Museum of Science and Industry


Museum of Science and Industry Podcast

The Museum's official podcast, featuring interviews with the people in and behind the exhibits.


Latest Episode

MSI Podcast #8: Nicholas Epley
Nicholas Epley, U. of Chicago Behavioral Science professor, discusses our intuition and decision making.

Earlier Episodes

MSI Podcast #7: John Grunsfeld
John Grunsfeld, NASA astronaut, discusses his recent mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
MSI Podcast #6: Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. (Part 2 of 2)
Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D., president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, discusses the science workforce.
MSI Podcast #5: Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. (Part 1 of 2)
Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D., president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, discusses energy security.
MSI Podcast #4: Harry Potter™: The Exhibition - Eddie Newquist
Eddie Newquist of Exhibitgroup/Giltspur talks about the creation of this world-premiere exhibit.
MSI Podcast #3: Fast Forward - CuteCircuit
Meet Ryan Genz and Francesca Rosella, a.k.a. CuteCircuit, tech designers featured in Fast Forward.
MSI Podcast #2: Smart Home: Green + Wired
Meet the architect of "Chicago's greenest home" in our interview with Michelle Kaufmann.
MSI Podcast #1: The Glass Experience
Go behind-the-scenes in interviews with the nation's preeminent glass blowers, artisans and restorers.

Our podcast theme was composed by Carl Sondrol.


Museum Hours
  • extended hours through April 11:
    Monday – Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Sunday: 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Open every day except Christmas Day
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Museum of Science+Industry
57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
1 (773) 684-1414
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