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Trackside Science

Trackside Science

A science podcast marinated in just the right amount of alcohol, or caffeine (depending on the time zones involved). Your MCs are a former virologist-turned community college teacher and an active human geneticist and informal science educator. If you want to support the show, visit our Patreon page. Send us an email at tracksidescience@gmail.com, we"d love to hear from you! Thanks for listening!

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01:03:21

(37) Science Writing

Trackside Science ·

2022/06/03

Rob hates it, Jeff loves it, and no one should publish their research in Hustler. Email: tracksidescience@gmail.com Twitter: @TracksideScien1 Instagram: Tracksidescience Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tracksidescience Alcohol: Rob - Hop Valley Bubblestash IPAwith CryoHops Jeff - Rex Goliath Cabernet Savignon Sounds: Front bumper - 8 Bit Circus Music by bone666138 (Freesound.org) Rear bumper: Freight Train Crossing.wav by Sailor55 (Freesound.org) Night Train, The Mad Caps (1952), (Archive.org)

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42:43

(36) Welcome Back

Trackside Science ·

2022/06/01

Rob & Jeff return to talk scientifically about their old man health problems. Plus, what happened to 2021?

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31:53

Science Fairs (35)

Trackside Science ·

2021/05/28

Episode 35 - Science Fairs (Rob hates them) This episode sat on my hard drive for a year, I apologize. Email: tracksidescience@gmail.com Twitter: @TracksideScien1 Instagram: Tracksidescience Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tracksidescience Alcohol: Neshaminy Creek Brewing Cheap Box Wine - unidentified, but I’m sure you can find some on your own Sounds (Freesound.org): coaster 01.aiff by martian New_Recordingstatefair.mp3 by fkunze Carnival and Crowd Ambiance by Ev-Dawg Polka by Triciclo Circus

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06:18

Virus Questions (5) - UK variant - more infectious,...

Trackside Science ·

2021/02/14

Email: tracksidescience@gmail.com Twitter: @TracksideScien1 Instagram: Tracksidescience Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tracksidescience This Week in Virology (link) NERVTAG paper (link) English Robot Text-to-speech engine (link)

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01:00:39

(34) The state of journalism with Lou Harry

Trackside Science ·

2021/01/03

Lou is a writer and journalist who works with the Society of Professional Journalists and gives some of the most insightful and interesting analysis of journalism today. Email: tracksidescience@gmail.com Twitter: @TracksideScien1 Instagram: Tracksidescience Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tracksidescience Links: Lou Harry’s website (here) Society for Professional Journalism (here) Drinks: Kroger Brand coffee (here) Blueberry Tea (here) Sounds (Freesound.org): Running by Juandamb Office/Store

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12:47

Virus Questions (4) Is the mutant coronavirus more...

Trackside Science ·

2020/12/30

Probably not, but that shouldn't change what you are doing now. Nextstrain Twitter (here) This Week in Virology (here)

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(33) The COVID-19 Vaccines

Trackside Science ·

2020/12/27

What's in the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine and why is a third of the population fatigued? Ethanol: Dragon’s Milk, New Holland (here) Eye of the Storm Sitra, Jersey Cyclone Brewing (here) 1798 Brewery Okracoke (here) Science: Pfizer FDA EUA briefing document (here) Moderna FDA EUA briefing document (here) Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (here) Sounds (from freesound.org): freight09dec.wav by Heigh-hoo Locomotive 3 Approach Idle Exit.wav by patchen

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17:10

Virus special - Does the vaccine prevent infection?

Trackside Science ·

2020/12/19

The answer might surprise us. Pfizer FDA EUA briefing document: link Pfizer FDA EUA meeting: link Moderna FDA EUA briefing document: link Moderna FDA EUA meeting: link VAERS: link

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25:31

(32) Back in the Saddle?

Trackside Science ·

2020/12/15

Just a short little episode to let you know we are back. We think. An Exploration of the Structure of Effective Apologies (link) - Paywall.... sorry?

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01:00:21

Virus special - -Is COVID-19 more like 1918 flu or...

Trackside Science ·

2020/08/15

Email: tracksidescience@gmail.com Twitter: @TracksideScien1 Instagram: Tracksidescience Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tracksidescience

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46:52

(32) COVID-19 vaccine will be available at 12:32AM on...

