Sandy Roberts
@kaleidoscopesci.bsky.social
She/Her. Scientist. Educator. Maker. Learner. Author. Communicator. Nerd. Mom. Wife. Science Friday Education Program Manager🧪 sciencefriday.com Let's talk STEM! #EduSky More at http://scientist.org
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November 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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#EduSky join @scifri.bsky.social today from 2-4 pm ET for these great science stories. Personally, I'm all about the "Part-Time Genius" trivia! 🧐 Listen or learn more at www.sciencefriday.com
Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🐦⬛🧬⛲
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November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
#EduSky join @scifri.bsky.social today from 2-4 pm ET for these great science stories. Personally, I'm all about the "Part-Time Genius" trivia! 🧐 Listen or learn more at www.sciencefriday.com
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🍬 Are you sweet on food science trivia, or does it leave a sour taste in your mouth? From panda diets to hot peppers, we’re teaming up with the @parttimegenius.bsky.social podcast and one lucky listener to deliver a real treat.
Attention, Trivia Nerds! It’s A Food Science Fact Feast
Flora and “Part-Time Genius” co-host Mangesh Hattikudur put one lucky listener to the test with food science trivia.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🍬 Are you sweet on food science trivia, or does it leave a sour taste in your mouth? From panda diets to hot peppers, we’re teaming up with the @parttimegenius.bsky.social podcast and one lucky listener to deliver a real treat.
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📖 Science Friday, in partnership with Dutton, is giving away 10 free copies of "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe" by @seanmcarroll.bsky.social! Enter for your chance to win today: buff.ly/a6F0GAR
November 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
📖 Science Friday, in partnership with Dutton, is giving away 10 free copies of "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe" by @seanmcarroll.bsky.social! Enter for your chance to win today: buff.ly/a6F0GAR
I get to interview my first Nobel Laureate next week for @scifri.bsky.social Book Club. Join me! #EduSky 🧪https://youtube.com/live/L2oFHRPTUZg
WHY WE DIE: Author Livestream and Q&A with Venki Ramakrishnan #SciFriBookClub
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November 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I get to interview my first Nobel Laureate next week for @scifri.bsky.social Book Club. Join me! #EduSky 🧪https://youtube.com/live/L2oFHRPTUZg
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Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🐦 🎸 🧠
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Learn more here: buff.ly/wRuFSXF
November 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🐦 🎸 🧠
Learn more here: buff.ly/wRuFSXF
Learn more here: buff.ly/wRuFSXF
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Join SciFri host Ira Flatow and award-winning physicist Sean M. Carroll for an evening of physics, philosophy, and fun on Friday, Dec. 5 at WNYC’s Greene Space. Find out more and buy tickets here: buff.ly/s0T4s5F
November 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Join SciFri host Ira Flatow and award-winning physicist Sean M. Carroll for an evening of physics, philosophy, and fun on Friday, Dec. 5 at WNYC’s Greene Space. Find out more and buy tickets here: buff.ly/s0T4s5F
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Phish bassist Mike Gordon loves the transcendent experience of his band syncing up in an improvised jam—so much that he’s funding research to better understand these moments. 🎶
Investigating 'Flow State' With The Bassist From Phish
Phish bassist Mike Gordon is teaming up with neuroscientists to try to understand the transcendent experience of musical flow state.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Phish bassist Mike Gordon loves the transcendent experience of his band syncing up in an improvised jam—so much that he’s funding research to better understand these moments. 🎶
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We have *forecasted* the winners of Science Friday's first-ever Halloween costume contest. They really *blew away* their competition.🌪️
We have *forecasted* the winners of Science Friday's first-ever Halloween costume contest. They really *blew away* their competition.🌪️
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Drumroll please. 🥁
We have *forecasted* the winners of Science Friday's first-ever Halloween costume contest. They really *blew away* their competition.🌪️
We have *forecasted* the winners of Science Friday's first-ever Halloween costume contest. They really *blew away* their competition.🌪️
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Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 📰 🪅 🦕
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November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 📰 🪅 🦕
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Learn more here: buff.ly/GYpt7Xw
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November 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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✨ Understanding the world just takes a little bit of math, says renowned physicist and author Sean M. Carroll. Now, you can experience his big ideas live—alongside SciFri host Ira Flatow—at WNYC’s Greene Space in New York City.
