Often, technology is intertwined with the scientific endeavor. Scientific advances may lead to new technological developments, or help explain how an extant technology works.
Being an accurate, captivating, and entertaining science communicator is a difficult task. The creators of the following podcasts do an admirable job of fulfilling this critical role.
- Birds of a Feather Talk Together
- Hosted by professional ornithologists, John Bates and Shannon Hackett, curators of birds at the Field Museum in Chicago, alongside birding enthusiasts RJ Pole and Amanda Pole, Birds of a Feather Talk Together blends expert insight with fresh curiosity.
- Death by Birding
- Death by Birding is a hilarious and informative podcast about birds and the sacred art of watching them.
- Eons: Surviving Deep Time
- Pairing the science and storytelling of PBS Eons with an immersive, rich, audio experience, the podcast conveys a sense of curiosity and wonder about the gripping tales of past life on Earth.
- Every Animal Ever
- Every Animal Ever is a Nature/Comedy podcast where Dr. Cesar Puechmarin (wildlife veterinarian) surprises Zach Mander (funny man) with a new animal species each week.
- Fiction Science
- Cosmic Log's podcast from the place where science and technology intersect with science fiction and popular culture, hosted by science writer Alan Boyle and science-fiction writer Dominica Phetteplace.
- Fossils & Fiction
- Fossils and Fiction is a podcast of conversations about prehistoric life, featuring paleontologists, creators, authors, experts, and fans.
- I Know Dino
- Have fun and relax with hosts Garret and Sabrina each week as they explore the latest dinosaur news, chat with paleontology experts, answer your questions, and connect dinosaurs to a broad range of topics.
- Inside Biodiversity
- What do we really know about biodiversity? Inside Biodiversity brings you in-depth conversations with leading researchers tackling the most pressing and controversial questions in biodiversity science.
- Just the Zoo of Us
- Ellen and Christian Weatherford review your favorite species of animals and rate them out of ten in the categories of effectiveness, ingenuity, and aesthetics.
- Leaf It to Us
- A podcast where Nora Spurling and Dr. Aly Baumgartner take plants out of the background and talk about this fascinating group that is so essential to us as humans.
- Let's Learn Everything!
- Science communicators Ella Hubber, Tom Lum, and Caroline Roper share anything and everything interesting! Each episode they teach each other about a science topic, answer a question, and learn about a miscellaneous topic.
- NASA's Curious Universe
- Curious Universe brings you mind-blowing science and space adventures you will not find anywhere else. Explore the cosmos alongside astronauts, scientists, engineers, and other top NASA experts.
- Origin Stories Podcast
- Explore human evolution one story at a time. This award-winning show blends storytelling with science that will change your understanding of who we are.
- Pals In Palaeo
- Join Ph.D. student and palaeontologist Adele Pentland, and explore the form, function, and family groupings of fossils from across geologic time.
- Planetary Radio
- Host Sarah Al-Ahmed visits with scientists, engineers, mission leaders, astronauts, advocates, and writers who provide their unique and exciting perspectives on the exploration of our universe.
- Science Friction
- Environment reporter Peter de Kruijff tells the surprising stories of genetic engineering.
- Science Podcast
- Each week on the Science Podcast, host Sarah Crespi delves into the latest scientific discoveries with researchers and news writers from around the globe.
- Secretly Incredibly Fascinating
- Join Alex Schmidt and his co-host Katie Goldin for a weekly deep dive into the history, science, lore, and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating.
- Sing for Science
- A science and music podcast where musicians talk to scientists about science as it connects to their most famous songs.
- SquaMates
- A totally serious podcast about herpetology.
- The Common Descent Podcast
- Join David and Will as they explore the paleontologists' perspective on various topics in life and earth history.
- The Naked Scientists
- The Naked Scientists flagship science show, includes the latest science news, interviews with top scientists, hands-on science experiments, and answers to your science questions.
- The Science Show
- The Science Show gives unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.
- The Wild
- The Wild with Chris Morgan is a celebration of the natural world and the people devoted to wild places and incredible species.
- This Week in Science
- The kickass weekly science and technology radio show presenting a humorous and irreverent look at the week in science and tech.