Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLutrinology (OTTERS) Encore with Chris J. Law
Episode 466
YOU’RE NOT READY. But it’s time. Otters. Sea otters. River otters. Big beefy otters. Tiny otters. Giant river otters. Otters chasing you down the street. Dr. Chris J. Law, a professional Lutrinologis…
Published on 8 hours ago
Trolleyology (MORAL DILEMMAS + THE TROLLEY PROBLEM) with Joshua Greene
Episode 465
Train tracks. Split decisions. And a philosophy humdinger worth debating. Dr. Joshua Greene is a Harvard Psychology professor, neuroscientist, and *actual* Trolleyologist. The moral humdinger that ha…
Published on 1 week ago
Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 2 with Dr. Kim Wood & Matt Lanza
Episode 464
The info storm continues! Part 1 covered the anatomy of a cyclonic storm, the bizarre histories behind the category system, and where hurricanes come from, but this week’s conclusion with Matt Lanza …
Published on 2 weeks ago
Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 1 with Matt Lanza & Dr. Kim Wood
Episode 463
Hurricanes. Typhoons. Cyclones. Tropical storms. Tropical depressions. What does it all MEAAAN? Let’s dive in. Career meteorologists Dr. Kim Wood of the University of Arizona and Space City Weather’s…
Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Bonus Episode: Optical Technology (HISTORY OF EYEGLASSES + MODERN DAY VISION)
Episode 462
When were glasses invented? What happened back then if your horse stepped on them? How is the digital age changing adults’ and kids’ vision? The first half of this special bonus episode about Optical…
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Literary Olfactology (THE POLITICS OF SMELL) with Ally Louks
Episode 461
Smell and culture. Scent descriptions in novels. Fragrances and class. Stink and stigmas. We cover it all. Scholar, author, and Literary Olfactologist Dr. Ally Louks burst into the zeitgeist in 2024 …
Published on 4 weeks ago
Bonus Episode: The OCD Experience with Neurobiologist Uma Chatterjee
Episode 460
This one’s all about lived experience: What's it like to have OCD? What’s the therapy all about? How do you support people with it? And how to accept the darkest thoughts that might haunt you. As a b…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Obsessive-Compulsive Neurobiology (OCD) with Wayne Goodman
Episode 459
Ruminations and reassurances. Checking and counting. Suffering and stigmas. It’s OCD, babes! OCD is now considered one of the most common psychiatric conditions, afflicting 2% to 3% of the general po…
Published on 1 month ago
Fromology (CHEESE) Part 2 with Kyra James
Episode 458
We’re back with molten hot cheese trivia in Part 2 with Fromologist Kyra James of OwnYourFunk.com. Part 1 covered the foundations and this week we address your listener questions about cows on boats,…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Fromology (CHEESE) Part 1 with Kyra James
Episode 457
Soft. Hard. Fresh. Aged. Stinky. Illegal. Let’s talk cheese with Certified Cheese Professional (CCP) and Fromologist, Kyra James. We chat about proprietary bacterial slurries, basement caves, cheese …
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago