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What's the matter with antimatter? Does it really matter? In this episode, Beth highlights the important milestones that brought about the current understanding of antimatter, and some cutting edge science that may just turn you upside-down¡¡¡
How do biologists search for life on other planets? It turns out they don't even have to leave our ocean floor! This week Sienna interviewed Dr. Nagissa Mahmoudi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at McGill to
The PhD3(to be!) are BACK and Alastair is kicking off the second season with a deep dive into his favourite chemical: oxidane! Corrosive, toxic, and hazardous to human health, this polar solvent has many industrial uses....but why does Alastair
In this week's episode, Sienna and Amr get into the nitty gritty details of publishing in today's modern peer review system. We discuss many of the problems that come with this traditional system, the exciting new solutions researchers' have co
In Alastair’s final episode of this season, he describes what the heck he actually DID for his PhD; including soil contamination, bioaccessibility, and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry!https://linktr.ee/notyetadrEdited by: Sienn
Looking to the future of therapeutics, the PhD 3 take a deep dive into gene replace therapy. Amr walks us through how scientists have developed novel means for the delivery of new functional genes into patients with rare diseases caused by muta
In today's episode, a couple of fun guys talk about fungi! Learn all about how fungi play Catan, trade on the carbon marketplace, infect ants, and alter brain connectivity as Sienna leads us through the weird and wonderful world of these creatu
In a future where blood is currency and humans are born only if their DNA makes them genetically superior. Our inferior protagonist attempts to make his way to space, fighting the last -ism left... Genoism. https://linktr.ee/notyetadrEdite
What makes foods spicy, and what's the science behind the small organic molecule responsible? More importunely, How can we beat the heat!? This week Alastair shares the chemistry, research, and even a fun science experiment using capsaicin!h
Guy Fieri isn't the only one going to flavour town! In this episode, Sienna teaches us about how taste is made up and how our tongues (and brains) discern sweet from sour. By the end, you're going to be hankering for some mock apple pie! htt
What the heck even IS blue raspberry? Is it even a berry? Are they that electric shade of blue? This week, Alastair shares with Sienna and Amr the chemistry and history of this unique flavour and colour combination.https://linktr.ee/notyetad
A remarkable study published this past week about using microelectrode arrays to allow a patient with locked-in syndrome to communicate. Learn with us about how scientists used neurofeedback training to optimize a software with the patient to l
This week, our new host Amr is rethinking his choices and considering wiping the slate clean. Amr teaches us about the epigenome and how it guys our cell's trajectories and fates. He also tells about how aging effects our epigenome and describe
This week Alastair shares an interesting (albeit slightly bleak) paper recently published concerning childhood lead (Pb) exposure. The authors found that HALF of the current US population were exposed to toxic levels of Pb as children, and this
This week, the Tyrannosaurus Rex is making a comeback. The T-Rex has been newly classified as really being 3 different species, T. Imperator, Rex, and Regina! We discuss a new publication from Nature Evolutionary Biology, where authors Gregory
This week, Alastair had his "ion" some interesting research that is changing the way we describe chemical bonding. From the difference between covalent and hydrogen bonds, as well as the role of electronegativity, this research is a major shift
Something big this way comes... and it is a new species of bacteria! Thiomargarita magnifica is recently identified bacteria that lives in mangrove swamps. It's remarkable for many reasons, but perhaps most notably the fact that specimens up to
Curiosity is an itch that has to be scratched, and in this episode, Sienna was itching to talk about how mosquitos decide who's going to be their victim when presented with different delicious options! Listen to the episode, and let us know if
We have descended into the realm of organic chemistry where electron orbitals wander. This week Amr walks us through a newly published article in Nature describing a new way to automate making small molecule therapeutics! In an effort to make o
Happy Valentine's Day!Kicking off Season 3, Alastair dives into the delicious and delectable science of chocolate including its snappy texture and glossy sheen. Plus, some interesting research that's making low-fat chocolate, and easily temper
Back again with another commentary on science news, but this one is a doozy! Science Magazine published an article investigating what looks like at best poor data management, and at worst....well we'll let you decide! Let's just say, the field
We're back briefly in between seasons with a new segment, This Week in Science! And this week, Sienna tells Amr and Alastair about a super exciting new paper that has made a huge impact in the field of multiple sclerosis. Listen in to find out
Enjoy another BONUS episode where Beth, Alastair, and Sienna look back on their favourite highlights from Season 2 and answer some more quizzical listener queries. What was your favourite episode from Season 2? Listen now to see if we thought s
We're back! Well...almost. In this BONUS episode Beth, Alastair, and Sienna look back on their favourite highlights from Season 1 and answer some burning listener questions. Is your favourite episode featured? Listen now to find out!https://
In the final episode of this series, Beth describes the long-awaited concept of dark matter (not to be confused with antimatter, nor dark chemistry!) with some significant (σ ≥ 5) and recent (ca. 2021) discoveries that are exciting physicists t
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