Common Science Podcast

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who’s Henrietta Lacks? Why care about HeLa cells, the first immortal cell line? What does it mean to be alive? Might we bring back the woolly mammoth?, and more in this twisting and turning cast.

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Resources:

Henrietta Lacks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks

Cancer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer

HeLa Cell Line: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeLa

Development of the Polio Vaccine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458465/

Moore v. Regents of the University of California: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore_v._Regents_of_the_University_of_California

23andme’s Privacy Policy: https://www.23andme.com/privacy/

Wealthy funder pays reparations for use of HeLa cells: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03042-5

Altered Carbon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altered_Carbon_(TV_series)

Asexual reproduction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asexual_reproduction

Woolly mammoth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolly_mammoth

Why pandas are the most overrated animals on the planet: https://www.businessinsider.com/panda-most-overrated-animal-ever-2018-5

Reign of Fire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Fire_(film)

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Where did cussing come from? What are the pros and cons of profanity? How is speech moderated differently across cultures?, and more.

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Resources:

Steven Pinker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Pinker

Profanity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profanity

Finnish Profanity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_profanity

The Relationship Between Profanity and Honesty: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5686790/

Sociology of Swearing: https://othersociologist.com/2018/09/16/sociology-of-swearing/

Myrtle Beach’s “Disorderly Conduct; Breach of the Peace” ordinance: http://bit.ly/3bR7gdW

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What does it mean to be educated? What’s the difference between book smarts and street smarts? What are the pros and cons of education?, and more.

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Resources:

Andrew Yang’s The War on Normal People: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_on_Normal_People

Assimilation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assimilation

Multiculturalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiculturalism

Acculturalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acculturation

Upton Sinclair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upton_Sinclair

Theory of Multiple Intelligences: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_multiple_intelligences

Feline acne: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feline_acne

How to write 100K words a year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIze473qjJ0

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What does it mean to be naked? Why get naked?, and more.

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Resources:

Ella Mai’s song “Naked”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTmPzGjCeG4

Nudity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudity

Sauna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauna

Aboriginal Australians: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aboriginal_Australians

Penal Colony: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_colony

Corroboree: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corroboree

Naked Juice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_Juice

Brené Brown: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bren%C3%A9_Brown

Edith (Edie) Emmings, chemistry major turned Target software engineer, sits down with Aidan to ask: What's her story? Why Kenya? How might STEM be more inclusive?

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Resources:

Edith's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edith-emmings/

The Wildlife Foundation: https://www.thewildlifefoundationkenya.org/

Nairobi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairobi

Kenya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya

Maasai People: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maasai_people

Microaggression: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microaggression

Tech Confronts Its Use of the Labels ‘Master’ and ‘Slave’: https://www.wired.com/story/tech-confronts-use-labels-master-slave/

The Crown: https://www.netflix.com/title/80025678

Kombucha: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombucha

Fermentation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation

Procreate for Digital Illustration: https://procreate.art/

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who’s Freud? Why talk therapy? Who are the id, ego, superego?, and more.

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Resources:

Sigmund Freud: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud

Psychotherapy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychotherapy

Id, Ego, Superego: https://www.simplypsychology.org/psyche.html

Psychosexual Development: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosexual_development

John Harvey Kellogg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey_Kellogg

Constructive Memory: https://dictionary.apa.org/constructive-memory

Penis Envy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_envy

Epigenetics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics

Common Scientists chat magic a second time, and ask, What’s the relationship between magic, religion, and science? How’s tribalism connected? Why’s conversation important?

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Resources:

Tribalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribalism

Alchemy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemy

Higgs Boson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson

The QAnon Conspiracy is fake and harming child welfare groups: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/28/politics/qanon-child-welfare/index.html

Frederick Douglass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass

Witch-hunt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-hunt

Red Scare: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare

This week, we ask, What’s magic? What’s the connection between magic and science? Who are today’s magicians?

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Resources:

Harry Potter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter

Eragon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eragon

Aladdin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_(2019_film)

The Wizard of Menlo Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison

The Placebo Effect: https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/what-is-the-placebo-effect

Hypnosis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnosis

Dr. Gustav Kuhn: https://www.gold.ac.uk/psychology/staff/kuhn/

In this episode, common scientists Aidan, Lauren, and Dré ask the question, “Are humans animals?” We bring up breath, survival, meaning, and much more. As always, ask questions, have conversations, and learn about the world.

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Resources:

Breath, by James Nestor: https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/breath

Sapiens, by Yuval Noah Harari: https://www.ynharari.com/book/sapiens-2/

Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning

This week, common scientists Aidan, Lauren, and Dré chat about Dré’s favorite movie “Her”, which is about a man who falls in love with his artificially intelligent operating system. They discuss the movie’s themes, and the implications AI might have for humans. As always, ask questions, have conversations, and learn about the world.

“We are the caterpillar about to metamorphosis into a technological butterfly.” - Dré Arnett

“We are not ready for female leadership, much less AI leadership, much less AI integration, so to be honest, I’m terrified of such a future.” - Lauren Anderson

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Resources:

Her: https://www.netflix.com/it-en/title/70278933

Life 3.0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_3.0

Neuralink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink

Naturalistic fallacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalistic_fallacy

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html