Before the Abstract

By Before the Abstract

Before the Abstract shares scientists’ stories about – what else? – being a scientist! Inspirational, funny, surprising or just plain entertaining, our podcasts feature Springer Storytellers telling t... more

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The podcast currently has 59 episodes available.

Before the Abstract episodes:

February 21, 2017 Col. Robert B. Lim: Keeping Your Eyes Open in the Storm
A military surgeon must perform surgery in the middle of a sandstorm in Iraq.
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24min
January 31, 2017 Marie Crandall: The Golden Hour of Trauma
After witnessing too many haunting incidents of preventable fatalities, one surgeon sets out to change the social environment that allows gun violence to jeopardize the lives of its citizens.
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15min
January 06, 2017 Dr. Mahul Amin: Then the Doorbell Rang
One evening of Diwali 45 years ago in Mumbai, India inspires global cancer staging in a way one physician could never have imagined.
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19min
October 03, 2016 A. Leslie Morrow: What Keeps You Going?
Dr. A. Leslie Morrow shares what keeps her going in her research on alcoholism: misguided reviewer comments, a promising new development in gene therapy, and the miraculous life of her cousin, Lance.
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11min
August 24, 2016 Moran Cerf: Well, That Escalated Quickly...
Dr. Moran Cerf shares a humorous anecdote about the time his team's new publication picked up rapid-fire media coverage...for entirely the wrong reason.
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18min
August 04, 2016 Jerry Franklin: The Joy of Being Blindsided
Dr. Jerry Franklin is gifted with a revelation about nature's legacies during his years of work on Mount St. Helens.
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17min
August 04, 2016 F. (Shadi) Shahedipour-Sandvik: Work-Life Continuum
Becoming a mother challenges one professor to rethink personal and professional boundaries in her classroom.
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17min
July 27, 2016 Ian Anderson: A Southern Contingency Plan
Dr. Ian Anderson must relearn what it means to project manage when he takes a job in the U.S. and moves from the South of France to a very different Southern environment.
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22min
June 29, 2016 Janet Silbernagel: The Calling of the Cranes
Dr. Janet Silbernagel's personal and professional worlds collide in China, where cranes begin to stretch her perception of connections across landscapes.
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15min
April 26, 2016 Etienne Hirsch: The Curious Boy in the Garden/Le garçon curieux dans le jardin
French neurobiologist Etienne Hirsch recollects his use of Claude Bernard's scientific methodology from boyhood to adulthood in his journey to alleviate Parkinson’s Disease symptoms.
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12min

FAQs about Before the Abstract:

How many episodes does Before the Abstract have?

The podcast currently has 59 episodes available.