It has been a long and painful pandemic but the light at the end of the tunnel is within our sights. While there are many reasons for what will surely be a celebration, there is one one particular medical advancement that has raised all of our spirits and may represent the future for battling disease. It’s the mRNA vaccine. This week, we’re closing out our season on COVID-19 science with a guest we all need to hear. He is Pieter Cullis and he a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology  at the University of British Columbia. He is one of the founders of mRNA vaccine technology, although when he started this journey over four decades ago, there was a very different reason for the work. It’s a story you need to hear to truly get a feel for the miracle that is mRNA vaccines.  I want to thank everyone who asked a question over the course of this season. It helped to make the show interactive and also more informative. If you have any questions, you can still reach me on Twitter or by Email. Have a great summer and I look forward to better times and awesome science.  Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.comGuest:Pieter Cullishttps://biochem.ubc.ca/person/pieter-cullis/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It has been a long and painful pandemic but the light at the end of the tunnel is within our sights. While there are many reasons for what will surely be a celebration, there is one one particular medical advancement that has raised all of our spirits and may represent the future for battling disease. It’s the mRNA vaccine. This week, we’re closing out our season on COVID-19 science with a guest we all need to hear. He is Pieter Cullis and he a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology  at the University of British Columbia. He is one of the founders of mRNA vaccine technology, although when he started this journey over four decades ago, there was a very different reason for the work. It’s a story you need to hear to truly get a feel for the miracle that is mRNA vaccines.  I want to thank everyone who asked a question over the course of this season. It helped to make the show interactive and also more informative. If you have any questions, you can still reach me on Twitter or by Email. Have a great summer and I look forward to better times and awesome science.  Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guest: Pieter Cullis <a href="https://biochem.ubc.ca/person/pieter-cullis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://biochem.ubc.ca/person/pieter-cullis/</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The miracle of MRNA vaccines

It’s time for the Super Awesome Science Show SASS Class on COVID-19 variants. I want to thank everyone who reached out to me. We received quite a few and will try to answer them today.  We’re back with Earl Brown, a professor emeritus at the University of Ottawa and also a colleague with whom I’ve performed research and published on emerging pathogens such as SARS and avian flu. He has been observing the impact of variants and is ready to answer your questions.  Next week is our season finale and it is with one of the original researchers behind the mRNA vaccine technology. He’s been doing it for over 40 years and best of all, it’s been done right here in Canada. You won’t want to miss it.   Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.comGuest:Earl Brownhttps://web5.uottawa.ca/www2/mcs-smc/media/experts-details-324.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time for the Super Awesome Science Show SASS Class on COVID-19 variants. I want to thank everyone who reached out to me. We received quite a few and will try to answer them today.  We’re back with Earl Brown, a professor emeritus at the University of Ottawa and also a colleague with whom I’ve performed research and published on emerging pathogens such as SARS and avian flu. He has been observing the impact of variants and is ready to answer your questions.  Next week is our season finale and it is with one of the original researchers behind the mRNA vaccine technology. He’s been doing it for over 40 years and best of all, it’s been done right here in Canada. You won’t want to miss it.   Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guest: Earl Brown <a href="https://web5.uottawa.ca/www2/mcs-smc/media/experts-details-324.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://web5.uottawa.ca/www2/mcs-smc/media/experts-details-324.html</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

COVID-19 Variants - SASS Class

Over the course of the pandemic, our vocabulary has gained a specific word that has come to represent great concern and distress in our global community. Variant. In the context of COVID-19, it has meant a resurgence in viral infections, resistance to treatments, and the risk of an ineffective vaccine.  This week, we’re going to look at the science behind SARS-CoV-2 variants with Earl Brown. He’s a professor emeritus at the University of Ottawa and also a colleague with whom I’ve performed research and published on emerging pathogens such as SARS and avian flu. Our discussion will not only enlighten you but also reveal aspects of the nature of variants you won’t hear anywhere else.  While we try to identify all the potential questions you might have regarding wastewater testing, I’m sure you will have more. Which is why I hope you reach out to me on Twitter, by Email, or via voice message at Speakpipe.com/SASS. Just follow the link below and send me your thoughts.   Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.comGuest:Earl Brownhttps://web5.uottawa.ca/www2/mcs-smc/media/experts-details-324.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the course of the pandemic, our vocabulary has gained a specific word that has come to represent great concern and distress in our global community. Variant. In the context of COVID-19, it has meant a resurgence in viral infections, resistance to treatments, and the risk of an ineffective vaccine.  This week, we’re going to look at the science behind SARS-CoV-2 variants with Earl Brown. He’s a professor emeritus at the University of Ottawa and also a colleague with whom I’ve performed research and published on emerging pathogens such as SARS and avian flu. Our discussion will not only enlighten you but also reveal aspects of the nature of variants you won’t hear anywhere else.  While we try to identify all the potential questions you might have regarding wastewater testing, I’m sure you will have more. Which is why I hope you reach out to me on Twitter, by Email, or via voice message at <a href="http://Speakpipe.com/SASS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Speakpipe.com/SASS</a>. Just follow the link below and send me your thoughts.   Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guest: Earl Brown <a href="https://web5.uottawa.ca/www2/mcs-smc/media/experts-details-324.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://web5.uottawa.ca/www2/mcs-smc/media/experts-details-324.html</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

COVID-19 Variants

It’s time for the Super Awesome Science Show SASS Class on COVID-19 and wastewater. I want to thank everyone who reached out to me. We received quite a few and will try to answer them today.  We’re back with Tyson Graber, a research associate at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute. He has been working on the development of wastewater testing and has gained support from the local government who now shares that data with the population.  Over the last few months, I have received a few questions regarding the impact of COVID-19 on those living with Multiple Sclerosis. I have reached out to Farrah Mateen, an Associate Professor of Neurology and her clinical practice focuses on helping and treating MS patients. She has been learning of the impacts of the pandemic from her patients and also through her international collaborations with researchers in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and South America. If you didn’t hear your question, make sure to contact me on Twitter, by Email and now, via voice message at Speakpipe.com/SASS. Just follow the link below and send me your thoughts.   Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.comGuest:Tyson Graberhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tysongraber/?originalSubdomain=ca City of Ottawa Wastewater Surveillance https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/reports-research-and-statistics/Wastewater_COVID-19_Surveillance.aspx Farrah Mateen https://www.massgeneral.org/doctors/19421/farrah-mateen    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time for the Super Awesome Science Show SASS Class on COVID-19 and wastewater. I want to thank everyone who reached out to me. We received quite a few and will try to answer them today.  We’re back with Tyson Graber, a research associate at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute. He has been working on the development of wastewater testing and has gained support from the local government who now shares that data with the population.  Over the last few months, I have received a few questions regarding the impact of COVID-19 on those living with Multiple Sclerosis. I have reached out to Farrah Mateen, an Associate Professor of Neurology and her clinical practice focuses on helping and treating MS patients. She has been learning of the impacts of the pandemic from her patients and also through her international collaborations with researchers in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and South America. If you didn’t hear your question, make sure to contact me on Twitter, by Email and now, via voice message at <a href="http://Speakpipe.com/SASS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Speakpipe.com/SASS</a>. Just follow the link below and send me your thoughts.   Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guest: Tyson Graber <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tysongraber/?originalSubdomain=ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/tysongraber/?originalSubdomain=ca</a> City of Ottawa Wastewater Surveillance <a href="https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/reports-research-and-statistics/Wastewater_COVID-19_Surveillance.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/reports-research-and-statistics/Wastewater_COVID-19_Surveillance.aspx</a> Farrah Mateen <a href="https://www.massgeneral.org/doctors/19421/farrah-mateen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.massgeneral.org/doctors/19421/farrah-mateen</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

COVID-19 and wastewater - SASS Class

It may seem like COVID-19 is everywhere and this week, we’re going to find out how we can take advantage of that fact. Research has shown that the virus behind the disease, SARS-CoV-2 can survive in sewage and be identified using a diagnostic test. More importantly, the results of those tests provide an early warning system to communities about the spread of the disease.  Our guest this week has been working on the development of wastewater testing and has gained support from the local government who now shares that data with the population. His name is Tyson Graber and he is a research associate at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute.  While we try to identify all the potential questions you might have regarding wastewater testing, I’m sure you will have more. Which is why I hope you reach out to me on Twitter, by Email, or via voice message at Speakpipe.com/SASS. Just follow the link below and send me your thoughts.   Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.comGuest:Tyson Graberhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tysongraber/?originalSubdomain=ca City of Ottawa Wastewater Surveillance https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/reports-research-and-statistics/Wastewater_COVID-19_Surveillance.aspx  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It may seem like COVID-19 is everywhere and this week, we’re going to find out how we can take advantage of that fact. Research has shown that the virus behind the disease, SARS-CoV-2 can survive in sewage and be identified using a diagnostic test. More importantly, the results of those tests provide an early warning system to communities about the spread of the disease.  Our guest this week has been working on the development of wastewater testing and has gained support from the local government who now shares that data with the population. His name is Tyson Graber and he is a research associate at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute.  While we try to identify all the potential questions you might have regarding wastewater testing, I’m sure you will have more. Which is why I hope you reach out to me on Twitter, by Email, or via voice message at <a href="http://Speakpipe.com/SASS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Speakpipe.com/SASS</a>. Just follow the link below and send me your thoughts.   Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guest: Tyson Graber <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tysongraber/?originalSubdomain=ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/tysongraber/?originalSubdomain=ca</a> City of Ottawa Wastewater Surveillance <a href="https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/reports-research-and-statistics/Wastewater_COVID-19_Surveillance.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/reports-research-and-statistics/Wastewater_COVID-19_Surveillance.aspx</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

COVID-19 and wastewater

It’s time for the Super Awesome Science Show SASS Class on COVID-19 and diagnostic tests. I want to thank everyone who reached out to me. We received quite a few and will try to answer them today.  Our guest this week has been focused on why we need diagnostic tests for all to get us past this pandemic and to keep us safe and confident even long after. She is Cherie Lynn Ramirez and she is an assistant professor in the Chemistry and Physics Department at Simmons University. She was the Deputy Director of the Global Learning Studio at the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University. Recently, she and her colleagues wrote a discussion piece on the need for universal access to diagnostic tests. You can find that paper below.  If you didn’t hear your question, make sure to contact me on Twitter, by Email and now, via voice message at Speakpipe.com/SASS. Just follow the link below and send me your thoughts.   Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.comGuest:Cherie Lynn Ramirezhttps://www.simmons.edu/academics/faculty/cherie-ramirez Cherie Lynn Ramirez’s discussion on universal testing:https://www.rapidtests.org/wrong-not-to-test Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time for the Super Awesome Science Show SASS Class on COVID-19 and diagnostic tests. I want to thank everyone who reached out to me. We received quite a few and will try to answer them today.  Our guest this week has been focused on why we need diagnostic tests for all to get us past this pandemic and to keep us safe and confident even long after. She is Cherie Lynn Ramirez and she is an assistant professor in the Chemistry and Physics Department at Simmons University. She was the Deputy Director of the Global Learning Studio at the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University. Recently, she and her colleagues wrote a discussion piece on the need for universal access to diagnostic tests. You can find that paper below.  If you didn’t hear your question, make sure to contact me on Twitter, by Email and now, via voice message at <a href="http://Speakpipe.com/SASS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Speakpipe.com/SASS</a>. Just follow the link below and send me your thoughts.   Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guest: Cherie Lynn Ramirez <a href="https://www.simmons.edu/academics/faculty/cherie-ramirez" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.simmons.edu/academics/faculty/cherie-ramirez</a> Cherie Lynn Ramirez’s discussion on universal testing: <a href="https://www.rapidtests.org/wrong-not-to-test" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rapidtests.org/wrong-not-to-test</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The science of Covid-19 Diagnostics - SASS Class

