Carry the One Radio: The Science Podcast
186 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsCarry the One is a small team of young scientists at UCSF who are passionate about bringing science stories straight to the public's ear in an entertaining, digestible way. Tune in for stories ranging from current research to science history, from medical science to the natural and social sciences. -- Visit us at carrytheoneradio.com Twitter: @CTORadio Instagram: @carrytheoneradio To support the show: www.patreon.com/carrytheone
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Episode 177: SciFact vs SciFraud Part II: Revenge of the Responsible Scholars
March 18, 2024 00:00 - 29 minutes - 295 MBIn the epic battle against scientific fraud, a courageous assembly of researchers stood united and rebelled against the dark forces of data manipulation and fabrication. Armed with powerful forensic and statistical tools, these heroes sought to vanquish all that is deceitful and guide the scientific community back to the path of righteousness. In the second installment of our two-part series: SciFact vs SciFraud, we explored the forensic and mathematical tools we have at our arsen...
Episode 176: Young Scientist Spotlight 23: Dr. Anna Lipkin
February 19, 2024 00:00 - 39 minutes - 53.9 MBCarry the One Radio alum and recent UCSF Neuroscience graduate Dr. Anna Lipkin is on the other side of the mic to talk about how overlooking tiny aspects of the neuron lead to surprising gaps in what we know about the cells that make up our body.
Episode 175: SciFact vs SciFraud Part I: Assault on Scientific Integrity
February 04, 2024 00:00 - 27 minutes - 280 MBA long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... diligent scientists on Earth dedicated their lives to making groundbreaking discoveries, aiming to forge a brighter future for humanity. However, amidst this noble pursuit, a sinister presence emerges. Some scientists succumbed to the temptations of scientific fraud and turned to the dark of data manipulation and fabrication. Join us in the first installment of our two-part series: SciFact vs SciFraud, as we explore why some researchers ...
Episode 174: Dead Bones Do Tell Tales
January 03, 2024 00:00 - 43 minutes - 60.4 MBWhat can you learn from old bones? A lot more than you think! In this episode, we learn how ancient remains can tell new stories about the societies they come from. Bioarcheologists Ben Schaeffer, Trent Trombley and Jordi Rivera Prince explain how they use remains from all over the world to uncover the lives of people overlooked or misunderstood by history. This episode was produced by Maggie Colton Cove, Cindy Liu, Camila Benitez and Deanna Necula. Head over to carrytheoneradio.co...
Episode 173: A Rising Tide
August 16, 2023 00:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBClimate change is here-- are we prepared? In this episode, three experts tackle the question of how best to armor ourselves against the changing tides of climate change. Should we genetically modify a species to make it more resistant to rising temperatures? Should we uproot plants threatened by soaring sea levels, or build a frozen zoo of coral sperm for future generations to resurrect? Join us and find out. Thank you to Sarah Shapiro for the graphic design.
Episode 172: What You Can't See Can Hurt You
May 02, 2023 00:00 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MBIt’s springtime in California, which means wondering how early this year’s wildfire season will start. Should we be buying air purifiers and more masks? If you’re not in California, should you even pay attention to these stories? Immunologist Dr. Mary Prunicki says you absolutely should care, no matter where you live, and that air purifiers are, unfortunately, barely a band-aid solution to the smoky air. Learn about the surprising dangers of wildfire smoke to our health and environm...
Episode 171: Don’t Talk About It, Be About It: The Experience of Black Scientists in Higher Education
March 01, 2023 00:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBBE-STEM and Carry The One Radio teamed up this February to create a series dedicated to honoring Black scientists at UCSF! Follow Maggie Colton and Sydney Williams as they interview Black faculty and graduate students to shed light on their research, their motivations to pursue graduate school, and their personal journeys through higher education. Tune in to hear these insightful stories and open dialogue. Music by Maggie Colton and Valentin Sosnitsky. Follow BE-STEM on Twitter @BE...
