Petri Dish

https://baxterblueglasses.pxf.io/c/2544961/1031264/11471 The AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines have been in the news recently, suspected of causing a rare blood clotting issue in a sma...

19 Huhti 202146min

Why can newts grow back part of their spine and brain while we're walking around unable to even heal a broken heart!? Even amongst us tetrapods, the ability to regenerate varies wildly! Learn how amph...

12 Huhti 202158min

Last week we talked about hydra and planarians, which you can slice and dice into little bits and all the bits will regrow into new little jabronis! But they're pretty distant from us on the evolution...

5 Huhti 202138min

How come some animals can get their tails ripped off and just grow a whole new tail, and we can't even grow back a measly little finger? I mean, there are even animals out there you can slice and dice...

29 Maalis 202140min

Last episode we discussed the basics of plasma, fusion power, and a design called the tokamak. This week we dive into some of the dark horse fusion power plant designs that are hoping to reach the pow...

22 Maalis 202148min

Fusion power has been just beyond the horizon for 60 years -- when are we going to get there?! Join us as we learn the fundamentals of how fusion power works! In this part 1, we also discuss a specifi...

15 Maalis 202152min

Coincidentally, March is Endometriosis Awareness Month! Maybe up to 10% of women ages 15-50 have endometriosis (over 170 million people worldwide), with a staggering array of potential symptoms (and a...

8 Maalis 202150min

*Special Note* This episode contains a trailer for an upcoming series of episodes on the True Crime podcast Riddle Me That -- the trailer contains mentions of pretty disturbing stuff, so we want liste...

1 Maalis 20211h 9min