Ask Us Anything by Popular Science

Sarah Durn, Annie Colbert, Laura Baisas

alan@teamrecurrent.io

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Booking Overview

Popular Science’s Ask Us Anything is a science Q&A show where editors break down big, quirky questions for general audiences. For PR professionals, it’s a strong venue for bringing science experts/communicators to explain accessible, human-interest science themes—though the host-led format suggests guests are selectively featured.

Metrics

Episodes: 59

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 137.0k subscribers

Instagram: 202.0k followers

Contact Information

alan@teamrecurrent.io

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Host

Sarah Durn - Described as a PopSci Editor who joins episodes with other editors to explain answers to listeners’ questions.

Annie Colbert - Described as PopSci Editor-in-Chief who co-hosts episodes and helps explain science answers to outlandish questions.

Laura Baisas - Described as a PopSci editor who appears in at least one recent episode to explain science topics alongside other editors.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Subject-matter expertise with a communication angle—e.g., established researchers in relevant fields (academic experts) and practitioners who can explain how/why phenomena work to a general audience (e.g., meteorology and storm chasing authors).
Required Achievements:  
Published academic or public-facing work, Authorship (books and/or popular science writing), Media presence or running a related show/podcast

Recent Guest Discussions

Dr. Anna Goldfield - Right- And Left-handedness Across Humanity’s Ancient Ancestors

Cyrena Arnold - How Real-life Storm Chasing Works (not Like Movies)

Recent Topics

Science, Physics, Meteorology, Psychology, Human Biology

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Ask Us Anything by Popular Science
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Why are most people right handed?

June 25, 2026

We're talking hands, and that's no jive, as PopSci Editor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sarah Durn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Editor-in-Chief ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Annie Colbert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ gesture wildly through a conversation about why roughly 90% of humans have right-hand dominance. Also a special conversation with archaeologist Dr. Anna Goldfield about right and left-handedness in humanity's ancient ancestors. Read the Popular Science story that inspired the episode: https://www.popsci.com/science/why-are-mos...

What makes childhood summers last forever?

June 10, 2026

It's summer and the days are just packed, as PopSci Editor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sarah Durn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Editor-in-Chief ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Annie Colbert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ dig deep through their memories to figure out why summers stretched seemingly forever as kids, but go by in a flash as adults. Read the Popular Science story that inspired the episode: https://www.popsci.com/science/why-childhood-summers-felt-longer/ Learn all about cognitive offloading, the good and the bad: https://www.popsci.com...

Is real-life storm chasing like the movies?

May 28, 2026

You've seen Twister AND Twisters, now let PopSci Editors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sarah Durn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Laura Baisas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ clue you into what storm chasing is life in the real world, through an eye-opening conversation with meteorologist, storm chaser and author Cyrena Arnold, who's also host of the Storm Front Freaks Podcast. Read the full story that inspired this episode: https://www.popsci.com/science/real-storm-chasers-tornadoes/ If you have a question for a future episode, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:/...

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