B.S.: The STEM Podcast
Episodes
BIO 203: Dementia with Toby the Neuroscientist
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dementia is famously complicated and misunderstood. Due to the recent developments in research, the knowledge neuroscientists have gained on dementia ...
SOC 203: Climate Change and Food Policy with Kfesteryga
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Food insecurity is an internationally pressing issue. As climate change continues to progress, headlines discussing failed harvests, natural disasters...
BIO 203: That’s Bananas! - Monkey Communication
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most unique things about humans as species is our ability to communicate through language. Previously non-human primates have been thought ...
SOC 202: Heath Meets Hate - RFK Jr.’s CDC Crisis
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The last 6 months in the Department of Health and Human Services have been filled with misinformation, anti-scientific rhetoric, and a whole lot of co...
TECH 201: Oura Farming - Oura Ring’s Partnership with the DOD
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a society with an ever-growing market for data-tracking and personalized tech, concerns about privacy and the security of this information are incr...
BIO 202: Gene Editing with Dr. Cal Ur Science Pal!
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CRISPR Cas-9 is one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs to happen in our lifetime, and it has the capacity to completely revolutionize medical tre...
SOC 201: Microtrend Final Boss - A Celebration of the Mundane
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Humans are communal creatures and our desire to fit in and feel understood is why our species exists today. But how does this evolutionary urge impact...
BIO 201: The Birds, the Bees, and Male Birth Control
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With over 50 years in the making, the male birth control pill is beginning to see some incredibly promising strides. This new non-hormonal male birth ...
Syllabus Week: Season 2
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
B.S. is back, and even better! Ilyana and Gold discuss the new interesting things that are coming to Season 2, as well as some fun facts about scienti...
BIO 105: Build-A-Body - 3D Bioprinting
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More than 100,000 people in the U.S. sit on an organ donor list awaiting life-saving transplants, with thousands dying each year before being able to ...
SOC 104: Beauty and the Beast - Phrenology Reinvented
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As beauty standards rise, and the pressure to assign importance to one’s physical characteristics strengthens, it’s no surprise that new ways have...
BIO 104: Super Human or Super Loaded - Technological Advancements in Athleticwear
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Technological advancements may be the most pervasive force in the 21st century, and the historical unifier of sports is no exception. Athleticwear has...
SOC 103: Someone’s always watching... - Social Media and Self-Surveillance
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aesthetic: concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. A concept constantly taking space in the youth’s photo dumps, Pinterest boards, and ...
BIO 103: It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… the avian flu?
25 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rising egg prices, worrying news headlines, and post-COVID scars have all drawn eyes towards H5N1, a virus currently on the rise in chicken, cattle, a...
Snow Day: Santa Baby, Species Debates, and Sippin’ Hot Cocoa
28 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This holiday season we’re bringing to you a special episode of B.S.: A Snow Day! In this episode we take a break from The Classroom and instead slip...
BIO 102: Is it time to MEAT the future? - Lab-grown meats
14 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine explaining to your guests at dinner that the chicken on their plate never clucked, the beef never moo-ed, and the fish… never even swam? Wel...
SOC 102: Erewhon is the new Louis Vuitton? - Food as a luxury
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From flexing your Lunchables in grade school to the annual Thanksgiving post-your-plate, it’s no surprise that Americans use food as a status symbol...
SOC 101: Surgery, Steroids, and Social Media?! - A Culture Shift of the American Male Beauty Standard
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
He has his mother's eyes... and his father's surgeon! In the era of endless hair transplant transformations, gym bros, and male influencers, follow us...
BIO 101: Gut Microbiome - Fact and Fiction
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder if your gut has a secret life? Join us this week as we dive into the fascinating world of the gut microbiome! From probiotics that promise...
Syllabus Week
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Ilyana and Gold for Syllabus Week: the introduction to their new podcast, B.S., covering topics ranging from biological discoveries to engineerin...