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Favourite Science Explainers on YouTube (Half 1) – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 140

“As you will have seen, these are all ladies science explainers and scientists, as a result of I actually wish to spotlight ladies doing science.”

Within the newest How To Write the Future podcast episode, host and science fiction writer Beth Barany shares her “Favourite Science Explainers on YouTube (Half 1)” and the kinds of science they share together with bodily experiments and academic demonstrations.

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Sabine Hossenfelder: https://www.youtube.com/@SabineHossenfelder

Physics Lady: https://www.youtube.com/@physicsgirl – Dianna Cowern

Geo Lady: https://www.youtube.com/@GEOGIRL – Rachel Phillips

Dr. Becky (Dr Becky Smethurst): https://www.youtube.com/@DrBecky

House Climate Girl, Dr. Tamitha Skov: https://www.youtube.com/@TamithaSkov

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Concerning the How To Write the Future podcast

The How To Write The Future podcast is for science fiction and fantasy writers who wish to write optimistic futures and efficiently convey these tales out into {the marketplace}. Hosted by Beth Barany, science fiction novelist and creativity coach for writers. We cowl ideas for fiction writers. This podcast is for readers too when you’re in any respect interested in the way forward for humanity.

This podcast is for you when you’ve got questions like:

– How do I create a plausible world for my science fiction story?

– How do I work out what’s not working if my story feels flat?

– How do I make my story extra fascinating and alive?

This podcast is for readers too when you’re in any respect interested in the way forward for humanity.

Transcript for Favourite Science Explainers on YouTube (Half 1)

[00:00] Introduction to the Podcast

Hey everybody. Beth Barany right here with Methods to Write the Future Podcast. I’m a science fiction and fantasy author, in addition to an editor and guide coach for science fiction and fantasy writers. I run this podcast as a result of I actually imagine that we are able to form. Our futures with creativity.

[00:21] The Significance of Inspiration

Right this moment, I’m gonna discuss to you about a number of the locations I am going to for inspiration.

I feel inspiration is an important a part of being a inventive particular person. So every single day I prefer to pay attention and watch YouTube movies. It’s my go-to place for studying.

So at this time I’m gonna share with you a couple of of my favourite science explainers.

[00:43] What’s a Science Explainer?

What’s a science explainer?

A science explainer is somebody who is commonly both a journalist or a scientist, they usually spend their time speaking about science to the lay particular person in a manner that’s fascinating and enjoyable.

Now, after all, science explainers is perhaps talking at a highschool degree or a school degree, or typically science for teenagers. You could find any sort of science explainer on YouTube.

So at this time I’m gonna spotlight a couple of, and that is in no explicit order.

[01:15] Highlighting Sabine Hossenfelder

So the primary one I wanna speak about is Sabine Hossenfelder.

She has a PhD in physics and is the writer of the books Misplaced in Math, How Magnificence Leads Physics Astray and likewise Existential Physics. A Scientist Information to Life’s Largest Questions. She does a beautiful job bringing humor into her explainer movies. She talks about science, she talks about know-how. She’s fantastic on the straight discuss. She even says on her YouTube channel, “no hype, no spin, no tiptoeing round inconvenient truths,” and she or he’s German. She has a beautiful method and humor and likewise perspective on the cross part between science and politics and coverage. I actually get pleasure from listening to her present.

[02:05] Exploring Physics Lady

Subsequent up, I’m gonna speak about.a channel referred to as Physics Lady. It’s a YouTube channel created by Diana Cowern, and she or he talks in regards to the bodily sciences with experiments, demonstrations, and new discoveries. Now, she’s been on hiatus for the previous couple of years as a result of she’s been coping with lengthy COVID, however she has a really energetic fan base and she or he is recovering from Covid, which is so fantastic, slowly however certainly.

Her movies are at all times hands-on, adventurous and enjoyable, and likewise all the way down to earth.

[02:39] Discovering Geo Lady

Alright, the following channel I’m gonna discuss to you about is Geo Lady. This channel is by Rachel Phillips. She has a PhD in Geoscience and so she posts instructional movies for individuals excited about geoscience and the associated fields– the historical past of the earth, geology, geochemistry, paleoclimatology, bio geochemistry, paleontology, and far, rather more. Her movies are actually enjoyable and I extremely suggest them, when you wanna know something about geoscience.

[03:13] Meet Dr. Becky

Subsequent I wish to speak about Dr. Becky. She is a British astrophysicist. Her full title is Dr. Becky Smethurst. She’s an astrophysicist on the College of Oxford.

I actually get pleasure from her weekly movies. She’s at all times so enthusiastic and she or he focuses not simply on what we all know, however how we all know. And she or he talks usually in regards to the James Webb area telescope, and her day job is researching how tremendous large black holes have an effect on the galaxies that they stay in.

And her newest guide is A Transient Historical past of Black Holes. I actually get pleasure from her movies quite a bit.

And the final YouTuber science explainer.

[03:57] House Climate with Tamitha Skov

I wanna speak about at this time is so fascinating as a result of she is an area climate physicist. Her channel known as Tamitha Skov. She’s also referred to as House Climate Girl, and

She’s appeared on TV reveals like for the Historical past Channel, the Climate Channel. She’s been featured in Standard Science Journal and featured on another actually fantastic YouTube science channels. Her mission is to open all of our perceptions round a brand new sort of weather- area climate.

It’s fascinating how the solar impacts the earth ambiance, and naturally, satellites, emergency radio communication, catastrophe reduction providers, and a lot extra. So she is basically bringing area climate forecasts into our lives along with her weekly area climate forecasts on YouTube.

[04:49] Future Episodes

In order that’s it for at this time in highlighting a few of my favourite YouTube channels. I discussed six right here at this time. That is half one. I’m gonna do a minimum of one different episode quickly on some extra channels.

[05:02] Ladies Scientists and Science Explainers

And as you will have seen, these are all ladies science explainers and scientists, as a result of I actually wanna spotlight, ladies doing science. I used to be. science oriented from a younger age, and now I write science fiction in addition to fantasy.

And I really like, love, love studying about science, and I hope you’ll try these fantastic science explainers and scientists, and possibly you’ll discover some fantastic inspiration in your tales.

In order that’s it for this week, everybody. Write lengthy and prosper.

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ABOUT BETH BARANY

Beth Barany teaches science fiction and fantasy novelists the right way to write, edit, and publish their books as a coach, trainer, guide, and developmental editor. She’s an award-winning fantasy and science fiction novelist and runs the podcast, “How To Write The Future.”

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