Somewhat Scientific

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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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January 02, 2020 Ep. 21 - Public Relations Nightmare
This week Katharyn and Meg talk about stress induced heart attacks, why smoking is cooler than vaping, and how Teddy Roosevelt is a little responsible for taking the coke out of Coca-Cola. Thanks for listening!

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/stress-cardiomyopathy-a-different-kind-of-heart-attack-201509038239
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/12/20/790154919/cdc-confirms-a-thc-contaminant-vitamin-e-acetate-the-culprit-in-most-vaping-deat

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/science/boeing-starliner-launch.html

https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/exhibitions/congress-and-progressive-era/pure-food-and-drug-act

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/07/mh370-malaysia-airlines/590653/

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December 26, 2019 Ep. 20 - Scottish Volcano
This week Katharyn and Meg talk about intuitive eating, why the Scottish ills may have been caused by a volcano, and the science of Christmas movies. Thanks for listening!

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/intermittent-fasting-surprising-update-2018062914156
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377027319303087

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/this-week-in-chemical-history/week-52.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/movies/christmas-movies-television.html

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December 18, 2019 Ep. 19 - Penis Shaped Animals
This week Katharyn and Meg talk about why teens shouldn't be allowed to get tattoos, an exciting group of penis shaped marine life, and a super low-key oil spill. Thanks for listening!

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/03/08/591315450/tattoo-you-immune-system-cells-help-keep-ink-in-its-place
https://www.popsci.com/story/animals/penis-fish/
https://oceana.org/marine-life/cephalopods-crustaceans-other-shellfish/geoduck

https://www.popsci.com/hagfish-slime-expands/

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CZIC-gc1212-m3-a73-1977/html/CZIC-gc1212-m3-a73-1977.htm

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December 11, 2019 Ep. 18 - Wolf Baby
This week Katharyn and Meg talk about why Katharyn hasn't gotten pregnant, domestication, and the turbulent life of the man who blessed us all with nitrous oxide. Thanks for listening!

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/low-sperm-count/symptoms-causes/syc-20374585
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reference/domesticated-animals/
https://phys.org/news/2018-02-humans-domesticate.html

https://www.genetics.org/content/197/3/795

https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/12/eaaw7908

https://anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org/article.aspx?articleid=1918086

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December 04, 2019 Ep. 17 - Fire Tornados Are an Actual Thing
This week Katharyn and Meg talk about solutions to Katharyn's insomnia, a real life fire tornado, Japanese honeybee chefs, and the invention of the phonograph. Thanks for listening!

https://time.com/5063665/what-is-polyphasic-sleep/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-scientists-predict-fire-tornadoes/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bizarre-bee-havior-in-the-battle-against-the-giant-hornet-129395782/
https://www.loc.gov/collections/edison-company-motion-pictures-and-sound-recordings/articles-and-essays/history-of-edison-sound-recordings/history-of-the-cylinder-phonograph/

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November 27, 2019 Ep. 16 - Contact High
This week Katharyn and Meg talk about why you should clean your contacts, A METEOR SHOWER HAPPENING TOMORROW, salmon, and Monsanto :(. Thanks for listening!

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2011/12/13/143444214/dirty-little-secret-almost-nobody-cleans-contacts-properly
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/21/781738197/a-rare-meteor-shower-may-grace-the-skies-tonight
https://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/nature/the-salmon-life-cycle.htm
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/this-week-in-chemical-history/week-48.html

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November 20, 2019 Ep. 15 - Tempest Rex
This week Katharyn and Meg talk about why they will be choosing to hibernate, ancient beer, feathered dinosaurs, and natural selection. Thanks for listening!

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/20/pets-allowed
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/15/science/hibernation-bears-winter-health.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/egyptian-vats-5-600-years-old-were-for-beer-brewing/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/11/first-fossil-dinosaur-feathers-found-near-south-pole-cretaceous-australia/
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1228/1228-h/1228-h.htm

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November 13, 2019 Ep. 14 - A Very Moldy Episode
This week Katharyn and Meg talk about killer fungi, why Katharyn and cicadas should party together, and Meg embarrasses herself trying to talk about chemistry. Thanks for listening!
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https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/11/06/776502362/scrubbing-your-house-of-bacteria-could-clear-the-way-for-fungus
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https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/massospora-parasite-drugs-its-hosts/566324/----more----
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/04/cordyceps-zombie-fungus-takes-over-ants/
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November 06, 2019 Ep. 13 - Rats in Cars
This week Katharyn and Meg talk about why avocados are the greatest fruit of all time, rats, and a very special scientific birthday. Thanks for listening!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-the-avocado-should-have-gone-the-way-of-the-dodo-4976527/
http://www.avocadosource.com/CAS_Yearbooks/CAS_57_1973/CAS_1973-74_PG_40-41.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/05/nyregion/rats-new-york.html
https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2019/10/23/rats-driving-mental-health-study-university-of-richmond-dig-orig-jk.cnn
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/23/768348068/a-forest-expert-team-in-spain-fights-fire-with-fire-literally
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marie-Curie

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38min
October 30, 2019 Ep. 12 - Twinternet
This week Katharyn and Meg talk about why they aren't upset with the declining birth rate of twins, ancient scrolls, and a very special giant fungus. Thanks for listening!

https://time.com/4908654/cell-phone-bacteria/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/04/health/twins-birth-rate.html
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/us/herculaneum-scrolls-scn-trnd/index.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49924014
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-largest-organism-is-fungus/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/ARPANET

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How many episodes does Somewhat Scientific have?

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