Whimsical Wavelengths - A Science Podcast
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Winner of the 2026 Science Podcast of the Year (American Writing Awards) and the 2026 PopCon Podcast Award for Science and Technology, Whimsical Wavelengths is an independent natural sciences and earth science podcast hosted by volcanologist Dr. Jeffrey Zurek, offering high-level science for the endlessly curious.Eschewing bite-sized science for a deep, honest look at how research actually works, the show explores messy data, imperfect models, and the human personalities behind discovery. From geophysics and planetary science to biology and the history of scientific paradoxes, the focus remains squarely on the process: how evidence is gathered, how ideas evolve, and why uncertainty...
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