Science The Earth provides educational materials via its YouTube Channel and international blog. Included in the You tube channel is raw footage from places traveled in addition to online presentations which are free to watch. Science The Earth prides itself in keeping its educational content ad free!
Science the Earth featured on Escaping The Grand Canyon with Nick Knowles
Science The Earth's community driven research project on cave dwelling microorganisms is now featured on the Channel 5 documentary titled Escaping The Grand Canyon with Nick Knowles. With the permission of Viacom, Science the Earth has made the entirety of the segment featuring the discussion on cave microbiology free to the public. The research discussed during the program was published by Ray Keeler and Brad Lusk in the Journal of Cave and Karst Studies - the official journal of the National Speleological Society.
Bradley Lusk – HEROES Fellow
Brad Lusk has done an amazing array of things. In his interview with Greg he discussed a few including running a company, educating children, educating seniors, traveling the world, studying imposter syndrome, exploring caves, and serving as a STEM HERO for the QEM Network. He also has done top end research in biochemistry including winning a National Science Foundation STTR award.
Frankenstein Revisited: The Moral Fate of Our Creations
Science the Earth was featured on the Mindplex.AI podcast! Can bacteria teach us how to truly connect brains with AI? What if the future of brain‑computer interfaces depends not on silicon, but on the electrical language of life itself? In this episode, Dr. Mihaela Ulieru talks with Dr. Bradley Lusk, a scientist, entrepreneur, and science communicator whose 2025 PNAS paper revealed that certain bacteria (cable bacteria) can conduct protons over surprisingly long distances. This discovery opens a radically new path for bioelectronics: instead of zapping cells with electrons (which living systems dislike), we might one day talk to neurons using protons and ions – the very signals that nature uses for memory, neuroplasticity, and even consciousness.
Comics, Community, Climate, and Caves: Reclaiming the Science Conversation
The CEO of Science The Earth was featured on the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Sci-Mic stage during their 2026 conference in Phoenix, AZ! Bradley Lusk believes science belongs to everyone. From his early experiences in Title I classrooms to work in global science diplomacy, he emphasizes creativity, accessibility, and community. By combining rigorous science with storytelling, public art, and STEAM outreach, he brings science into everyday life. In this talk, Lusk shares innovative strategies to engage diverse audiences and make science more personal, inclusive, and participatory.
Maricopa County, AZ | Fight the Bite
Episode 1 | Mosquito Control Starts at Home
Mosquitoes are more than a tiny nuisance. Their bites can transmit serious diseases, making them the most dangerous animal in the world. To keep yourself safe, it's important to understand how they live, why they bite, and how to prevent them. Learn more about keeping mosquitoes away in this video produced by Science the Earth and narrated by Mackenna Berg. For more resources and tips, visit: Maricopa.gov/FightTheBite
Episode 2 | Fight the Bite: Your Ultimate Guide to Mosquito Protection!
Did you know that you can help prevent mosquito bites with four simple steps? Keeping yourself and your loved ones safe from mosquito bites is crucial for preventing mosquito-borne diseases that can pose serious health risks. In this video, we break down four easy steps to effectively protect yourself: Repel, Remove, Repair, and Remind!
Episode 3 | Say Goodbye to Mosquito Breeding Grounds and Tires!
Wondering why you're swarmed by mosquitoes? It might be those old tires lying around! Mosquitoes breed in unexpected places, and old tires are at the top of their list! In this video, discover the proper ways to remove these breeding sites and protect your family from annoying bites!
Grid Dialogues | Episode 1 | Featuring Dr. Bradley Lusk | Water Utilities and Smart Metering
The Future of Water Innovation: What Sci-Fi Might Teach Us
Brad Lusk, a former senior technology adviser at Isle, takes us on a fast-paced journey through the sci-fi ideas that are shaping very real technologies—particularly when it comes to water reuse, circularity, and survival in extreme environments. From space missions to systems thinking, Brad explains why sometimes the boldest solutions start as speculative fiction—and how that fiction is rapidly becoming fact.
Poop, politics, and Profit
In November 2024, I was honored to speak at ASU Biodesign Institute's 20th Anniversary. During the presentation, I highlight my uncertainty when starting on my career path and the importance of pursuing your interests while staying open to new ideas.
