On the SCIdelines

Spring signals the end of the winter but for many, it also signals the start of seasonal allergy season. From the triggers of these allergies, how they develop, and even what you can do to reduce your allergic symptoms, tune into this week’s conversation On the Scidelines!

We may appreciate the world that we can see through our eyes but we rarely consider the things we cannot see. Many animals are able to see a larger spectrum of light or are more sensitive to light. For example, frogs are able to see in far more detail at night compared to humans. More on the interesting world of vision science in this week’s discussion On the Scidelines.

From micrometeoroids to real-life terminators, it's the Weekly Scideshow! If you want to learn more about the topics we talked about today, check out the links below.

Space Telescopes vs. Micrometeoroids

Human Skin... On Robots

Naming Heat Waves

Great White Sharks

Taco Bell of the Future

Extinct Tortoise Found Alive

Evusheld is one of the newest preventative medicine approved by Health Canada against COVID-19. Unlike a vaccine, Evusheld is a prophylactic tool that contains antibodies and protect individuals who cannot get vaccinated or are immunocompromised.

After two years of COVID, news of something called "Monkeypox" definitely sounds a little scary. Join us On the Scidelines today for a discussion with Alyssa, our resident disease expert, about what Monkeypox actually is and whether or not it's worth the worry. 

From robot crabs to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (and did we mention ROBOT CRABS?), it's the Weekly Scideshow! If you want to learn more about the topics we talked about today, check out the links below.

Robot Crabs

HIV Drugs for Memory Loss

Social Hamsters

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Water from Desert Air

Skydiving Salamanders

On our Monday show, we bring you interviews with experts that can help us understand what's going on in the world around us. These interviews are often so good, however, that we're forced to cut out parts of them for time. This week, in recognition of Pride month right around the corner, we bring you an extended outtake from our conversation with Maria Denk about the myth of a sex binary. 

From tomatoes to trilobites, it's the Weekly Scideshow! If you want to learn more about the topics we talked about today, check out the links below.

Trilobite Designer Lenses

Parkinson's Disease Target

Plastic-Eating Enzymes

Scientists Made High-Vitamin D Tomatoes

Mind-Controlled Prosthetics

Dolphin Spas

After decades of knowledge imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA promises much more with the brand new James Webb Space Telescope. The implications of an updated and more powerful telescope are vast. We may discover more about our universe and peer deeper into the night sky. Tune into this week’s conversation On the Scidelines to learn more about the exciting future the James Webb Space Telescope may bring.

From the microscopic to the extraterrestrial, it's the Weekly Scideshow! If you want to learn more about the topics we talked about today, check out the links below.

Algae Burgers

Microscopic AI

Earthquake Sensing AI

Growing Plants on the Moon

"I Want Pictures of Humanity's Black Hole!" - J. Jonah Jameson

Lunar Soil + Human Breath = Rocket Fuel?