Episode 170: Shock to the System(s): Dr. Catera Wilder
February 21, 2023 00:00 - 37 minutes - 48.3 MBFor the third episode of our Black Excellence in STEM mini-series, and our final faculty interview, we’re bringing you an interview with Dr. Catera Wilder. Dr. Wilder studies how lung cells communicate with the immune system and explains to us how she uses mathematical models to inform real-world experiments and vice-versa. She also answers the age-old question: does it ever get easier to explain to your family what you do for a living? You can connect with Dr. Wilder on Twitter @W...
Episode 169: Values, Consciousness, Community: Dr. Sara Suliman
February 08, 2023 00:00 - 41 minutes - 57.7 MBFor the second episode of our Black Excellence in STEM mini-series, we are bringing you an interview with Dr. Sara Suliman. She is an assistant professor at UCSF studying trying to find biomarkers for people infected with tuberculosis that will predict how severe their disease becomes. She shares with us her experience living all over the world and overcoming adversity early in her research career.
Episode 168: Brains and Braggadocio: Dr. Akinyemi Oni-Orisan
January 31, 2023 00:00 - 49 minutes - 68.4 MBWe’re kicking off Black History Month a little early this year with the first episode of our Black Excellence in STEM mini-series, a collaboration with BE-STEM at UCSF. Tune in for an interview with Dr. Akinyemi Oni-Orisam about how he’s working to improve cardiovascular care (and you may just get a few music recommendations too!)
Episode 167: Young Scientist Spotlight 22: Dr. Arun Richard Chandrasekaran
June 21, 2022 00:00 - 29 minutes - 294 MBA geneticist makes a DNA-shaped lollipop. Then helix (he licks) it. The iconic structure of DNA was first discovered by Rosaland Franklin using X-ray crystallography. Dr. Arun Richard Chandrasekaran, a researcher at the RNA institute in Albany, takes it a step further and folds these DNA molecules into complex structures using a technique called DNA origami. His DNA contraptions come in all shapes and sizes, and they can do a lot more than just make proteins and pass down genes. Tu...
Episode 166: Young Scientist Spotlight 21: Eva Danielson
June 06, 2022 00:00 - 36 minutes - 372 MBEva Danielson has loved science since she was a kid, and now she is instilling a passion for science in the next generation of young learners. In this Young Scientist Spotlight, we sit down with this graduate student and children’s book author(not to mention former pastry chef!) to talk about her tuberculosis research and her path from business major to nanny to scientist. Learn how vaccines annotate genes in immune cells and how two rambunctious girls and a new puppy inspired one o...
Episode 20: Young Scientist Spotlight 20: Dr. Roshmi Sarma
May 17, 2022 00:00 - 24 minutes - 248 MBAustralia’s battle against the invasion of cane toads goes all the way back to 1935 when they were initially introduced to fight cane beetle infestation. In a few decades’ time, cane toads have become a big bully and taken over the top spot in the local ecosystem. In this episode, Dr. Roshmi Sarma, an ecologist from UNSW, shares her research on these invasive cane toads. She talks about how these cane toads are able to use a neat little trick to speed up their course of evolution a...
Episode 165: Young Scientist Spotlight 19: Amy MacIntosh
May 02, 2022 00:00 - 34 minutes - 48 MBWhat happens when offshore oil and gas structures stop operating? PhD candidate Amy MacIntosh tells us about the impacts and risks of operating and closing these structures to marine life, the environment, and to humans, and teaches us why radioactivity isn’t as scary as you think it is.
Episode 164: How to Save a Life (Cronutt’s version)
April 08, 2022 00:00 - 22 minutes - 30.9 MBWhat happens when you bring together a marine mammal veterinarian and a stem cell researcher? You save a life! More specifically, Cronutt’s - a sea lion diagnosed with epilepsy, but who just happened to be at the right place at the right time. Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder characterized by excessive and abnormal seizures, and while there are existing medications that can help manage these seizures, there is no cure to this day…but perhaps there’s hope thanks to a novel cell...
Episode 163: Teaching Old Drugs New Tricks
March 21, 2022 00:00 - 9 seconds - 51.2 MBYou might know that it takes a very, very, very long time to develop new drugs, but it seems like there are new treatments for COVID-19 all the time…how is that possible? It’s all thanks to the exciting field of drug repurposing! What is that, you ask? Well, it might sound self-explanatory, but, like most things in life, there’s more to it. Listen to our latest episode and learn from the experts, Dr Marina Sirota (@SirotaLab) and Dr Brian Shoicet (@BShoicet)! This episode was writt...
