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Ep 184 The Gallbladder: Humor us
Season 8
For most of us, there probably hasn’t been a good reason for you to think about your gallbladder. Ever. Much of the time, it sits there, silently storing, concentrating, and, when needed, churning ou…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Special Episode: Carl Zimmer & Airborne
Season 8
In the first years of the COVID pandemic, a debate raged: was the virus transmitted via respiratory droplets, or was it airborne? For some, this distinction seemed overly technical, pedantic even. Bu…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 183 SSRIs Part 2: Action
Season 8
Last week, we took you on a journey of discovery and innovation, and this week we’re gonna tell you how the heck it all works. That means a deep dive into the nitty gritty of SSRIs, from what seroton…
Published on 5 months ago
Ep 182 SSRIs Part 1: Origin
Season 8
Since first hitting the shelves nearly 40 years ago, SSRIs have become one of the most commonly prescribed classes of antidepressants around the world, as well as one of the most discussed and misund…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Special Episode: Wendy Chin-Tanner & King of the Armadillos
Season 8
We’ve got a very special episode of the TPWKY book club this week! We’re featuring our very first fiction book: King of the Armadillos by Wendy Chin-Tanner. This novel tells the story of a young man …
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 181 PCOS: Beyond the cysts
Season 8
What’s in a name? What can you really tell from a label like “polycystic ovarian syndrome”? And how much of that is more misconception than truth? The answer, as it turns out, is the former. In this …
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
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 5 months, 4 weeks 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 6 months 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 6 months, 1 week 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 6 months, 2 weeks ago