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#400 What Doesn't Kill You...
#400 What Doesn't Kill You...
This week we're discussing public perception of entomologists and their study organisms of choice: insects. We speak wit... Read more
16 Dec 2016
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Ranked #2
#431 Memory and Emotion
#431 Memory and Emotion
This week we look at how our brains process memory and emotion. We talk to Michael Yassa, Associate Professor in the Dep... Read more
21 Jul 2017
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1hr
Ranked #3
#403 Indigenous DNA
#403 Indigenous DNA
This week we take a closer look at the intersection of genetics, politics, identity, and hundreds of years of colonizati... Read more
6 Jan 2017
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1hr
Ranked #4
#347 Where Do Camels Belong?
#347 Where Do Camels Belong?
This week, we're discussing ecosystems, biodiversity, and whether or not "invasive" outside species are really as bad as... Read more
11 Dec 2015
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1hr
Ranked #5
#340 Mandatory Vaccination
#340 Mandatory Vaccination
This week, we're talking about disease prevention, public health, and whether or not some types of vaccinations should b... Read more
23 Oct 2015
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1hr
Ranked #6
#438 Big Chicken
#438 Big Chicken
We eat a lot of chicken. But we didn't used to. What changed? In part, what changed was the discovery that antibiotics c... Read more
8 Sep 2017
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1hr
Ranked #7
#555 Coronavirus
#555 Coronavirus
It's everywhere, and it felt disingenuous for us here at Science for the People to avoid it, so here is our episode on C... Read more
22 Mar 2020
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1hr
Ranked #8
#429 Gene Drives
#429 Gene Drives
This week on Science for the People: who is driving this genetic bus? We'll talk with Kevin Esvelt about gene drives, wh... Read more
7 Jul 2017
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1hr
Ranked #9
#422 Is Our Children Learning
#422 Is Our Children Learning
This week on science for the people, we're taking on the educational system. We'll be talking with Ulrich Boser about wh... Read more
19 May 2017
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1hr
Ranked #10
#409 Trump War On Science
#409 Trump War On Science
This week we look at what's happening to science in the first days of the Donald Trump presidency, and what might happen... Read more
17 Feb 2017
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1hr
Ranked #11
#413 Concrete
#413 Concrete
This week is all about that most ubiquitous of building materials: concrete. Historian Robert Courland joins us to talk ... Read more
17 Mar 2017
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1hr
Ranked #12
#530 Why Aren't We Dead Yet?
#530 Why Aren't We Dead Yet?
We only notice our immune systems when they aren't working properly, or when they're under attack. How does our immune s... Read more
19 Jul 2019
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1hr
Ranked #13
#342 Amazons (Rebroadcast)
#342 Amazons (Rebroadcast)
This week we're learning how science can shed light on the stories told by our ancestors. We're joined by folklorist and... Read more
6 Nov 2015
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1hr
Ranked #14
#539 A Bit of Bird Behaviour
#539 A Bit of Bird Behaviour
This week we're discussing birds, behaviour, and chickadees. How do you look at behavioural traits in birds, how differe... Read more
26 Oct 2019
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1hr
Ranked #15
#405 STEM Pipeline
#405 STEM Pipeline
This week we look at the current state of the STEM pipeline and what happens when people drip out. We speak with Paula S... Read more
20 Jan 2017
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1hr
Ranked #16
#540 Specialize? Or Generalize?
#540 Specialize? Or Generalize?
Ever been called a "jack of all trades, master of none"? The world loves to elevate specialists, people who drill deep i... Read more
9 Nov 2019
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1hr
Ranked #17
#423 Built On Bones
#423 Built On Bones
This week we dig into the world of bioarchaeology to discover what a bunch of dead people's bones can tell us about our ... Read more
26 May 2017
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1hr
Ranked #18
#511 Ok you worked out, now what?
#511 Ok you worked out, now what?
Ok, you got out the door and did a workout. Excellent work! Now you're sore. Rats. What do you do? Foam roll? Stretch? S... Read more
1 Feb 2019
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1hr
Ranked #19
#344 Effective Altruism
#344 Effective Altruism
This week, we're learning how science can boost the effectiveness of philanthropy. We'll talk to philosophy professor Wi... Read more
20 Nov 2015
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1hr