The old adage of the only thing to fear is fear itself sometimes rings true although in the case of pandemics, it has a different meaning. We should fear the pandemic but in many cases, people tend to fear and rebel against the measures to keep people safe. But there is a way to prevent this from happening in an equitable way. It’s through the use of rapid diagnostic tests. They can help to keep us aware of the location of a pandemic virus, how’s it’s spreading in the community, and how to develop targeted measures to prevent spread. Our guest this week has been focused on why we need diagnostic tests for all to get us past this pandemic and to keep us safe and confident even long after. She is Cherie Lynn Ramirez and she is an assistant professor in the Chemistry and Physics Department at Simmons University. She was the Deputy Director of the Global Learning Studio at the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University. Recently, she and her colleagues wrote a discussion piece on the need for universal access to diagnostic tests. You can find that paper below.  We try to hit on as many points as we can based on her research but I’m sure you will have questions. Which is why I hope you reach out to me on Twitter, by Email, or via voice message at Speakpipe.com/SASS. Just follow the link below and send me your thoughts.   Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.comGuest:Cherie Lynn Ramirezhttps://www.simmons.edu/academics/faculty/cherie-ramirez Cherie Lynn Ramirez’s discussion on universal testing:https://www.rapidtests.org/wrong-not-to-test Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The old adage of the only thing to fear is fear itself sometimes rings true although in the case of pandemics, it has a different meaning. We should fear the pandemic but in many cases, people tend to fear and rebel against the measures to keep people safe. But there is a way to prevent this from happening in an equitable way. It’s through the use of rapid diagnostic tests. They can help to keep us aware of the location of a pandemic virus, how’s it’s spreading in the community, and how to develop targeted measures to prevent spread. Our guest this week has been focused on why we need diagnostic tests for all to get us past this pandemic and to keep us safe and confident even long after. She is Cherie Lynn Ramirez and she is an assistant professor in the Chemistry and Physics Department at Simmons University. She was the Deputy Director of the Global Learning Studio at the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University. Recently, she and her colleagues wrote a discussion piece on the need for universal access to diagnostic tests. You can find that paper below.  We try to hit on as many points as we can based on her research but I’m sure you will have questions. Which is why I hope you reach out to me on Twitter, by Email, or via voice message at <a href="http://Speakpipe.com/SASS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Speakpipe.com/SASS</a>. Just follow the link below and send me your thoughts.   Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guest: Cherie Lynn Ramirez <a href="https://www.simmons.edu/academics/faculty/cherie-ramirez" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.simmons.edu/academics/faculty/cherie-ramirez</a> Cherie Lynn Ramirez’s discussion on universal testing: <a href="https://www.rapidtests.org/wrong-not-to-test" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rapidtests.org/wrong-not-to-test</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The science of COVID-19 Diagnostics

It’s time for the Super Awesome Science Show SASS Class on COVID-19 and its effects on our healthcare heroines. I want to thank everyone who reached out to me. We received quite a few and will try to answer them today. Our guest is Emily Jenkins. Emily Jenkins. She is an Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia. She is focused on optimizing mental health outcomes for Canadians through collaborative mental health promotion strategies; health services and policy development and redesign; and knowledge translation approaches. She has also reached out to Canadians and learned about how they really feel about this pandemic. Her two papers on the subject can be found below. If you didn’t hear your question, make sure to contact me on Twitter, by Email and now, via voice message at Speakpipe.com/SASS. Just follow the link below and send me your thoughts.  Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.com Guest: Emily JenkinsEmily Jenkins, PhD, MPH, RN | School of Nursing (ubc.ca) COVID-19 and Individual Mental HealthA portrait of the early and differential mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: Findings from the first wave of a nationally representative cross-sectional survey - ScienceDirect COVID-19 and Family Mental HealthExamining the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on family mental health in Canada: findings from a national cross-sectional study | BMJ Open Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time for the Super Awesome Science Show SASS Class on COVID-19 and its effects on our healthcare heroines. I want to thank everyone who reached out to me. We received quite a few and will try to answer them today. Our guest is Emily Jenkins. Emily Jenkins. She is an Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia. She is focused on optimizing mental health outcomes for Canadians through collaborative mental health promotion strategies; health services and policy development and redesign; and knowledge translation approaches. She has also reached out to Canadians and learned about how they really feel about this pandemic. Her two papers on the subject can be found below. If you didn’t hear your question, make sure to contact me on Twitter, by Email and now, via voice message at <a href="http://Speakpipe.com/SASS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Speakpipe.com/SASS</a>. Just follow the link below and send me your thoughts.  Twitter: @JATetro Email: thegermguy@gmail.com Guest: Emily Jenkins <a href="https://nursing.ubc.ca/our-people/emily-jenkins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Jenkins, PhD, MPH, RN | School of Nursing (ubc.ca)</a> COVID-19 and Individual Mental Health <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743520303649?via%3Dihub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A portrait of the early and differential mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: Findings from the first wave of a nationally representative cross-sectional survey - ScienceDirect</a> COVID-19 and Family Mental Health <a href="https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/1/e042871.full" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Examining the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on family mental health in Canada: findings from a national cross-sectional study | BMJ Open</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

COVID-19 and Mental (ill) Health Sass Class

Pandemics usually are known for their impact on physical health in the forms of infection. But these worldwide outbreaks also affect mental health both in direct and indirect ways. We spoke about the direct manners earlier this season and this week, we’re taking a look at the indirect ways. Our guest is Emily Jenkins. Emily Jenkins. She is an Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia. She is focused on optimizing mental health outcomes for Canadians through collaborative mental health promotion strategies; health services and policy development and redesign; and knowledge translation approaches. She has also reached out to Canadians and learned about how they really feel about this pandemic. Her two papers on the subject can be found below.  We try to hit on as many points as we can based on her research but I’m sure you will have questions. Which is why I hope you reach out to me on Twitter, by Email, or via voice message at Speakpipe.com/SASS. Just follow the link below and send me your thoughts.   Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.com Guest: Emily JenkinsEmily Jenkins, PhD, MPH, RN | School of Nursing (ubc.ca) COVID-19 and Individual Mental HealthA portrait of the early and differential mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: Findings from the first wave of a nationally representative cross-sectional survey - ScienceDirect COVID-19 and Family Mental HealthExamining the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on family mental health in Canada: findings from a national cross-sectional study | BMJ Open Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pandemics usually are known for their impact on physical health in the forms of infection. But these worldwide outbreaks also affect mental health both in direct and indirect ways. We spoke about the direct manners earlier this season and this week, we’re taking a look at the indirect ways. Our guest is Emily Jenkins. Emily Jenkins. She is an Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia. She is focused on optimizing mental health outcomes for Canadians through collaborative mental health promotion strategies; health services and policy development and redesign; and knowledge translation approaches. She has also reached out to Canadians and learned about how they really feel about this pandemic. Her two papers on the subject can be found below.  We try to hit on as many points as we can based on her research but I’m sure you will have questions. Which is why I hope you reach out to me on Twitter, by Email, or via voice message at <a href="http://Speakpipe.com/SASS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Speakpipe.com/SASS</a>. Just follow the link below and send me your thoughts.   Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guest: Emily Jenkins <a href="https://nursing.ubc.ca/our-people/emily-jenkins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Jenkins, PhD, MPH, RN | School of Nursing (ubc.ca)</a> COVID-19 and Individual Mental Health <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743520303649?via%253Dihub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A portrait of the early and differential mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: Findings from the first wave of a nationally representative cross-sectional survey - ScienceDirect</a> COVID-19 and Family Mental Health <a href="https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/1/e042871.full" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Examining the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on family mental health in Canada: findings from a national cross-sectional study | BMJ Open</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

COVID-19 and mental (ill) health

In times of crisis, we look to heroines. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they have come in the form of healthcare workers. They have given so much of themselves and we are grateful. Yet, even as we offer our thanks, there continues to be suffering in the form of anxiety, burnout, and depression. This week, we’re going to hear about how COVID-19 is affecting our healthcare heroines with our guest, Abi Sriharan. She is the Program Director for Systems Leadership and Innovation and an Assistant Professor, Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. She is also known as a realist applied researcher who looks to develop answers that can be implemented to improve the overall situation. In many ways, she could be considered the healthcare heroine’s heroine. While this discussion will inform, shock and maybe surprise you, I’m sure you will have questions. Which is why I hope you reach out to me on Twitter, by Email, or via voice message at Speakpipe.com/SASS. Just follow the link below and send me your thoughts.   Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.com Guest: Abi SriharanAbi Sriharan | Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (utoronto.ca) Abi Sriharan’s work on healthcare heroines and the effect of COVID-19https://www.utoronto.ca/news/women-health-care-increased-risk-stress-burnout-and-depression-during-covid-19-u-t-study  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In times of crisis, we look to heroines. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they have come in the form of healthcare workers. They have given so much of themselves and we are grateful. Yet, even as we offer our thanks, there continues to be suffering in the form of anxiety, burnout, and depression. This week, we’re going to hear about how COVID-19 is affecting our healthcare heroines with our guest, Abi Sriharan. She is the Program Director for Systems Leadership and Innovation and an Assistant Professor, Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. She is also known as a realist applied researcher who looks to develop answers that can be implemented to improve the overall situation. In many ways, she could be considered the healthcare heroine’s heroine. While this discussion will inform, shock and maybe surprise you, I’m sure you will have questions. Which is why I hope you reach out to me on Twitter, by Email, or via voice message at <a href="http://Speakpipe.com/SASS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Speakpipe.com/SASS</a>. Just follow the link below and send me your thoughts.   Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guest: Abi Sriharan <a href="https://ihpme.utoronto.ca/faculty/abi-sriharan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abi Sriharan | Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (utoronto.ca)</a> Abi Sriharan’s work on healthcare heroines and the effect of COVID-19 <a href="https://www.utoronto.ca/news/women-health-care-increased-risk-stress-burnout-and-depression-during-covid-19-u-t-study" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.utoronto.ca/news/women-health-care-increased-risk-stress-burnout-and-depression-during-covid-19-u-t-study</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

COVID-19 Healthcare Heroines - SASS Class

On Season 2 of The Super Awesome Science Show Jason Tetro explores the science behind Pandemics with the help of some of the brightest minds in science today.  From vaccines to a potential second Wave of COVID we'll try and help you understand every aspect of what's going on and answer your science questions. Science made simple, that's what we're all about, Now with new episodes every single week.

