POD Rainbow Science
2 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Are you fed up with reading about American scientists? Do you want to punch your face with your own fist when you see or hear people droning on about observational studies, experiments and you still do not understand what’s the point? If the answer is yes, this podcast is for you.
My name is Karolina, but you can call me K. I’m a psychologist, sexual health specialist, scientist and HIV adviser. I deeply believe that science could be easy and understandable, and you don’t have to complete 4 PhDs to talk about science and make use of it.
My mission is to break the academia door and make social science more comprehensible to people who are not familiar with scientific world and scientific discourse.
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Episodes
Transgender athletes and testosterone mess
August 10, 2021 13:36 - 32 minutes - 60.1 MBPRS #2: Transgender athletes and testosterone mess We’re right after the end of the weirdest Olympic Games, but also the most rainbow-colored Olympic Games in our history. We also had an opportunity to (eventually!) see Laurel Hubbard, the first transgender person to compete in the sex category according to her gender identity, and even though without any medal, she left Tokyo with, impossible to count, signs of support from all around the world. Therefore, I believe it is a good moment to r...
HIV testing and window period
July 16, 2021 10:43 - 13 minutes - 24.5 MBPRS #1: HIV testing & window period According to UNAIDS, roughly 38 million people were living with HIV in 2020, still about 6 million of them did not know they were HIV+. In this episode, we’re going to have a closer look at the barriers to testing, different types of tests and the ‘window period’. For more information go over to https://www.unaids.org/en. Music: bensound.com