Hurricane season and a spelling bee

June 09, 2025 00:28:31
Hurricane season and a spelling bee
The Best Of Our Knowledge
Hurricane season and a spelling bee

Jun 09 2025 | 00:28:31

/

Show Notes

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.

Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are predicting an active 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. We’ll speak with an atmospheric scientist about this year’s forecast.

The president of Vassar College discusses executive orders directed at colleges and universities.

And we’ll speak to a super speller who participated in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Other Episodes

Episode 0

April 23, 2021 00:27:29
Episode Cover

#1596: The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia | The Best Of Our Knowledge

In the three decades, this program has been on the air we’ve talked about science, math, history, literature, and education policy and theory. But...

Listen

Episode 0

November 20, 2023 00:28:30
Episode Cover

Trail cameras and parasitoid wasps

On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge: An invasive insect, the Emerald Ash Borer poses threats to America’s forests. A federally-supported study...

Listen

Episode 0

October 24, 2021 00:30:00
Episode Cover

#1622: Remembering Emmett Till| The Best of Our Knowledge

When talking about the civil rights movement in the south, the name Emmett Till is bound to come up. His murder is widely remembered...

Listen