Josh Zepps
Host
Josh Zepps is a correspondent for Bloomberg TV’s Energy Now, reporting on the future of energy and the environment. His show on Discovery Science Channel, Brink, took an irreverent look at the latest breakthroughs on the brink of changing our lives. His one-hour science specials continue to air on Discovery around the world.
In his native Australia, Josh Zepps earned radio’s highest prize, a Commercial Radio Award, for his syndicated daily radio sketches satirizing culture and politics. His new audio podcast, Fascinating Crap with Josh Zepps & Friends, takes a funny look at science and creativity. It is available for free on iTunes.
Past Events
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Illuminating Light:
The dancing beams of color and shape of The Joshua Light Show provided a spectacular jumping off point for exploring the nature of light. We raced along with a photon—a particle of light—as it sped from the edge of the universe to your eye. Then followed the light’s journey through the cascade of activity it generates in your brain. Kids and families were invited to examine light at the speed of thought.
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Keeping Secrets:
Since the earliest days of communication, clever minds have devised methods for enciphering messages to shield them from prying eyes. Today, cryptography has become a sophisticated scientific art—combining mathematics, physics, computer science, and electrical engineering. From email to banking transactions, modern cryptography is used everywhere. What’s the underlying science and does it really protect us?
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Pioneers in Science
Pioneers in Science is an annual program that gives middle and high school students the rare opportunity to interact with world-renowned scientists. In this installment, groundbreaking geneticists and humanitarians Eric Lander and Mary-Claire King met live and online with local New York City high school students and others from around the globe
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Cool Jobs 2010
Meet scientists with some of the coolest jobs in the world; watch as a neuroscientist scans a brain and a robot inventor brings his complex and novel creations to life.
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BioBlitzing the Planet Ants, Frogs and Crawling Wonders
Bringing Bio Blitzing in the Boroughs full circle, America’s consummate naturalist E.O. Wilson and world-renowned insect scientist and photographer Mark Moffett share stories from their adventures.
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Rising Waters in a Thirsty World
Join the world’s foremost adaptation experts as they survey threatened regions of the planet, including New York City, and suggest strategies for changing our strained relationship with H2O.
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