Ep. 53 Bacteria's Weapons of War Part 1
Hey folks! Somewhat short episode this week! We originally intended to release the complete episode, but we've divided it in two because we're dealing with a little bit of pandemic stuff but want to k...
20 Jul 202023min
Ep. 52 What Even Are Clinical Trials?
Hi Everyone, it is still pandemic and you should still stay safe out there. This week Sean and Nathan discuss clinical trials! You might be hearing a lot about clinical trials in the news (especially ...
13 Jul 20201h 7min
Ep. 51.5 Racism and IQ
Hi Everyone, hope you are all staying safe during this pandemic. This is the second half of our final episode of this racism series -- we talked so much about racist experiments in episode 51 that we ...
10 Jul 202037min
Ep. 51 Racist Experiments
Hi Everyone, hope you are all staying safe during this pandemic. We are continuing our series on the long intertwining history of race, racism, and science. In this episode, the third of four*, we dis...
6 Jul 202053min
Ep. 50 Eugenics and Human Genetics
Hi Everyone, hope you are all staying safe during this pandemic. For our 50th full episode, we are continuing our series on the long intertwining history of race, racism, and science. In this episode,...
29 Jun 20201h 9min
Ep. 49 Racism in Science
Hi Everyone, hope you are all staying safe during this pandemic. The murder of Black people like Breonna Taylor and George Floyd has led to a lot of discussion here at Petri Dish about what we could d...
22 Jun 202052min
Ep. 48 Sun and Skin
On this, the final skin episode of our four-part (!) series, Sean and Nathan speak again with skin scientist Matilde Miranda about skin aging and the affect sunlight has on your skin! Learn about what...
15 Jun 202053min
Ep. 47 Science of Trippin' Balls
This week Nathan and Sean talk about psychedelic drugs, specifically classical psychedelics like psilocybin and LSD. How do they work? What do they actually do to your brain? Can they be repurposed fo...
8 Jun 202049min