I then transition into a discussion on framing climate change as a national security priority and emphasizing the connection between climate change, water, and conflict. To inform the conversation, I draw on my experiences working with the US government, including my time at the US embassy in Lome, Togo, on international development in Sub Saharan Africa.
The key takeaway from the discussion is for scientists, engineers, and citizens to consider the broader impacts of their efforts and to find motivation and purpose in the realization that the tasks you complete in the lab or at your job can likely have profound positive impacts on global security and well-being.
I then transition into a discussion on framing climate change as a national security priority and emphasizing the connection between climate change, water, and conflict. To inform the conversation, I draw on my experiences working with the US government, including my time at the US embassy in Lome, Togo, on international development in Sub Saharan Africa.
The key takeaway from the discussion is for scientists, engineers, and citizens to consider the broader impacts of their efforts and to find motivation and purpose in the realization that the tasks you complete in the lab or at your job can likely have profound positive impacts on global security and well-being.
Drought and Flood: an Artistic Contemplation virtual concert
"Drought & Flood: An Artistic Contemplation" is a virtual concert designed in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science's STEAM Team and Water affinity groups to use performance art to highlight the way that water ebbs and flows through space and time, and the way that those ebbs and flows impact communities. In partnering with a diverse group of artists through the combination of drama, dance, music, and educational story-telling, “Drought and Flood” conveys the impacts and challenges of managing water in an ever-evolving world. The work of seven artists from around the world will be showcased in this concert. The context behind each piece tells a unique story, but they each are linked together with the underlying theme of how drought and/or flood impact communities. Sprinkled throughout the concert are personal stories of individuals and communities affected by drought and flood, shared generously by StoryCenter and We Are Water archives. The stories of research being done by AAAS STPF Fellows focused on water issues are also interspersed throughout. The artists include: Climate Focus North America and Sinfonía Trópico, Company E, Benny Starr, Samantha Marshall, Fiona Leckey, Reshmina William, and Emma G.
QEM Network Web Series
Be an SBIR/STTR Superstar!
Many of the institutions are looking to diversify their research funding. We will provide an overview of the SBIR/STTR program that enables researchers to apply for funding to transfer technology and ideas out of the laboratory. Unlike conventional federal research grants, the primary outcome of an SBIR/STTR award is not peer reviewed publications, but tangible innovations that disrupt markets or support government agencies. We’ll examine SBIR/STTR process from the perspective of an STTR grant recipient and of an analyst that has studied Department of Defense (DoD) and its acquisition system for far too long.
Diversifying Funding in STEM Engagement and Skilled Technical Workforce Development
Learn about traditional funding sources for workforce development, including grant opportunities through federal agencies and programs from an expert and former employess at the Department of Education. Then, learn from the CEO of Science the Earth and a QEM STEM HERO that has over a decade of experience in workforce development expertise from non-profit and private companies about how to procure funding from local governments and cities, and crowdsourcing.
Technology Transition How to Translate your Ideas from the Lab to the Marketplace
Technology transition involves getting your research from the lab and into the marketplace. During this presentation, a serial entrepreneur that serves as the CEO of Science the Earth and a QEM STEM HERO shares tips and tricks for adopting an entrepreneurial mindset to help commercialize your research, pitch it to investors, discover your customers, find your collaborators, and build connections with industry. This webinar is catered to anyone thinking of commercializing an idea developed in the lab or at home, regardless of whether that idea is a tangible device or something else.
How the White House Report Science A New Golden Age Impacts You and Your Institution
On July 21, the White House Science Advisor released his report titled Science: A New Golden Age that lays out his framework for how science and discovery ought to proceed in the United States. Experts with decades of federal government experience provide a brief overview of the document and describe its apparent implications. During this presentation, we discuss changes that are proposed in the document, whether or not those changes may impact your institution, and how those changes relate to the President’s Budget as well as the Congressional Appropriations Process. We close the discussion with an extended Q&A for audience members to ask questions, present best practices, and voice their experiences with the current US science and technology research landscape.
SciFé Web Series
Episode 01: Who is Dr. T? And What's Up With All Those Scooters?
Episode 02: How Would the Death Star Get Its Power?
Episode 03: Why Did the Transformers Come to Earth?