Episode 162: Young Scientist Spotlight 18: Emma Harding
February 08, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBFossils of ancient viruses are living inside us, and they may reveal important clues about how we became who we are today. In this Young Scientist Spotlight, PhD candidate Emma Harding tells us about her research studying viral fossils in marsupials, and why she suspects these chunks of ancient DNA are sticking around for a reason. She also talks about what it’s like working in a brand-new field, and why Australia is an awesome place to study weird genomes. We can’t wait for you to ...
Episode 161: We're All In This Together
June 21, 2021 00:00 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBWe, like many animals, live in groups. We need these groups to survive -- but why? What are the benefits of group living? What do we gain from each other? What quirks of evolution drove us to band together, form collectives, and solve problems together? In this episode, we’re joined by collective behavior researchers Iain Couzin and Naomi Leonard, who study networks, teamwork, and interactions between groups of everything from fish to robots to humans on social media. They discuss ...
Psychedelics Down to a Tea
May 24, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBWhen you think about the future of medicine, do you picture cure-all pills? Instant diagnostics from a drop of blood? What about going back to the basics with plant-based treatments with a side of spiritual healing? In this episode, we sat down with scientist and social entrepreneur Dr. Victoria Hale, co-founder of an ayahuasca tea company called Sacred Medicines. Listen to our conversation about how psychedelics are making a comeback (especially in the mental health space), what it...
Episode 159: Young Scientist Spotlight 17: Dr. Danielle Twum
May 03, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBWhat do cancer cells and t-shirts have in common? You might be surprised! In this Young Scientist Spotlight, Dr Danielle Twum explains how she uses her communication skills and expertise to help doctors and researchers improve the way they treat cancer. In addition to working in industry, Dr Twum also works with AAAS IF/THEN to teach young students about being a scientist. We talk about her transition from studying corals to cancer, how the hungriest cells in our body can be a tumor’s best...
Young Scientist Spotlight 17: Dr. Danielle Twum
May 03, 2021 00:00 - 9 minutes - 34.2 MBWhat do cancer cells and t-shirts have in common? You might be surprised! In this Young Scientist Spotlight, Dr Danielle Twum explains how she uses her communication skills and expertise to help doctors and researchers improve the way they treat cancer. In addition to working in industry, Dr Twum also works with AAAS IF/THEN to teach young students about being a scientist. We talk about her transition from studying corals to cancer, how the hungriest cells in our body can be a tumo...
Towards a Sustainable Earth
April 12, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutes - 33 MBThe earth can’t wait, and it’s imperative that we are climate aware and are moved to action to maintain it. In this episode covering sustainability and climate change, we talk to Dr. Sheri Weiser, a physician-scientist at UCSF with a long history of researching food insecurity and climate justice. Dr. Weiser has been a Principal Investigator on over 25 research grants and has published over 165 manuscripts in this area. In our conversation with Dr. Weiser, we learn about how her wo...
Global Health in the Time of COVID: Dr. Patience Afulani and Dr. Dilys Walker
March 22, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 22 MBBefore this episode, if someone asked me what could be done to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes, one of the last things on my mind would have been “kindness” because that part should be obvious, right? Wrong. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Afulani and Dr.Walker, two faculty members in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and affiliates with the Institute of Global Health Sciences at UCSF. They share information about the disparities in women’s health and the i...
Global Health in the Time of COVID: Ramses Escobado, Jess Celentano, and Dr. Mike Reid
March 16, 2021 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBContact tracing is a term that almost all of us are familiar with, but what exactly does it entail? As part of a collaboration with the Institute of Global Health Sciences (IGHS) at UCSF, we spoke to three contact tracing experts in San Francisco. From our conversations with librarian and manager at the Excelsior Branch Public Library Ramses Escobado, deputy director of the Center for Global Health Delivery, Diplomacy and Economics Jess Celentano, and Infectious disease doctor Mike...
Episode 155: Young Scientist Spotlight 16: Rebekah Rashford
March 06, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBLet’s be real -- life can be stressful. For those facing early life stress, the consequences can even affect their very biology. Fortunately, Rebekah Rashford is a young Ph.D. candidate at Princeton University who is uncovering just how these stressors affect people. In this Young Scientist Spotlight (our 16th!), Rebekah Rashford shares how she began her journey in science, her sources of inspiration, and how she balances her hobbies with her academic pursuits. You’ll discover that her joy...
Young Scientist Spotlight 16: Rebekah Rashford
March 06, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBLet’s be real -- life can be stressful. For those facing early life stress, the consequences can even affect their very biology. Fortunately, Rebekah Rashford is a young Ph.D. candidate at Princeton University who is uncovering just how these stressors affect people. In this Young Scientist Spotlight (our 16th!), Rebekah Rashford shares how she began her journey in science, her sources of inspiration, and how she balances her hobbies with her academic pursuits. You’ll discover that...
Playing the Genetic Lottery: Understanding Rare Diseases
February 28, 2021 00:00 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBRoughly 4% of the world’s population is affected by a rare disease, and while we are learning every day how to better diagnose and treat these conditions, there is still much to uncover. Rare Disease Day, which lands on the last day of February every year, seeks to raise awareness and improve access to care for patients and families living with rare diseases. For both scientific and clinical perspectives, we speak with Dr. William Gahl from the NIH, as well as Linda Manwaring, a gene...
Episode 154: Playing the Genetic Lottery: Understanding Rare Diseases
February 28, 2021 00:00 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBRoughly 4% of the world’s population is affected by a rare disease, and while we are learning every day how to better diagnose and treat these conditions, there is still much to uncover. Rare Disease Day, which lands on the last day of February every year, seeks to raise awareness and improve access to care for patients and families living with rare diseases. For both scientific and clinical perspectives, we speak with Dr. William Gahl from the NIH, as well as Linda Manwaring, a genetic coun...
Episode 153: Art is Science is Art (Part 2): The Impact
February 16, 2021 00:00 - 34 minutes - 48.1 MBWe don’t usually hear the words science and art together, but we’ve been misled -- science and art exist together on multiple planes, constantly informing each other in beautiful and unexpected ways. This is the second episode in our two-part mini-series on science and art. Here, we’re joined by visual artists and science communicators Kelly Montgomery and Sophie Wang. They both discuss how they’ve used art to communicate big ideas, and how scientists can approach making knowledge ...
Young Scientist Spotlight 15: Gaby Keeler-May
February 08, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBDid you know you could scuba dive for science? Well, that’s exactly what Gaby Keeler-May does in the waters of New Zealand! In our latest Young Scientist Spotlight episode (#15!), learn about how Gaby’s scuba diving class in Santa Cruz, California, led her to investigating invasive seaweeds in New Zealand! We discuss how she conducts each dive (safety first!) and what they do with the tons of seaweed they pull from the waters (spoiler alert: it may become your next meal!). Gaby also...
Young Scientist Spotlight 14: Sero Parel
January 25, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBYou feeling stressed? Well, take a break from work and listen to our latest Young Scientist Spotlight with Sero Parel. Sero is a Neuroscience graduate student at Princeton University, who is interested in studying stress and how stressful moments can change the course of our developing brain. For Sero, their research goes way beyond any old science experiment. Their work asks fundamental questions about what is actually happening to the brains of those whose lives are impacted by cer...
Episode 151: Young Scientist Spotlight 14: Sero Parel
January 25, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBYou feeling stressed? Well take a break from your work and listen to our latest Young Scientist Spotlight with Sero Parel, a Neuroscience graduate student at Princeton University! Sero is interested in studying stress and how stressful moments can change the course of our developing brain. For Sero, their research goes way beyond any old science experiment. Their work asks fundamental questions about what is actually happening to the brains of those whose lives are impacted by certain levels...
Art is Science is Art (Part 1): The Process
January 19, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBWe don’t usually hear the words science and art together, but we’ve been misled -- science and art exist together on multiple planes, constantly informing each other in beautiful and unexpected ways. This is the first episode in our two-part mini-series on science and art. Here, we’re joined by choreographer-slash-educator Suba Subramaniam and computational-biologist-slash-generative-artist Dr. Alex Naka. They describe how they each blended science and art through their own career j...
Young Scientist Spotlight 13: Balint Kacsoh
January 11, 2021 00:00 - 53 minutes - 97.1 MBNew Year, new you, new …. ant? Dr. Balint Kacsoh, a postdoc at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses his work on the genetics of social interactions in ants in our latest Young Scientist Spotlight. Listening to this conversation, you’ll learn a ton of interesting ant facts, like how ants bites are used to staple together wounds in the jungle. You'll also learn some amazing ways that ant research can help us understand how loneliness affects disease progression. From 3D printed an...
Episode 149: Young Scientist Spotlight 13: Balint Kacsoh
January 11, 2021 00:00 - 53 minutes - 97.1 MBNew Year, new you, new …. ant? Dr. Balint Kacsoh, a postdoc at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses his work on the genetics of social interactions in ants in our latest Young Scientist Spotlight. Listening to this conversation, you’ll learn a ton of interesting ant facts, like how ants bites are used to staple together wounds in the jungle. You'll also learn some amazing ways that ant research can help us understand how loneliness affects disease progression. From 3D printed ant models...
Young Scientist Spotlight 12: Stephanie Renee
December 22, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBStephanie Renee is a non-traditional undergraduate student. After working in non-scientific fields, she decided to go back to school a few years ago to pursue a bachelor's in neuroscience with the goal of becoming a clinical neuropsychologist. In this spotlight interview, she shares her experiences working in a metastatic breast cancer lab, her thoughts on science education and research training as an undergrad, as well as her love for weird medical history facts, which she talks abo...
Episode 148: Young Scientist Spotlight 12: Stephanie Renee
December 22, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBStephanie Renee is a non-traditional undergraduate student. After working in non-scientific fields, she decided to go back to school a few years ago to pursue a bachelor's in neuroscience with the goal of becoming a clinical neuropsychologist. In this spotlight interview, she shares her experiences working in a metastatic breast cancer lab, her thoughts on science education and research training as an undergrad, as well as her love for weird medical history facts, which she talks about in he...
Chronic(les) of Pain: Treatment & Research
December 14, 2020 00:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB“All day strong, all day long”, “the painkiller hospitals use most”, “the extra strength pain reliever”. We see pain reducing drugs like Advil and Aleve advertised all the time. But how do these drugs actually work? Can they relieve all types of pain? What about prescription drugs? Why are opioids the best we have, and awful at the same time? How are new medicines evaluated? And is anyone trying to find a way to make all the pain go away? This is the second episode in our two-par...
Episode 147: Chronic(les) of Pain: Treatment & Research
December 14, 2020 00:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB“All day strong, all day long”, “the painkiller hospitals use most”, “the extra strength pain reliever”. We see pain reducing drugs like Advil and Aleve advertised all the time. But how do these drugs actually work? Can they relieve all types of pain? What about prescription drugs? Why are opioids the best we have, and awful at the same time? How are new medicines evaluated? And is anyone trying to find a way to make all the pain go away? This is the second episode in our two-part mini-s...
Young Scientist Spotlight 11: Oluwasegun Akinniyi
November 30, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBFor this eleventh installment of “The Spotlight” we interviewed Oluwasegun Akiniyi, a bioengineering masters student at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. We talked about his education journey and current research endeavors using a robotic device to rehabilitate the hand of stroke patients. We discussed how his identity influences his research, and the intricacies of pursuing a research career in Nigeria. Additionally, we discussed his newfound love for trave...
Episode 145: Young Scientist Spotlight 10: Maria Servetnik
November 24, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBA brain is very computationally efficient – you can look at a group of objects and your brain will instantly calculate the average features (size, orientation, etc). But how fast is this process – can it even be done with images that flash by so quickly you aren’t sure if you even saw them? To learn more, we interviewed Maria Servetnik, a Master’s student at the University of Leuven in Belgium who is currently testing this hypothesis. In our conversation, we also discussed the importance of ...
Young Scientist Spotlight 10: Maria Servetnik
November 24, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBA brain is very computationally efficient – you can look at a group of objects and your brain will instantly calculate the average features (size, orientation, etc). But how fast is this process – can it even be done with images that flash by so quickly you aren’t sure if you even saw them? To learn more, we interviewed Maria Servetnik, a Master’s student at the University of Leuven in Belgium who is currently testing this hypothesis. In our conversation, we also discussed the import...
