Science to the Tea

By Skye Smith

In this podcast, we will discuss all of the wonders of science while sipping on some of my favorite teas. Two in one deal, really. Here you will find a wide range of scientific topics and complex idea... more

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The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.

Science to the Tea episodes:

February 03, 2021 Shell Yeah: Using Food Waste to Clean Water
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers use blue mussel shells to clean polluted water!
Paper referenced: "Hard to Soft: Biogenic Absorbent Sponge-like Material from Waste Mussel Shells"
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10min
January 27, 2021 Neuro Nets
In this week's tea-riffic episode, our guest Deidre O'Dell shares with us her recently published paper!
Paper referenced: "Disruption of rat deep cerebellar perineuronal net alters eyeblink conditioning and neuronal electrophysiology"
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23min
January 22, 2021 Peak Experience
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers scale Mt. Everest in search of microplastic pollution!
Papers Referenced: “Reaching New Heights in Plastic Pollution—Preliminary Findings of Microplastics on Mount Everest”
“Microplastic pollution, a threat to marine ecosystem and human health: a short review”
“Toxicity of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Mammalian Systems”
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7min
January 16, 2021 Tri Tri Again
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers use arsenic trioxide to treat cancer!
Paper referenced: "Arsenic Trioxide Rescues Structural p53 Mutations through a Cryptic Allosteric Site"
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9min
January 06, 2021 Sheep Thrills
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers develop a vaccine to fight parasites in sheep!

Paper referenced: "Effective Nanoparticle-Based Nasal Vaccine Against Latent and Congenital Toxoplasmosis in Sheep"
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8min
January 01, 2021 Tea-riffic Effects of Green Tea
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers test the effects of green tea on Huntington's disease!

Papers referenced: "Green tea and cancer and cardiometabolic diseases: a review of the current epidemiological evidence"
"Green tea infusion alleviates neurodegeneration induced by mutant Huntingtin in Drosophila"
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11min
December 23, 2020 Have A Tree-mendously Good Holiday
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers use bacteria to help Christmas trees grow!
Paper referenced: "Identification of Root-Associated Bacteria That Influence Plant Physiology, Increase Seed Germination, or Promote Growth of the Christmas Tree Species Abies nordmanniana"
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10min
December 16, 2020 It's a Brewtiful Day: Science Behind the Perfect Shot of Espresso
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers use physics and computer simulations to develop the perfect shot of espresso!
Paper referenced: "Systematically Improving Espresso: Insights from Mathematical Modeling and Experiment"
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9min
December 10, 2020 Don't B-Negative: Blood Type and COVID-19
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers explore the relationship between blood type and COVID-19!
Paper referenced: "Association Between ABO and Rh Blood Groups and SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Severe COVID-19 Illness"
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10min
December 02, 2020 Soy What?! Soybeans and Your Brain
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers explore the effects of genistein on Alzheimer's disease!
Paper 1: "Involvement of α7nAChR in the Protective Effects of Genistein Against β‑Amyloid‑Induced Oxidative Stress in Neurons via a PI3K/Akt/Nrf2 Pathway‑Related Mechanism"
Paper 2: "Autophagy-dependent mechanism of genistein-mediated elimination of behavioral and biochemical defects in the rat model of sporadic Alzheimer's disease"
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10min

FAQs about Science to the Tea:

How many episodes does Science to the Tea have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.