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Get more details and buy tickets here: buff.ly/XBrRvSi
November 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
✨ Understanding the world just takes a little bit of math, says renowned physicist and author Sean M. Carroll. Now, you can experience his big ideas live—alongside SciFri host Ira Flatow—at WNYC’s Greene Space in New York City.
Get more details and buy tickets here: buff.ly/XBrRvSi
Get more details and buy tickets here: buff.ly/XBrRvSi
Come work for @scifri.bsky.social! We're looking for a Senior Social Media Manager: a creative, detail-obsessed, and strategic leader to design and execute an innovative social media strategy.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Come work for @scifri.bsky.social! We're looking for a Senior Social Media Manager: a creative, detail-obsessed, and strategic leader to design and execute an innovative social media strategy.
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Vote for your favorite!
Welcome to Nightmare on Nerd Street. Your science-inspired costumes blew the top off our chemistry sets. Now, SciFri staff have narrowed the competition down to 10 terrific finalists, and it's time for YOU to pick our winner.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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The smelly. The slimy. The... delicious? In "Dinner With King Tut," author Sam Kean shares how experimental archaeology engages the senses and offers an intimate look into ancient history: buff.ly/NmCOjUX
November 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The smelly. The slimy. The... delicious? In "Dinner With King Tut," author Sam Kean shares how experimental archaeology engages the senses and offers an intimate look into ancient history: buff.ly/NmCOjUX
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Happy Spooky Science Friday! Grab your headphones and get ready for a frighteningly nerdy Halloween show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🎃🧛🏽🧪
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October 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Happy Spooky Science Friday! Grab your headphones and get ready for a frighteningly nerdy Halloween show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🎃🧛🏽🧪
Learn more here: buff.ly/jsQPONI
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Excellent local coverage of recent controversy and protests against a LGBTQ+ friendly event.
Goblin Market in Belvidere Draws Protesters, Supporters Amid Online Controversy - Ridge View Echo share.google/QEcIgsi3PERf...
Goblin Market in Belvidere Draws Protesters, Supporters Amid Online Controversy - Ridge View Echo share.google/QEcIgsi3PERf...
Goblin Market in Belvidere Draws Protesters, Supporters Amid Online Controversy
The Goblin Market, a quirky local fair now in its third year, drew both supporters and protesters to Belvidere High School Oct. 19 after online controversy over
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October 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Excellent local coverage of recent controversy and protests against a LGBTQ+ friendly event.
Goblin Market in Belvidere Draws Protesters, Supporters Amid Online Controversy - Ridge View Echo share.google/QEcIgsi3PERf...
Goblin Market in Belvidere Draws Protesters, Supporters Amid Online Controversy - Ridge View Echo share.google/QEcIgsi3PERf...
Headed back this year to the #Beyond100K annual Summit in Chicago! It's a fantastic opportunity to collaborate and drive change in #STEM education. I’m looking forward to presenting my project team's ECE Makerspace Toolkit! Let’s #thinkbeyond together! @scifri.bsky.social @beyond100k.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Headed back this year to the #Beyond100K annual Summit in Chicago! It's a fantastic opportunity to collaborate and drive change in #STEM education. I’m looking forward to presenting my project team's ECE Makerspace Toolkit! Let’s #thinkbeyond together! @scifri.bsky.social @beyond100k.bsky.social
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It’s Nightmare on Nerd Street! 👻🧪🔮 Enter SciFri's *first-ever* Halloween costume contest. You could win a gift bag filled with surprises—and possibly a chance to chat with Flora on the show: buff.ly/0hFNMoU
October 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It’s Nightmare on Nerd Street! 👻🧪🔮 Enter SciFri's *first-ever* Halloween costume contest. You could win a gift bag filled with surprises—and possibly a chance to chat with Flora on the show: buff.ly/0hFNMoU
This is deeply concerning. We have a separation of church and state. We should defend that separation. And we should do so in schools. I mean, that shouldn't be controversial.
