Curioscity
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
15 - What are Biofilms? (w/ Gregory Broussard!)
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Last week we spoke of bacteria, a major contributor to biofilms. What are biofilms and why do microbes make them? How is human health impacted by this...
14 - What are Bacteria? (w/ Neeraj Karamchandani!)
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine having a twin split out of you in twenty minutes flat; each of you split again in another twenty minutes. In a scant few hours, there are bill...
13 - Cholesterol (w/ Averie and Chelsea Elias!)
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's hard to believe that something as generically described as cholesterol could be so important. High levels of "a waxy substance" result in no side...
12 - Enteroviruses that aren't named Poliovirus (w/ Vincent Racaniello!)
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The sheer reduction of poliomyelitis-ridden individuals is a testament to how effective the poliovirus vaccines are. Still, related viruses like rhino...
11 - Joseph Lister and Sterility (w/ Donald Hahn!)
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Listerine was not made by Joseph Lister, but was named in his honor. What is the purpose of mouthwash? Why are we urged to wash our hands? Who were so...
10 - What is the Nobel Prize? (w/ Rachel Kruger!)
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
To be a Nobel Laureate is one of the greatest honors that can be given. What does this prize represent? Where are the Prizes origins? Why are there fe...
9 - The Birds and the Bees, Sperm and Eggs (w/ Matt Fares!)
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
My earliest memories of life were whistling air and gentle clouds as the stork delivered me to my humble home: a wolfpack! As I grew older, I puzzled ...
8 - It's in Their Genes (Nucleic Acids I) (w/ Donna Haines & Dale Ayton!)
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Why can't I give birth to an elephant? Why do each of my feet have five toes and not three toes and two conjoined toes? What is DNA and how is it so f...
7 - Grab Bag I (w/ Susan Russell!)
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Some topics are short and sweet, but do not warrant an entire episode of conversation. There have been many requests for smaller topics to be discusse...
6 - Batteries: Zap, but How? (w/ Tom Nigl!)
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James Hetfield might have said it best when he said "Battery is here to stay". Much of humankind has become increasingly more dependent on portable el...
5 - How Old are Ferns? (w/ Morgan Engler!)
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ferns are boring and they look like old houseplants! Well, slow your roll there. Some of these plants' relatives were around before the mega-continent...
4 - Mice as Model Organisms (w/ Jerome Mack!)
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Squeak! It's me, a mouse in your domicile. Did you know we mice and humans have an awfully long-standing relationship? Today, we will discuss some imp...
3 - The Influenza Vaccine (w/ Gavin Hennessy!)
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us have experienced the flu: fever, cough, lethargy, fatigue, vomiting, so on. Likely, less of us have experienced getting the flu shot each y...
2 - The Production of Insulin (w/ Aliza Herman!)
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Three years of Nobel Prizes were directly related to insulin. Today, we'll discuss what insulin is and why it's important. Why did the world need a st...
1 - Do Scientists Always Agree? (w/ Andrew Woodman!)
03 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this inaugural episode of Curioscity, we delve into a simple question: do scientists always agree? What is a scientist and what does that person do...