Superstition Ain’t The Way! Old Wives’ Tales Debunked: Part 2
On this week's pod, we continued the fun of exploring the science (or lack thereof) behind some popular old wives' tales! We tackled the old adage (pun intended) that pulling out a grey hair will resu...
8 Mar 202147min
Superstition Aint The Way! Old Wives’ Tales Debunked
On this episode of the pod, we take a little break from COVID-19 to debunk some common old wives' tales related to health. Lots of listeners wrote in with many great ideas, so this will be a two-parte...
1 Mar 202143min
Not Throwin' Away My Shot: COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing and Deployment
On this week’s podcast episode, we get back to COVID-19 vaccine discussions, but with a different angle: focusing on the vaccine manufacturing, development, and deployment pipelines. We start with the...
22 Feb 202159min
Most Uses of Essential Oils Make No Frankincense
On this episode of the pod, we take a little break from COVID-19 to discuss essential oils. We kick things off with a description of essential oils, their history, and their applications. We discuss s...
15 Feb 202137min
Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes (Turn and Face the Strains): SARS-CoV-2 Mutations
On this week's episode we discuss mutations, specifically in the context of SARS-CoV-2. We set the stage by describing what a mutation is and how this random process occurs in all organisms. We discus...
8 Feb 202135min
Protecting Human Subjects in Research: Not To IRB(e) Taken Lightly
On this week's episode of the podcast, we discuss protections in place for human research subjects. To start the conversation, we discuss some infamous examples of past injustices conducted in the nam...
1 Feb 202148min
H-I-V...Not As Easy As 1-2-3: Eluding Vaccine Development for Decades
This week we answer a commonly encountered question: "why were we able to develop a COVID-19 vaccine in less than a year, but don't have a vaccine for HIV?"We begin with the population health statisti...
25 Jan 202144min
Separating pHact From pHiction: The Alkaline Diet Is Basic Nonsense
This week on the pod we discuss something we hear about all the time: the alkaline diet and alkaline water. Promised to prevent cancer and other ailments, this diet claims to be able to alter the pH o...
18 Jan 202136min
