Martin Fisher
Host, The Weekly ExperimentMartin S. Fisheris the Executive Director of Science Central (Fort Wayne, IN). Martin has worked over 30 years in the science center and museum field. He holds a B.S. degree in Zoology from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) with an emphasis in vertebrate ecology and a M.A. degree in Science Education from The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) with an emphasis in environmental education and educational psychology. Martin has served on a number of professional committees in the museum and education fields, including the Association of Science-Technology Centers, Association of Indiana Museums, Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, Northeast Indiana Hospitality Association, Indiana Space Grant Consortium, the Northeast Indiana Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (NISTEM) Education Resource Center, and a Mayoral-appointed Task Force. Martin also hosts weekly science segments on the local ABC/NBC television station.
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This week on The Weekly Experiment, Martin Fisher from Science Central tells us about cosmic rays. What is this form of radiation, where does it come…
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This week on The Weekly Experiment, Martin Fisher from Science Central explores the science of coal. How does it form, what are the different types, and…
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This week on The Weekly Experiment, Martin Fisher from Science Central talks about a common mineral. What is the chemical structure of calcite, where is…
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This week on The Weekly Experiment, Martin Fisher from Science Central explores the measurement system of pH. What is it, how is it calculated, and where…
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This week on The Weekly Experiment, Martin Fisher from Science Central explores the strange physics of plasma. What is this fourth state of matter, how…
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This week on The Weekly Experiment, Martin Fisher from Science Central talks about a class of animals called Arachnids. What are their characteristics,…
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This week on The Weekly Experiment, Martin Fisher from Science Central explores the amazing world of spiders. What are their characteristics, what are…
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This week on The Weekly Experiment, Martin Fisher from Science Central explores an important geologic process. What are mountains, how do they form, and…
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This week on The Weekly Experiment, Martin Fisher from Science Central describes an interesting type of fossil called a coprolite. What is it, how did it…
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This week on The Weekly Experiment, Martin Fisher from Science Central talks about hypothermia. What is this medical condition, what causes it, and why is…