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Super Awesome Science Show (SASS)

On this week’s show, we’re going to explore the science behind making the perfect drink and whether this is another task that may be taken over by robots. We’ll also learn of one combination that really should never be done.    We first talk with a mixologist who is working to change the entire realm of the science. He’s Jim Meehan and he owns Mixography, Inc. He has been involved in the mixology world for years and has developed into a powerhouse in the industry. He takes us through the history of mixology and why the practice is now moving from the traditional mixture in a glass to an overall environmental experience.    Our next guests are Jim Whitehead and Johnathan Pagnutti. They developed an artificial intelligence cocktail generator in the hopes of developing an entirely automated mixologist. They take us through the experience of trying to develop this project and how mixology became far more than just a collection of ingredients. We’ll also find out how the experiments ended up tasting.   In our SASS Class, we’re going to hear about a combination that should never go together. Alcohol and energy drinks. While they continue to be popular, our next guest has been trying to find ways to moderate consumption to prevent health complications. He’s Timothy Stockwell and he is a Psychology at the University of Victoria and the Director of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR).  If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we won the Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!    Twitter: @JATetro Email: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests:  Jim Meehan Web: https://www.mixographyinc.com/about.htmlTwitter: @mixography  Jim Whitehead  Web: https://www.soe.ucsc.edu/people/ejwTwitter: @TheJimWhitehead / @jag_pag (Pagnutti)  Timothy Stockwell Web: https://www.uvic.ca/socialsciences/psychology/people/faculty-directory/stockwelltimothy.php  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s show, we’re going to explore the science behind making the perfect drink and whether this is another task that may be taken over by robots. We’ll also learn of one combination that really should never be done.    We first talk with a mixologist who is working to change the entire realm of the science. He’s Jim Meehan and he owns Mixography, Inc. He has been involved in the mixology world for years and has developed into a powerhouse in the industry. He takes us through the history of mixology and why the practice is now moving from the traditional mixture in a glass to an overall environmental experience.    Our next guests are Jim Whitehead and Johnathan Pagnutti. They developed an artificial intelligence cocktail generator in the hopes of developing an entirely automated mixologist. They take us through the experience of trying to develop this project and how mixology became far more than just a collection of ingredients. We’ll also find out how the experiments ended up tasting.   In our SASS Class, we’re going to hear about a combination that should never go together. Alcohol and energy drinks. While they continue to be popular, our next guest has been trying to find ways to moderate consumption to prevent health complications. He’s Timothy Stockwell and he is a Psychology at the University of Victoria and the Director of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR).  If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we won the Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!    Twitter: @JATetro  Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests:  Jim Meehan  Web: <a href="https://www.mixographyinc.com/about.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mixographyinc.com/about.html</a> Twitter: @mixography  Jim Whitehead   Web: <a href="https://www.soe.ucsc.edu/people/ejw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.soe.ucsc.edu/people/ejw</a> Twitter: @TheJimWhitehead / @jag_pag (Pagnutti)  Timothy Stockwell  Web: <a href="https://www.uvic.ca/socialsciences/psychology/people/faculty-directory/stockwelltimothy.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uvic.ca/socialsciences/psychology/people/faculty-directory/stockwelltimothy.php</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Mixology

We all experience fear but few of us understand it. It  usually happens when we feel unsafe or threatened. It is both instinctual and learned. And for some, it can take over their lives while for others, it can be a source for excitement. On this week’s show, we’re going to take a closer look at fear and why it's such a strange and fascinating aspect of our existence. Our first guests are studying how fear exists in the brain and how it impacts our lives, They're Jacob Raber and Sydney Weber Boutros. He’s a professor of behavioural neuroscience at the Oregon Health and Science University and she is earning her doctorate in this field. They are taking the lead on a worldwide project known as Neuroqualia, which seeks to understand how our emotions affect us. We learn of the nature of fear from a biological perspective and the process of experiencing fear is far more complicated than you might think. It’s not simply a matter of being scared, it’s how we interpret the situation and respond based on our pasts. We explore the concept of fear memory and one of the most troubling consequences, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD. We also find out how we may be able to extinguish certain fears by keeping our bodies and our minds in a safe place. Our next guest explores one of the side effects of fear – seeing things that don’t exist, scientifically called false agency detection. His name is Adam Tratner and he is a doctoral student at Oakland University. His research focuses on finding out what situations can lead to this phenomenon and whether it is fear rather than belief that causes us to experience the supernatural and paranormal.     In our SASS Class, we take a different look at fear – as entertainment. Our guest teacher is Glenn Sparks and he is a Professor of Communication at Purdue University. He’s explored why some people tend to love horror films and other fear-inducing violence and mayhem. We discuss what gives people that urge to venture into a theatre and get scared out of their minds. The answer happens to be less about the fear and more about the joy that comes with being safe.    Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests: Jacob RaberWeb: https://www.ohsu.edu/people/jacob-raber/831E0CC1C990434DA01DB6D91753AD75 Sydney Weber BoutrosWeb: https://www.ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/behavioral-neuroscience/sydney-weber-boutros Twitter: @SydWeberBoutros Adam TratnerWeb: https://adamtratner.com/ Glenn SparksWeb: https://cla.purdue.edu/directory/profiles/glenn-sparks.html Twitter: @purduespar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all experience fear but few of us understand it. It  usually happens when we feel unsafe or threatened. It is both instinctual and learned. And for some, it can take over their lives while for others, it can be a source for excitement. On this week’s show, we’re going to take a closer look at fear and why it's such a strange and fascinating aspect of our existence. Our first guests are studying how fear exists in the brain and how it impacts our lives, They're Jacob Raber and Sydney Weber Boutros. He’s a professor of behavioural neuroscience at the Oregon Health and Science University and she is earning her doctorate in this field. They are taking the lead on a worldwide project known as Neuroqualia, which seeks to understand how our emotions affect us. We learn of the nature of fear from a biological perspective and the process of experiencing fear is far more complicated than you might think. It’s not simply a matter of being scared, it’s how we interpret the situation and respond based on our pasts. We explore the concept of fear memory and one of the most troubling consequences, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD. We also find out how we may be able to extinguish certain fears by keeping our bodies and our minds in a safe place. Our next guest explores one of the side effects of fear – seeing things that don’t exist, scientifically called false agency detection. His name is Adam Tratner and he is a doctoral student at Oakland University. His research focuses on finding out what situations can lead to this phenomenon and whether it is fear rather than belief that causes us to experience the supernatural and paranormal.     In our SASS Class, we take a different look at fear – as entertainment. Our guest teacher is Glenn Sparks and he is a Professor of Communication at Purdue University. He’s explored why some people tend to love horror films and other fear-inducing violence and mayhem. We discuss what gives people that urge to venture into a theatre and get scared out of their minds. The answer happens to be less about the fear and more about the joy that comes with being safe.    Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: Jacob Raber Web: <a href="https://www.ohsu.edu/people/jacob-raber/831E0CC1C990434DA01DB6D91753AD75" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ohsu.edu/people/jacob-raber/831E0CC1C990434DA01DB6D91753AD75</a> Sydney Weber Boutros Web: <a href="https://www.ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/behavioral-neuroscience/sydney-weber-boutros" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/behavioral-neuroscience/sydney-weber-boutros</a> Twitter: @SydWeberBoutros Adam Tratner Web: <a href="https://adamtratner.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://adamtratner.com/</a> Glenn Sparks Web: <a href="https://cla.purdue.edu/directory/profiles/glenn-sparks.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cla.purdue.edu/directory/profiles/glenn-sparks.html</a> Twitter: @purduespar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Science of Fear

“Russia Rising” is a new investigative podcast series hosted by Jeff Semple, the former Europe Bureau Chief for Global News. This series hopes to unravel the giant mystery behind Putin’s Russia with the help of those who know her best - Russian Trolls, Hackers, Putin Supporters, and even a former Russian K.G.B. agent.  Join Jeff on the journey to unravel how Russia has gone from tenuous ally, to a potential global threat. Here’s a sneak peek from episode 2 of the series…. and while you’re listening, search and subscribe to “Russia Rising” for free at Curiouscast.ca or wherever you’re enjoying this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Russia Rising” is a new investigative podcast series hosted by Jeff Semple, the former Europe Bureau Chief for Global News. This series hopes to unravel the giant mystery behind Putin’s Russia with the help of those who know her best - Russian Trolls, Hackers, Putin Supporters, and even a former Russian K.G.B. agent.  Join Jeff on the journey to unravel how Russia has gone from tenuous ally, to a potential global threat. Here’s a sneak peek from episode 2 of the series…. and while you’re listening, search and subscribe to “<a href="https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/364/russia-rising/#listen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Russia Rising</a>” for free at <a href="https://curiouscast.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Curiouscast.ca</a> or wherever you’re enjoying this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

SASS Introduces you to: Russia Rising

We’re going to look at a disease that affects over ten million people worldwide and over 100,000 in Canada, Parkinson’s Disease. The movement disorder has been known for centuries and while we know the cause, we still have no cure.      We first talk with someone who has Parkinson’s to learn more about the disease and how it affects those who suffer. He is Larry Gifford, the Program Director at CKNW in Vancouver. He’s also the host of the podcast, When Life Gives You Parkinson’s. We learn about his journey with the disease and find out how he manages to cope both physically and emotionally. His story is both compelling and also inspiring and will reveal why his podcast has been designated at one of Apple Podcast’s best of 2018.   In our SASS class, we’re going to explore the efforts to find answers to help those with Parkinson’s Disease. We speak with Rachel Dolhun, the Vice-President of Medical Communications with the Michael J. Fox Foundation. She reveals how the foundation is working to improve awareness and research into this disease. We also learn of her personal story as both a researcher in movement disorders and also as a communicator at the Foundation. She reveals that working to help those with Parkinson’s is truly a vocation.      If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we’ve been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award as Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!   Twitter: @JATetro Email: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests: Larry Gifford, Program Director, CKNW &amp; Host of When Life Gives You Parkinson’sWeb: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/160/when-life-gives-you-parkinsons/ Twitter: @Giffordtweet Rachel Dolhun, VP Medical Communications, The Michael J. Fox FoundationWeb: https://www.michaeljfox.org/foundation/leaders.html?communications Twitter: @RachelDolhunMD     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re going to look at a disease that affects over ten million people worldwide and over 100,000 in Canada, Parkinson’s Disease. The movement disorder has been known for centuries and while we know the cause, we still have no cure.      We first talk with someone who has Parkinson’s to learn more about the disease and how it affects those who suffer. He is Larry Gifford, the Program Director at CKNW in Vancouver. He’s also the host of the podcast, When Life Gives You Parkinson’s. We learn about his journey with the disease and find out how he manages to cope both physically and emotionally. His story is both compelling and also inspiring and will reveal why his podcast has been designated at one of Apple Podcast’s best of 2018.   In our SASS class, we’re going to explore the efforts to find answers to help those with Parkinson’s Disease. We speak with Rachel Dolhun, the Vice-President of Medical Communications with the Michael J. Fox Foundation. She reveals how the foundation is working to improve awareness and research into this disease. We also learn of her personal story as both a researcher in movement disorders and also as a communicator at the Foundation. She reveals that working to help those with Parkinson’s is truly a vocation.      If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we’ve been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award as Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!   Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: Larry Gifford, Program Director, CKNW &amp; Host of When Life Gives You Parkinson’s Web: <a href="https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/160/when-life-gives-you-parkinsons/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/160/when-life-gives-you-parkinsons/</a> Twitter: @Giffordtweet Rachel Dolhun, VP Medical Communications, The Michael J. Fox Foundation Web: <a href="https://www.michaeljfox.org/foundation/leaders.html?communications" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.michaeljfox.org/foundation/leaders.html?communications</a> Twitter: @RachelDolhunMD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Plight of Parkinson's

