Science Friday

Science Friday. Uncovering natures's secrets in fungi, flies and frogs. Friday, April 27. Dr Rick Lee and Dr Nicholas Money Science Friday. Uncovering natures's secrets in fungi, flies and frogs. Friday, April 27. Dr Rick Lee and Dr Nicholas Money

Nature's Secrets

Miami University scientists shared their expertise two weeks in a row on the national radio program "Science Friday." You can hear their segments in podcasts, linked below.

On April 20, seismologist Mike Brudzinski, professor, and Brian Currie, professor of geology and environmental earth sciences, appeared. Catch their appearance online or in the podcast A 'Fingerprint Scan' For Earthquakes Caused By Fracking.

Read about their research on induced earthquakes in Ohio, recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and featured in a Miami news story.

Part of the April 27 "Science Friday" show was recorded April 21 during a live performance at Miami during which faculty superstars (see right) were interviewed.

Miami mycologist Nik Money is the featured guest in this podcast segment, The Yeast Also Rises.

Miami zoologist Richard Lee and his former student, Clara do Amaral, now on the faculty of Mt. St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, are the guests in this segment, The Frogs And Insects That Freeze.

"Science Friday" is heard nationally on 374 public radio stations, including WVXU 91.7 FM and WMUB 88.5 FM locally from 2–4 p.m. Fridays. The program has 1.8 million public radio listeners each week and @scifri has 777,000 followers on Twitter.

Featured Topics and Guests

Mushrooms and fungi and their amazing adaptations/life strategies

Dr. Nicholas P. Money

Miami University


Extreme cold-adapted creatures: flies and frogs

Dr. Richard Lee

Miami University

Dr. Clara do Amaral

Mount St. Joseph University


Ancient humans and the paleo environments in which they lived

Dr. Denise Su

Cleveland Museum of Natural History