Exploration Medicine

By Dana Levin

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What's Exploration Medicine about?

From mountain tops to ocean bottoms, Earth orbit to the surface of Mars. Join us on an exploration of aerospace, wilderness, and hyperbaric medicine through monthly interview, videos, and science snippits. Welcome aboard...

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Exploration Medicine episodes:

08.10.2020
Diversity in Spaceflight: Then and Now
06.29.2020
Kumluca Shipwreck Field Notes #7
The best part of exploration medicine is field work. These are Dr. Levin’s field notes from the first year of the Institute for Nautical Archeology’s Expedition to excavate the Kumluca Shipwreck in Turkey.
06.15.2020
Kumluca Shipwreck Field Notes #6
The best part of exploration medicine is field work. These are Dr. Levin’s field notes from the first year of the Institute for Nautical Archeology’s Expedition to excavate the Kumluca Shipwreck in Turkey.
06.08.2020
Delay announcement
We are delaying the podcast this week to honor those protesting and amplify the voices of those who don’t have one. Stay safe and we’ll see you next week.
05.29.2020
SpaceX Demo 2 Launch
SpaceX Demo 2
05.25.2020
Kumluca Shipwreck Field Notes #5
The best part of exploration medicine is field work. These are Dr. Levin’s field notes from the first year of the Institute for Nautical Archeology’s Expedition to excavate the Kumluca Shipwreck in Turkey.
05.11.2020
Special Episode: Covid in the Classroom
Special Episode: How do we discuss CoVID-19 pandemic in a non stressful way? Teacher Michael Ramirez invited Dr. Dana Levin to talk with his class of 7 year olds about CoVID-19. Join us in Mr. R’s classroom to learn about...
04.27.2020
Kumluca Shipwreck Field Notes #4
The best part of exploration medicine is field work. These are Dr. Levin’s field notes from the first year of the Institute for Nautical Archeology’s Expedition to excavate the Kumluca Shipwreck in Turkey.
04.13.2020
Interview with Dr. Lance
In the winter of 1864 the crew of the civil war submarine H. L. Hunley successfully sank the Union warship USS Housatonic, but her crew never returned home. Leaving Dr Rachel Lance Biomechnical Engineer from Duke University to solve the...
03.31.2020
Kumluca Shipwreck Field Notes #3
The best part of exploration medicine is field work. These are Dr. Levin’s field notes from the first year of the Institute for Nautical Archeology’s Expedition to excavate the Kumluca Shipwreck in Turkey.
09.09.2019
Episode 21: Kumluca Shipwreck Field Notes #2
The best part of exploration medicine is field work. These are Dr. Levin’s field notes from the first year of the Institute for Nautical Archeology’s Expedition to excavate the Kumluca Shipwreck in Turkey.
09.04.2019
Episode 20: Kumluca Shipwreck Field Notes #1
The best part of exploration medicine is field work. These are Dr. Levin’s field notes from the first year of the Institute for Nautical Archeology’s Expedition to excavate the Kumluca Shipwreck in Turkey.
09.02.2019
Episode 19: The Western Antalya Wreck
The best part of exploration medicine is field work. This year Dana Levin was invited to be part of the Institute for Nautical Archeology’s excavation of what may be the oldest shipwreck ever found in the Mediterranean. Come along...
08.19.2019
Episode 18: Announcements
We're making some changes, new formats, new voices, environmental stewardship tips, a merchandise shop, a donations section, it goes on, and it all starts next week...
08.05.2019
Episode 17: Dr. Buckland on Engineering Medicine
Dr. Daniel Buckland of Duke University discusses how applying engineering principles in medicine can help move both fields forward.
07.24.2019
Episode 16: 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11. Part 5, splashdown
Today is the 50th anniversary of the completion of the Apollo 11 mission. Lets follow along with the mission in “real time.”
07.21.2019
Episode 16: 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11. Part 4, Return Launch
Today is the 50th anniversary of the return launch of Apollo 11. Lets follow along with the mission in “real time.”
07.21.2019
Episode 16: 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11. Part 3, Surface Operations
Today is the 50th anniversary of the lunar surface operations of Apollo 11. Lets follow along with the mission in “real time.”
07.20.2019
Episode 16: 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11. Part 2, Lunar Descent
Today is the 50th anniversary of the lunar descent of Apollo 11. Lets follow along with the mission in “real time.”
07.16.2019
Episode 16: 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11, Part 1, Launch
Today is the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11. Let's follow along on their journey in "real time"
07.08.2019
Episode 15: Dr. Antonsen on the Future of Space Medicine
Drawing from expertise in both the medicine and engineering worlds, Dr. Erik Antonsen discusses how to answer the unanswerable questions about building a medical system for deep space flight.
06.24.2019
Episode 14: Dr. Stratton on the Khumbu
Dr. Emily Stratton visited the Khumbu region of Nepal, on an expedition to tour the medical clinics in the region. She shares her insights in this interview.
04.12.2019
Episode 13: Happy Gagarin Day
Happy Yuri's Night! Celebrating the first human space flight which took place at 0607 Moscow Time on April 12th, 1961
04.08.2019
Episode 12: ACLS in Space - Dr. Jason David
How can you do CPR in space? Dr. Jason David, an Emergency Medicine resident at University Hospital in Las Vegas has the answer…
03.25.2019
Episode 11: Dr. Mathias Basner Interview
Interview with Dr. Mathias Basner Associate Professor of Sleep, Chronobiology and Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania Pearlman School of Medicine
03.11.2019
Episode 10: Seal Finger - Dr. Quinn Dufurrena
In this episode Dr. Quinn Dufurrena, internal medicine resident at Stony Brook University Hospital discusses the enigmatic condition known as “Seal Finger” and how to treat it.
02.25.2019
Episode 9: Dr. Chris Martinez Interview
Chris Martinez was the lead physician at Mcmurdo General Hospital, the primary medical facility for the United States Antarctic Program during the 2017 season.
02.18.2019
Episode 8: (extra) Megan and Mike Dore Interview
Megan and Mike Dore help staff Mcmurdo General Hospital, the primary medical facility for the United States Antarctic Program. This interview was conducted in 2017.
02.11.2019
Episode 7: Welcome Back
Welcome back to the exploration medicine podcast, we’ve got a lot of new content coming your way, from field notes on actual expeditions to cutting edge researchers, to interviews with people in the field, and, of course our listener quick...
08.28.2018
EPISODE 6: Antarctic Exploration History Part II
In this, part 2 of a 2 part episode, Dana continues discussing the natural experiment of the Amundsen and Scott expeditions and focuses on the events of the Earnest Shackleton's Great Transantarctic Expedition. We also discuss cases from more recent...
07.22.2018
EPISODE 5: Antarctic Exploration History I
In this, part I of a 2 part episode, Dana Covers the history of Antarctic exploration by discussing a natural experiment in leadership on the Antarctic continent.
06.12.2018
EPISODE 4: North Polar Medical Operations with Dr. Chris Davis
In this episode Dana talks current polar operations with Dr. Chris Davis. While He’s never met Santa Claus, Dr. Davis is the former director of north polar medicine operations for the National Science Foundation and the current director of the...
04.22.2018
EPISODE 3: Hypothermia Quick Review by Quinn Dufurrena
In this episode Dr. Quinn Dufurrena, internal medicine resident at Stony Brook University Hospital discusses the recognition, classification, and treatment of hypothermia in the field.
03.29.2018
EPISODE 2: Arctic Exploration
In this first episode Dana looks back in time at the mistakes and successes of past arctic explorers in order to understand the challenges faced by today's explorers and set us up for our exploration of the top and bottom of our world.
10.02.2017
EPISODE 1: Preview
What is exploration medicine? What is this podcast? In this episode Dana Levin provides a preview of our podcast.

