I have chosen to emulate the podcast Everyday Einstein. I chose to listen to this podcast because, as I stated before, I like to research scientific inquiries and I like the way in which Lee Falin approaches everyday scientific topics in order to appeal to a wider audience than just those interested in science. His style is very relaxed and conversational, and he doesn't bombard you with information, which I think is a very crucial aspect of making podcasts for a range of different listeners. I would like to try and make a similar podcast.
In particular, his podcast episode Why Dead Honeybees Means the Beginning of the Apocalypse was very influential in narrowing down my topic. Lately I've been reading a lot about the disappearance of honeybees and Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), and so I decided that I really wanted to focus my podcast on this topic. Lee Falin only brushes the absolute surface of the issue and the consequences that CCD could have on our planet, only going as far as to say that food and candy bars will be more expensive if the bees die off, despite the title of the episode. I would like to take this issue further and research exactly what would happen if the bees disappeared, as well as the causes of CCD, most of which is only speculation at this point. Furthermore, I recently read an article in the Huffington Post about bees being fitted with tiny backpack sensors in Australia in order to track their movements and find out ways to prevent CCD. I would like to research the benefits of this program to the preservation of bees worldwide.
I did not really need to use SPARK because I already knew what I wanted to research, but I did look at it, and it reaffirmed my topic selection by saying that I should choose a topic that I am sincerely interested in. I would add to this advice by saying that you should create a podcast that you would actually listen to. Do not just pick something to research just because there is information available on that topic or because it sounds easy. Research something that you genuinely want to find more information about, and more specifically, something that you want to tell your friends about.
In particular, his podcast episode Why Dead Honeybees Means the Beginning of the Apocalypse was very influential in narrowing down my topic. Lately I've been reading a lot about the disappearance of honeybees and Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), and so I decided that I really wanted to focus my podcast on this topic. Lee Falin only brushes the absolute surface of the issue and the consequences that CCD could have on our planet, only going as far as to say that food and candy bars will be more expensive if the bees die off, despite the title of the episode. I would like to take this issue further and research exactly what would happen if the bees disappeared, as well as the causes of CCD, most of which is only speculation at this point. Furthermore, I recently read an article in the Huffington Post about bees being fitted with tiny backpack sensors in Australia in order to track their movements and find out ways to prevent CCD. I would like to research the benefits of this program to the preservation of bees worldwide.
I did not really need to use SPARK because I already knew what I wanted to research, but I did look at it, and it reaffirmed my topic selection by saying that I should choose a topic that I am sincerely interested in. I would add to this advice by saying that you should create a podcast that you would actually listen to. Do not just pick something to research just because there is information available on that topic or because it sounds easy. Research something that you genuinely want to find more information about, and more specifically, something that you want to tell your friends about.
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