Unbiased Science

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  • Is the U.S. Food Supply Safe?

    How safe is our food supply??

    Dr. Jess Steier kicks off a new season of Unbiased Science with a fresh format! Each episode tackles one concern or question that's gone viral online. It can be hard to know what to trust, so each episode this season tackles one question head-on.

    Between this summer's Cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce and the constant stream of food recalls in our feeds, this week we're joined by Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of CIDRAP at the University of Minnesota, along with other experts, to dig into how our food is kept safe and when we should worry.

    You can also watch the convo on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QGiFDLSEAbM

    (00:00) Season and Episode Intro

    (10:11) Introducing Dr. Mike Osterholm
    (11:27) Early Days of the Summer Cyclospora Outbreak
    (18:15) What Does the Expert Say to People Who Are Worried About Outbreaks?
    (20:35) Is There An Increase In Food Safety Issues?
    (25:57) Former FDA Food Scientist Shares Her Perspective
    (28:32) Could We Find The Cause Right Now?
    (30:45) Is There Anything The Expert Avoids?
    (33:44) Immunotoxicologist Food Safety Expert Shares His Perspective
    (36:15) What Can We Do To Make The Food Supply Safer?
    (40:20) Final Thoughts

    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/food-safety-crisis-trump-cyclospora/688495/

    https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/09/foodborne-illness-recall-cyclospora-summer/688497/
    https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/e-coli-salmonella-cyclospora-is-the-u-s-seeing-a-surge-in-foodborne-illnesses-/
    https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2852106
    https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199605163342001
    https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJM199705293362210
    https://drjessicaknurick.substack.com/p/why-foodborne-illness-is-surging
    https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/foodborne-illness-increase-common
    https://www.wral.com/news/state/diarrhea-parasites-glass-us-food-less-safe-august-24/
    https://downloads.regulations.gov/FDA-2013-N-0013-0178/content.pdf
    https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJM199705293362210

    https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/

    https://sprout.link/cidrap_

    https://www.instagram.com/cidrap_?stkn=czA0d3cxczB2emdy


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    43 min
  • Summer Rerun: Food Allergies: A Tough Nut to Crack

    Hello Unbiased Scientists! New season drops NEXT WEEK and we are so excited! Thank you for hanging in there with us over the summer break!


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    36 min
  • Summer Rerun: Heads Will Roll: Tackling The Impact of Concussions

    Hello Unbiased Scientists! We’re taking a little break for summer, but in the meantime we are re-airing some of our very favorite episodes as well as some of YOUR favorites. We will still be posting infographics to our socials as well as longer form content on our Substack at substack.unbiasedscience.com⁠ and some short form video clips from episodes as well as some NEW short form content to our YouTube channel over the summer. So if you’re not following us already, check out the links below. Be sure to leave us a review and drop some comments on our socials with questions or topics you want to see us cover. We love hearing from you! And check out our BRAND NEW MERCH at merch.unbiasedscience.com


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    54 min
  • Summer Rerun: 99 Ways to (Not) Die: An ER Doc's Guide to Stayin' Alive

    Hello Unbiased Scientists! We’re taking a little break for summer, but in the meantime we are re-airing some of our very favorite episodes as well as some of YOUR favorites. We will still be posting infographics to our socials as well as longer form content on our Substack at substack.unbiasedscience.com⁠ and some short form video clips from episodes as well as some NEW short form content to our YouTube channel over the summer. So if you’re not following us already, check out the links below. Be sure to leave us a review and drop some comments on our socials with questions or topics you want to see us cover. We love hearing from you! And check out our BRAND NEW MERCH at merch.unbiasedscience.com


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    36 min
  • Summer Rerun- Shot Callers: Vaccines Gone Viral