Mushrooms can be a welcome addition to any dish. They offer an earthy flavour as well as a meaty texture to tickle our palates. But while mushrooms are great in cuisine, they also have other uses outside of the kitchen. On this week’s show, we explore some of the scientific uses of these edible fungi and how they may be able improve our lives. For centuries, mushrooms have been regarded as medicines in several cultures. Our first guest is working to merge the modern with the ancient. His name is Chow Lee and he is a professor at the University of Northern British Columbia. He is trying to find chemicals in mushroom varieties that may help to treat a disease that has spanned the ages, cancer. We learn more about his work and also his belief that we can learn from traditional medicine to develop modern day cures.    Apart from being used for cures, some mushrooms are known for their ability to cause hallucinations. These “magic mushrooms” are known to contain a chemical known as psilocybin. There’s been an interest in this chemical for use in mental health as it seems to be helping people who suffer from migrains, anxiety and depression. Our next guest has been looking at the function of this chemical in nature and how it has spread across the mushroom landscape. Her name is Hannah Reynolds and she is an assistant professor at Western Connecticut State University. She has found that this chemical may be harnessed for mass production so that we can test it for its medicinal value.  In our SASS Class, we look at how mushrooms can help us live better. Our guest teacher is Robert Beelman, who is the Director of the Center for Plant and Mushroom Foods For Health at Penn State University. He’ll take us through some of the chemicals that can sustain our health and introduce us to one called ergothioneine that might eventually be used to give us a chance to live longer.  If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we won the Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!  Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests: Chow LeeWeb: https://www.unbc.ca/chow-leeHannah ReynoldsWeb: http://wcsu.edu/biology/surf/faculty-mentors/reynolds/Twitter: @hreynolds_fungiRobert BeelmanWeb: https://foodscience.psu.edu/directory/rbb6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mushrooms can be a welcome addition to any dish. They offer an earthy flavour as well as a meaty texture to tickle our palates. But while mushrooms are great in cuisine, they also have other uses outside of the kitchen. On this week’s show, we explore some of the scientific uses of these edible fungi and how they may be able improve our lives. For centuries, mushrooms have been regarded as medicines in several cultures. Our first guest is working to merge the modern with the ancient. His name is Chow Lee and he is a professor at the University of Northern British Columbia. He is trying to find chemicals in mushroom varieties that may help to treat a disease that has spanned the ages, cancer. We learn more about his work and also his belief that we can learn from traditional medicine to develop modern day cures.    Apart from being used for cures, some mushrooms are known for their ability to cause hallucinations. These “magic mushrooms” are known to contain a chemical known as psilocybin. There’s been an interest in this chemical for use in mental health as it seems to be helping people who suffer from migrains, anxiety and depression. Our next guest has been looking at the function of this chemical in nature and how it has spread across the mushroom landscape. Her name is Hannah Reynolds and she is an assistant professor at Western Connecticut State University. She has found that this chemical may be harnessed for mass production so that we can test it for its medicinal value.  In our SASS Class, we look at how mushrooms can help us live better. Our guest teacher is Robert Beelman, who is the Director of the Center for Plant and Mushroom Foods For Health at Penn State University. He’ll take us through some of the chemicals that can sustain our health and introduce us to one called ergothioneine that might eventually be used to give us a chance to live longer.  If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we won the Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!  Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: Chow Lee Web: <a href="https://www.unbc.ca/chow-lee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.unbc.ca/chow-lee</a> Hannah Reynolds Web: <a href="http://wcsu.edu/biology/surf/faculty-mentors/reynolds/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wcsu.edu/biology/surf/faculty-mentors/reynolds/</a> Twitter: @hreynolds_fungi Robert Beelman Web: <a href="https://foodscience.psu.edu/directory/rbb6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://foodscience.psu.edu/directory/rbb6</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Marvels of Mushrooms

Most Canadians are getting enough sleep but statistics reveal the numbers are dropping and the quality of that rest continues to suffer. Figuring out how to improve our sleep patterns has led to a confusing environment filled with pharmaceuticals, natural health products, and even supplements of chemicals naturally found in our bodies. On this week’s episode of The Super Awesome Science Show, we crawl under the covers of sleep science to find out what may work best to help us get some rest. I talk with neuroscientist, Dr. Michael Antle at the University of Calgary, about the biology of sleep and why it can be difficult to get the quality we need. We also examine the different options to help us find that slumber. The answer may lie not in supplementation but supine poses.  We then explore a traditional method to help us get to sleep. Scientifically it’s known as bibliotherapy but most of us call it bedtime stories. I talk with Kathryn Nicolai who has a podcast designed to give adults an enjoyable night’s rest through relaxing and enjoyable storytelling.  In our SASS class, we explore one reason kids don’t get enough sleep, school start times. We learn from Dr. Geneviève Gariépy that an early school bell could mean problems for students’ performance and weight. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, tell us what you think and please tell a friend about the show. Twitter: @JATetro Email: thegermguy@gmail.com   Guests: Dr. Michael Antle, Professor, University of CalgaryWebsite: https://psyc.ucalgary.ca/profiles/michael-antle Kathryn Nicolai, Host, Nothing Much HappensWebsite: https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/ Dr. Geneviève Gariépy, McGill University Institute for Health and Social PolicyTwitter: @DrGenGariepyWebsite: https://genevievegariepy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most Canadians are getting enough sleep but statistics reveal the numbers are dropping and the quality of that rest continues to suffer. Figuring out how to improve our sleep patterns has led to a confusing environment filled with pharmaceuticals, natural health products, and even supplements of chemicals naturally found in our bodies. On this week’s episode of The Super Awesome Science Show, we crawl under the covers of sleep science to find out what may work best to help us get some rest. I talk with neuroscientist, Dr. Michael Antle at the University of Calgary, about the biology of sleep and why it can be difficult to get the quality we need. We also examine the different options to help us find that slumber. The answer may lie not in supplementation but supine poses.  We then explore a traditional method to help us get to sleep. Scientifically it’s known as bibliotherapy but most of us call it bedtime stories. I talk with Kathryn Nicolai who has a podcast designed to give adults an enjoyable night’s rest through relaxing and enjoyable storytelling.  In our SASS class, we explore one reason kids don’t get enough sleep, school start times. We learn from Dr. Geneviève Gariépy that an early school bell could mean problems for students’ performance and weight. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, tell us what you think and please tell a friend about the show. Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: Dr. Michael Antle, Professor, University of Calgary Website: <a href="https://psyc.ucalgary.ca/profiles/michael-antle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://psyc.ucalgary.ca/profiles/michael-antle</a> Kathryn Nicolai, Host, Nothing Much Happens Website: <a href="https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/</a> Dr. Geneviève Gariépy, McGill University Institute for Health and Social Policy Twitter: @DrGenGariepy Website: <a href="https://genevievegariepy.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://genevievegariepy.com</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Disturbed Sleep

There’s something about the term quantum physics that brings both intrigue and intimidation. We see quantum as the way of the future but also know it’s one of the most complex branches of science. On this week’s show, we’re going to dive into this mysterious world to demystify it and reveal how it’s part of our everyday lives. Our first guest is Tracey Forrest. She is the Program Director for Transformative Quantum Technologies at the University of Waterloo. We explore what makes quantum so fascinating and why it has such immense power over our imaginations. She also explains how the quantum world is already playing a role in many of the technologies we use today. One of the most talked about aspects of quantum physics is quantum computing and we discuss the future with Alexandre Blais, a professor and the scientific director for the quantum institute at the University of Sherbrooke. We move away from the current computing mentality made up of bits and bytes and head into an area of research dominated by qubits.   In our SASS class, we’re going to find out how quantum physics will improve our ability to develop sustainable energy. Our guest teacher is Pavle Radovanovic at the University of Waterloo. His work focuses on nanocrystals. Unlike Swarovski crystals, which have the power of bling, he ones he’s working with may give us the ability to move away from non-reusable energy to improve our environment.   If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we’ve been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award as Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!   Twitter: @JATetro Email: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests: Tracey ForrestProgram Director, Transformative Quantum Technologies, University of WaterlooWeb: https://uwaterloo.ca/transformative-quantum-technologies/ Alexandre BlaisScientific Director, Quantum Institute, University of SherbrookeWeb: https://www.usherbrooke.ca/iq/en/personne/alexandre-blais/ Twitter: @circuitqed Pavle RadovanovicProfessor, Chemistry, University of WaterlooWeb: https://uwaterloo.ca/chemistry/people-profiles/pavle-radovanovic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s something about the term quantum physics that brings both intrigue and intimidation. We see quantum as the way of the future but also know it’s one of the most complex branches of science. On this week’s show, we’re going to dive into this mysterious world to demystify it and reveal how it’s part of our everyday lives. Our first guest is Tracey Forrest. She is the Program Director for Transformative Quantum Technologies at the University of Waterloo. We explore what makes quantum so fascinating and why it has such immense power over our imaginations. She also explains how the quantum world is already playing a role in many of the technologies we use today. One of the most talked about aspects of quantum physics is quantum computing and we discuss the future with Alexandre Blais, a professor and the scientific director for the quantum institute at the University of Sherbrooke. We move away from the current computing mentality made up of bits and bytes and head into an area of research dominated by qubits.   In our SASS class, we’re going to find out how quantum physics will improve our ability to develop sustainable energy. Our guest teacher is Pavle Radovanovic at the University of Waterloo. His work focuses on nanocrystals. Unlike Swarovski crystals, which have the power of bling, he ones he’s working with may give us the ability to move away from non-reusable energy to improve our environment.   If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we’ve been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award as Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!   Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: Tracey Forrest Program Director, Transformative Quantum Technologies, University of Waterloo Web: <a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/transformative-quantum-technologies/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://uwaterloo.ca/transformative-quantum-technologies/</a> Alexandre Blais Scientific Director, Quantum Institute, University of Sherbrooke Web: <a href="https://www.usherbrooke.ca/iq/en/personne/alexandre-blais/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.usherbrooke.ca/iq/en/personne/alexandre-blais/</a> Twitter: @circuitqed Pavle Radovanovic Professor, Chemistry, University of Waterloo Web: <a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/chemistry/people-profiles/pavle-radovanovic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://uwaterloo.ca/chemistry/people-profiles/pavle-radovanovic</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Quantum Realm