Trackside Science ·

2020/08/13

Wherein Rob and Jeff do an experiment to see how quickly beer and red wine will degrade vaccine knowledge. Jeff uses disabled squirrels and broken-down cars as analogies for attenuated virus vaccines. Rob tries to pin Jeff down on SARSCoV2 vaccine predictions for 2020. Email: tracksidescience@gmail.com Twitter: @TracksideScien1 Instagram: Tracksidescience Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tracksidescience Drinks: Peter Cellers Comic Red Wine (here) Neshamany Creek In Denial Lager (here) Links:

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07:47

Virus Questions (3) - Cheaper, less sensitive virus...

Trackside Science ·

2020/07/31

Email your virus questions to virusquestions@gmail.com Links: This Week in Virology episode #640 (here) Abbot ID Now (here) English robot generator (here)

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44:39

(31) Science Dads

Trackside Science ·

2020/07/28

Here’s to all the Dads out there. And their jokes Email: tracksidescience@gmail.com Twitter: @TracksideScien1 Instagram: Tracksidescience Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tracksidescience Sounds (Freesound.org) Baddum Tish - Comedy Rimshot by rodincoil Cricket Chirp by Sojan musical saw ascending UFO bu JohnsonBrandEditing

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05:12

Virus Questions (2) Antibody tests - difference...

Trackside Science ·

2020/07/22

Email your virus questions to virusquestions@gmail.com Links: US FDA approved SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests (7/22/2020) (link) Types of tests - Chemiluminescent Microbead Immunoassay (Youtube) Lateral flow Immunoassay (Youtube) ELISA (Youtube) Sounds: https://lingojam.com/RobotVoiceGenerator

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05:57

A new series! Virus Questions (1) - What is threshold...

Trackside Science ·

2020/07/17

Email your virus questions to virusquestions@gmail.com Links: This Week in Virology > https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-641/ COVID-19 PCR testing > https://youtu.be/Vd38iS_W7ww Note - I didn’t mention the “RT” part because… concision! The RT step just turns the viruses RNA into DNA and then the PCR starts on THAT. Sounds: https://lingojam.com/RobotVoiceGenerator

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53:12

(30) A Fresh Perspective on Science

Trackside Science ·

2020/07/16

Sydni is working on an amoeba that *farms* a bacteria! Sydni’s amazing art: SciDotArt Email: tracksidescience@gmail.com Twitter: @TracksideScien1 Instagram: Tracksidescience Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tracksidescience The Menu: Mango White Claw Peter Vella Vineyards Cab Sav Terrapin Hopsecutioner

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56:46

(29) Viral Movie Reviews part 2

Trackside Science ·

2020/07/10

Rob & Jeff again pick two very different movies Southern Tier Brewing Double IPA (here) Liberty Creek Cabernet Sauvignon (here) Osmosis Jones (IMDb) The Satan Bug (IMDb) sound effects Freesound.org: Night Traffic by Oneirophile Archive.org: KTLA 5 - Movie Theater - 1986 - Theme Song

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18:56

Virus (8) Listeriaphage P100

Trackside Science ·

2020/05/23

Email: tracksidescience@gmail.com Twitter: @TracksideScien1 Instagram: Tracksidescience Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tracksidescience References: Muniesa et al Microb Biotechnol. 2011 Nov; 4(6): 725–734. Carlton et al (Loessner) 2005 Reg. Tox. & Pharm Loessner 1991 App & Env Micro Zink & Loessner 1992 App & Env Micro Sounds (all from Freesound.org) Freaky Dance Virus 02.wav by Sepal 00311 crank winch handle 1.wav by Robinhood76 Running Water by harrybates01 Car key inserted into ignition by

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57:24

Epidemic Film Reviews (28)

Trackside Science ·

2020/04/20

Episode 28 - Epidemic Movie Reviews Skeleton on Horse 1937 (link) Quarantine 2008 (link) Partners in Health (link) Alcohol: Naked Grape Cabernet Sauvignon Cloudwalker Hazy Juice IPA Email: tracksidescience@gmail.com Twitter: @TracksideScien1 Instagram: Tracksidescience Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tracksidescience Music: Night Train, The Mad Caps (1952), Archive.org Sounds: walking by railroad track by Jeff Mahr cinemato.wav by jlozano GE locomotive by kicknit79 drumroll.wav by adriann

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47:53

Can we mask coronavirus?

Trackside Science ·

2020/04/07

Email: tracksidescience@gmail.com Twitter: @TracksideScien1 Instagram: Tracksidescience Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tracksidescience Music & Sounds: Night Train, The Mad Caps (1952), Archive.org STE-013 train and bell.wav by tim.kahn (Freesound.or) Darth Vader Breathing.wav by 18hiltc (Freesound.org)

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