This story was originally posted on Nevada Today on December 5, 2025.
In September, award-winning podcast host Alie Ward sat on the other side of the microphone for the Discover Science podcast. The “Ologies” expert was interviewed before her Discover Science Lecture Series talk about why curiosity can be a superpower. Graduate students Katrina Perce, from the Reynolds School of Journalism’s Hitchcock Project, and Ai Ana Richmond, from the Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology graduate program, explored themes of curiosity and science communication in the latest Discover Science podcast. The podcast was edited by Katrina Perce.
Listen to the Discover Science podcast: Alie Ward on Why curiosity is your greatest superpower
About the lecture series
The Discover Science Lecture Series was founded in 2010 to bring leading minds and innovators to the University campus. Now in its 15th season, the series brings guests to classrooms and the First-Gen Student Center to inspire the next generation of scientists, to the podcast studio to share some of their insights and finally to the stage to engage directly with the local community.
The 15th season of Discover Science will close with Solange Massa M.D., Ph.D. on April 30, 2026. Massa is the director of the Aerospace and Defense Academy at the University and the CEO of Ecoatoms, a company which develops manufacturing technologies for use in space.
