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The Friday Five
Making Sense of Science - August 05, 2022 12:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe Friday Five covers five stories in health research over the previous week that you may have missed. There are plenty of controversies and troubling ethical issues in science – and we get into many of them in our online magazine – but this news roundup focuses on scientific creativity and pro...
The Friday Five: Reviving the Organs of Dead Pigs
Making Sense of Science - August 05, 2022 12:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe Friday Five covers five stories in health research over the previous week that you may have missed. There are plenty of controversies and troubling ethical issues in science – and we get into many of them in our online magazine – but this news roundup focuses on scientific creativity and pro...
Episode 16 - I Feel Sorry for Smells
Radioface Comedy presents: Idiot vs Arsehole - August 05, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutesSo here we are, the final episode - and we’re really pushing the boat out. This week, Kelvin’s asking the questions, so expect a thorough interrogation of Crease’s body, and a pedantic dissection of the best alien. Then the listeners pose us some questions, and to win one final, petty argument, ...
The Friday Five: Stickers that See Inside Your Body
Making Sense of Science - July 29, 2022 15:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe Friday Five is a new series in which Leaps.org covers five breakthroughs in research over the previous week that you may have missed. There are plenty of controversies and ethical issues in science – and we get into many of them in our online magazine – but there’s also plenty to be excited ...
The Friday Five
Making Sense of Science - July 29, 2022 15:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe Friday Five is a new series in which Leaps.org covers five breakthroughs in research over the previous week that you may have missed. There are plenty of controversies and ethical issues in science – and we get into many of them in our online magazine – but there’s also plenty to be excited ...
Wellness Chatbots and Meditation Pods with Deepak Chopra
Making Sense of Science - July 23, 2022 15:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOver the last few decades, perhaps no one has impacted healthy lifestyles more than Deepak Chopra. While some of his recommendations are criticized, Chopra has helped bring meditation, yoga and other practices for well-being into the mainstream, in ways that benefit the health of vast numbers of...
Episode 15 - You Won’t Forget This Anecdote
Radioface Comedy presents: Idiot vs Arsehole - July 08, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutesCrease has some questions about Bigfoot. and Kelvin treats them with all the contempt they deserve. Then Crease treats Kelvin with all the contempt he deserves. However, it’s the final topic, when Kelvin relays an anecdote so embarrassing and bizarre that Crease invents a new noise, where things...
Episode 14 - This Wall of Spikes Could Save Them All
Radioface Comedy presents: Idiot vs Arsehole - June 24, 2022 05:00 - 28 minutesThis week we're taking a journey through time and dubious dentistry. And to round out the episode, Crease has a philosophical question for us… Until Kelvin springs a trap. Hosted by Kelvin Bilsland and Richard Creasey. Expect strong language / adult content. Twitter Facebook Email Us
Bat Superpowers and Preventing Pandemics with Raina Plowright
Making Sense of Science - June 19, 2022 15:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsFor this podcast episode, my guest is Raina Plowright, one of the world’s leading researchers when it comes to how and why viruses sometimes jump from bats to humans. The intuition may be that bats are the bad guys in this situation, but the real culprits are more likely humans and their intrusi...
Episode 13 - The Last Panda
Radioface Comedy presents: Idiot vs Arsehole - June 10, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutesIn a bold change of format, we've invited our good friend, Paddy, to join us for an episode - and our listeners provide the questions. This ends in the only way it ever could; with our appearances horribly insulted and a panda shot dead. Hosted by Kelvin Bilsland and Richard Creasey. Expect stro...
Episode 12 - Welcome to The Emporium
Radioface Comedy presents: Idiot vs Arsehole - May 27, 2022 05:00 - 28 minutesAfter coming together to help a trapped cow, Kelvin and Crease find reasons to disagree about cage fighting children and the definition of a sport. Crease also explores the possibility of witnessing his own funeral, and Kelvin explores the possibility of opening his own Evil Shop. Hosted by Kelv...
How to Live With and Love Bugs with Jessica Ware
Making Sense of Science - May 24, 2022 13:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsJessica Ware is obsessed with bugs. My guest today is a leading researcher on insects, the president of the Entomological Society of America and a curator at the American Museum of Natural History. Learn more about her here. You may not think that insects and human health go hand-in-hand, but a...
Living to Age 150 with Steven Austad
Making Sense of Science - April 26, 2022 20:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSteven Austad is a pioneer in the field of aging, with over 200 scientific papers and book chapters on pretty much every aspect of biological aging that you could think of. He’s a strong believer in the potential for anti-aging therapies, and he puts his money where his mouth is. In 2001, Steve ...
Love Computers? Love History? Listen to This Podcast
Science Talk - April 26, 2022 18:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 579 ratingsIn the newest season of Lost Women of Science, we enter a world of secrecy, computers and nuclear weapons—and see how Klára Dán von Neumann was a part of all of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Fight Against Alzheimer's with Percy Griffin of the Alzheimer's Association
Making Sense of Science - April 08, 2022 13:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsToday's guest is Percy Griffin, director of scientific engagement for the Alzheimer’s Association, a nonprofit that’s focused on speeding up research, detecting Alzheimer’s earlier and other risk reduction measures. Percy has a doctorate in molecular cell biology from Washington University. He’s...