Texas has approved a new, more Bible-focused curriculum that will have 5-year olds learning the story of Genesis in which God makes the universe in six days and doesn't know the difference between a fish and a vegetable skepchick.org/2025/10/texa...
Texas is Teaching the Bible to Kindergarteners
Transcript: Wow is it 2009 because I’m about to talk about the Texas State Board of Education using textbooks to violate the separation of Church and State. No, seriously, back in the late 2000s my…
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October 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This is deeply concerning. We have a separation of church and state. We should defend that separation. And we should do so in schools. I mean, that shouldn't be controversial.
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What's small, covered in feathers, and loves sweets? The subject of our #PictureOfTheWeek, of course!
🍯 The honeyguide depends on eating wax from honey bees. But the bird can’t get into hives on its own, says ecologist Rob Dunn. So it strikes up a sweet deal with humans: buff.ly/nG8WlwU
🍯 The honeyguide depends on eating wax from honey bees. But the bird can’t get into hives on its own, says ecologist Rob Dunn. So it strikes up a sweet deal with humans: buff.ly/nG8WlwU
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
What's small, covered in feathers, and loves sweets? The subject of our #PictureOfTheWeek, of course!
🍯 The honeyguide depends on eating wax from honey bees. But the bird can’t get into hives on its own, says ecologist Rob Dunn. So it strikes up a sweet deal with humans: buff.ly/nG8WlwU
🍯 The honeyguide depends on eating wax from honey bees. But the bird can’t get into hives on its own, says ecologist Rob Dunn. So it strikes up a sweet deal with humans: buff.ly/nG8WlwU
#EduSky join me on Thursday for a fantastic discussion with Sam Kean about his book "Dinner with King Tut" and experimental archeology! It's free!
Experience history with all of your senses! 👀 👅👃🏽
Join SciFri on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 1:00 p.m. ET for a livestream with "Dinner With King Tut" author Sam Kean. Learn more and RSVP here: buff.ly/AWa2LSx
Join SciFri on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 1:00 p.m. ET for a livestream with "Dinner With King Tut" author Sam Kean. Learn more and RSVP here: buff.ly/AWa2LSx
October 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
#EduSky join me on Thursday for a fantastic discussion with Sam Kean about his book "Dinner with King Tut" and experimental archeology! It's free!
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Win a *free book* from SciFri! 📚
This November, the SciFri Book Club will read "Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality" by Venki Ramakrishnan. Enter to win a copy here: buff.ly/R1ZvWfA
This November, the SciFri Book Club will read "Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality" by Venki Ramakrishnan. Enter to win a copy here: buff.ly/R1ZvWfA
October 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Win a *free book* from SciFri! 📚
This November, the SciFri Book Club will read "Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality" by Venki Ramakrishnan. Enter to win a copy here: buff.ly/R1ZvWfA
This November, the SciFri Book Club will read "Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality" by Venki Ramakrishnan. Enter to win a copy here: buff.ly/R1ZvWfA
#EduSky join @scifri.bsky.social today from 2-4 pm ET for great science stories. It's hard to choose a favorite this week because, as the #SciFriBookClub Captain, I'm here for ALL the nerdy science reads! 📚
Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🌟🫁
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Learn more here: buff.ly/jtsPiCW
October 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#EduSky join @scifri.bsky.social today from 2-4 pm ET for great science stories. It's hard to choose a favorite this week because, as the #SciFriBookClub Captain, I'm here for ALL the nerdy science reads! 📚