Alexa Lim is a producer for the Science Friday radio production team, which means you can find her on the phone researching stories throughout the week and at a heightened level of anxiety every Friday between 2-4 p.m. E.T. A few of her favorite interviews have involved orchestrating a live physics game show, sound-checking with the International Space Station, and learning how to ask where the bathroom is in Dothraki.
After brief stints in an oncology lab and in the exotic world of science textbook publishing, she found her way into public radio through an internship at StoryCorps. Before joining Science Friday, she produced Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio and for the JazzStories podcast, where she discovered that the jazz harp is an underrated instrument.
Alexa grew up in San Antonio, Texas and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in biology. She can confirm that there is no basement in the Alamo.
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16:47
Rolling Out The Best Science Board Games
A look at science board games that let you strategize how to terraform Mars, build subatomic particles, and create a bird preserve.
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11:52
California Cracks Down On Fracking Permits
Any new fracking project in the state will need to be reviewed by an independent scientific board.
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17:24
Critics Say The EPA Transparency Proposal Will Squash Science
The proposal would require researchers to disclose underlying data—which could include private medical and health information.
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17:26
To Milk A Tick
Compounds in tick saliva can reveal to how these parasites can create anesthetics and anticoagulants to breakdown human and animal defenses.
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23:06
The Black Engineers Who Opened Up The Computer Revolution
African American software engineers and entrepreneurs at the forefront of the development of the World Wide Web.
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7:08
Saturn’s Moon Count Goes Up, Overtaking The Number Of Jupiter’s Moons
Astronomers found 20 new moons orbiting Saturn, edging out Jupiter as the planet with the most moons in the solar system.
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8:29
Humans Might Be Able To Regrow Cartilage
Researchers found that the cartilage in our ankles might be able to turnover more easily compared to our hips and knees.
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34:48
Food Failures: Rise Your Bread Baking Skills With Science
How gluten-free flours affect bread structure and how to keep your sourdough starter happy.
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12:00
How Whales Evolved From Land To Water, Gene By Gene
Marine mammals like whales and dolphins lost the function of 85 genes in the transition from land to water.
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23:47
How Would Humanity Survive A Sci-Fi Disaster?
Journalist Mike Pearl investigates what the world would look like after technology breakdowns, a real-life Jurassic Park, and other sci-fi doomsday scenarios.