Welcome to Science Rocks!

We focus on what science is, how science works, and how scientists do their brand of science. We deliberately avoid the topics you would avoid talking about at dinner parties such as politics, religion, and economics. Science in its purest form is not political and not religious. Is it philosophical? Yes, it can be, which is why, in the past, science was sometimes referred to as "Natural Philosophy."

Your host, Professor Ata Sarajedini, a.k.a. "The Science DJ" is a Yale-educated PhD astronomer and astrophysicist with his own active scientific research program and a noted authority on stellar and galactic astronomy. He has been teaching college-level astronomy courses in the state university system in Florida for over 20 years.

The format and name of the show was jointly devised by the host collaborating with a good friend Ms Julie Klein.  The purpose of the show is to equip you, our listeners, with the tools and techniques you need to critically analyze scientific findings presented to you every day. We want you to know how to ask the right questions to fully understand and critique the science. To that end, the aim of this radio show is to talk about science as practiced by real scientists and the impact of their scientific findings on society, culture, and philosophical thought. 

Host of the show Professor Ata Sarajedini,  "The Science DJ,"  talks about what is science and what is not science and an interview with Dr. Tiffany Roberts-Briggs about her research on the impact of environment on our beaches and shores.

Here, we list links to the recordings of the radio shows, graphics that help illustrate concepts we talked about, and the titles and artists of songs played during each show, for your listening pleasure.

July 9, 2022: What is Science?

Graphics: The Scientific Method Illustrated

Songs: 

1. "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple

2. "Running out of Time" by Night Ranger

3. "Limelight" by Rush

4. "Brown Sugar" by The Rolling Stones

5. "Jumping Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones

6. "Laying it on the Line" by Jefferson Starship

July 16, 2022: Unraveling the History of the Sun and the Milky Way Galaxy

Graphics: The Andromeda Galaxy

Songs: 

1. "Ah! Leah!" Donnie Iris

2. "Love Will Find a Way" by Pablo Cruise

3. "Lady Strange" by Def Leppard

4. "Walk Through Fire" by Bad Company

5. "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes

6. "Street of Dreams" by Rainbow

July 23, 2022: Finding the Oldest Stars in the Galaxy; a detective story

Graphics: Periodic Table of the Elements

Songs:

1. "Hold the Line" by Toto

2. "Smoke from a Distant Fire" by Sanford Townsend Band

3. "Jet Airliner" by the Steve Miller Band

4. "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" by Elton John

5. "Can't Stop Lovin' You" by Van Halen

6. "We're an American Band" by Grand Funk Railroad

7. "September" by Earth, Wind, and Fire

July 30, 2022: The James Webb Space Telescope

Graphics: Webb Space Telescope Site

Songs: 

1. "Sing Me Away" by Night Ranger

2. "The Power and the Glory" by Horslips

3. "I Wanna Be Rich" by Calloway

4. "Let's Go" by The Cars

5. "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman Turner Overdrive

6. "If You Wanna Get to Heaven" by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils

7. "Rainbow in the Dark" by Dio

August 6, 2022: The Age of the Universe and an interview with Genevieve Nye talking about the Cox Science Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Songs:

1. "Slow Ride" by Foghat

2. "Hello America" by Def Leppard

3. "Blue Collar Man" by Styx

4. "Too Much Time on My Hands" by Styx

August 13, 2022: The Big Bang, the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation and an interview with Dr. Stephen Kajiura about the Science of Shark Migration.

Songs:

1. "Armageddon It" by Def Leppard

2. "Authority Song" by John Cougar Mellencamp

3. "Run Run Away" by Slade

4. "Interstate Love Affair" by Night Ranger

5. "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush

August 20, 2022: Part 1: Black Holes and Artificial Intelligence

Songs:

1. "Gemini Dream" by The Moody Blues

2. "Fox on the Run" by The Sweet

3. "Lonely Nights" by Bryan Adams

4. "Hearts on Fire" by 38 Special

5. "I Love Rock n Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

August 27, 2022: Part 2: Black Holes and Artificial Intelligence

Songs:

1. "Gimme All Your Lovin' " by ZZ top

2. "Innocent Eyes" by 38 Special

3. "Reason to Be" by Night Ranger

4. "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top

September 3, 2022: Dark Matter and Dark Energy

Songs:

1. "Crazy Nights" by Loudness

2. "All Right Now" by Free

3. "Dancing With Myself" by Billy Idol

4. "Free Ride" by the Edgar Winter Group

5. "Starbreaker" by Judas Priest

September 10, 2022: Quantitative versus Qualitative Data within the context of color and an interview with Dr. Nwadiuto (Diuto) Esiobu about microbiomes

Songs:

1. "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes

2. "Hold the Line" by Toto

3. "Ah! Leah!" by Donny Iris

4. "September" by Earth, Wind, and Fire

September 17, 2022: Proof, evidence, and taxonomy in science and an interview with Dr. Stephen O'Brien about genetics and genomics

Songs:

1. "Don't Look Back" by Boston

2. "Dreams" by Van Halen

3. "Walk Through Fire" by Bad Company

4. "Panama" by Van Halen

September 24, 2022: Understanding equations in science based on cause and effect and an interview with Dr. Derek Burkholder about his research on sea turtles.

