In Plain English: Science Made Simple

Welcome to In Plain English, where we're making science approachable, open source, and jargon free! I'm your host, Jamie Moffa, and every episode I bring on an expert in a field of research, and two guests who know nothing about the subject. Together, we'll learn about exciting topics, like what dinosaurs sounded like, or whether psychedelic drugs can treat depression. And in between full length episodes, I feature bonus interviews with scientists on their own, cutting-edge research! Subscribe to learn about all this and more, "In Plain English!"

In Plain English: Science Made Simple is a science podcast hosted by In Plain English, with 60 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #6

  The Green Energy Bottleneck

  Mar 11, 202557 minS4

  <p>Green energy technologies like solar and wind have been improving for decades. So why aren't we closer to replacing our fossil fuels with clean energy? One major bottleneck is energy storage: being able to store energy when you make more than what you need, and discharge it when demand exceeds supply. Join expert Maria Bruce and guest Ezra House to learn about building-sized batteries and other exciting technologies that could make green energy more feasible.</p><p>Read the paper here: https://inplainenglishpod.org/2025/03/11/season-4-episode-6-the-green-energy-bottleneck/</p><p>Science is under threat in the United States. Here are...

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  Episode #5

  Unionize your University

  Feb 11, 20251h 15mS4

  <p>Now more than ever, academic unions are critical for supporting workers, creating a strong and sustainable institution, and defending research from political attacks. Join Eileen Schaub, Jacob Walker, and Carla Villanueva to learn about the role of academic unions and howyoucan form or support a union at your institution.</p><p>Tell your representatives to protect research funding:https://5calls.org/Join the Higher Education Labor United Webinar on federal research funding on Thursday Feb. 13th:https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HagciciXTIW_BulEdrQRCA#/registration</p><p>Get in touch about forming a union:inplainenglishpod@gmail.com<...

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  Episode #4

  Modeling the Brain with Math

  Jan 14, 20251h 10mS4

  <p>What does your brain have in common with water, earthquakes, and maybe even society itself? Join expert Leandro Fosque and guests Alejandro Gonzales and Peter Thatcher to learn about the theory of criticality, an idea from physics that could help explain how the brain is able to take in so much information, why we need sleep, and what goes wrong when someone has epilepsy or dementia.</p> <p>Want to be a guest on In Plain English? Send us a message at the Become a Guest page!</p> <p>In Plain English now has a Discord server! Join ⁠⁠here ⁠⁠to chat wi...

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  Episode #3

  The UMAP Algorithm: Look Pretty and Do As Little As Possible

  Dec 10, 20241h 24mS4

  <p>In this episode, In Plain English joins the discourse on the All of Us Genomics project and their use of UMAP, an algorithm that reduces complex data to 2 dimensions. Join guests Konrad Kording, William Lima, and Jake Walker to learn why this mathematical model made such a splash on Twitter, and how scientists can analyze and communicate large data sets more rigorously. See how UMAP works on randomly generated data: https://koerding.github.io/umap-web-app/</p> <p>See the papers and other resources discussed in this article: https://inplainenglishpod.org/2024/12/10/season-4-episode-3-the-umap-algorithm-look-pretty-and-do-as-little-as-possible/</p> <p>In Plain English now...

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  Episode #2

  Lifesaving Treatment for Premature Infants: An Interview with Dr. Sharon Abada

  Nov 12, 202448 minS4

  <p>In this special episode, my friend Dr. Sharon Abada shares the story of her grandfather, Dr. Marshall Klaus, and how he helped discover a lifesaving treatment for premature infants called surfactant. This story weaves together family, scientific curiosity, failure, and collaboration to tell the story of a treatment that has saved countless lives.</p> <p>You can read Dr. Klaus's paper on the website: https://inplainenglishpod.org/2024/11/12/season-4-episode-2-lifesaving-treatment-for-premature-infants-an-interview-with-dr-sharon-abada/</p> <p>More information about the other characters in this story:</p> <p>Dr. Mary Ellen Avery: You can read her paper here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/499174...

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