07 May 2020: Galileo and the science deniers, and physicists probe the mysterious pion
This week, a new way to study elusive subatomic particles - pions, and the story of Galileo remains relevant in a time of modern science denialism.In this episode:00:46 Probing pionsPions are incredib...
6 Maj 202022min
Coronapod: What use are contact tracing apps? And new hopes for coronavirus drug remdesivir
The Coronapod team pick through the latest news, plus we hear from the researchers making lemonade out of lockdown lemons.In this episode:01:10 Can contact-tracing apps help?Governments around the wor...
1 Maj 202032min
30 April 2020: A sniff test for consciousness, and how to cut antibiotics use — with vaccines
This week, how the ‘sniff-response’ can help clinicians determine a patient's state of consciousness, and how vaccines could help drive down antibiotic use.In this episode:00:45 Sniffing out conscious...
29 Apr 202023min
Coronapod: The race to expand antibody testing
Benjamin Thompson, Noah Baker, and Amy Maxmen discuss the role of antibody tests in controlling the pandemic, and how public-health spending could curtail an economic crisis. Also on the show, the ope...
24 Apr 202032min
23 April 2020: Denisovan DNA in modern Europeans, and the birth of an unusual celestial object
This week, evidence of ancient hominin DNA in modern human genomes, and the origin of a snowman-shaped object at the edge of the solar system.In this episode:00:45 Intermixing of ancient homininsBy co...
22 Apr 202023min
Coronapod: Troubling news
Benjamin Thompson, Noah Baker, and Amy Maxmen discuss Trump withholding funds from the WHO, and how COVID-19 kills. We also hear about controlling misinformation while communicating risk.In this episo...
17 Apr 202029min
Coronapod: An untapped resource
Benjamin Thompson, Noah Baker, and Amy Maxmen discuss the labs struggling to get involved in diagnostic testing, and should you be wearing a mask?In this episode:02:07 A drive to diagnoseMany research...
10 Apr 202030min
09 April 2020: A plastic-recycling enzyme, and supercooled molecules
This week, a new enzyme speeds up the breakdown of plastic bottles, and a method to cool molecules to a fraction above absolute zero.In this episode:01:18 A PET recycling enzymeResearchers have engine...
8 Apr 202016min
