To live in space, we need to build in space. Join Justin Kugler, Made In Space Vice President for Advanced Programs & Concepts as he explores the fantastic future of space exploration involving in-space large scale autonomous robotic building, on-demand 3D printing, and more, while while weaving in past explorations of the Antarctic and the […]

The St. Johns River is experiencing large algal blooms. Will it get worse before it gets better? 2 Days, 5 boat captains, and 70 miles. See the blooms from above, underwater, and through a microscope. Join Jacksonville University’s Dr. Melinda Simmons and Dr. Anthony Ouellette from the Marine Science Research Institute as they travel along […]

What do you get when you mix telescopes, presentations, a planetarium, and hundreds of people on a cold January night? At Jacksonville University you got a Super Blood Moon Watch Party! A big thanks to Jacksonville’s Museum of Science and History, the Northeast Florida Astronomical Society, and Jacksonville University’s Physics Department, Office of Research and […]

How do you weigh a 760 Ib manatee? Go behind the scenes with Jacksonville University’s The Science Of… and watch the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens manatee rehabilitation team load Frankie onto a stretcher and hoist him into the air. Then celebrate as the team joins members of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to […]

How do you take an X-ray of a 760 Ib manatee? Go behind the scenes with Jacksonville University’s The Science Of… and watch as the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens medical team X-rays, sonograms, and takes blood during a medical evaluation of Frankie the manatee, and see the X-rays of his healing ribs. The Science Of… […]

Did you know that Cahokia was the largest population density north of Mexico until Philadelphia in the 1800’s? And that trading reached far and wide, all the way to the Mill Cove complex in what is now now Jacksonville Florida? Join Dr. Keith Ashley, University of North Florida Assistant Professor of Archaeology as he shares […]

Did you know that law enforcement can tell where you’ve been by the isotopes in your hair?  Or that isotope analysis can reveal whether beer meets the German Purity Law, and where sharks and Sea Turtles live?   Dr. Jeremy Stalker, Associate Professor of Marine Science at Jacksonville University reveals this and more at Science on […]

Ever wonder how polling is like brewing beer?  Join Dr. Mike Binder, University of North Florida political science professor as he explains how good polling, like good beer, requires science and art. Science On Tap – Jax meets the second Wednesday of the month 6:30 PM at Intuition Aleworks and is open to the public.  […]

Shelby Danielsen of First Coast News shows new TSO… footage and talks to Lucas Meers and Anthony Ouellette about the mission of The Science Of

Manatee bones are extra heavy and dense, and yet they fracture more easily than your bones. Check out this fractured bone and learn what Dr. Gerry Pinto and Lucas Meers have to say about it. Resource links Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Florida Manatee Program Where can you see manatees in Florida? Information for […]