Two Brad For You

Brad, aka Flash, is here to answer questions from the mail feed and bring you some weird science regarding tiny lab grown brains, tiny human/monkey chimeras and folks that are volunteering to be re-infected with SARS 2.

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Stephen Doyle is a molecular and computational biologist who uses whole genome sequencing to study how parasites evolve resistance to drugs. He was also able to explain how genome sequencing works and just how powerful that technology and data can be, especially in the context of the ongoing coronavirus situation. You've heard of corona variants, well Stephen helps sort out what this means and how genomics is used to track these outbreaks. We also discussed the benefits of pre-print for the field of genomics and the importance of open science. Check out his twitter @stephen__doyle and his work at the Sanger Institute.

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Senior staff writer at VICE Shayla Love was kind enough to join the show to discuss her work covering the psychedelics beat. Shayla writes feature articles on many topics that fall under the umbrellas of science, psychology, health and the mind and she is consistently finding unique and important angles of the psychedelic movement that need to be talked about, including the commodification and commercialization of psychedelic assisted therapy. She is an excellent writer and is full of great insights into this field and others. Please do give her a follow on Twitter, @shayla__love and check out all of her writing at VICE. 

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The panel of regular citizens is back to talk only Canadian politics this episode. They touch on the Supreme Court of Canada decision regarding carbon pricing, the fight everyone strategy of the Alberta Conservatives and the fight brewing within the federal Conservative party. Are they pitching too big a tent and where did those barnacles come from???

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Brad, aka Flash, is here with some Friday afternoon thoughts on two overly politicized corona issues, the lab leak scenario and the harm from lockdowns. Spoiler alert, there is no definitive answer so get ready to sit on some fence. Stick around for some intriguing Ebola news at the end as well.

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It was a pleasure to host veterinary parasitologist and friend of the show Martin Nielsen for a discussion on science communication from an academic perspective. Lessons learned, challenges, issues with pre-print publishing, restoring faith in expertise and much more. Follow Martin on Twitter, @MartinKNielsen and Youtube, Martin K Nielsen Equine Parasitology.

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Both Brads are back in the saddle after a short hiatus to answer a listener question about the new coronavirus variants, discuss some interesting findings in Ebola survivors and speculate on what it might mean for long haul COVID cases. Plus, Brad introduces us to a new bio-fueled rocket company that aims to be the Uber of space flight.

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The regular, ordinary Two Brad For Politics panel assembled early in this New Year filled with....let's say Christmas cheer. The discussion ranged from shambolic styles of governance, focusing on our home province of Alberta, to whether the spend, spend, spend Federal Liberals in Canada will face and ultimately win a spring election. The guys also gave their picks for 2020's winners and losers as well as top Rudy Giuliani moments of the year.

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Happy New Year listeners and many thanks for your support for another year. In this New Year's episode Brad and Brad discuss how to view what was challenging year for all in a more positive light. For better or worse 2020 was dominated by science and some incredible breakthroughs were made out of necessity, but there is also a real opportunity to make some positive changes in our lives and in society.

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Brad, aka Flash, is here to give you the real talk concerning coronavirus vaccines. What we know, what we don't and of course, how safe are they? He breaks down some of the concerns listeners and friends have expressed about how quickly these were developed and the new mRNA technology behind them.

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