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Latest Episodes
Episode 303: Cancer, migration and coronavirus
Adam, Amanda and Katie discuss the latest update in cancer immunotherapy, how people migrate given sea level rise and the recent news on coronavirus.
Episode 302: Asgard Archaea, Cuttlefish Vision, and Clinical Trial (Non)-Reporting
David, Carmen, and Kristen discuss a newly-cultured archaeon, depth perception in cuttlefish, and a recent investigation into reporting standards for clinical trials.
Episode 301: Heating Earth and Cooling Humans
Nora, Emily, and Amanda talk about climate prediction models, moving maple trees, and humans getting cooler.
Episode 300: Dog-Gone Spectacular
Carmen, Kristen, and Abhijit share our favorite new research about dogs to celebrate our 300th episode... or #2000th in dog-episodes.
Episode 298: Heavy metal pollution, sneaky bacteria, and Snowball Earth
Nicole interviews David Gonzalez about mercury exposure in the Amazon rainforest, Kristen tells us how bacteria disguise themselves in our body, and Courtney teaches us about Snowball Earth.
Episode 297: The Sleepy Winter Recap
In this special episode, Katie gathers some of our favorite stories about sleep. Curl up under a warm blanket and prepare for some winter hibernation!
Episode 296: Naked Mole Surfer Tunes
Kristen, Katie, and Rebecca talk about the naked mole rat immune system, the universality of music, and biomimicking bees in water.
Episode 295: Isotopes, Plastics, and Cryptocurrency
Abhijit, Carmen, and Courtney discuss unstable isotopes and the human impact on the environment from both plastic pollution and cryptocurrency.
Episode 294: Ancient Roman DNA, inception loops, and scooping in science
Nicole interviews Margaret Antonio and Hannah Moots about ancient Roman DNA; and Nicole, Nora, and Katie talk about the brain processing vision and getting scooped in science.
Episode 293: Beer Goggles Optional, The Chatty Edition
Carmen, Dave, and Kristen are joined by first time host David in a special Beer Goggles Optional all about science communication!