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Curioscity: informal, informative, for everyone. Learn alongside Calvin Yeager and many other science-enthusiasts as we delve into topics including viruses, chemistry, biology, technology, and methodo... more
FAQs about Curioscity:How many episodes does Curioscity have?The podcast currently has 116 episodes available.
November 07, 201945 - Crohn's Disease (w/ Shehzad Sheikh!)People who have years of experience with Crohn's disease under their belt know it's no joke. What is the digestive tract? What happens when your immune system picks on it unfairly? What is the current course of treatment for these disorders? Let's learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com....more47minPlay
October 31, 201944 - Spooky Things (w/ Jen Buchholz!)Boo! Did I scare you? What is it to be scared? Can we define emotions, and how do emotions like fear tie into our daily life nowadays? How are fear and anxiety related? Let's learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com....more42minPlay
October 24, 201943 - Scaling Up Chemical Reactions (w/ Steve Sujansky!)Creating molecules that are relevant for life is a challenge that humans are only just dipping their feet into. There is a demand for creating molecules related to medicine, agriculture, or materials. How does one do chemical synthesis? What are limitations? What are some examples of scaled chemical reactions? Let's learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com....more42minPlay
October 17, 201942 - Non-human Primates as Model Organisms (w/ Zachary Billman!)Great! I'm a primate. We conclude this year's series on model organisms by talking about non-human primates. What is a good model? What are the benefits and consequences of non-human primates? What are the ethical dilemmas attached to any model system? Let's learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com....more46minPlay
October 10, 201941 - iGEM II (w/ East Chapel Hill!)Science accessibility has gotten better and better over the last few decades, and standardizing the tools to be able to do it has been a huge part. Today, we will discuss how a high school in the Chapel Hill area contributes to the scientific field of synthetic biology in a global fashion. Let's learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com....more33minPlay
October 03, 201940 - iGEM I (w/ East Chapel Hill!)Science accessibility has gotten better and better over the last few decades, and standardizing the tools to be able to do it has been a huge part. Today, we will discuss how a high school in the Chapel Hill area got started in the scientific field of synthetic biology, and how you could do it next. Let's learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com....more25minPlay
September 26, 201939 - Grab Bag III (w/ Philip Hollingsworth!)Some topics are short and sweet, but do not warrant an entire episode of conversation. There have been many requests for smaller topics to be discussed: thusly, establishment of the grab bag is a proper solution. Today we'll discuss nutrients at the seafloor; gain of function mutations spurred by the atom; the countless combinations of colors in your typical Rubik's cube; and, cultural understanding at the turn of the 20th century to allow us to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com....more56minPlay
September 19, 201938 - Permaculture (w/ Dan Mar!)Jared Diamond once wrote an article in 1987 entitled "The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race": how humans' advent of agriculture might have been an excellent development for us, but also a terrible curse. Today, we will explore a cousin strategy to typical agriculture: permaculture. Let's learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com....more53minPlay
September 12, 201937 - Cryptocurrency (w/ Archer Harmony!)Home to near two thousand different currencies at the time of recording, cryptocurrency has pushed the boundaries on currency exchange within the last fifteen years. What is cryptocurrency? Where did the idea begin? Should you buy in? Let's learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com....more55minPlay
September 05, 201936 - Combustion and Photosynthesis (w/ Kathy Yeager!)Chemical reactions define the world around us with invisible elements and symbols. While atoms can neither be created nor destroyed, the identities of the compounds they make up are constantly changing. What is a chemical reaction? How can it proceed? What is a catalyst? Let's learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com....more51minPlay
FAQs about Curioscity:How many episodes does Curioscity have?The podcast currently has 116 episodes available.