    Hello Unbiased Scientists! We’re taking a little break for summer, but in the meantime we are re-airing some of our very favorite episodes as well as some of YOUR favorites. We will still be posting infographics to our socials as well as longer form content on our Substack at substack.unbiasedscience.com⁠ and some short form video clips from episodes as well as some NEW short form content to our YouTube channel over the summer. So if you’re not following us already, check out the links below. Be sure to leave us a review and drop some comments on our socials with questions or topics you want to see us cover. We love hearing from you! And check out our BRAND NEW MERCH at merch.unbiasedscience.com


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    50 min
  • Summer Rerun: Peptides: Know What Amino? (with Dr. Leigh Baxt)

    Hello Unbiased Scientists! We’re taking a little break for summer, but in the meantime we are re-airing some of our very favorite episodes as well as some of YOUR favorites. We will still be posting infographics to our socials as well as longer form content on our Substack at substack.unbiasedscience.com⁠ and some short form video clips from episodes as well as some NEW short form content to our YouTube channel over the summer. So if you’re not following us already, check out the links below. Be sure to leave us a review and drop some comments on our socials with questions or topics you want to see us cover. We love hearing from you! And check out our BRAND NEW MERCH at merch.unbiasedscience.com

    Episode Disclaimer: Dr. Baxt represents herself and not her employer on this platform and all views expressed are her own


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    40 min
  • Summer Rerun: Doses of Reality: A Matter of National Health Security

    Hello Unbiased Scientists! We’re taking a little break for summer, but in the meantime we are re-airing some of our very favorite episodes as well as some of YOUR favorites. We will still be posting infographics to our socials as well as longer form content on our Substack at substack.unbiasedscience.com⁠ and some short form video clips from episodes as well as some NEW short form content to our YouTube channel over the summer. So if you’re not following us already, check out the links below. Be sure to leave us a review and drop some comments on our socials with questions or topics you want to see us cover. We love hearing from you! And check out our BRAND NEW MERCH at merch.unbiasedscience.com


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    40 min
  • Summer Rerun: Autism Insights And The Neuroscience Of Social Interactions

    Hello Unbiased Scientists! We’re taking a little break for summer, but in the meantime we are re-airing some of our very favorite episodes as well as some of YOUR favorites. We will still be posting infographics to our socials as well as longer form content on our Substack at substack.unbiasedscience.com⁠ and some short form video clips from episodes as well as some NEW short form content to our YouTube channel over the summer. So if you’re not following us already, check out the links below. Be sure to leave us a review and drop some comments on our socials with questions or topics you want to see us cover. We love hearing from you! And check out our BRAND NEW MERCH at merch.unbiasedscience.com


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    39 min
  • Summer Rerun: This Episode Comes With A Surgeon General's Warning

    Hello Unbiased Scientists! We’re taking a little break for summer, but in the meantime we are re-airing some of our very favorite episodes as well as some of YOUR favorites. We will still be posting infographics to our socials as well as longer form content on our Substack at substack.unbiasedscience.com⁠ and some short form video clips from episodes as well as some NEW short form content to our YouTube channel over the summer. So if you’re not following us already, check out the links below. Be sure to leave us a review and drop some comments on our socials with questions or topics you want to see us cover. We love hearing from you! And check out our BRAND NEW MERCH at merch.unbiasedscience.com


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    35 min
  • Summer Rerun- Protein, Creatine and "Skinny Teens?": Nutrition Science on Steroids

    Hello Unbiased Scientists! We’re taking a little break for summer, but in the meantime we are re-airing some of our very favorite episodes as well as some of YOUR favorites. We will still be posting infographics to our socials as well as longer form content on our Substack at substack.unbiasedscience.com⁠ and some short form video clips from episodes as well as some NEW short form content to our YouTube channel over the summer. So if you’re not following us already, check out the links below. Be sure to leave us a review and drop some comments on our socials with questions or topics you want to see us cover. We love hearing from you! And check out our BRAND NEW MERCH at merch.unbiasedscience.com


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    34 min

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Is that viral health claim true? Public health scientist Dr. Jess Steier and expert guests answer the questions people are asking, walk through the evidence, and leave you with talking points for your…

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