On the SCIdelines

From the far reaches of the solar system to microbes in your gut, it's the Weekly Scideshow! If you want to learn more about the topics we talked about today, check out the links below.

Induction Stoves vs Gas Stoves

Genetically Sabotaging Mosquitoes

The Crane Game, but with Rocket Boosters

Pluto's Ice Volcanoes

Io's Lava Dunes

Microbiota Impact Your Cravings

While we used to live in fear of cancer, modern science has made countless advances to lessen how much we actually need to worry. One critical arm of advancement in the study of cancer has been cancer screenings, like the pap smear! In today's discussion On the Scidelines, we break down exactly what a pap smear is, who should get it, and how effective it can be at saving lives. 

From paper-thin speakers to DNA in space, it's the Weekly Scideshow! If you want to learn more about the topics we talked about today, check out the links below.

The Future of Solar Energy

NASA's 10-Year Plan

Paper-thin Speakers

Seawater to Drinking Water

Mountain-Climbing Marine Dinosaurs

DNA & RNA in Space

From the perfect piece of chocolate to geoengineering, it's the Weekly Scideshow! If you want to learn more about the topics we talked about today, check out the links below.

Chocolate Physics

Next-Gen (or Last-Gen?) Rubisco

Big Brain Ravens

Anti-Aging of Skin Cells

Golden Chiral Vaccines

Geoengineering and Malaria

Sound waves are all around us. We use them for entertainment, mapping, imaging, and even to alter or break down physical materials. Now, however, we may have another use for them: treating cancer. Join us On the Scidelines with Tejaswi Worlikar, a PhD candidate and a pioneer in the field, as we break down what this new treatment is and what it means for us.

Resources: 

The Histotripsy Lab Group at the University of Michigan

#HOPE4LIVER Clinical Trial Details

A Histotripsy Clinical Trial Patient's Story

From self-driving rideshares to an update on animal heart transplants, it's the Weekly Scideshow! If you want to learn more about the topics we talked about today, check out the links below.

Pig Heart Transplant Patient Dies

Drone Delivery

Ozone - A Climate Killer? 

Nanotherapy for Diabetes

X Marks the RNA Virus Treasure

Talking Mushrooms

From microplastics in your blood to fish that can do math, it's the Weekly Scideshow! If you want to learn more about the topics we talked about today, check out the links below.

Microplastics in the Blood

The Human Genome Project

Bird Flu

Self-Driving Rideshares

Navigation Skills

Fish Math

Amidst the growing concern over inflation, people have been especially worried about the rise in food prices. But what causes food inflation? Usually prices go up when high demand meets low supply due to labour shortages, fertilizer shortages, or transportation issues. But there has been a factor in food price inflation that has gone largely undiscussed: climate change. Tune into this week’s conversation On the Scidelines to learn more about the impacts of climate change on food prices.

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

A Treaty on Plastic Pollution

Making Carbon Fiber from Petroleum

Shark Naps

Fatherless Mice

Polio Outbreaks

Ketamine - an Unsuspected Antidepressant? 

Vaccines have always seemed to be everywhere, from our routine flu shots to our childhood vaccinations against things like measles, mumps, and tuberculosis. Especially now that we've come out on the other side of mass vaccination campaigns against COVID-19, vaccines have become a critical part of the public discourse. One vaccine that's often overlooked in the mainstream discussion, however, is the HPV vaccine. Join us this week as we break down what the HPV vaccine is, who should get it, and how it can actually protect you from cancer!