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Ep 180 Food Dyes: It’s all marketing
Season 8
This episode, we aren’t asking you to taste the rainbow, but we are scrutinizing the artificial dyes that give it its color. When you’re munching on brightly colored candies or dipping a french fry i…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Special Episode: Professor Steven Mithen & The Language Puzzle
Season 8
From the earliest grunts and gestures to the complex sentences we use today to convey a multitude of concepts, language has evolved to become one of humanity’s most powerful tools. It allows us to co…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 179 Fluoride 2: Fighting tooth and nail
Season 8
In last week’s episode, we traced the history of fluoridation (and the anti-fluoridation movement) to its roots in the early 20th century, but we left you wondering whether there’s anything to back u…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 178 Fluoride 1: The real tooth fairy
Season 8
Is it just us, or does it seem like every other week there’s a new headline about some state or town banning water fluoridation? As it turns out, this has been going on for decades, basically since f…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Special Episode: Dr. Wendy Kline & Exposed
Season 8
For many of us, pelvic exams are a routine part of our healthcare. Of course, that doesn’t mean we don’t await them with some dread or anxiety; naturally, these exams evoke a wide range of emotions. …
Published on 3 months ago
Ep 177 Toxic Shock Syndrome: A shock to the system
Season 8
If you’ve ever read the little instructions pamphlet included in a box of tampons, you probably came across a paragraph calling attention to a condition called toxic shock syndrome (TSS). It describe…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Ep 176 Strychnine: The WD-40 of Victorian Medicine
Season 8
This week, we’re coming at you with a classic TPWKY episode on one of the most notorious poisons out there: strychnine. Although strychnine might not flash across too many headlines these days, it wa…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Special Episode: Dr. Adam Ratner & Booster Shots
Season 8
For the past few months, measles has been in regular rotation in the news cycle here in the US, with outbreaks occurring across the country in regions with low vaccine uptake. These outbreaks represe…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 175 What’s the deal with raw milk: Part 2
Season 8
Last week, we started this two-parter with a big picture view of pasteurization and the raw milk movement. In this episode, we address the alleged health claims made by proponents of raw milk and div…
Published on 4 months ago
Ep 174 What’s the deal with raw milk: Part 1
Season 8
Seriously, what’s the deal? Lately, it seems like raw milk has started to pop up more and more frequently in our feeds, with influencers touting the alleged health benefits of raw milk over pasteuriz…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago