transcript: http://bit.ly/1MHWXnm

Why do bees buzz? How can they help us fight dementia? Everyday Einstein explores the surprisingly complex world of the bristly, buzzing, black-and-yellow bee. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1PkhHp7

With the Apple iOS Store adding ~20,000 apps per month, more and more of us are trying our hand at computer programming. But who was the first computer programmer? Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1MdmiTV

We have known that water likely flowed across the surface of Mars in the planet's ancient history. But does new evidence show that liquid water could be present now? What does this mean for the habitability of Mars and our chances of one day calling the planet "home"? Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1OWLQuv

In this episode, award-winning journalist Jon Palfreman discusses his book, Brain Storms: The Race to Unlock the Mysteries of Parkinson's Disease. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1L9iqbX

How are the Moon and the Sun linked to the ebb and flow of sea level? Why do we typically see two high tides per day? Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1F1ff3B

Turn the conversation towards science with these top stories of the week--from giant prehistoric predators to the health benefit of cow manure. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1QDZC3p

Black holes aren't the cosmic vacuum cleaners they are rumored to be, but could you still fall into one? What would happen to you? The answer to that question depends on whom you ask, thanks to quantum gravity. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1VuJgNf

Make that crucial first impression at the start of this school year with these six fun science activities for students of all ages. Not a teacher? You can still have fun with these at home! Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1JAaLzr