Researcher Kevin Boehnke struggled to reconcile his goal of helping people through science with his need to accept research funds that potentially have strings attached. Boehnke talks about how to deal with conflicts of interest in science research.

Episode 8: Selling out for science?

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Dr. Mona uses science as a superpower to create positive change through her work with the Flint water crisis.

Episode 12: Science as superpower

Developmental psychologist Henry Wellman gets into kids' brains to figure out how people grow to understand the world.

Episode 11: Kid scientists

When Professor Pamela Raymond received an inappropriate anatomical heirloom from a colleague, she and Professor Deborah Goldberg put an end to the bizarre tradition.

Episode 10: Extinct science trophies

When the H5N1 flu virus threatened the public with a pandemic, Professor Michael Imperiale helped the U.S. government decide how best to keep the contagion contained in research labs. Imperiale discusses how to stay safe while doing dangerous science.

Episode 8: Selling out for science?

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