An Astronaut's Tips for COVID-19 Quarantine
APS' Chief Science Officer Dennis Brown, PhD, recently spoke to astronaut and APS member Jessica Meir, PhD, about her work on the International Space Station. As part of the interview, we asked her fo...
3 Huhti 20201min
Episode 29: Outtakes
From the cutting room floor, here are some of the outtakes about physiology that we thought were just too interesting not to use:1. Dusty Sarazan describes one way that physiological research helpe...
8 Tammi 201012min
Episode 27: When the Sense of Smell Fails
What would it be like to live without being able to detect any odors? For one thing, Thanksgiving would be much less enjoyable, perhaps disturbingly so. In this episode, we talk to Robert I. Henkin of...
12 Marras 20099min
Episode 26: Invention and Impact of Ultrasound
Dean Franklin developed the first instruments to measure blood flow and the changes in diameter of the pulsating heart in conscious animals. He also pioneered the use of radio waves to measure heart a...
7 Loka 20090s
Episode 25: EleComm
You've heard the word telecomm? In this episode, we are going to coin a new word: elecomm, shorthand for elephant communication. Caitlin O'Connell-Rodwell is a Stanford University professor and the au...
8 Syys 200919min
Episode 24: Pregnancy and Exercise
Episode 24: Pregnancy and ExerciseWhen a pregnant woman exercises, is it good for her fetus? That is the question that researchers Linda May of the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences a...
7 Elo 20099min
Episode 23: Cool Water
Three physiologists tell us why the prescription "drink when you are thirsty" is usually the best guideline for deciding when and how much to drink. We will talk to Heinz Valtin of Dartmouth Medical S...
7 Heinä 200919min
