''Big Picture Science'' is the national science radio program and podcast, produced at the
SETI Institute and hosted by Senior
Astronomer Seth Shostak
Seth Shostak (born July 20, 1943) is an American astronomer and author, and is currently the senior astronomer for the SETI Institute.
Shostak hosts SETI's weekly radio show/podcast ''Big Picture Science'', has played himself numerous times in TV ...
and journalist Molly Bentley, the executive producer of the show.
The program uses innovative storytelling to connect trends in contemporary research and technology. Episodes are thematic, providing in-depth discussion of particular developments in science. Topics covered include the latest developments in science. Guests include researchers from academic, public and private spheres (including
NASA), popular science writers, cultural critics, engineers, and
ethicists focused on science. Once a month an episode, "Skeptic Check," is devoted to critical thinking and takes on topics in
junk science and the
paranormal.
The show is broadcast on approximately 155 radio stations, many of them NPR affiliates. These include
KALW in San Francisco,
WCMU-FM in Michigan,
WVPE in Indiana,
WHRV in Virginia,
WIEC in Wisconsin, and
WNYE in New York City, as well as World FM in
Tawa, Wellington,
New Zealand, and
American Forces Network
The American Forces Network (AFN) is a government television and radio broadcast service the U.S. military provides to those stationed or assigned overseas. Headquartered at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, AFN's broadcast operations, which i ...
. The show is also available for download via
podcast and direct download from podcast networks as well as the show's website where archived shows from 2006 on can also be found. Episodes are cut to an NPR clock.
''Big Picture Science'' was formerly titled ''Are We Alone?''
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2002 radio programme debuts