Not Yet a Dr.

What's the matter with antimatter? Does it really matter? In this episode, Beth highlights the important milestones that brought about the current understanding of antimatter, and some cutting edge science that may just turn you upside-down¡¡¡

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Edited by: Alastair

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How do biologists search for life on other planets? It turns out they don't even have to leave our ocean floor! This week Sienna interviewed Dr. Nagissa Mahmoudi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at McGill to find out more about the microbes living in our oceans, and the fascinating field of astrobiology.

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Edited by: Alastair

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The PhD3(to be!) are BACK and Alastair is kicking off the second season with a deep dive into his favourite chemical: oxidane! Corrosive, toxic, and hazardous to human health, this polar solvent has many industrial uses....but why does Alastair fancy it so much? Listen on to find out more!

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Edited by: Sienna

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Alastair, Sienna, and Beth return with a special BONUS episode of Not Yet a Dr! Come and test your knowledge of chemistry, biology, and physics with quirky questions that may just bamboozle your brain! Make sure you don't get gotcha'ed, or the nefarious klaxon awaits...

Not Yet a Dr will return with Season 2 in January 2021! In the meantime, why not check out some of our past episodes?

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Edited by: Alastair

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This week Beth has a special Halloween-themed episode on "The Ghost in the Machine" 

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So brush off your ghostbusting gear and get ready to 'thunk' critically as we dive into the spooky world of paranormal physics and infrasound...

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Edited by: Sienna

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How do you know where you are? How does your BRAIN know where you are? In this episode Sienna dives into the research on place cells, and how they help us navigate the wild, wonderful, world one cell at a time!

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For more great information on place cells, check out Dr. Nancy Kanwisher from MIT who has a series of neuroscience lectures freely available on YouTube!

Edited by: Alastair

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Macaroni, Macarena, and Magnets. What do all these things have in common? Find out in this episode as Alastair explains the science behind Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Just try not to get dizzy as we spin 'round and 'round!

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Edited by: Sienna

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Sound waves have air, water waves have...well...water, but what about light waves? In Part 1 of this two-part episode, Beth explains the concept behind interferometry, and how we discovered what light does (or doesn't) travel through!

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Edited by: Alastair

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Today's podcast is all about the world of lichens...what they are, where they live, and what they're used for! Listen to Sienna mispronounce the word morel as she talks about fungi and algae and their unique and fascinating relationship that brings about the lichens that you see everyday. After this episode you'll be looking around every time you go outside to see if you can spot some of these weird and wonderful organisms.

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Edited by: Alastair

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From billiard balls to lemon poppyseed muffins, our ideas about the structure of the atom have come a long way through space and time (all the way from Ancient Greece, to be exact!) Join Alastair, Beth, and Sienna as they journey through the different models of the atom, and stop off for sultana scones along the way!

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Edited by: Alastair

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