The STEM Journals

- Season 1

(2013)

Brad explores the creepy-crawly world of scorpions, spiders, mites, ticks, and other multi-legged insects.

Brad joins three volcanologists in Northern Arizona, where over 600 volcanoes making up the San Francisco Volcanic Field are located, to explore the impressive forces which have helped shape the Earth.

Brad joins cognitive scientists at the Arizona State University campus and at Brain State Technologies corporate campus to study how magic, sports, and brain trauma help shape our understanding of the human brain.

Brad joins geologists to examine rocks: the building blocks of Earth.

Brad joins Veterinary Disease Specialists and Outbreak Epidemiologists in search of infectious diseases in fox and prairie dog populations, coming face-to-face with the Black Death in Arizona.

Brad learns about The 4 Forces of Flight - Lift, Thrust, Drag and Gravity - that all flying things must obey. He explores jobs such as rocket scientist, flight test engineer and gets a lesson in drag while sitting on a bicycle in a wind tunnel.

Brad explores the basics of Nutrition - how farmers' markets can help people find enough fruits and vegetables to balance their diets, while supporting organic growers; the importance of whole grains and sustainable seafood sources; plus, he gets an unexpected surprise at a dairy farm.