Podcast Episodes

AMSE Science Report with guest Jack Kelly

In this excerpt from our podcast, AMSEcast, Jack Kelly, author of Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, and Pyrotechnics: The History of the Explosive that Changed the World. Discusses one of the most innova…

Published on 3 months ago

STEM of History with Dr. Todd Braje

Dr. Todd Braje, the Executive Director of the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, discusses his book, Understanding Imperiled Earth. He shows how analyzing data from many dis…

Published on 3 months ago

STEM of History The Science of Archives

We have a great conversation with Lorraine Daston editor of Science in the Archives: Pasts, Presents, Futures.

Published on 3 months ago

Connecting Cultures and Cosmos with Ed Krupp

Episode 169

Dr. E.C. "Ed" Krupp joins Alan on this episode of AMSEcast to discuss the Griffith Observatory and his role as its longtime director. Now in its 90th year, the observatory remains a hub for public as…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

The keys to innovation

Highlights of conversations about innovation from AMSEcast. The Podcast of the American Museum of Science and Energy.

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

AMSE Science Report: Walter Borneman recently spoke to us about his book, MacArthur at War: World War II in the Pacific

Noted historian Walter Borneman recently spoke to us about his book, MacArthur at War: World War II in the Pacific. Few characters loom as large in that war than Douglas MacArthur, and Walt's book gi…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

AMSE Science Report Al Romig

On this episode, being recorded at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC, I'm very honored to be joined by Dr. Alton D. Romig, Jr. Al has had a truly exceptional career, full o…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Kathleen Carlucci, the Director of the Thomas Edison Center talks history

We always celebrate at our museums the rich history of American innovation, but we're putting a special spotlight on that history as we approach the nation's semiquincentennial in 2026.

To help us wi…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Gunpowder: From Alchemy to Empire with Jack Kelly

Episode 168

Jack Kelly joins Alan on this episode of AMSEcast to talk about his book Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, and Pyrotechnics. They discuss gunpowder's accidental invention in 10th-century China and its ex…

Published on 4 months ago

Future-Focused Research with Dr. David Sholl

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago