Steaming Piles of Science

This episode is a full discussion of current STI testing, advice on how often to get tested, and treatments of common STIs. Turns out - a lot of STIs are curable! Her message is to get tested, and get tested often! The technology is quick and much more advanced than ever before. We even talk about the history of STIs back to the Roman empire. Ever heard of a parasite STI? Listen up for the science!

Dr. Olivera is a renowned scientists with discoveries credited to his name in the field of DNA enzymes and, the topic of today's episode, cone snail toxins. Luckily, as Dr. Olivera explains in the interview at the end of his seminar, you have to really perturb the little guys to get stung as a human. That being said, harnessing our natural environment to treat human disease has never been more interesting. Who would've thought that something so deadly has the potential to save millions of lives! The components of various cone snail toxins, called conotoxins, have proved to effectively treat a variety of diseases including chronic pain, epilepsy, and type II diabetes.

This episode is our coverage of the October science pub about climate change. The experts discuss the current state of agriculture, where your food comes from, and some of the problems we face in feeding all the people in the world. In the Q&A section we hear about GMOs and bumble bees. Listen up and learn about where your food comes from.

This episode is a gem. We talk with Dr. Khokhar about the "chicken and the egg" problem with marijuana and schizophrenia. We also get to Ritalin in children, legalization of drugs, and much more. We hope you enjoy and be sure to leave comments or questions on our website or Facebook page!

We answer some of the questions you've submitted on our website and Facebook page. Let us know what you think!

Allison is an engineer who focuses her work on underwater vehicles to explore and study the ocean. In this episode we talk all about what we know, discuss mostly what we don't know, and speculate about the future. We also get in to her thoughts about being a female in science, particularly engineering, which is a very male-dominated science. We hope you enjoy!

Lucas Dwiel is earning his Ph.D. from Dartmouth's Program in Experimental and Molecular Medicine. He studies the wide-spread electrical patterns in the brain. In our interview we talk about deep brain stimulation, predicting behaviors, the ethics of scientific research, and so much more. We hope you enjoy our friend, Lucas Dwiel, and please let us know if you have any questions or comments!

This episode is an interview with Dr. Emily Stephens. Her research focused on current efforts to understand the mechanism by which selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) work (i.e. Prozac) by studying the effects on the drug on the cellular level. Her work is very approachable because she is an AMAZING teacher. She is extremely kind and genuinely interested in everyone having access to her findings. Please enjoy and we hope you learn something new!

This episode was our first coverage of the monthly Science Pub Series at Dartmouth. This month's science pub included three experts in gaming and gaming application. We talk about the history of games and the current state of games, which can be applied in the classroom. See our website for all of the resources mentioned in this episode and thank you for listening!

This episode walks us through the history of the human endeavor to understand the brain. We start 7,000 years ago and end with the most up-to-date information on how the brain works. We talk about the different parts of your brain, the cells that are in your brain, and the tools those cells use to communicate. Please see our website for more resources!