There’s this idea that the female orgasm is a complicated riddle, but for a man with a penis, getting off is easy peasy. Is there really an orgasm gap? And if so — can what's happening in our brains during an orgasm help explain it? To learn more, we talk to neuroscientist Dr. Nan Wise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Juice cleanses – are they a scientifically proven way to up your metabolism and help you lose weight? We dig in deep to the science of detox and turn ourselves into guinea pigs for a juicing experiment. We talk to nutrition researcher Prof. Stella Volpe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Last spring, millions of kids got tossed into remote learning and were stuck at home. What did all this chaos do to their education — and mental health? We speak to education researcher Dr. Megan Kuhfeld and child clinical psychologist Prof. Karen Bierman. Here’s a link to the transcript: https://bit.ly/2ReuWxu This episode was produced by Michelle Dang, with help from Wendy Zukerman,and Nick DelRose. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Mix and sound design by Peter Leonard. Music written by Peter L...
For centuries, people have been looking to the stars to tell us all kinds of things — what our future holds, who we should date. But where did it come from? And is your sign REALLY your sign? We speak to astronomer Prof. Caty Pilachowski to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kombucha, kefir and other probiotic-crammed foods are marketed as charmers of the human microbiome — and the key to immune, gut and brain health. But how much does the microbiome actually matter? To learn more about the bugs in our gut, we speak with biomedical engineering professor Ilana Brito. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We bring you a story about survival and teamwork from one of the smallest organisms... with no brain! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Some say there's a global epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency. So should we taking Vitamin D supplements? We talk to nutritional epidemiologist Prof. Katherine Tucker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fasting diets are all the rage right now and health-fluencers claim it can help you live longer and fight cancer. So what does the science say? We speak to nutrition researchers Dr. Krista Varady and cancer researcher Professor Valter Longo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week — asteroids. Could a space rock really slam into us and destroy the world? We speak with asteroid researcher Dr. Alan Harris, astrophysicist Dr. Sergey Zamozdra and computational physicist Dr. Cathy Plesko. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Everyone’s got a myth or two about birth control they want cleared up. We take a closer look into 'pulling out' AKA the withdrawal method with gynecologist Dr. Amita Murthy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Is it possible that the pyramids were built with a helping hand... from aliens? If not, how on Earth did the Egyptians built them without modern technology? To get to the bottom of this, we speak to Egyptologist Dr. Mark Lehner and archaeologist Prof. David S. Anderson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This pandemic has been a prime time for hucksters promising miracle cures for the coronavirus. We talk to hospital epidemiologist Dr. Cassandra Pierre about the fake medicine and real medicine being born out of this pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Could fake medicine actually take away your pain or treat a disease? We dig into the science of placebos to find out more about the power of the mind to heal. We speak to medical researcher Prof. Ted Kaptchuk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force and America's favourite nerd joins Science Vs again. Wendy chats with Dr. Fauci about the pandemic’s past, present and future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
All through the pandemic, we’ve been waiting for a possible silver bullet: a vaccine. We talk to microbiologist and immunologist Professor Karla Satchell about what's in the works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The coronavirus seems to cause symptoms all over our body, from nose to toes. So how can one virus do so many strange things? We talk to virologist and immunologist Professor Ann Sheehy and otorhinolaryngologist Professor Thomas Hummel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How bad is the coronavirus for pregnant people and babies? Producer Meryl Horn is digging into this question for today’s episode. And it’s personal, because Meryl is pregnant and living in the pandemic hot spot that is New York City. We talk to pathologist Dr. David Schwartz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Life is on pause for many of us right now. But scientists don’t want to stop! Researchers have had to figure out how to keep experiments going and keep lab animals alive — all while keeping themselves safe. To find out how they’re managing it, we talk to plant biologist Professor Frank Telewski. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
While a lot of countries have put in strict measures, like lockdowns, to stop the coronavirus, there’s been a conspicuous outlier: Sweden. The country has carved a different path, trying to keep its hospitals from being overrun while allowing society to function as normally as possible. So, is the Swedish model working? To find out, we talk to medical epidemiologist Dr. Emma Frans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
When the pandemic started, we were told not to bother with masks. But now it looks like experts have done a 180 here, and a lot of us are being told to cover our mugs when we leave the house. So which is it? Should we mask up or not? To find out, we talk to microbiologist Dr. Anna Davies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Social distancing has made it harder for a lot of us to get exercise. So we’re revisiting our episode on the seven-minute workout. Can this bite-size routine really keep us fit? Back in 2018, we asked exercise scientist Prof. Jeff Coombes — and Wendy gave it a go. We also looked into the broader science of exercise in this episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3iMLOaNVAy0s6RsdecUySj And find the original study on the seven-minute workout here: https://bit.ly/3aoe4eP Learn more about your ad ...
We’re learning that people can spread the virus when they don’t have symptoms. But how often does that actually happen? We talk to CDC epidemiologist Dr. Mateusz Plucinski. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Since the outbreak started, we’ve been hearing that this coronavirus came from bats before jumping to humans. But recently, claims that the virus escaped from a lab have been getting a lot of attention. So did it? Is there an evil scientist behind all of this? To find out, we talk to microbiologist Dr. Benhur Lee and Christian Stevens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We’re hearing stories of people getting this coronavirus, recovering, and then getting it again. So what’s going on: Does getting this virus give you immunity or not? To find out, we talk to virologist Dr. Kirsty Short. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In the U.S. we've been social distancing for a few weeks now, and the question on everyone’s mind is: When can we go back to “normal”? To find out, we talk to Dr. Swapnil Mishra, part of the Imperial College Covid-19 Response Team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We’re hearing conflicting things about how the coronavirus spreads — is it through coughs and sneezes only? Or could it be floating in the air, infecting us as we walk down the street or go grocery shopping? We ask Dr. Zhi Ning, an environmental engineer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
President Trump says an anti-malarial drug could be a “gift from god” for treating Covid-19. Does it really work? And is it dangerous? We talk to toxicologist Professor Daniel Brooks, infectious disease specialist Dr. Matthew Pullen, and microbiologist Professor Karla Satchell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The coronavirus is spreading, and according to the CDC, one of the best things you can do to protect yourself is wash your hands – for at least 20 seconds. So we wrote a song to help you. Music and lyrics by Peter Leonard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fat… is it your fault or your genes’? We speak to geneticist Dr. Giles Yeo to get to the bottom of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
CBD mania is in full swing and people are using it for just about anything, but did you know CBD's unlikely origin story? We speak to Paige Figi and Josh and Joel Stanley about their medical CBD discovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