Can you name a female scientist? How about two? If you can’t, don’t worry. The recognition of female scientists is rather poor. But don’t worry because on this episode of the Super Awesome Science Show, we have got you covered. We’ll go through some of the most amazing contributions women have made to advancing our technology and making your lives better. We also are fortunate to welcome two of Canada’s greatest science superheroines to the show. Our first guest has been known for well over two decades, Julie Payette. She first gained popularity in 1999 as the second female Canadian in space and was a member of a second mission to space in 2009.  She made headlines again in 2017 when she was installed as our Governor General. We speak about her journeys over this time and how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, known as STEM, has played a significant role throughout her life. She also offers her advice to those who feels that STEM is for them and why experimenting is a necessary part of life.   We next speak with Dr. Molly Shoichet. She is one of our country’s greatest scientists. She has achieved incredible success in her work and is the only person to be a fellow of Canada’s three national academies – the Canadian Academy of Sciences of the Royal Society of Canada, Canadian Academy of Engineering, and Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. She has also given back to the public through her attempts to merge Hollywood and research. She shares her journey with us and offers some inspiration to those who wish to seek out STEM as a vocation. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we’ve won a Canadian Podcast Award as Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Thank you all very much! We really couldn't have done it without you! Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests:Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payettehttp://www.gg.ca/enTwitter: @GGJuliePayette Dr. Molly Shoichethttps://shoichetlab.utoronto.ca/Twitter: @mollyshoichet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you name a female scientist? How about two? If you can’t, don’t worry. The recognition of female scientists is rather poor. But don’t worry because on this episode of the Super Awesome Science Show, we have got you covered. We’ll go through some of the most amazing contributions women have made to advancing our technology and making your lives better. We also are fortunate to welcome two of Canada’s greatest science superheroines to the show. Our first guest has been known for well over two decades, Julie Payette. She first gained popularity in 1999 as the second female Canadian in space and was a member of a second mission to space in 2009.  She made headlines again in 2017 when she was installed as our Governor General. We speak about her journeys over this time and how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, known as STEM, has played a significant role throughout her life. She also offers her advice to those who feels that STEM is for them and why experimenting is a necessary part of life.   We next speak with Dr. Molly Shoichet. She is one of our country’s greatest scientists. She has achieved incredible success in her work and is the only person to be a fellow of Canada’s three national academies – the Canadian Academy of Sciences of the Royal Society of Canada, Canadian Academy of Engineering, and Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. She has also given back to the public through her attempts to merge Hollywood and research. She shares her journey with us and offers some inspiration to those who wish to seek out STEM as a vocation. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we’ve won a <a href="https://awards.podcamptoronto.com/vote/?id=scientific" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Canadian Podcast Award as Outstanding Science and Medicine Series</a>. Thank you all very much! We really couldn't have done it without you! Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette <a href="http://www.gg.ca/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.gg.ca/en</a> Twitter: @GGJuliePayette Dr. Molly Shoichet <a href="https://shoichetlab.utoronto.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://shoichetlab.utoronto.ca/</a> Twitter: @mollyshoichet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Superheroines of Science

We all have our mother tongue but over forty percent of the world’s population also can speak a second language. Bilingualism is a natural part of many people’s lives and research has tried to explore what this does to the brain and what the benefits happen to be for our lives. On this week’s show, we’re going to learn why having that second language can be good for your life and also your health.   Our first guest has been studying bilingualism for decades and is here to help us understand how it helps our lives. She is Judith Kroll and she is a Distinguished Professor of Language Science at the University of California, Irvine. Before we get into what bilingualism gives us, we learn about the process of learning a second language and why it is beneficial to learn earlier than later. We also explore the concept of codeswitching which allows a person to immediately change languages even in the middle of a sentence. We also explore how being immersed in a multilingual environment can be good for both your learned language as well as your mother tongue.   We then move on to the benefits that come with knowing more than one language. While this certainly allows us to travel and possibly increase our job potential in many sectors, some of the best benefits come in the way of improved health. We hear about how one the effects of our greatest concerns with aging, cognitive decline, can be helped by knowing that second language. The research reveals a that while our brains age, we may still be able to hold on to our abilities.   In our SASS Class, we take a different approach to knowing a second language. While we may tend to think of French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Russian, Hindi, and others as that bilingual choice, there are large segments of the population who focus on speaking fictional languages such as Klingon and Sindarin. Our guest teacher is David Peterson and he is the creator of two languages, Dothraki and High Valyrian from Game of Thrones. We learn about his experience becoming a language creator and how these dialects are formed. We also learn that these languages are just as useful to have as any other…as long as you are in a population hat speaks it. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we won the Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!   Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests: Judith KrollWeb: https://bilingualismmindbrain.com/lab-members/judith-f-kroll/  David PetersonWeb: http://www.artoflanguageinvention.com/ Twitter: @Dedalvs  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all have our mother tongue but over forty percent of the world’s population also can speak a second language. Bilingualism is a natural part of many people’s lives and research has tried to explore what this does to the brain and what the benefits happen to be for our lives. On this week’s show, we’re going to learn why having that second language can be good for your life and also your health.   Our first guest has been studying bilingualism for decades and is here to help us understand how it helps our lives. She is Judith Kroll and she is a Distinguished Professor of Language Science at the University of California, Irvine. Before we get into what bilingualism gives us, we learn about the process of learning a second language and why it is beneficial to learn earlier than later. We also explore the concept of codeswitching which allows a person to immediately change languages even in the middle of a sentence. We also explore how being immersed in a multilingual environment can be good for both your learned language as well as your mother tongue.   We then move on to the benefits that come with knowing more than one language. While this certainly allows us to travel and possibly increase our job potential in many sectors, some of the best benefits come in the way of improved health. We hear about how one the effects of our greatest concerns with aging, cognitive decline, can be helped by knowing that second language. The research reveals a that while our brains age, we may still be able to hold on to our abilities.   In our SASS Class, we take a different approach to knowing a second language. While we may tend to think of French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Russian, Hindi, and others as that bilingual choice, there are large segments of the population who focus on speaking fictional languages such as Klingon and Sindarin. Our guest teacher is David Peterson and he is the creator of two languages, Dothraki and High Valyrian from Game of Thrones. We learn about his experience becoming a language creator and how these dialects are formed. We also learn that these languages are just as useful to have as any other…as long as you are in a population hat speaks it.  <a></a> If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we won the Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!   Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: Judith Kroll Web: <a href="https://bilingualismmindbrain.com/lab-members/judith-f-kroll/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bilingualismmindbrain.com/lab-members/judith-f-kroll/</a> David Peterson Web: <a href="http://www.artoflanguageinvention.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.artoflanguageinvention.com/</a> Twitter: @Dedalvs  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Benefits of Bilingualism

The rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria is a human health crisis. But few people appreciate the impact of this phenomenon on their lives. This week, we’re going to take a very personal look at what happens when someone gets a resistant infection and how a treatment from a century ago is making a comeback not just for our health but also our food supply. Our first guest is Dr. Tom Patterson. He’s a researcher at the University of California San Diego and the subject of the new book, The Perfect Predator. In 2015, he went through a nine-month ordeal in which he almost died. His infection was resistant against all antibiotics. The only reason he survived was due to the use of a method used almost a century ago, viruses of bacteria, known as bacteriophages, better known as phages. Our next guest takes us through the process of using viruses to defeat antibiotic resistant bacteria. She is Dr. Steffanie Strathdee at the University of California, San Diego. She is the author of The Perfect Predator, which is an account of her journey to save Tom from the infection. While her role as an epidemiologist may have spurred her on, her efforts had a very personal twist. Tom is her husband. In our SASS Class, we examine how these viruses can be used to improve food safety. Raw and uncooked meat carries risk of bacterial infection. Our guest teacher has been working to find ways to incorporate viruses into the food production pipeline so that we can be safe. He’s Dr. Lawrence Goodridge from the University of Guelph. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we’ve been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award as Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!  Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests:Dr. Tom Pattersonhttps://profiles.ucsd.edu/thomas.patterson Dr. Steffanie Strathdeehttps://profiles.ucsd.edu/steffanie.strathdee Twitter: @chngin_the_wrld Dr. Lawrence Goodridgehttps://news.uoguelph.ca/2019/01/improving-food-safety-goal-of-1-million-gift/ Twitter: @SafeFoodCanuck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria is a human health crisis. But few people appreciate the impact of this phenomenon on their lives. This week, we’re going to take a very personal look at what happens when someone gets a resistant infection and how a treatment from a century ago is making a comeback not just for our health but also our food supply. Our first guest is Dr. Tom Patterson. He’s a researcher at the University of California San Diego and the subject of the new book, The Perfect Predator. In 2015, he went through a nine-month ordeal in which he almost died. His infection was resistant against all antibiotics. The only reason he survived was due to the use of a method used almost a century ago, viruses of bacteria, known as bacteriophages, better known as phages. Our next guest takes us through the process of using viruses to defeat antibiotic resistant bacteria. She is Dr. Steffanie Strathdee at the University of California, San Diego. She is the author of The Perfect Predator, which is an account of her journey to save Tom from the infection. While her role as an epidemiologist may have spurred her on, her efforts had a very personal twist. Tom is her husband. In our SASS Class, we examine how these viruses can be used to improve food safety. Raw and uncooked meat carries risk of bacterial infection. Our guest teacher has been working to find ways to incorporate viruses into the food production pipeline so that we can be safe. He’s Dr. Lawrence Goodridge from the University of Guelph. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we’ve been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award as Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!  Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: Dr. Tom Patterson <a href="https://profiles.ucsd.edu/thomas.patterson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://profiles.ucsd.edu/thomas.patterson</a> Dr. Steffanie Strathdee <a href="https://profiles.ucsd.edu/steffanie.strathdee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://profiles.ucsd.edu/steffanie.strathdee</a> Twitter: @chngin_the_wrld Dr. Lawrence Goodridge <a href="https://news.uoguelph.ca/2019/01/improving-food-safety-goal-of-1-million-gift/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://news.uoguelph.ca/2019/01/improving-food-safety-goal-of-1-million-gift/</a> Twitter: @SafeFoodCanuck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Phaging out the Resistance

Did you know there are over 2,500 genres of music? Most of them have evolved over only the last fifty years. The rise in diversity stems from two major factors, technology and societal change. On this week’s Super Awesome Science Show, we’re going to explore this golden moment in music history with one of Canada’s most notable experts on the topic. He’s Alan Cross, the host of The Ongoing History of New Music. We first explore the technology side by looking back at the moments that changed music forever. There have been several from the invention of the electric guitar to the synthesizer to the concept of multi-track mixing. Through all of this, Alan relates some of his own memories and moments he’s witnessed over the decades. Then we get into the evolution of music and society. Music has been thought to be the spark of everything from the fall of the Soviet Union to the end of apartheid in South Africa to the LA Riots of 1992. Alan discusses some of the more personal aspects of society and music and how the notes and lyrics can bring people together not just for a cause, but also for the simple joy of being together. In our SASS Class, we learn that the best choice of music to improve your ability to workout happens to be your own. We speak with Dr. Jasmin Hutchinson, the Director for Sport and Exercise Psychology at Springfield College in Massachusetts. As she tells us, knowing what right for us truly is personal and that your own playlist is most likely always going to be the best. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it onApple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we’ve been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award as Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together! Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests:Alan Crosshttp://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/Twitter: @alancross Dr. Jasmin Hutchinsonhttps://springfield.edu/directory/jasmin-hutchinsonTwitter: @DrJazzBop   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you know there are over 2,500 genres of music? Most of them have evolved over only the last fifty years. The rise in diversity stems from two major factors, technology and societal change. On this week’s <a href="https://globalnews.ca/author/super-awesome-science-show/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Awesome Science Show</a>, we’re going to explore this golden moment in music history with one of Canada’s most notable experts on the topic. He’s <a href="https://globalnews.ca/author/alan-cross/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Cross</a>, the host of <a href="https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/126/ongoing-history-of-new-music/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Ongoing History of New Music</a>. We first explore the technology side by looking back at the moments that changed music forever. There have been several from the invention of the electric guitar to the synthesizer to the concept of multi-track mixing. Through all of this, Alan relates some of his own memories and moments he’s witnessed over the decades. Then we get into the evolution of music and society. Music has been thought to be the spark of everything from the fall of the Soviet Union to the end of apartheid in South Africa to the LA Riots of 1992. Alan discusses some of the more personal aspects of society and music and how the notes and lyrics can bring people together not just for a cause, but also for the simple joy of being together. In our SASS Class, we learn that the best choice of music to improve your ability to workout happens to be your own. We speak with Dr. Jasmin Hutchinson, the Director for Sport and Exercise Psychology at Springfield College in Massachusetts. As she tells us, knowing what right for us truly is personal and that your own playlist is most likely always going to be the best. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/super-awesome-science-show-sass/id1441016618?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we’ve been nominated for a <a href="https://awards.podcamptoronto.com/vote/?id=scientific" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Canadian Podcast Award as Outstanding Science and Medicine Series</a>. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together! Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: Alan Cross <a href="http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/</a> Twitter: @alancross Dr. Jasmin Hutchinson <a href="https://springfield.edu/directory/jasmin-hutchinson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://springfield.edu/directory/jasmin-hutchinson</a> Twitter: @DrJazzBop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Evolving Rhythms

Climate change is real and is becoming more accepted by the day. But there continues to be debate about whether we are contributing to the problem or are just innocent bystanders in the process. While the arguments may appear to be heated between the two sides, a recent declaration may help to lower the volume. In a rather unprecedented move, the Vatican held a conference last year where they declared climate change to be caused in part by humans. They also called for action to reduce our effect on the planet. On this week’s episode of The Super Awesome Science Show, we are given a guest pass into this rather unexpected event with Dr. Lise Van Susteren, a Psychiatrist who specializes in climate change and psychological health. We find out what it was like to be in the room and how a centuries-old rift between science and religion was mended, at least for this topic.   We also explore with Dr. Van Susteren a relatively unknown consequence of climate change for which she is an expert:  mental health. We discuss how disasters and other threats can lead to worry, panic, and even depression. In our SASS Class, we take a look at different but maybe even more troubling effect of climate change. I talk with Dr. Nathan Mueller of the University of California, Irvine, who has recently published a report saying that global warming could threaten our beer supply. He also discusses whether we should prepare for the worst by stocking up. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, tell us what you think and please tell a friend about the show. Twitter: @JATetro Email: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests: Dr. Lise (Lisa) Van Susteren, PsychiatristDr. Nathan Mueller, Assistant Professor at University of California, Irvine.Twitter: @muellern Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Climate change is real and is becoming more accepted by the day. But there continues to be debate about whether we are contributing to the problem or are just innocent bystanders in the process. While the arguments may appear to be heated between the two sides, a recent declaration may help to lower the volume. In a rather unprecedented move, the Vatican held a conference last year where they declared climate change to be caused in part by humans. They also called for action to reduce our effect on the planet. On this week’s episode of The Super Awesome Science Show, we are given a guest pass into this rather unexpected event with Dr. Lise Van Susteren, a Psychiatrist who specializes in climate change and psychological health. We find out what it was like to be in the room and how a centuries-old rift between science and religion was mended, at least for this topic.   We also explore with Dr. Van Susteren a relatively unknown consequence of climate change for which she is an expert:  mental health. We discuss how disasters and other threats can lead to worry, panic, and even depression. In our SASS Class, we take a look at different but maybe even more troubling effect of climate change. I talk with Dr. Nathan Mueller of the University of California, Irvine, who has recently published a report saying that global warming could threaten our beer supply. He also discusses whether we should prepare for the worst by stocking up. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, tell us what you think and please tell a friend about the show. Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: Dr. Lise (Lisa) Van Susteren, Psychiatrist Dr. Nathan Mueller, Assistant Professor at University of California, Irvine. Twitter: @muellern Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Credence in Climate Change

Have you ever seen strange lights in the sky? How about odd shaped vessels floating around in the air. If you have and cannot explain its nature, you have seen an unidentified flying object, better known as a UFO. On this week’s show, we’re going to venture into the world that’s working to figure out what these mysterious craft happen to be. It’s known as Ufology.     Out guest for the entire episode is Ryan Sprague. He’s one of the prominent members of this community and has shared his views in a variety of ways from written articles, interviews with news outlets, his podcast, Somewhere in the Skies, and his latest project, the television program, Roswell: Mysteries Decoded, which appeared on CW’s streaming network, CW Seed. We first learn about the nature of ufology including most importantly, what it’s not. While there are several stereotypes, the true goal of ufology is to find answers to questions we simply do not yet know about the crafts themselves, whether alien or human made. We hear about the work that is being performed and some of the advancements in the field that have opened the door to even greater interest. We continue the discussion to explore how ufology is performed and shared with the community. As one of the most prolific members of the community, we learn about his passion for discovery and how he tries to ensure his work is both accurate and also compelling. We hear about the detractors, for which there are many, and about the scientific staple, the conference. In our SASS Class, we explore the phenomenon known as Alienstock. First conceived as an invasion of the infamous Area 51, where apparently extraterrestrial life and technology are housed, it has become an opportunity for anyone who has an interest in UFOs and of course aliens to find a like-minded community.  If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we won the Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!  Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.com  Guests: Ryan SpragueWeb: https://www.somewhereintheskies.com/about.html Twitter: @ryansprague51 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever seen strange lights in the sky? How about odd shaped vessels floating around in the air. If you have and cannot explain its nature, you have seen an unidentified flying object, better known as a UFO. On this week’s show, we’re going to venture into the world that’s working to figure out what these mysterious craft happen to be. It’s known as Ufology.     Out guest for the entire episode is Ryan Sprague. He’s one of the prominent members of this community and has shared his views in a variety of ways from written articles, interviews with news outlets, his podcast, Somewhere in the Skies, and his latest project, the television program, Roswell: Mysteries Decoded, which appeared on CW’s streaming network, CW Seed. We first learn about the nature of ufology including most importantly, what it’s not. While there are several stereotypes, the true goal of ufology is to find answers to questions we simply do not yet know about the crafts themselves, whether alien or human made. We hear about the work that is being performed and some of the advancements in the field that have opened the door to even greater interest. We continue the discussion to explore how ufology is performed and shared with the community. As one of the most prolific members of the community, we learn about his passion for discovery and how he tries to ensure his work is both accurate and also compelling. We hear about the detractors, for which there are many, and about the scientific staple, the conference. In our SASS Class, we explore the phenomenon known as Alienstock. First conceived as an invasion of the infamous Area 51, where apparently extraterrestrial life and technology are housed, it has become an opportunity for anyone who has an interest in UFOs and of course aliens to find a like-minded community.  If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we won the Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!  Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: Ryan Sprague Web: <a href="https://www.somewhereintheskies.com/about.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.somewhereintheskies.com/about.html</a> Twitter: @ryansprague51 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

