Comedians Katharyn Henson (@ewgirlyounasty) and Meghan Walsh (@Diabeatz_) talk about current events in science as well as the science in their lives.... more
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June 23, 2020Pacific Rim 3: Europa Rising This week Katharyn and Meg talk about cow licks, a new mission to one of Jupiter's icy moons, glacier mice, and a creepy demon child who was friends with Samuel Morse. Thanks for listening!
https://www.nbcnews.com/healthmain/bad-hair-day-experts-explain-curse-cowlick-1C6437140https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/life-unbounded/europa-three-more-clues/https://www.space.com/15498-europa-sdcmp.htmlhttps://www.npr.org/2020/05/22/858800112/herd-like-movement-of-fuzzy-green-glacier-mice-baffles-scientistshttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bumblebees-bite-plants-to-force-them-to-flower-seriously/http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/reform/jb_reform_morsecod_1.htmlFollow The Pod!
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...more May 21, 2020Ep. 30 - Tiny Science This week Katharyn and Meg talk about colorful birds, tiny masks, lame gardens, and a very active volcano. Thanks for listening!
Also, for some reason I accidentally said that this week in science took place on May 15, 1980, but it was actually May 18th. My Bad!
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/19/coronavirus-wearing-a-mask-can-reduce-transmission-by-75percent-new-study-claims.html
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/how-to-grow-vegetables-on-mars/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/05/mount-st-helens-isnt-where-should-be-scientists-may-finally-know-why/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4f_1_r80RYFollow The Pod!
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...more May 17, 2020Ep. 29 - Mold Palace This week Katharyn and Meg talk about moldy boots, deadly bugs, and happy butchers. Thanks for listening!
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/2901/2901-7019/2901-7019.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-020-0508-1
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4726748/https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Femo0000738https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/this-week-in-chemical-history/week-19.htmlFollow The Pod!
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...more May 07, 2020Ep. 28 - Murder Hornets, Revisited This week Katharyn and Meg talk about milk, the infamous murder hornets, dirt, and our favorite ever week in science. Thanks for listening!
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/scientists-waited-two-and-a-half-years-to-see-whether-bacteria-can-eat-rock/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-us-food-and-drug-administration-approves-pill/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/invasion-murder-hornets-180974809/
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...more April 30, 2020Ep. 27 - Birds Aren't Real It's a bird, it's a plane, it's the background noise of Katharyn's recording! (sorry) This week Katharyn and Meg talk about parachuting spiders, why you never see baby pigeons, and an important, tiny discovery. Welcome to season two and thanks for listening!
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/05/150518-spiders-australia-silk-webs-animals-environment/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/science/pigeons-boston-new-york.html
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150907-why-dont-you-ever-see-baby-pigeons
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/18/820953617/the-killer-at-home-house-cats-have-more-impact-on-local-wildlife-than-wild-preda
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/this-week-in-chemical-history/week-18.html
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...more February 07, 2020Ep. 26 - Baby Benevolence This week Katharyn and Meg talk about empathetic scrotal pain, charitable babies, and why all athletes should be barefoot. Thanks for listening!
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00289/full
https://www.washington.edu/news/2020/02/04/altruistic-babies-study-shows-infants-are-willing-to-give-up-food-help-others/https://www.businessinsider.com/why-nike-vaporfly-shoes-make-runners-faster-2019-11https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-groundhog-dayFollow The Pod!
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...more January 25, 2020Ep. 24 - A Somewhat Scientific Miracle Welcome to our first remote episode! This week Katharyn and Meg talk about constipation, diving beetles, and the first clinical x-ray. Thanks for listening!
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...more January 25, 2020A Somewhat Scientific Miracle Welcome to our first remote episode! This week Katharyn and Meg talk about constipation, diving beetles, and the first clinical x-ray. Thanks for listening! Follow The Pod!Instagram: @SomewhatScientificTwitter: @SomewhatScientificEmail us with any corrections at [email protected] Follow Meghan:MeghanWalshComedy.comInstagram: @Diabeatz_Twitter: @Diabeatz Follow Katharyn:EwGirlYouNasty.comInstagram: @ewgirlyounasty...more January 15, 2020Ep. 23 - Katharyn Should Recycle This week it's an episode from the vault! We talk about sleeping, NASA, Canada's single use plastic ban and why Katharyn should recycle. Thanks for listening!
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...more January 09, 2020Ep. 22 - Laser Enthusiasts This week Katharyn and Meg talk about why we should all be setting things on fire with lasers, vicarious embarrassment, and a 100 year old torso. Thanks for listening!
https://lasers.llnl.gov/education/how_lasers_work
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/30/792340177/chinese-researcher-who-created-gene-edited-babies-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison
https://www.popsci.com/story/science/cringe-embarrassment-science-psychology/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/12/31/us/ap-us-cave-body-identified.htmlhttps://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/this-week-in-chemical-history/week-2.htmlFollow The Pod!
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