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Exploration Medicine episodes:

Diversity in Spaceflight: Then and Now

Kumluca Shipwreck Field Notes #7

Kumluca Shipwreck Field Notes #6

Delay announcement

SpaceX Demo 2 Launch

Kumluca Shipwreck Field Notes #5

Special Episode: Covid in the Classroom

Kumluca Shipwreck Field Notes #4

Interview with Dr. Lance

Kumluca Shipwreck Field Notes #3

Episode 21: Kumluca Shipwreck Field Notes #2

Episode 20: Kumluca Shipwreck Field Notes #1

Episode 19: The Western Antalya Wreck

Episode 18: Announcements

Episode 17: Dr. Buckland on Engineering Medicine

Episode 16: 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11. Part 5, splashdown

Episode 16: 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11. Part 4, Return Launch

Episode 16: 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11. Part 3, Surface Operations

Episode 16: 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11. Part 2, Lunar Descent

Episode 16: 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11, Part 1, Launch

Episode 15: Dr. Antonsen on the Future of Space Medicine

Episode 14: Dr. Stratton on the Khumbu

Episode 13: Happy Gagarin Day

Episode 12: ACLS in Space - Dr. Jason David

Episode 11: Dr. Mathias Basner Interview

Episode 10: Seal Finger - Dr. Quinn Dufurrena

Episode 9: Dr. Chris Martinez Interview

Episode 8: (extra) Megan and Mike Dore Interview

Episode 7: Welcome Back

EPISODE 6: Antarctic Exploration History Part II

EPISODE 5: Antarctic Exploration History I

EPISODE 4: North Polar Medical Operations with Dr. Chris Davis

EPISODE 3: Hypothermia Quick Review by Quinn Dufurrena

EPISODE 2: Arctic Exploration

EPISODE 1: Preview