UFOlogy

Every night, close to five million people spend the night away from home in accommodations, like hotels. With a number that large, there’s bound to be problems. Most of the time, they are easy to solve. On this week's Super Awesome Science Show, we’re going to look how a hotel stay may be a bane rather than a place for comfort.   We first talk with John Catucci. He’s best known hosting Food Network Canada's You Gotta Eat Here! and his most recent series, Big Food Bucket List. He’s travelled all over the world and has a few tales to recount ranging from the gross to the supernatural.   Our next guest provides us with some clues as to why we may feel we’re getting a great place based on the reviews only to be welcomed by a horror show. He’s Christopher Harris and he is an Assistant Professor at the University of Northern Colorado. He’s been researching hotel reviews and has attempted to figure out how to identify those that are fake. He also has been a hotel owner and shares some of his own horror stories from the other side of the front desk. In our SASS Class, we’re going to explore how the realm of food safety may be able to help ensure our hotels are clean and safe from contamination. Our guest teacher is Barbara Almanza and she is a professor at Purdue University. She has explored how keeping our food safe may be useful as a guide to hotel owners to quell the fears of contamination.   If you enjoy the Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts, and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we’ve won a Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. We have been changing the way the world sees science, and it is definitely for the better. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!  Contact: Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests: John Catucci Twitter: @johncatucciWeb: https://www.foodnetwork.ca/shows/big-food-bucket-list/blog/john-catucci-is-back-with-big-food-bucket-list/ Christopher HarrisWeb: https://www.unco.edu/nhs/mathematical-sciences/faculty/harris.aspx Barbara AlmanzaWeb: https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/htm/directory/faculty/almanza_barbara.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every night, close to five million people spend the night away from home in accommodations, like hotels. With a number that large, there’s bound to be problems. Most of the time, they are easy to solve. On this week's <a href="https://globalnews.ca/author/super-awesome-science-show/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Awesome Science Show</a>, we’re going to look how a hotel stay may be a bane rather than a place for comfort.   We first talk with <a href="https://globalnews.ca/tag/john-catucci/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Catucci</a>. He’s best known hosting Food Network Canada's <a href="https://www.foodnetwork.ca/shows/you-gotta-eat-here/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You Gotta Eat Here!</a> and his most recent series, <a href="https://www.foodnetwork.ca/shows/big-food-bucket-list/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Big Food Bucket List</a>. He’s travelled all over the world and has a few tales to recount ranging from the gross to the supernatural.   Our next guest provides us with some clues as to why we may feel we’re getting a great place based on the reviews only to be welcomed by a horror show. He’s Christopher Harris and he is an Assistant Professor at the University of Northern Colorado. He’s been researching hotel reviews and has attempted to figure out how to identify those that are fake. He also has been a hotel owner and shares some of his own horror stories from the other side of the front desk. In our SASS Class, we’re going to explore how the realm of food safety may be able to help ensure our hotels are clean and safe from contamination. Our guest teacher is Barbara Almanza and she is a professor at Purdue University. She has explored how keeping our food safe may be useful as a guide to hotel owners to quell the fears of contamination.   If you enjoy <a href="https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/321/super-awesome-science-show-sass/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Super Awesome Science Show</a>, please take a minute to rate it on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/super-awesome-science-show-sass/id1441016618?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we’ve won a Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. We have been changing the way the world sees science, and it is definitely for the better. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!  Contact: Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: John Catucci Twitter: @johncatucci Web: <a href="https://www.foodnetwork.ca/shows/big-food-bucket-list/blog/john-catucci-is-back-with-big-food-bucket-list/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.foodnetwork.ca/shows/big-food-bucket-list/blog/john-catucci-is-back-with-big-food-bucket-list/</a> Christopher Harris Web: <a href="https://www.unco.edu/nhs/mathematical-sciences/faculty/harris.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.unco.edu/nhs/mathematical-sciences/faculty/harris.aspx</a> Barbara Almanza Web: <a href="https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/htm/directory/faculty/almanza_barbara.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/htm/directory/faculty/almanza_barbara.html</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Hotel Horrors

How many times to you check your armpits a day? It’s a common practice for most because in our society, no one wants to have wetness or odour. On this week’s show, we’re going to explore the nature of those two traits and how those deodorants and anti-perspirants make be changing the way we smell.   Our first guest is Jessica Gaby. She is postdoctoral scientist at Penn State University, and she has been studying the smell that emits from under our arms. But her research isn’t on chemistry, it’s all about psychology. Our underarms can tell quite a bit about us and provide social cues to others in ways we may not expect, including potentially, finding romance.  Our next guest explores the other issue we fear, wetness. He is Youwen Zhou and he has been studying a condition known as hyperhidrosis, which means too much sweating. We learn of its causes and how it can be treated using a rather unconventional method used mainly for combatting wrinkles, botox.   In our SASS Class, we’re going to learn about the effect deodorants and anti-perspirants have on our odour. Our guest teacher is Julie Horvath and she is the Head of the Genomics &amp; Microbiology Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. While there is an effect on our skin, we find out that the changes to our skin microbes may lead us to smell different.     Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests: Jessica Gaby Youwen ZhouWeb: http://www.skincarecentre.ca/about_us/doctors/youwen_zhou.htm Julie HorvathWeb: https://naturalsciences.org/staff/julie-horvath Twitter: @NRCjulie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How many times to you check your armpits a day? It’s a common practice for most because in our society, no one wants to have wetness or odour. On this week’s show, we’re going to explore the nature of those two traits and how those deodorants and anti-perspirants make be changing the way we smell.   Our first guest is Jessica Gaby. She is postdoctoral scientist at Penn State University, and she has been studying the smell that emits from under our arms. But her research isn’t on chemistry, it’s all about psychology. Our underarms can tell quite a bit about us and provide social cues to others in ways we may not expect, including potentially, finding romance.  Our next guest explores the other issue we fear, wetness. He is Youwen Zhou and he has been studying a condition known as hyperhidrosis, which means too much sweating. We learn of its causes and how it can be treated using a rather unconventional method used mainly for combatting wrinkles, botox.   In our SASS Class, we’re going to learn about the effect deodorants and anti-perspirants have on our odour. Our guest teacher is Julie Horvath and she is the Head of the Genomics &amp; Microbiology Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. While there is an effect on our skin, we find out that the changes to our skin microbes may lead us to smell different.     Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: Jessica Gaby Youwen Zhou Web: <a href="http://www.skincarecentre.ca/about_us/doctors/youwen_zhou.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.skincarecentre.ca/about_us/doctors/youwen_zhou.htm</a> Julie Horvath Web: <a href="https://naturalsciences.org/staff/julie-horvath" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://naturalsciences.org/staff/julie-horvath</a> Twitter: @NRCjulie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

This Episode is the (arm)Pits!

Mother’s Day is approaching and today, we’re going to look at some of the science that makes mothers who they are and how we can support them every day of the year. We start off the show with one of Canada’s best-known personalities, Sangita Patel. She’s a Senior Entertainment Reporter for Entertainment Tonight Canada and the newest Canadian spokesperson for Cover Girl. She’s also a mother to two amazing daughters. We discuss the challenges of having a successful career in television and her life as a mom and how mothers everywhere can learn to find a balance. We then talk with Liisa Galea of the University of British Columbia. She studies the neuroscience of motherhood and reveals to us that the concept of baby brain is real. But don’t let that fool you into thinking you can get away with antics. As Liisa explains, as the kids grow up, the maternal brain get sharper and even better at memory. Our next guest explores the psychology of motherhood and the need for support throughout her life. She is Suniya Luthar and she explains that being a mother is a significant challenge, even if you are not trying to balance work and home life. Having the right support can make the difference between a mother who is happy and one who is subject to depression. In our SASS class, we’re going to explore a tactic almost every mother uses on her kids:  the guilt trip. We talk with Wendy Rote at the University of South Florida and learn that using guilt may indeed be a great way to raise fantastic kids. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we’ve been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award as Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!   Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests: Sangita Patelhttp://thisissangitapatel.com/Twitter: @sangita_patel Liisa GaleaProfessor, Department of Psychology, UBChttps://galealab.psych.ubc.ca/liisa-galea/ Twitter: @liisagalea Suniya LutharFoundation Professor of Psychology at Arizona State Universityhttp://www.suniyaluthar.org/  Wendy RoteAssistant Professor, University of South Florida St. Petersburghttps://www.usfsp.edu/psychology/portfolio-item/rote-wendy/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mother’s Day is approaching and today, we’re going to look at some of the science that makes mothers who they are and how we can support them every day of the year. We start off the show with one of Canada’s best-known personalities, Sangita Patel. She’s a Senior Entertainment Reporter for Entertainment Tonight Canada and the newest Canadian spokesperson for Cover Girl. She’s also a mother to two amazing daughters. We discuss the challenges of having a successful career in television and her life as a mom and how mothers everywhere can learn to find a balance. We then talk with Liisa Galea of the University of British Columbia. She studies the neuroscience of motherhood and reveals to us that the concept of baby brain is real. But don’t let that fool you into thinking you can get away with antics. As Liisa explains, as the kids grow up, the maternal brain get sharper and even better at memory. Our next guest explores the psychology of motherhood and the need for support throughout her life. She is Suniya Luthar and she explains that being a mother is a significant challenge, even if you are not trying to balance work and home life. Having the right support can make the difference between a mother who is happy and one who is subject to depression. In our SASS class, we’re going to explore a tactic almost every mother uses on her kids:  the guilt trip. We talk with Wendy Rote at the University of South Florida and learn that using guilt may indeed be a great way to raise fantastic kids. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we’ve been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award as Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!   Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: Sangita Patel <a href="http://thisissangitapatel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thisissangitapatel.com/</a> Twitter: @sangita_patel Liisa Galea Professor, Department of Psychology, UBC <a href="https://galealab.psych.ubc.ca/liisa-galea/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://galealab.psych.ubc.ca/liisa-galea/</a> Twitter: @liisagalea Suniya Luthar Foundation Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University <a href="http://www.suniyaluthar.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.suniyaluthar.org/</a> Wendy Rote Assistant Professor, University of South Florida St. Petersburg <a href="https://www.usfsp.edu/psychology/portfolio-item/rote-wendy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.usfsp.edu/psychology/portfolio-item/rote-wendy/</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Science of Moms

This week, we’re going to look at one of the most revolutionary ideas to improve our planet. It’s called the zero emission vehicle – better known as ZEV – and it may be able to reduce our contribution to air pollution and possibly climate change. Most people may know the name Tesla, which is one of the first truly zero emission vehicles on the market. It runs on batteries like many others that are in the pipeline. But there are other types that exist including an engine that runs on hydrogen. Our first guest takes us on a guided tour of the hydrogen engine and why it may represent the real future of ZEVs. His name is Xianguo Li and he is a Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Professor at the University of Waterloo. While ZEVs may seem like an excellent purchase, the reality is that there isn’t much of a demand for them. However, when people are asked about their perception of these vehicles, they are quite high. This is known as latent demand and our next guest reveals to us how we may be able to turn that interest into actual sales. She is Zoe Long and she is the Research Manager for the Sustainable Transport Action Research Team at Simon Fraser University. In our SASS Class, we learn about how governments and people who like ZEVs can improve sales. Our guest teacher is Scott Hardman and he is a professional researcher in the Plug-in Hybrid &amp; Electric Vehicle Research Center, in the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California Davis. We learn about the different types of government incentives that exist and which country happens to have the greatest success in getting people to adopt ZEVs. We also find out that governments can only do so much and that word of mouth may still be the best way to increase purchases. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we won the Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!  Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests:  XianGuo Li Web: https://uwaterloo.ca/mechanical-mechatronics-engineering/profile/x6li  Zoe Long Web: https://sustainabletransport.ca/our-team/  Scott Hardman Web: https://its.ucdavis.edu/people/scott-hardman/ Twitter: @scottiehardman  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we’re going to look at one of the most revolutionary ideas to improve our planet. It’s called the zero emission vehicle – better known as ZEV – and it may be able to reduce our contribution to air pollution and possibly climate change. Most people may know the name Tesla, which is one of the first truly zero emission vehicles on the market. It runs on batteries like many others that are in the pipeline. But there are other types that exist including an engine that runs on hydrogen. Our first guest takes us on a guided tour of the hydrogen engine and why it may represent the real future of ZEVs. His name is Xianguo Li and he is a Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Professor at the University of Waterloo. While ZEVs may seem like an excellent purchase, the reality is that there isn’t much of a demand for them. However, when people are asked about their perception of these vehicles, they are quite high. This is known as latent demand and our next guest reveals to us how we may be able to turn that interest into actual sales. She is Zoe Long and she is the Research Manager for the Sustainable Transport Action Research Team at Simon Fraser University. In our SASS Class, we learn about how governments and people who like ZEVs can improve sales. Our guest teacher is Scott Hardman and he is a professional researcher in the Plug-in Hybrid &amp; Electric Vehicle Research Center, in the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California Davis. We learn about the different types of government incentives that exist and which country happens to have the greatest success in getting people to adopt ZEVs. We also find out that governments can only do so much and that word of mouth may still be the best way to increase purchases. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we won the Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!  Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: <ul> <li>XianGuo Li Web: <a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/mechanical-mechatronics-engineering/profile/x6li" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://uwaterloo.ca/mechanical-mechatronics-engineering/profile/x6li</a> </li> <li>Zoe Long Web: <a href="https://sustainabletransport.ca/our-team/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sustainabletransport.ca/our-team/</a> </li> <li>Scott Hardman Web: <a href="https://its.ucdavis.edu/people/scott-hardman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://its.ucdavis.edu/people/scott-hardman/ </a>Twitter: @scottiehardman</li> </ul> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Rise of Zero Emission Vehicles

