Buffs Talk Science

Graycen and Alison talk about bananas, the genetics of sexual orientation, and bee brains! After the break they talk to Tom Rivas, a biochemist studying how herpes viruses hijack cellular machinery during infection.

Graycen and Alison talk about ancient bread, lorge telescopes, and a paper on endometriosis that made them both quite angry. After the break, they talked to Science Buff Max Levy about his research on drug-resistant bacteria and nanoparticles.

Sorry the episode is a little late this week, folks! Graycen and Alison talk about cat allergies, chem trails, and polluted lakes. After the break they talk to Jeff Cameron about the biochemistry of bacteria and the life of plants and animals.

Graycen and Alison talk about toxoplasma in mice, ticks in the United States, and energy drinks in teens. After the break, they interview CU scientists Daniel Palken and Joep van Dijk about finding political solutions to climate change.

Graycen and Alison talk space mold, big algae, devilish millennials, and bugs! Then they talk to Lindsay Diamond, vaccine advocate superstar, about vaccine hesitancy and her non-profit, among other things. Note: the sound is a little worse than usual in the first half of this episode, but we fixed it for next time-- bear with us this week!

This week, Alison takes a break, so Graycen is joined by Max Levy! They talk about vampire birds, the persistence of Dr. Sarah Stewart, comedic computers, and raccoon dogs. After the break, they talk to some of the co-authors of Yes She Can: 10 Stories of Hope and Change from Young Female Staffers of the Obama White House about coroners, trauma-informed care, and the need for scientists in government.

This week, Graycen and Alison talk about plastic, aliens, and stressed out dogs! After the break, they interview Atma Ivancevic about viruses that got stuck in our DNA a long time ago and are still wreaking havoc.

Graycen and Alison start off with some science stories from the last few weeks, including stories about birds, fake!Bacteria, bones, and snakes. Sorry about the fun new background hum! It won't be there next episode, we promise. After the break, we talk to Charli Fant about her experience advocating for science in Washington, D.C. and how she helped stop a fracking company from fracking up her dog park.

Graycen and Alison talk about some recent science stories, including stories about pokémon, Beowolf, regular wolves, and bees. After the break they speak with Ed Yong, staff writer at the Atlantic and author of I Contain Multitudes.

This week, Graycen and Alison talk about twins, billboards, trash, and quakes -- but TWIST: they're all in space! For this space-themed episode we also interview Abhi Boppana about his work on space suits.