The Double Helix
Nick and Ellie discuss the unsung heroes of DNA discovery, including Freidrich Meisner, Erwin Chargaff, and Rosalind Franklin. We also discuss the Emperor Palpatine of genetics James Watson, James Wat...
27 Mar 202140min
Lamarkian Evolution
How did giraffes get long necks? Are plants secretly communists? What does epigenetics have to do with WandaVision? Nick and Ellie ponder these questions and more in this episode on the theories of La...
13 Mar 202139min
The Science of Baking
Nick and Ellie bake cookies and talk about the chemical reactions that occur in cookies, bread, and pastries to create our favorite baked goods. This episode features the inventor of the chocolate chi...
27 Feb 202124min
Alternative Energy
Solar panels, wind turbines, nuclear power. The way humans get the energy to run our world is going to change drastically in the near future. Nick and Ellie discuss the shift away from a world powered...
13 Feb 202132min
Dinosaurs
Nick and Ellie discuss the history of the Bone Wars, as well as the importance of Jeff Goldblum in the field of paleontology and the Pluto of dinosaur species. An Everyday Dissection can be found on ...
30 Jan 202134min
John Dee the Wizard
The line between science and magic is often a matter of point of view. This week, Ellie and Nick travel back to the Elizabethan era to talk about the life of John Dee the Wizard, a geographer, mathema...
16 Jan 202127min
Viruses and Vaccines
There's a lot of information flying around about viruses and vaccines, so Nick and Ellie decided to make a one-stop shop about virus and vaccine fundamentals. Why are viruses spiky? How are vaccines m...
12 Des 20201h 4min
Dieting
Nick and Ellie discuss the history of diets and the pseudoscience that permeates the industry. An Everyday Dissection can be found on twitter @edissect, where you can learn more about our episode con...
28 Nov 202026min
