Science

The cool thing about science is that….well, it’s cool. In this episode of North Gate Radio, Chloe Lessard and Ashley-Grace Vo take you on a journey through the Bay Area and beyond to see what’s going on in the world of science. Nathaniel Mahowald takes a trip up to Berkeley Labs to see what’s going on with scientist who are testing neutrons on the hill. The future of growing food is at stake and Anna Sturla explains why climate change has a lot to do with it. Prop 64 passed in California, which allows adults to partake in recreational Marijuana use, but do you know what’s in your weed? Juan Reyes goes deep into the weeds to explain the use of pesticides. Ashley-Grace talks to one of the pioneers in tech, Steve Wozniak, about growing up in the Silicon Valley. Lastly, we have Brad Bailey with a one-on-one interview with Bruegel’s Maria Denertzis to report about Brexit.

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Credits

PRODUCER: Anna Sturla
ASSISTANT PRODUCER: Juan Reyes
ANCHORS: Chloe Lessard and Ashley-Grace Vo
REPORTERS: Anna Sturla, Ashley-Grace Vo, Brad Bailey, Nathaniel Mahowald, and Juan Reyes
ENGINEER: Lacy Jane
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Ben Manilla
MUSIC: “Weird Science” by Oingo Boingo
PHOTOS: Test tubes full of cannabis samples sit on a tray inside of S.C. Labs in Santa Cruz. – Juan Reyes

Air Date

November 2016