MAHIE GOPALKA: Menstruators aren’t choosing just to have periods. This is such a basic part of health. SAMANVI KANUGULA: Bleeding is not a luxury. MAHIE GOPALKA: This is really just a human right. NEYA THANIKACHALAM: You just heard Mahie Gopalka and Samanvi Kanugula, two of the founders of PERIOD. at Northwestern, Northwestern’s chapter of PERIOD.,...

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Why have people been having weird, vivid COVID-19-related dreams? The answer’s complicated. NEYA THANIKACHALAM: SESP junior Gabby Rios knew she was on Northwestern’s campus. But it definitely didn’t look like Evanston. Or anywhere in Illinois. The ground was rocky and crackled with heat, and Gabby could see lava flowing below her and her classmates. JACOB...

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When McCormick Professor Jiaxing Huang first heard about the spread of COVID-19 and the lockdown in Wuhan, China, he asked himself what he could do to help. Then, he began developing a new kind of mask. NEYA THANIKACHALAM: Hi everyone, this is Neya Thanikachalam… JACOB FULTON: …and this is Jacob Fulton. NEYA THANIKACHALAM: We’re back...

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This isn’t the first time the world has survived a pandemic, and it is possible history will repeat itself. What can the 1918 influenza and HIV/AIDS epidemic tell us about what lies ahead? Listen as Jacob Fulton and Neya Thanikachalam break down the social and historical context of the novel coronavirus. STEVEN THRASHER: The people...

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How do the languages you speak change the way you think? The answer’s surprisingly complicated. NEYA THANIKACHALAM: From The Daily Northwestern, this is Neya Thanikachalam. I’m back with another episode of Brainstorm, a podcast exploring all things health, science and tech. NEYA THANIKACHALAM: I grew up learning two different languages — English and Tamil, a...

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NEYA THANIKACHALAM: Hi everyone, and welcome back to another episode of Brainstorm, a podcast exploring all things health, science and tech-related. From The Daily Northwestern, I’m Neya Thanikachalam. There are a lot of people schooled in Western thought who are skeptical of non-Western medical systems, so in this episode, we’re going to break down one...

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THANIKACHALAM: From The Daily Northwestern, I’m Neya Thanikachalam. Welcome to Brainstorm, a podcast looking into scientific facts and fiction and the reasons why we believe in them. Today, we’re taking a look at evolution and Social Darwinism. So Charles Darwin. Most of us know him as the guy who came up with the Theory of...

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