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Science for the People

Science for the People is a long-format interview podcast that explores the connections between science, popular culture, history, and public policy, to help listeners understand the evidence and argu... Read more

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#400 What Doesn't Kill You...

#400 What Doesn't Kill You...

This week we're discussing public perception of entomologists and their study organisms of choice: insects. We speak wit... Read more

16 Dec 2016

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#431 Memory and Emotion

#431 Memory and Emotion

This week we look at how our brains process memory and emotion. We talk to Michael Yassa, Associate Professor in the Dep... Read more

21 Jul 2017

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#403 Indigenous DNA

#403 Indigenous DNA

This week we take a closer look at the intersection of genetics, politics, identity, and hundreds of years of colonizati... Read more

6 Jan 2017

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#347 Where Do Camels Belong?

#347 Where Do Camels Belong?

This week, we're discussing ecosystems, biodiversity, and whether or not "invasive" outside species are really as bad as... Read more

11 Dec 2015

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#340 Mandatory Vaccination

#340 Mandatory Vaccination

This week, we're talking about disease prevention, public health, and whether or not some types of vaccinations should b... Read more

23 Oct 2015

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#438 Big Chicken

#438 Big Chicken

We eat a lot of chicken. But we didn't used to. What changed? In part, what changed was the discovery that antibiotics c... Read more

8 Sep 2017

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#555 Coronavirus

#555 Coronavirus

It's everywhere, and it felt disingenuous for us here at Science for the People to avoid it, so here is our episode on C... Read more

22 Mar 2020

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#429 Gene Drives

#429 Gene Drives

This week on Science for the People: who is driving this genetic bus? We'll talk with Kevin Esvelt about gene drives, wh... Read more

7 Jul 2017

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#422 Is Our Children Learning

#422 Is Our Children Learning

This week on science for the people, we're taking on the educational system. We'll be talking with Ulrich Boser about wh... Read more

19 May 2017

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#409 Trump War On Science

#409 Trump War On Science

This week we look at what's happening to science in the first days of the Donald Trump presidency, and what might happen... Read more

17 Feb 2017

1hr

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#413 Concrete

#413 Concrete

This week is all about that most ubiquitous of building materials: concrete. Historian Robert Courland joins us to talk ... Read more

17 Mar 2017

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#530 Why Aren't We Dead Yet?

#530 Why Aren't We Dead Yet?

We only notice our immune systems when they aren't working properly, or when they're under attack. How does our immune s... Read more

19 Jul 2019

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#342 Amazons (Rebroadcast)

#342 Amazons (Rebroadcast)

This week we're learning how science can shed light on the stories told by our ancestors. We're joined by folklorist and... Read more

6 Nov 2015

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#539 A Bit of Bird Behaviour

#539 A Bit of Bird Behaviour

This week we're discussing birds, behaviour, and chickadees. How do you look at behavioural traits in birds, how differe... Read more

26 Oct 2019

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#405 STEM Pipeline

#405 STEM Pipeline

This week we look at the current state of the STEM pipeline and what happens when people drip out. We speak with Paula S... Read more

20 Jan 2017

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#540 Specialize? Or Generalize?

#540 Specialize? Or Generalize?

Ever been called a "jack of all trades, master of none"? The world loves to elevate specialists, people who drill deep i... Read more

9 Nov 2019

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#423 Built On Bones

#423 Built On Bones

This week we dig into the world of bioarchaeology to discover what a bunch of dead people's bones can tell us about our ... Read more

26 May 2017

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#511 Ok you worked out, now what?

#511 Ok you worked out, now what?

Ok, you got out the door and did a workout. Excellent work! Now you're sore. Rats. What do you do? Foam roll? Stretch? S... Read more

1 Feb 2019

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#344 Effective Altruism

#344 Effective Altruism

This week, we're learning how science can boost the effectiveness of philanthropy. We'll talk to philosophy professor Wi... Read more

20 Nov 2015

1hr

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