Emory University Science Writer, Carol Clark, joins us to discuss the ins and outs of science writing and why it is both important and fun. Carol edits eScience Commons, a blog on science and society.

Georgia Tech’s own punk rock science band, Leucine Zipper and the Zinc Fingers, joins us to discuss the upcoming release of their new album of science-related songs Atomic Anarchy.

Stephen Granade, director of the science track at Dragon Con joins us to discuss the fascinating science offerings at this year’s Dragon Con (It’s a lot more than just people dressed-up in costume).

Richard Barke , from the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy, joins us to discuss our struggle to prioritize and interpret the ever-increasing amounts of data in order to make informed policy decisions. .

Jory Weintraub joins to discuss the importance of educating scientists to communicate their work to society, and what they are doing about this at the Duke Initiative for Science & Society.

Today we discuss recent health issues with vaping and take listener calls.