Songs:

1. "Smoke From a Distant Fire" by Sanford Townsend Band

2. "The Power and the Glory" by Horslips

3. "Brown Sugar" by the Rolling Stones

4. "Rainbow in the Dark" by Dio

October 1, 2022: What is Science?

Graphics: The Scientific Method Illustrated

Songs: 

1. "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple

2. "Running out of Time" by Night Ranger

3. "Limelight" by Rush

4. "Brown Sugar" by The Rolling Stones

5. "Jumping Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones

6. "Laying it on the Line" by Jefferson Starship

October 8, 2022: Unraveling the History of the Sun and the Milky Way Galaxy

Graphics: The Andromeda Galaxy

Songs: 

1. "Ah! Leah!" Donnie Iris

2. "Love Will Find a Way" by Pablo Cruise

3. "Lady Strange" by Def Leppard

4. "Walk Through Fire" by Bad Company

5. "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes

6. "Street of Dreams" by Rainbow

October 15, 2022: Measuring Distances in Astronomy and an interview with Miguel Nelson, a high school science teacher in south Florida

Songs:

1. "Jet Airliner" by the Steve Miller Band

2. "I Wanna Be Rich" by Calloway

3. "Brown Sugar" by The Rolling Stones

4. "Armageddon It" by Def Leppard

5. "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush

October 22, 2022: The Difference Between Pure Science and Applied Science and an interview with Dr. Susan Schneider about the "Future of the Mind"

Website for the Center for the Future of the Mind

Songs:

1. "Perfect Way" by Scritti Politti

2. "Tarzan Boy" by Baltimora

3. "Peace of Mind" by Boston

4. "Hold the Line" by Toto

5. "Rock N Roll Fantasy" by Bad Company

6. "Sing Me Away" by Night Ranger

October 29, 2022: Predicting the Future of the Sun and the Earth

Website for the Sounds of the Sun

Songs:

1. "Run Run Away" by Slade

2. "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman Turner Overdrive

3. "Hearts on Fire" by 38 Special

4. "Panama" by Van Halen

5. "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" by Elton John

November 5, 2022: How can atoms, which are mostly made of nothing, be the building blocks of matter and an interview with Dr. Jason Mireles-James about this research in computational mathematics

Songs:

1. "(You Can Still) Rock in America" by Night Ranger

2. "Play Guitar" by John Mellencamp

3. "Somebody Like You" by 38 Special

4. "Jump" by Van Halen

November 12, 2022: What is Science and what is NOT Science and an interview with Dr. Tiffany Roberts-Briggs about her research on coastal environments.

Songs:

1. "Starbreaker" by Judas Priest

2. "Laying it on the Line" by Jefferson Starship

3. "Dancing With Myself" by Billy Idol

4. "I Love Rock n Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

November 19, 2022: The different types of exploding stars and an interview with Dr. Lou Strolger about Dark Energy.

Graphics: Webb Space Telescope Site

Songs:

1. "Turn Up the Radio" by Autograph

2. "Words" by Missing Persons

3. "Check Yes Juliet" by We the Kings

4. "Cum on Feel the Noise" by Quiet Riot

November 26, 2022: The different types of exploding stars and an interview with Dr. Lou Strolger about Dark Energy.

Graphics: Webb Space Telescope Site

Songs:

1. "Turn Up the Radio" by Autograph

2. "Words" by Missing Persons

3. "Check Yes Juliet" by We the Kings

4. "Cum on Feel the Noise" by Quiet Riot

December 3, 2022: The Difference Between Science and Philosophy and an Interview with Sara Ayers-Rigsby from the Florida Public Archeology Network.

Website: www.fpan.us

Songs:

1. "Never Been Any Reason" by Head East

2. "Walk Through Fire" by Bad Company

3. "Someway Somehow" by Night Ranger

4. "Photograph" by Def Leppard 

December 10, 2022: Why do we keep politics and religion separate from science and an interview with Dr. Tim Theisen about the theory of biological evolution.

Songs:

1. "Hells Bells" by AC/DC

2. "Don't Look Back" by Boston

3. "Fox on the Run" by The Sweet

4. "Rock of Ages" by Def Leppard

December 19, 2022: Predicting the Future of the Sun and the Earth

Website for the Sounds of the Sun

Songs:

1. "Run Run Away" by Slade

2. "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman Turner Overdrive

3. "Hearts on Fire" by 38 Special

4. "Panama" by Van Halen

5. "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" by Elton John

December 24, 2022: How can atoms, which are mostly made of nothing, be the building blocks of matter and an interview with Dr. Jason Mireles-James about this research in computational mathematics

Songs:

1. "(You Can Still) Rock in America" by Night Ranger

2. "Play Guitar" by John Mellencamp

3. "Somebody Like You" by 38 Special

4. "Jump" by Van Halen

December 31, 2022: What is Science and what is NOT Science and an interview with Dr. Tiffany Roberts-Briggs about her research on coastal environments.

Songs:

1. "Starbreaker" by Judas Priest

2. "Laying it on the Line" by Jefferson Starship

3. "Dancing With Myself" by Billy Idol

4. "I Love Rock n Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

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We are grateful to the Patricia and Phillip Frost Science Museum in Miami, Florida and the Cox Science Center and Aquarium in West Palm Beach, Florida for their sponsorship of the show.