Young Scientist Spotlight 9: Dr. Yan Wang
November 09, 2020 00:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBWhat do bumblebees and octopuses have in common? They’re both invertebrates - or as Dr. Yan Wang says, “the shiny and squishy things.” And what makes them different? Well, beyond the obvious, octopuses are extremely anti-social, while bumblebees depend on their societies to survive. In this episode, you’ll hear about Dr. Wang’s research on bees and how they get their roles in bee society plus a little about octopus cannibals. In the second half of the episode, Dr. Wang shares her pe...
Pain Part 1: The Invisible Disease
November 02, 2020 00:00 - 34 minutes - 48 MBEver stepped on a Lego? Taken a fall during a sports match? Had an awful headache? Yeah, we have, too. Why are they all such awful experiences? Well, simply put, they all cause pain. But… what exactly is pain? In the first episode of our two-part mini-series on pain, we will hear from experts in the field of pain research: Dr. Allan Basbaum, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anatomy at UCSF, as well as Dr. Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, Assistant Professor of Biology at the University...
Young Scientist Spotlight 8: Dr. Katherine Hatcher
October 19, 2020 00:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBHow do our brains control reproduction (and eating, and sleeping, and drinking, and everything)? How do you submit your dissertation, get a PhD, move across the country, and join a new lab in the midst of a global pandemic without totally losing it? In this Young Scientist Spotlight, we talked with Dr. Katherine Hatcher to find out! This episode was produced by Celia Ford. Music used in this episode is by Blue Dot Sessions on Free Music Archive. Dr. Hatcher also produces her own p...
Young Scientist Spotlight 7: Dr. Debora Kamin Mukaz
October 12, 2020 00:00 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MBScience doesn't happen in a vacuum, and racism both in science and society contributes to disparities in the health outcomes of Black Americans. In this episode of The Spotlight, we talked to Dr. Debora Kamin Mukaz about her work studying how social factors and biology converge to affect risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Hear about her journey into epidemiology, and what doing this research means to her. For more info about the two examples of mistreatment of Black people b...
Walking on a Dream
October 05, 2020 04:50 - 36 minutes - 50 MBAre you tossing and turning all night? Well, what’s the secret to a good night’s sleep, anyway? And what really is the answer to Billie Eilish’s album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? In this episode, we talk to Dr. Ying-Hui Fu, a professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Fu has been researching sleep for decades, and her book Sleep to Thrive is available now. Our conversation with her revealed why it’s important to priori...
Young Scientist Spotlight 6: Nancy Padilla
September 21, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 91.9 MBHow do our brains know who’s boss? In this Young Scientist Spotlight, neuroscientist Dr. Nancy Padilla tells us how she studies social dominance in mice. In the process, she walks us through her journey from college in Puerto Rico to postdoctoral research in California, sharing lessons learned along the way. We can’t wait for you to meet this rising neuroscience star! This episode was produced by Celia Ford. Music used in this episode is by Blue Dot Sessions on Free Music Archive. E...
Your Doctor Hates This One Weird Trick: A Feminist History of Homeopathy
September 08, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBThese days, homeopathy and some forms of alternative medicine fall soundly in the realm of pseudoscience. Not only that, but the wellness industry has capitalized on the popularity of these practices in predatory ways, selling promises of improved health with no evidence to back them up. In the United States, the marketing of these alternative ‘wellness’ products primarily targets women – evidenced by yoni eggs, vaginal steamers, and more. If we turn back the clock about 150 years, h...
The Fault in our Crust
August 03, 2020 00:00 - 43 minutes - 59.2 MBIf you live in an earthquake-prone area, there's probably one question on your mind a lot of the time: when is the next big one going to hit? In this episode, we talk earthquake prediction with Dr. Barbara Romanowicz, a geophysicist at UC Berkeley and the former director of the Berkeley Seismology Lab. And while earthquake prediction is definitely important, our conversation revealed to us that there's so much more we can learn from earthquakes. Earthquakes (and their sister natural...