The line between science and magic is often a matter of point of view. This week, Ellie and Nick travel back to the Elizabethan era to talk about the life of John Dee the Wizard, a geographer, mathematician, and supernatural investigator. 

An Everyday Dissection can be found on twitter @edissect, where you can learn more about our episode content and get updates on the podcast.This podcast is hosted by Nick Lemmer (@lemmer_nick) and Ellie Weise (@allelellie). Our theme song was written by Evan Zobel and our art was created by Madeline Henrickson (IG: art_that_is_no_bueno).

Message from Ellie and Nick: Hi everyone, we’ll be taking a quick break for the holidays, and we want to thank you for listening to the episodes we’ve made so far, your support means a lot to us. Our next set of episodes will start on January 16th, 2021, and will cover topics like the science of baking, fossils, and who actually discovered the structure of DNA. Love us? Please subscribe, leave us a review, and please tell people about our podcast. Independent podcasts like ours depend on word of mouth and awesome people like you tuning in. Thanks for listening, and happy holidays! See you January 16th.

There's a lot of information flying around about viruses and vaccines, so Nick and Ellie decided to make a one-stop shop about virus and vaccine fundamentals. Why are viruses spiky? How are vaccines made? Why can singing cause super spreading? Can Santa catch Covid-19? Learn the answers to these questions along with vital information about Rocky and Jonathon Groff in this latest episode of An Everyday Dissection.

An Everyday Dissection can be found on twitter @edissect, where you can learn more about our episode content and get updates on the podcast.This podcast is hosted by Nick Lemmer (@lemmer_nick) and Ellie Weise (@allelellie). Our theme song was written by Evan Zobel and our art was created by Madeline Henrickson (IG: art_that_is_no_bueno).

Want to learn more? Here's some sources we used for the episode to get you started:

Intro to Viruses: 

https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Virus

https://www.livescience.com/53272-what-is-a-virus.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21523/

How viruses spread: 

https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/viruses-what-they-are-how-they-spread-and-how-we-fight-them

https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-how-is-it-transmitted

Vaccine development:

https://www.historyofvaccines.org/index.php/content/articles/vaccine-development-testing-and-regulation

https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/how-do-vaccines-work

Vaccine history:

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2030033

https://www.pharmacist.com/article/covid-19-vaccine-faces-black-communities-centuries-long-mistrust-health-care

Nick and Ellie discuss the history of diets and the pseudoscience that permeates the industry.

An Everyday Dissection can be found on twitter @edissect, where you can learn more about our episode content and get updates on the podcast.This podcast is hosted by Nick Lemmer (@lemmer_nick) and Ellie Weise (@allelellie). Our theme song was written by Evan Zobel and our art was created by Madeline Henrickson (IG: art_that_is_no_bueno).

Ellie and Nick discuss the collision of science and conspiracy in this episode about UFOs and alien conspiracy theories. We discuss Roswell, area 51, and the potential for life on Venus, as well as the formation of a conspiracy theory.

An Everyday Dissection can be found on twitter @edissect, where you can learn more about our episode content and get updates on the podcast.This podcast is hosted by Nick Lemmer (@lemmer_nick) and Ellie Weise (@allelellie). Our theme song was written by Evan Zobel and our art was created by Madeline Henrickson (IG: art_that_is_no_bueno).

Sink your teeth into a discussion on sea lamprey and other invasive species. Nick and Ellie discuss how invasive species are introduced, and their devastating effects on ecosystems.

An Everyday Dissection can be found on twitter @edissect, where you can learn more about our episode content and get updates on the podcast.This podcast is hosted by Nick Lemmer (@lemmer_nick) and Ellie Weise (@allelellie). Our theme song was written by Evan Zobel and our art was created by Madeline Henrickson (IG: art_that_is_no_bueno).

From 19th century cyclists drinking mixtures of pesticides and cocaine to the pressure wrestlers feel to pass "The Airport Test," sports have a long history of athletes looking for anything that might give them an edge. Ellie and Nick discuss performance-enhancing drugs, and the pressures athletes go through that cause them to use.

An Everyday Dissection can be found on twitter @edissect, where you can learn more about our episode content and get updates on the podcast.This podcast is hosted by Nick Lemmer (@lemmer_nick) and Ellie Weise (@allelellie). Our theme song was written by Evan Zobel and our art was created by Madeline Henrickson (IG: art_that_is_no_bueno).

Ellie and Nick talk about animal conservation and the often untalked about biases that exists in the animals we donate money to save. From Vladimir Putin to the Tiger King himself we talk about all sorts of misguided efforts to save our furry friends.

An Everyday Dissection can be found on twitter @edissect, where you can learn more about our episode content and get updates on the podcast.This podcast is hosted by Nick Lemmer (@lemmer_nick) and Ellie Weise (@allelellie). Our theme song was written by Evan Zobel and our art was created by Madeline Henrickson (IG: art_that_is_no_bueno).

Nick and Ellie discuss the 2012 apocalypse scare, NASA, and alternative energy in our first episode about supervolcanos! 

An Everyday Dissection can be found on twitter @edissect, where you can learn more about our episode content and get updates on the podcast.This podcast is hosted by Nick Lemmer (@lemmer_nick) and Ellie Weise (@allelellie). Our theme song was written by Evan Zobel and our art was created by Madeline Henrickson (IG: art_that_is_no_bueno).