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WRIR Field Trip to The Green – Part 1
Native wildflowers growing in one of The Green’s perennial beds WRIR took a field trip to The Green, the urban park at the Science Museum of Virginia, where we got a tour…
Cicadas: Super NOT Locusts
There was a lot of buzz (pun intended) about this year’s cicadas. Timshel Purdum, the Science Museum of Virginia’s Virginia C. Ellett Deputy Director of Education, is back in WRIR studios to…
Encore Broadcast: What Do You Have in Common with Neanderthals?
This is a rebroadcast of our interview with Rose Basom on Neanderthal genes in Homo sapiens that originally aired on January 1, 2024. In this episode, we meet the Science Museum of…
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Encore Broadcast: In the Octopus’ Garden with the Science Museum of Virginia
This is a rebroadcast of our interview with Timshel Purdum on cephalopods that originally aired on January 1, 2024. Is it octopuses or octopi? (Hint: it’s not octopods). Timshel Purdum, the Science Museum of…
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A Bone to Pick with the Science Museum of Virginia
SMoVA scientist Rose Basom is back at WRIR studios and this time, she’s teaching us all about bones. Did you know that bones are not just a structure for our bodies, they’re actually…
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Fly Me to the Moon with the Science Museum of Virginia
Science Museum of Virginia’s astronomer Justin Bartel is back in the studios and this time he’s talking to us about our nearest neighbor, the moon. Did you know that humans will be…
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In the Octopus’ Garden with the Science Museum of Virginia
Is it octopuses or octopi? (Hint: it’s not octopods). Timshel Purdum, the Science Museum of Virginia’s Virginia C. Ellet Deputy Director of Education, is back at WRIR studios to tell us about…
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Blasting Off with the Science Museum of Virginia
The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus cargo spacecraft aboard, launching from NASA Wallops Flight Facility in 2013. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/antares-cygnus-cargo-resupply/ Ever wondered what a rocket launch is like? The Science…
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