This is Science with Jess Phoenix.
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This is Science with Jess Phoenix

Ignorance is the disease, and curiosity is the cure!

Ignorance is the disease, and curiosity is the cure!

Welcome to This Is Science with Jess Phoenix, a Union of Concerned Scientists production. In this podcast, Jess brings her experience as a volcanologist and science communicator to the mic through science storytelling and conversations with dynamic scientific explorers, change-makers, and innovators.

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Meet our host

Jess Phoenix is a volcanologist, extreme explorer, and science ambassador at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). Her expertise is in volcanic hazards and environmental conversation.

Her work has taken her to six continents, where she has organized and led over 25 scientific research expeditions. She has been chased by narco-traffickers in Mexico, dodged armed thieves in remote Peru, raced horses across Mongolia, worked on the world’s largest volcano in Hawaii, piloted the Jason2 submersible on an undersea volcano, and rappelled into the 3rd largest sinkhole on Earth.

Jess is a Fellow in The Explorers Club and the Royal Geographical Society, as well as a frequent contributor for CNN and the BBC. Prior to creating This Is Science with Jess Phoenix at UCS, she created and hosted the podcast Catastrophe! and is the author of “Ms. Adventure: My Wild Explorations in Science, Lava, and Life” from Timber Press. She holds degrees in history (B.A. Smith College), geology (M.S. California State University Los Angeles), and nonfiction writing (M.F.A. Goucher College).

She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Carlos, teenager Kaz, and a small army of rescue animals.

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This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 21: The Expanse

The Expanse

Jess talks about space, science, and the future of humans in our universe with Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck.
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This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 20: Near The Water

Near The Water

Dr. Karletta Chief talks with Jess about the unique scientific problems facing indigenous communities in the US.
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This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 19: The State of the Science

The State of the Science

Dr. Mindy Romero, founder of the Center for Inclusive Democracy at the University of Southern California, talks with Jess about election science.
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This is Science with Jess Phoenix Episode 17: Look for the Helpers - Part 2

Look For The Helpers – Part 2

In the second part of this special Clean Transportation mini-series Jess visits the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project to talk with co-founder and co-director Ms. Margaret Gordon.