Health Science (For the Rest of Us!)

Health Science (For the Rest of Us!)

By Terel JacksonScience
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Health Science (For the Rest of Us!) episodes

  • episode 68: adventures in butt stuff
    for this week’s adventure, special cohost, perry helped us explore how that fleshy structure at the back of your hips involves so much more than just sitting.
    photo credit: alamy
    learn about how to get help with covid related stress:
    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html
    see humans bringing it when it comes to walking upright
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT8Np0gI1dI&t=1s
    see what a chimp named hercules can teach us about walking upright
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-0kiU25baM&t=3s
    see where hercules is now
    https://www.youtube.com/c/ProjectChimps/featured
    see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:
    https://twitter.com/health_podcast
    participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/
    help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0
    keywords: perry, striking, easter egg
    9 min
  • episode 67: adventures in pills
    episode 67: adventures in pills
    for this week’s adventure, special cohost, liz helped us explore the ins and outs of the little balls we put in our bodies for health reasons.
    photo credit: faculdade de farmacia
    learn about how to get help with covid related stress:
    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html
    watch a satisfying time lapse video of pills dissolving
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQBO_PYm7Ks
    see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:
    https://twitter.com/health_podcast
    participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/
    help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0
    keywords: liz, easter egg
    20 min
  • episode 66: adventures in intimacy
    episode 66: adventures in intimacy
    for this week’s adventure, we explored five of the ways people build closeness with each other.
    photo credit: istock photos
    learn about how to get help with covid related stress:
    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html
    see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:
    https://twitter.com/health_podcast
    participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/
    help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0
    keywords: iris, stress, relationship, covid, pandemic.
    11 min
  • episode 65: belated adventures in health care voting
    episode 65: belated adventures in (your!) 2020 health voting options
    for this week’s adventure, special cohost, sammy helped us revisit 50 states’ worth of government jargon in order to see (and explain) the health related issues that were up for voting in your state’s 2020 election.
    photo credit: yursa murad
    learn more about our government’s shenanigans (and be part of the solution):
    https://votesaveamerica.com
    https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page
    learn about how to get help with covid related stress:
    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html
    see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:
    https://twitter.com/health_podcast
    participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/
    34 min
  • episode 64.5: coming back from coming back
    for this week’s adventure, we meet new special cohosts, sammy, liz, and perry to talk about upcoming episodes and things that brought terel joy during the pandemic.
    photo credit: to be further assessed
    see the movie trailer for "everything, everywhere, all at once"


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxN1T1uxQ2g
    try not to binge “jelle's marble runs”

    https://www.youtube.com/c/JellesMarbleRuns
    listen to “an evening with silk sonic”
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA5hlB6bScc&list=OLAK5uy_n9GBtFLVfAOwpQWGMpLpvmtxSENrpLazg
    listen to the “fake doctors, real friends” podcast
    https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-fake-doctors-real-friends-60367049/
    check out the book “the power” by naomi alderman
    http://www.naomialderman.com
    see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:
    https://twitter.com/health_podcast
    participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/
    help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0
    keywords: iris, sammy, perry, liz, comeback, joy, covid pandemic.
    14 min
  • episode 64: adventures in thought distortions
    in this week’s adventure, we played b.i.n.g.o. to explore 12 (more) reasons why we can’t believe everything we think.
    photo credit: to be further assessed
    play along with our ‘thought distortion b.i.n.g.o.’ game:
    https://bingobaker.com/play/4bc28dd1d847dcdc
    create your own b.i.n.g.o. games:
    https://bingobaker.com
    learn more about how to get help with bothersome thought distortions:
    https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
    learn more about how to get help with covid related stress:
    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html
    see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:
    https://twitter.com/health_podcast
    participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/
    help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0
    keywords: stress, brain, mind, mental health, emotion, thinking, feelings, behavior, game, hotline, covid, coronavirus.
    20 min
  • episode 63: pots and pans (day 7; recorded on june 7, 2020)
    in this special episode, terel finishes the recurring #cacerolazo (‘pots and pans’) protest in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. see the links below to find out how your pots & pans (and votes and letters and phone calls and financial support) can help in the fight for a more fair and peaceful future. #LearnAndShare
    time stamps:
    at 1:24, hear terel explain what this special episode is about; at 4:40, hear terel announce that the ‘pots and pans’ protest is finished; at 5:20, hear terel explain why the ‘pots and pans’ protest is finished; at 8:33, hear audio from the protest sing along that happened in washington d.c. on june 3, 2020.
    photo credit: ms. terel jackson
    learn more about what a cacerolazo is:
    https://beautifultrouble.org/tactic/cacerolazo/
    learn about ‘use of force policies’ in your community (and their positive impact on rates of police violence):
    http://useofforceproject.org
    learn more about how ‘use of force’ policies can reduce police killings and how you can demand that they be adopted in your community:
    https://8cantwait.org/?fbclid=IwAR1h_9LGbMheKBD7PBgkz-0tj_MxhscMqbw-U_8ntQ-hHMHTy1XnVBAUJP4
    keep tabs on the forthcoming “excessive use of force” bill:
    https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4408?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22REAL+Act%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=52
    learn the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’
    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-budgets-defund-the-police_n_5ed943a8c5b6dddfca600f27?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jcm9va2VkLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy9hbnRpcmFjaXNtLXJlc291cmNlcy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAB8Dz0xWkV5wCmnUcbh2NyCLRd7zkdcbJHfrXS64SZiFz2FWPdU2BhsFr5PK0DeOTI7xrIct5t76Kq6FWWkRoXArZMEdLU1YNLuLIvKcPtZfai7GHLXTnK6XvEbc2_6FVY65QTWLJJ5-6fSvVDnOo11CHYg9WNWN4QbBS0WC5d-l
    learn (more) about the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’:
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/07/defund-police-heres-what-that-really-means/
    learn about how to increase power in your community:
    https://www.blackvotersmatterfund.org
    learn how to support our country’s 6 battle ground states during the run up to our next election:
    https://votesaveamerica.com/adopt-a-state/?fbclid=IwAR0YdsUr5wY6Iamrx3BbVTeCSwUcOc8XReYoH34v3GDfU3fHdSpC9G47inU
    learn how to help combat voter suppression (which disproportionately impacts marginalized people):
    https://fairfight.com
    see a slew of other ways you can learn and help build a more fair and peaceful future:
    https://www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/?fbclid=IwAR2nLeeG-gwyGLQ51n6Gy3DUj-3sroFfEcuIbccT7SyPfYxjIyy8WRX5L8I
    learn more about the “lean on me” sing along featured at the end of this episode:
    https://www.npr.org/2020/06/06/870735440/at-the-d-c-protests-a-lean-on-me-singalong-offered-a-moment-of-solace
    learn more about the “lean on me” audio featured at the end of this episode:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCsl_wij9Xs
    see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:
    https://twitter.com/health_podcast
    participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/
    help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0
    12 min
  • episode 62: pots and pans (day 6; recorded on june 6, 2020)
    in this special episode, terel rejoined her neighborhood for a recurring #cacerolazo (‘pots and pans’) protest in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. see the links below to find out how your pots & pans (and votes and letters and phone calls and financial support) can help in the fight for a more fair and peaceful future. #LearnAndShare
    time stamps:
    at 1:24, hear terel explain what this special episode is about; at 4:40, hear audio from the ‘pots and pans’ protest and hear terel describe what a cacerolazo is; at 5:29, hear terel read ‘your black friend is trying to be ok’; at 8:21, hear terel’s tech kryptonite kick in; at 18:31, hear terel wrap up the evening; at 18:40, hear terel’s tech kryptonite come back for the re-up; at 20:34 hear audio from the protest sing along that happened in washington d.c. on june 3, 2020.
    photo credit: to be further assessed
    learn more about what a cacerolazo is:
    https://beautifultrouble.org/tactic/cacerolazo/
    learn about ‘use of force policies’ in your community (and their positive impact on rates of police violence):
    http://useofforceproject.org
    learn more about how ‘use of force’ policies can reduce police killings and how you can demand that they be adopted in your community:
    https://8cantwait.org/?fbclid=IwAR1h_9LGbMheKBD7PBgkz-0tj_MxhscMqbw-U_8ntQ-hHMHTy1XnVBAUJP4
    keep tabs on the forthcoming “excessive use of force” bill:
    https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4408?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22REAL+Act%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=52
    learn the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’
    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-budgets-defund-the-police_n_5ed943a8c5b6dddfca600f27?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jcm9va2VkLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy9hbnRpcmFjaXNtLXJlc291cmNlcy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAB8Dz0xWkV5wCmnUcbh2NyCLRd7zkdcbJHfrXS64SZiFz2FWPdU2BhsFr5PK0DeOTI7xrIct5t76Kq6FWWkRoXArZMEdLU1YNLuLIvKcPtZfai7GHLXTnK6XvEbc2_6FVY65QTWLJJ5-6fSvVDnOo11CHYg9WNWN4QbBS0WC5d-l
    learn (more) about the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’:
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/07/defund-police-heres-what-that-really-means/
    learn about how to increase power in your community:
    https://www.blackvotersmatterfund.org
    learn how to support our country’s 6 battle ground states during the run up to our next election:
    https://votesaveamerica.com/adopt-a-state/?fbclid=IwAR0YdsUr5wY6Iamrx3BbVTeCSwUcOc8XReYoH34v3GDfU3fHdSpC9G47inU
    learn how to help combat voter suppression (which disproportionately impacts marginalized people):
    https://fairfight.com
    see a slew of other ways you can learn and help build a more fair and peaceful future:
    https://www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/?fbclid=IwAR2nLeeG-gwyGLQ51n6Gy3DUj-3sroFfEcuIbccT7SyPfYxjIyy8WRX5L8I
    learn more about the “lean on me” sing along featured at the end of this episode:
    https://www.npr.org/2020/06/06/870735440/at-the-d-c-protests-a-lean-on-me-singalong-offered-a-moment-of-solace
    learn more about the “lean on me” audio featured at the end of this episode:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCsl_wij9Xs
    see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:
    https://twitter.com/health_podcast
    participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/
    help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0
    24 min
  • episode 61: pots and pans (day 5; recorded on june 5, 2020)
    in this special episode, terel rejoined her neighborhood for a recurring #cacerolazo (‘pots and pans’) protest in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. see the links below to find out how your pots & pans (and votes and letters and phone calls and financial support) can help in the fight for a more fair and peaceful future. #LearnAndShare
    time stamps:
    at 1:24, hear terel explain what this special episode is about; at 4:40, hear audio from the ‘pots and pans’ protest and hear terel describe what a cacerolazo is; at 5:29, hear terel talk about 8 specific ‘use of force’ measures that have the potential to reduce rates of police killings; at 7:30, hear a helicopter interrupt terel’s monologue; at 16:29, hear terel wrap up the evening; at 16:49 hear 2 of terel’s neighbors say ‘hi’; at 16:47, here terel revisit the reason why each night’s protest has lasted just under 9 minutes; at 18:48 hear audio from the protest sing along that happened in washington d.c. on june 3, 2020.
    photo credit: juan r. costa
    learn more about what a cacerolazo is:
    https://beautifultrouble.org/tactic/cacerolazo/
    learn about ‘use of force policies’ in your community (and their positive impact on rates of police violence):
    http://useofforceproject.org
    learn more about how ‘use of force’ policies can reduce police killings and how you can demand that they be adopted in your community:
    https://8cantwait.org/?fbclid=IwAR1h_9LGbMheKBD7PBgkz-0tj_MxhscMqbw-U_8ntQ-hHMHTy1XnVBAUJP4
    keep tabs on the forthcoming “excessive use of force” bill:
    https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4408?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22REAL+Act%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=52
    learn the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’
    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-budgets-defund-the-police_n_5ed943a8c5b6dddfca600f27?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jcm9va2VkLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy9hbnRpcmFjaXNtLXJlc291cmNlcy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAB8Dz0xWkV5wCmnUcbh2NyCLRd7zkdcbJHfrXS64SZiFz2FWPdU2BhsFr5PK0DeOTI7xrIct5t76Kq6FWWkRoXArZMEdLU1YNLuLIvKcPtZfai7GHLXTnK6XvEbc2_6FVY65QTWLJJ5-6fSvVDnOo11CHYg9WNWN4QbBS0WC5d-l
    learn (more) about the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’:
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/07/defund-police-heres-what-that-really-means/
    learn about how to increase power in your community:
    https://www.blackvotersmatterfund.org
    learn how to support our country’s 6 battle ground states during the run up to our next election:
    https://votesaveamerica.com/adopt-a-state/?fbclid=IwAR0YdsUr5wY6Iamrx3BbVTeCSwUcOc8XReYoH34v3GDfU3fHdSpC9G47inU
    learn how to help combat voter suppression (which disproportionately impacts marginalized people):
    https://fairfight.com
    see a slew of other ways you can learn and help build a more fair and peaceful future:
    https://www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/?fbclid=IwAR2nLeeG-gwyGLQ51n6Gy3DUj-3sroFfEcuIbccT7SyPfYxjIyy8WRX5L8I
    learn more about the “lean on me” sing along featured at the end of this episode:
    https://www.npr.org/2020/06/06/870735440/at-the-d-c-protests-a-lean-on-me-singalong-offered-a-moment-of-solace
    learn more about the “lean on me” audio featured at the end of this episode:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCsl_wij9Xs
    see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:
    https://twitter.com/health_podcast
    participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/
    help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0
    22 min
  • episode 60: pots and pans (day 4; recorded on june 4, 2020)
    in this special episode, terel rejoined her neighborhood for a recurring #cacerolazo (‘pots and pans’) protest in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. see the links below to find out how your pots & pans (and votes and letters and phone calls and financial support) can help in the fight for a more fair and peaceful future. #LearnAndShare
    time stamps:
    at 1:24, hear terel explain what this special episode is about; at 4:40, hear audio from the ‘pots and pans’ protest and hear terel describe what a cacerolazo is; at 5:10, hear terel talk about reducing police violence by 72%; at 6:02, hear terel revisit the timeline for the protest and the reason why it lasts for just under 9 minutes each night; 15:42, hear terel wrap up the evening; at 18:20 hear audio from the protest sing along that happened in washington d.c. on june 3, 2020.
    photo credit: alex otaola
    learn more about what a cacerolazo is:
    https://beautifultrouble.org/tactic/cacerolazo/
    learn about ‘use of force policies’ in your community (and their positive impact on rates of police violence):
    http://useofforceproject.org
    learn more about how ‘use of force’ policies can reduce police killings and how you can demand that they be adopted in your community:
    https://8cantwait.org/?fbclid=IwAR1h_9LGbMheKBD7PBgkz-0tj_MxhscMqbw-U_8ntQ-hHMHTy1XnVBAUJP4
    keep tabs on the forthcoming “excessive use of force” bill:
    https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4408?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22REAL+Act%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=52
    learn the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’
    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-budgets-defund-the-police_n_5ed943a8c5b6dddfca600f27?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jcm9va2VkLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy9hbnRpcmFjaXNtLXJlc291cmNlcy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAB8Dz0xWkV5wCmnUcbh2NyCLRd7zkdcbJHfrXS64SZiFz2FWPdU2BhsFr5PK0DeOTI7xrIct5t76Kq6FWWkRoXArZMEdLU1YNLuLIvKcPtZfai7GHLXTnK6XvEbc2_6FVY65QTWLJJ5-6fSvVDnOo11CHYg9WNWN4QbBS0WC5d-l
    learn (more) about the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’:
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/07/defund-police-heres-what-that-really-means/
    learn about how to increase power in your community:
    https://www.blackvotersmatterfund.org
    learn how to support our country’s 6 battle ground states during the run up to our next election:
    https://votesaveamerica.com/adopt-a-state/?fbclid=IwAR0YdsUr5wY6Iamrx3BbVTeCSwUcOc8XReYoH34v3GDfU3fHdSpC9G47inU
    learn how to help combat voter suppression (which disproportionately impacts marginalized people):
    https://fairfight.com
    see a slew of other ways you can learn and help build a more fair and peaceful future:
    https://www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/?fbclid=IwAR2nLeeG-gwyGLQ51n6Gy3DUj-3sroFfEcuIbccT7SyPfYxjIyy8WRX5L8I
    learn more about the “lean on me” sing along featured at the end of this episode:
    https://www.npr.org/2020/06/06/870735440/at-the-d-c-protests-a-lean-on-me-singalong-offered-a-moment-of-solace
    learn more about the “lean on me” audio featured at the end of this episode:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCsl_wij9Xs
    see more shenanigans on our twitter feed:
    https://twitter.com/health_podcast
    participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/
    help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0
    21 min

About Health Science (For the Rest of Us!)

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"Health Science (For the Rest of Us!)" is a podcast where we take a super practical look at the body, its shenanigans, and the world of fascinating ways we try to keep it healthy. hosts terel and iris explore everything from duckbilled N95 masks to fart migration to better understand and celebrate the universe inside you...in plain language!