Jueves de Ciencia Boricua

I produce and co-host "Jueves de Ciencia Boricua" (Puerto Rican Science Thursdays), the only weekly segment about science in Puerto Rican radio. "Jueves de Ciencia Boricua" is a collaboration between Ciencia Puerto Rico and prime-time talk show "¡Qué es la que hay! con Luis Herrero" on Radio Isla. Below is a list of all episodes from 2024 and 2023. The segment started December 2020. All show episodes (not just Thursdays) are available here.

2024

  • March 7, 2024: Dra. Carmen Maldonado, Neurobiologist and professor at University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

  • February 29, 2024: Naydimar Santiago Vera, licensed mental health counselor

  • February 22, 2024: Dr. Sindia Rivera Jiménez, engineering education professor at University of Florida; Denisse Rodríguez, executive director of Colmena66, a nonprofit promoting entrepreneurship in Puerto Rico

  • February 15, 2024: Dr. Javier Rodríguez, evolutionary biologist and professor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  • February 8, 2024: Dr. Luis Alexis Rodríguez Cruz, social scientist specializing in food systems and climate and author

  • February 1, 2024: Dr. Jorge Bauzá Ortega, scientific director of the Program of the San Juan Bay Estuary

  • January 25, 2024: Dr. Ana Vázquez Pagán, an infectious diseases and global health expert studying malaria in Ghana

  • April 25, 2024: Kamille Morales, artist, astronomy aficionada & science communicator at Puerto Rico Science Trust

  • April 11, 2024: Angelique Rosa Marín, PhD student in marine sciences at University of South Florida & science communicator

  • April 4, 2024: Dr. Jailenne Quiñones Rodríguez, Clinical anatomist at Sam Houston State University

  • March 28, 2024: Evelyn Medina, sign language interpreter and Deaf community advocate, and Sor Faustina Rodríguez, community and religious leader

  • March 21, 2024: Dr. Luz Milbeth Cumba García, Immunologist, science diplomacy and policy expert

  • March 14, 2014: Dr. Yaítza Luna Cruz, Atmospheric physicist and program executive at NASA

2023

  • December 28, 2023: End of year special, where Luis and I review our favorite interviews of the year and science topics to watch in 2024

  • December 21, 2023: Isaac Correa Pagán, civil engineering student at University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez, CienciaPR intern and president of Come Colegial, a student organization promoting food security

  • December 7, 2023: Dr. Ángel Acosta Colón, professor at University of Puerto Rico Arecibo and geophysicist studying cave art in Puerto Rico

  • November 30, 2023: Dr. Christian Bravo, neuroscientist and assistant professor at University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus

  • November 16, 2023: Dr. Johanie Rivera Zayas, agronomist and researcher at Hawai’i Agriculture Research Center

  • November 9, 2023: Dr. Francheska Merced Nieves, assistant professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and expert in children’s development

  • November 2, 2023: Danilo Trinidad Pérez Rivera, PhD student in computational neuroscience at New York University

  • October 26, 2023: Dr. Luis Alexis Rodríguez Cruz, social scientist specializing in food systems and climate and author

  • October 19, 2023: Xavier Ortiz Torres, project coordinator at CienciaPR and actor at Teatro Breve

  • October 5, 2023: Dr. Wilfredo de Jesús Rojas, pediatric neumologist and professor at Ponce Health Sciences University

  • August 24, 2023: Dr. Guillermo Ortíz Colón, professor of agricultural sciences at University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez

  • August 17, 2023: Omarys Santiago, journalism student at Universidad del Sagrado Corazón and science communicator

  • July 27, 2023: Dr. Nelsón Colón, professor at Columbia University and expert in artificial intelligence (AI)

  • July 20, 2023: Dr. Kevin de Jesús, physician and musician

  • July 13, 2023: Alondra Norat Pérez, graduate student at University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras and birder

  • July 6, 2023: Dr. Marvi Matos Rodríguez, Director of Engineering at Boeing and chemical engineer

  • June 29, 2023: Dr. Jorge Vélez Juarbe, a paleontologist at Natural History Museum of Lons Angeles County specialized in marine mammals

  • June 22, 2023: Luis and I spoke about disease prevention and mental health during the Atlantic hurricane season

  • June 15, 2023: Dr. Rafael Joglar, professor of biology at University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras and expert in coquí frogs

  • June 8, 2023: Jessica Rodríguez, graduate student and student council representative at University of Puerto Río Piedras

  • June 1, 2023: Jennifer Gil, graduate student at University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras and science communicator

  • May 25, 2023: Dr. Luis Alexis Rodríguez Cruz, social scientist specializing in food systems and climate and author

  • May 18, 2023: Dr. Liz Hernández, program manager at CienciaPR and Ambar Isabel Powers, middle school student, talked about Semillas de Triunfo, a program by CienciaPR for girls in STEM

  • May 11, 2023: Dr. Katherine Domenech Pérez, professor in animal sciences at University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez

  • April 27, 2023: Dr. Yaireska Collado Vega, director of NASA's Moon to Mars Space Weather Analysis Office

  • April 20, 2023: Dr. Lilliam Casillas, professor of biology at University of Puerto Rico Humacao

  • March 30, 2023: Andrea Isabel López, CienciaPR's Civic Science Fellow and public health expert

  • March 23, 2023: Dr. Paola Giusti Rodríguez, professor at University of Florida and experts in genetics and psychiatric illnesses

  • March 16, 2023: Dr. Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, professor in the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida

  • March 9, 2023: Luis and I talked about the debate about the origins of COVID-19

  • February 23, 2023: Diyaselis Delgado López, PhD student in physics at Harvard University

  • Feburary 16, 2023: Dr. Giovanna Guerrero Medina, executive director of Ciencia Puerto Rico, discussed a new report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine to advance antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion in science

  • February 9, 2023: Medical student Emili Rosado Rodríguez discussed her work with Ciencia pa' Todes

  • February 2, 2023: Dr. Miguel Morales Silva, investigator at Flatiron Institute and expert in quantum computational physics

  • January 26, 2023: Dr. Kevin Alicea Torres, assistant professor at University of Puerto Rico Humacao and science communicator

  • January 19, 2023: Dr. Marcos Ramos Benítez, assistant professor at Ponce School of Medicine and immunologist

  • January 12, 2023: Luis and I chatted about Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5