The Future of Brain Health with Percy Griffin of the Alzheimer's Association
Making Sense of Science - April 08, 2022 13:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsToday's guest is Percy Griffin, director of scientific engagement for the Alzheimer’s Association, a nonprofit that’s focused on speeding up research, detecting Alzheimer’s earlier and other risk reduction measures. Percy has a doctorate in molecular cell biology from Washington University. He’s...
Podcast: Tech for Mental Wellness with Nanea Reeves, CEO of TRIPP
Making Sense of Science - March 26, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMy guest today is Nanea Reeves, the CEO of TRIPP, a wellness platform with some big differences from meditation apps you may have tried like Calm and Headspace. TRIPP's experiences happen in virtual reality, and its realms are designed based on scientific findings related to the goals of ‘hackin...
Podcast: Tech for Mental Wellness with Nanea Reaves, CEO of TRIPP
Making Sense of Science - March 26, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMy guest today is Nanea Reaves, the CEO of TRIPP, a wellness platform with some big differences from meditation apps you may have tried like Calm and Headspace. TRIPP's experiences happen in virtual reality, and its realms are designed based on scientific findings related to the goals of ‘hackin...
Trusting Science with Dr. Sudip Parikh, CEO of AAAS
Making Sense of Science - March 12, 2022 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAs Pew research showed last month, many Americans have less confidence in science these days - our collective trust has declined to levels below when the pandemic began. But leaders like Dr. Sudip Parikh are taking important steps to more fully engage people in scientific progress, including bre...
The Latest Research on a Nasal Spray COVID Booster Shot, With Dr. Akiko Iwasaki
Making Sense of Science - February 26, 2022 01:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsReal-world data shows that protection against Covid-19 infection wanes a few months after two or three shots of mRNA vaccines (while protection against severe disease remains high). But what if there was another kind of booster that could shore up the immune response in your nose, the "door" to ...
Should Scientific Controversies Be Silenced, with Dr. Amesh Adalja
Making Sense of Science - February 08, 2022 18:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe recent Joe Rogan/Spotify backlash over the misinformation presented in his recent episode on the Covid-19 vaccines raises some difficult and important bioethical questions for society: How can people know which experts to trust? What should big tech gatekeepers do about false claims promoted...
Should Scientific Controversies Be Silenced, with Dr. Amesh Adalja
Making Sense of Science - February 08, 2022 18:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe recent Joe Rogan/Spotify backlash over the misinformation presented in his recent episode on the Covid-19 vaccines raises some difficult and important bioethical questions for society: How can people know which experts to trust? What should big tech gatekeepers do about false claims promoted...
Solving Food Allergies with Biotech Company Ukko
Making Sense of Science - January 25, 2022 19:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIsraeli/U.S.-based biotech company Ukko is taking a revolutionary approach to the distressing problem of food allergies and gluten sensitivities: their scientists are designing and engineering proteins that keep the good biophysical properties of the original proteins, while removing the immune...
All about Paxlovid, the new anti-Covid pill, with Pfizer's Head of Medicine Design
Making Sense of Science - December 22, 2021 15:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsPfizer's SVP and Head of Medicine Design, Charlotte Allerton, joins this episode of "Making Sense of Science" to share timely insights on this important breakthrough, including how the pill works, the impressive results of the recent studies, its encouraging profile against Omicron, and why it...
Top 10 Emerging Tech of 2021
Science Talk - December 14, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 579 ratingsThe World Economic Forum and Scientific American team up to highlight technological advances that could change the world—including self-fertilizing crops, on-demand drug manufacturing, breath-sensing diagnostics and 3-D-printed houses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 11 - Casper's Christmas Special
Radioface Comedy presents: Idiot vs Arsehole - December 10, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutesAn unconventional episode, as we're Crease-less this Christmas. But with Crease unable to co-host this seasonal treat, we’re instead joined by a hilarious caller, Jordan (aka Fry), who quickly forces Kelvin to throw his best laid plans out the window. Hosted by Kelvin Bilsland... and Fry! Expect...
Episode 10 - Living With the Duke
Radioface Comedy presents: Idiot vs Arsehole - November 19, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutesCrease has a solution to mankind’s reliance on technology, and Kelvin wants him to know it’s very stupid indeed. Luckily, there's nothing stupid about what follows: Kelvin escaping from armed kidnappers, and sixty nuns pleasing the pope. Thank God we have The Duke to lift our spirits. Hosted by ...
Episode 10 - Living With The Duke
Radioface Comedy presents: Idiot vs Arsehole - November 19, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutesCrease has a solution to mankind’s reliance on technology, and Kelvin wants him to know it’s very stupid indeed. Luckily, there's nothing stupid about what follows: Kelvin escaping from armed kidnappers, and sixty nuns pleasing the pope. Thank God we have The Duke to lift our spirits. Hosted by ...
Kids' Covid Vaccine and Decision-Making with Emily Oster
Making Sense of Science - November 10, 2021 18:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsBrown economist and bestselling author Dr. Emily Oster breaks down her decision-making process about why she vaccinated her kids against Covid, and the helpful frameworks other parents can use to think through the decision for their own kids. She also discusses her expectations for school polici...
Listen to This New Podcast: The Lost Women of Science
Science Talk - November 08, 2021 10:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 579 ratingsA new podcast is on a mission to retrieve unsung female scientists from oblivion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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