Brain Juice

Brain Juice

By Brain Juice with Neha ShawEducation
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Brain Juice episodes

  • Vote: It Does Matter

    Welcome to Brain Juice, a podcast where you can learn something new every week. Prepare to laugh, learn, and have loads of fun! Be sure to check out the Instagram and Twitter pages @brainjuicebox for updates and fun facts, and leave a review/rating if you like what you’re hearing! Hosted by Neha Shaw.

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    This episode is being released on the 4th of July because one of the most American things we can do is vote! Learn about the who, what, where, when, and why surrounding voting as well as some other voting methods people are considering.

    Link to register to vote: https://www.vote.org/register-to-vote/

    Watch this!!! Patriot Act: We’re Doing Elections Wrong (https://youtu.be/MykMQfmLIro)

    References: Learn more and continue the conversation!

    American Voting Timeline: https://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/elections/history-of-voting-in-america-timeline.pdf
    The 15th Amendment and Voting Rights Act of 1965: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fifteenth-amendment
    Super Close Elections, NPR 2018: https://www.npr.org/2018/11/03/663709392/why-every-vote-matters-the-elections-decided-by-a-single-vote-or-a-little-more

    23 min
  • Make This Go Viral

    Welcome to Brain Juice, a podcast where you can learn something new every week. Prepare to laugh, learn, and have loads of fun! Be sure to check out the Instagram and Twitter pages @brainjuicebox for updates and fun facts, and leave a review/rating if you like what you’re hearing! Hosted by Neha Shaw, guests Kaitlin Chung and Isabella Murray.

    Today’s episode is all about viruses. Neha Shaw, Kaitlin Chung, and Isabella Murray dive into what a virus is, how it enters the body and functions, some other coronaviruses we have seen, and the latest pandemic, COVID-19.

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    References: Learn more!

    Basic definition of a virus (https://www.nature.com/scitable/definition/virus-308/)
    In depth look at viruses (https://www.britannica.com/science/virus)
    How viruses invade cells (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4788752/)
    Definition of a coronavirus (https://www.livescience.com/what-are-coronaviruses.html)
    Sars-Cov-2 (COVID-19) Remaining in Air (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973)
    Why wear a mask? (https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200504-coronavirus-what-is-the-best-kind-of-face-mask)

    17 min
  • Behind the Breakfast

    Welcome to Brain Juice, a podcast where you can learn something new every week. Prepare to laugh, learn, and have loads of fun! Be sure to check out the Instagram and Twitter pages @brainjuicebox for updates and fun facts, and leave a review/rating if you like what you’re hearing! Hosted by Neha Shaw.

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    This episode is about all things breakfast, from why it is important to where the name originated, what people around the world like to eat, and more.

    References: Learn more here and continue the conversation!

    Rush Medical Center - The Science Behind Breakfast 

    TIME - 5 Fascinating Facts About Breakfast

    19 min
  • Latest in Space

    Welcome to Brain Juice, a podcast where you can learn something new every week. Prepare to laugh, learn, and have loads of fun! Be sure to check out the Instagram and Twitter pages @brainjuicebox for updates and fun facts, and leave a review/rating if you like what you’re hearing! Hosted by Neha Shaw.

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    Today’s episode is all about the latest happenings, discoveries, initiatives, and interesting facts regarding outer space and humanity’s exploration of it.

    Learn more!

    SpaceX 

    Rocket Lab 

    ANDESITE mission/research 

    More Hubble Discoveries! 

    Hubble Telescope News and Photos 

    Why Looking at the Stars is a Look Back in Time - Forbes 

    Thank you so much for listening and for your continued support!

    20 min
  • Women Can Be Funny?

    Welcome to Brain Juice, a podcast where you can learn something new every week. Prepare to laugh, learn, and have loads of fun! Be sure to check out the Instagram and Twitter @brainjuicebox for updates and fun facts, and leave a review if you want to! Hosted by Neha Shaw. 

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    This episode tackles the common misconception that women are not funny, which is not something people often say but do think subconsciously. If you are in need of a good laugh, here are some videos:

    Melissa Villasenor's Impressions: https://youtu.be/51ox079o7l4

    Compilation of Kate McKinnon's sketches as Justin Bieber: https://youtu.be/4diQzaP_x3k

    Bit from "Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats" on Netflix: https://youtu.be/gWD6t_k4Uro

    Leslie Jones on Late Night with Seth Meyers: https://youtu.be/OBymT8nmmT0

    Thank you for listening and for your ongoing support! Happy laughing, and keep learning!


    26 min
  • Conversations Create Change!

    Welcome to Brain Juice, a podcast where you can learn something new every week. Prepare to laugh, learn, and have loads of fun! Be sure to check out the Instagram and Twitter @brainjuicebox for updates and fun facts! Hosted by Neha Shaw. This episode is about how conversations and civil discourse, even outside one's comfort zone, can bring about and spur on change and progress in our communities and pieces of the world. Sikyra Castle and Alex Richmond spoke with me today and shared their insight and thoughts in a Zoom conversation about civil discourse. Thank you to these two wonderful leaders, individuals, and friends for your words and advice. Listen with an open mind! There are more ways to learn beyond reading, watching the news, or listening to podcasts; engaging in dialogue with others around you can be just as enriching.

    Check out Alex's Mustang Monthly article here: https://khsmustangmonthly.com/2468/opinion/educate-yourself-the-role-of-social-media-in-2020/

    As always, stay tuned and keep learning! Thank you for listening and for your support.

    34 min
  • Snail Mail

    Welcome to Brain Juice, a podcast where you can learn something new every week. Prepare to laugh, learn, and have loads of fun! Be sure to check out the Instagram and Twitter @brainjuicebox for updates and fun facts! Hosted by Neha Shaw. This episode is all about snail mail and written communication, as both a fun leisure activity and in many different forms throughout history.

    Here are the links to the articles referenced:

    Sumerian Inventions - https://www.history.com/news/sumerians-inventions-mesopotamia
    Morse Code & the Telegraph - https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/telegraph

    I also wrote an article about this for my school's news site, Mustang Monthly! Check it out here: https://khsmustangmonthly.com/2397/features/snail-mail-unconventional-connection/

    Thank you for listening to Brain Juice, and happy learning!

    23 min
  • All Aboard!
    Welcome to Brain Juice, a podcast where you can learn something new every week. Prepare to laugh, learn, and have loads of fun! Be sure to check out the Instagram and Twitter @brainjuicebox for updates and fun facts! Hosted by Neha Shaw. This episode is my welcome to you, the listener, and an introduction to what Brain Juice is all about. Stay tuned!
    13 min

About Brain Juice

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Learn something new every week! Neha centers Brain Juice around the mindset that there is something to be learned from everything, so each episode focuses on a specific, interesting idea or event.…