A decade ago, no one knew what mindfulness was other than a trait you were taught by your parents when it comes to others. But this traditional practice of self-improvement has gained significant attention in the medical community as it appears to help reduce anxiety. On this week’s show, we’re going to venture into the other benefits of mindfulness that may lead you to add this technique to your lifestyle.  Our first guest is Adele Diamond. She is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of British Columbia and has been listed as one the 15 most influential neuroscientists alive today. Her work has explored the effects of mindfulness on something we all use but know very little about. It’s called executive function and it is the basis of everything you do during the day. We hear about how mindfulness can help executive function although perhaps not in the way most people think. Instead of sitting or lying in one place, the research has suggested that we need to be moving in order to get the best results. We continue the conversation to learn more about how to achieve the best returns from mindfulness. It turns out that you’re better off doing something you love. There’s also another trick to success. It may be better to immerse yourself in whatever you are doing than trying to master individual activities.     In our SASS Class, we move from the head to the heart as we talk with our guest teacher, John Durocher, an associate professor in biological sciences at Michigan Technological University. His research has shown that a single session of mindfulness can benefit the cardiovascular system. It can also spur people to try it more often and make it a part of their routine…including his.  If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we won the Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!  Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests: Adele DiamondWeb: http://www.devcogneuro.com/AdeleDiamond.html Twitter: @DrAdeleDiamond John DurocherWeb: https://www.mtu.edu/biological/people-groups/faculty-staff/faculty/durocher/ Twitter: @Dr_Durocher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A decade ago, no one knew what mindfulness was other than a trait you were taught by your parents when it comes to others. But this traditional practice of self-improvement has gained significant attention in the medical community as it appears to help reduce anxiety. On this week’s show, we’re going to venture into the other benefits of mindfulness that may lead you to add this technique to your lifestyle.  Our first guest is Adele Diamond. She is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of British Columbia and has been listed as one the 15 most influential neuroscientists alive today. Her work has explored the effects of mindfulness on something we all use but know very little about. It’s called executive function and it is the basis of everything you do during the day. We hear about how mindfulness can help executive function although perhaps not in the way most people think. Instead of sitting or lying in one place, the research has suggested that we need to be moving in order to get the best results. We continue the conversation to learn more about how to achieve the best returns from mindfulness. It turns out that you’re better off doing something you love. There’s also another trick to success. It may be better to immerse yourself in whatever you are doing than trying to master individual activities.     In our SASS Class, we move from the head to the heart as we talk with our guest teacher, John Durocher, an associate professor in biological sciences at Michigan Technological University. His research has shown that a single session of mindfulness can benefit the cardiovascular system. It can also spur people to try it more often and make it a part of their routine…including his.  If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we won the Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!  Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: Adele Diamond Web: <a href="http://www.devcogneuro.com/AdeleDiamond.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.devcogneuro.com/AdeleDiamond.html</a> Twitter: @DrAdeleDiamond John Durocher Web: <a href="https://www.mtu.edu/biological/people-groups/faculty-staff/faculty/durocher/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mtu.edu/biological/people-groups/faculty-staff/faculty/durocher/</a> Twitter: @Dr_Durocher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Merits of Mindfulness

As we get ready for the holidays we thought we would share with you this episode about the smells of the Holiday Season in case you missed it in the hustle and bustle of the most wonderful time of the year. On this week’s episode of the Super Awesome Science Show, we stick our noses into the science of smelling, scientifically known as olfaction, and find out how certain scents can draw out attention, bring back memories, and even affect our buying behaviour. We first talk with Dr. Leslie Cameron at Carthage College. She’s been studying how we detect and recognize odours throughout life and how we can equate some aromas with the festive season. Next we hear from renowned smellosopher, Dr. Ann-Sophie Barwich at Indiana University Bloomington. She’s examining how certain odours can be autobiographical in nature leading us to open up memories of times of past Holidays and other moment long gone by. In our SASS Class, we speak with Dr. Jenny Lin at California State University Monterey Bay. She’s researching how the sense of smell affects our brains through what is known as event-related potential. As she tells us, the right combination of odours may prompt us to stick around in a store and inevitably buy more.  If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, tell us what you think and please tell a friend about the show. Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests:Dr. Leslie Cameron, Carthage CollegeWebsite: https://www.carthage.edu/live/profiles/261-leslie-cameron Dr. Ann-Sophie Barwich, Indiana University BloomingtonTwitter: @smellosopherWebsite: http://www.smellosophy.com/ Dr. Jenny Lin, California State University Monterey BayWebsite: https://csumb.edu/directory/people/jenny-lin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we get ready for the holidays we thought we would share with you this episode about the smells of the Holiday Season in case you missed it in the hustle and bustle of the most wonderful time of the year. On this week’s episode of the Super Awesome Science Show, we stick our noses into the science of smelling, scientifically known as olfaction, and find out how certain scents can draw out attention, bring back memories, and even affect our buying behaviour. We first talk with Dr. Leslie Cameron at Carthage College. She’s been studying how we detect and recognize odours throughout life and how we can equate some aromas with the festive season. Next we hear from renowned smellosopher, Dr. Ann-Sophie Barwich at Indiana University Bloomington. She’s examining how certain odours can be autobiographical in nature leading us to open up memories of times of past Holidays and other moment long gone by. In our SASS Class, we speak with Dr. Jenny Lin at California State University Monterey Bay. She’s researching how the sense of smell affects our brains through what is known as event-related potential. As she tells us, the right combination of odours may prompt us to stick around in a store and inevitably buy more.  If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, tell us what you think and please tell a friend about the show. Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: Dr. Leslie Cameron, Carthage College Website: <a href="https://www.carthage.edu/live/profiles/261-leslie-cameron" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.carthage.edu/live/profiles/261-leslie-cameron</a> Dr. Ann-Sophie Barwich, Indiana University Bloomington Twitter: @smellosopher Website: <a href="http://www.smellosophy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.smellosophy.com/</a> Dr. Jenny Lin, California State University Monterey Bay Website: <a href="https://csumb.edu/directory/people/jenny-lin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://csumb.edu/directory/people/jenny-lin</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Smells of the Season

Cancer continues to be one of our greatest health concerns. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, nearly 1 in 2 Canadians will develop one form of cancer in their lifetimes. But treatments are getting better and more lives are being saved thanks to new treatments. On this week’s show, we’re going to take a closer look at three new strategies that may soon lead to cures and also vaccines. Our first guest is one of Canada’s premier cancer researchers, John Bell at the Ottawa Hopsital Research Institute. He has been working on ways to combat cancer for decades and his work is showing promise in clinical trials. But rather than chemotherapy or radiation, his approach is to use viruses and our own immune system. We first talk about the use of viruses to destroy cancer. Viruses are known to kill human cells and Bell has been programming certain types to target cancer cells while leaving our healthy cells alone. We explore how this is performed in the lab and how the process works in the human body. We also explore how viruses may one day be used as a vaccine to alert the immune system that something has gone wrong. We then discuss how cancer the immune system can also be used to improve the fight against cancer. Usually, cancers can avoid being detected by our immunity and grow without any worry for attack. Bell had found ways to develop immune cells that specifically look for tumours and kill them. They are known as Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cells, or CAR-T cells. This approach has been effective at tackling leukemia and research is showing we may be able to battle other cancers as well. As for making a vaccine, Bell suggests that we may be able to use these CAR-T cells as a means to train the immune system to identify cancers when they start and destroy them before they can cause harm. In our SASS Class, we look at an upcoming treatment that unfortunately is surrounded by hype. The use of stem cells. Our guest teacher is Riam Shamaa, who has been studying the effect of stem cells on various diseases including cancer. We explore how stem cells can be used to fight the disease and also why we are not yet at a stage when people should put their trust in this approach. It may be useful in the future but for the moment, you shouldn’t believe the hype. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we won the Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!  Twitter: @JATetroEmail: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests: John BellWeb: http://www.ohri.ca/profile/jbellRiam ShammaaWeb: www.Intellistemtech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cancer continues to be one of our greatest health concerns. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, nearly 1 in 2 Canadians will develop one form of cancer in their lifetimes. But treatments are getting better and more lives are being saved thanks to new treatments. On this week’s show, we’re going to take a closer look at three new strategies that may soon lead to cures and also vaccines. Our first guest is one of Canada’s premier cancer researchers, John Bell at the Ottawa Hopsital Research Institute. He has been working on ways to combat cancer for decades and his work is showing promise in clinical trials. But rather than chemotherapy or radiation, his approach is to use viruses and our own immune system. We first talk about the use of viruses to destroy cancer. Viruses are known to kill human cells and Bell has been programming certain types to target cancer cells while leaving our healthy cells alone. We explore how this is performed in the lab and how the process works in the human body. We also explore how viruses may one day be used as a vaccine to alert the immune system that something has gone wrong. We then discuss how cancer the immune system can also be used to improve the fight against cancer. Usually, cancers can avoid being detected by our immunity and grow without any worry for attack. Bell had found ways to develop immune cells that specifically look for tumours and kill them. They are known as Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cells, or CAR-T cells. This approach has been effective at tackling leukemia and research is showing we may be able to battle other cancers as well. As for making a vaccine, Bell suggests that we may be able to use these CAR-T cells as a means to train the immune system to identify cancers when they start and destroy them before they can cause harm. In our SASS Class, we look at an upcoming treatment that unfortunately is surrounded by hype. The use of stem cells. Our guest teacher is Riam Shamaa, who has been studying the effect of stem cells on various diseases including cancer. We explore how stem cells can be used to fight the disease and also why we are not yet at a stage when people should put their trust in this approach. It may be useful in the future but for the moment, you shouldn’t believe the hype. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we won the Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!  Twitter: @JATetro Email: <a href="mailto:thegermguy@gmail.com">thegermguy@gmail.com</a> Guests: John Bell Web: <a href="http://www.ohri.ca/profile/jbell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ohri.ca/profile/jbell</a> Riam Shammaa Web: <a href="http://www.Intellistemtech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.Intellistemtech.com</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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