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The Science Basement Podcast

The Science Basement

We are a team of scientists based in Helsinki and we want to show you how cool science is! Follow us having semi-serious conversations with our sci-guests. New episode every month.

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3.21 Top 3 scientific highlights of 2022 - w/...

The Science Basement Podcast ·

2022/12/18

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! In this end-of-the-year episode, TSB members discuss fun and interesting scientific articles from the past year (or at least that was the idea). We have a stocking filled with ice cream, attraction and bacteria. Make sure to listen or yule be sorry! References: Bacteria help cancer cells to

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00:37:07

3.20 Happiness explained - w/ Anastasiia, Rhiannon &...

The Science Basement Podcast ·

2022/11/27

Look away from your phone for a moment and consider: are you happy? In this episode Anastasiia and Rhiannon join Jennifer De Paola, a postdoc in Social Psychology, to discuss happiness. How do we define it, how does it change over time and how can WE achieve it? Jennifer De Paola is a post-doc researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland. De Paola’s research focuses on how the abstract concept of happiness is shaped and constructed on various social media

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00:32:04

3.19 ADHD and the VR quest for diagnosis - w/...

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2022/10/30

Welcome to the Halloween episode and happy ADHD awareness month! Now, don’t get spooked by the demon voice and join us to find out how VR could be used for the diagnosis of childhood ADHD. Giuliano and Katja interview Liya Merzon and learn it's all about keeping your eye on where the dragon tells you. Liya Merzon is a psychologist and I'm doing my PhD at the Translational Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at Aalto University. In my research, I'm applying computational modelling and machine learning to

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00:49:10

3.18 Rogue mitochondria: A rare disease story - w/...

The Science Basement Podcast ·

2022/09/21

Welcome back! As every city has an energy station to drive our daily needs, our cells have mitochondria. And you really really don't want them to malfunction! Mitochondrial diseases are as frequent as childhood cancers, but people barely know of them. Do you know of them? Don't worry, we've got your back ;) In this episode, we invited Prof. Anu Wartiovaara, one of the leading experts in mitochondrial research, to shine some light on mitochondria. What are they? Why can they go rogue? And what

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00:43:10

3.17 Casual chat on scicomm ...& a cat - w/ Giuliano,...

The Science Basement Podcast ·

2022/08/01

Welcome back! Today you're in for a special treat! In this episode, we have a chilled chat about science communication, what it means and why we care about it And we have a new member! And there's a cat at the end of the episode! How can this get any better?! Episode references: -PhD life call for the audience: https://www.speakpipe.com/TSBasksPhD_testrun -Citizen science websites &

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00:34:52

3.16 Psychedelics vs Addiction? - w/ Giuliano,...

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2022/05/15

Welcome back! Feeling a bit of a "déjà vu"? Makes sense, 'cause we ar etalknig about psycedelic drugs! ...again! In this episode Giuliano & Eleanna interview Lauri Elsilä, Doctoral Researcher from the faculty of Medicine UH, trying to figure out how psychedelics might help in treating drug addiction. Lauri Elsilä is a pharmacist and a doctoral researcher at the Department of Pharmacology, at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Helsinki. Currently, he studies the behavioural effects of

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00:42:24

3.15 University branding: defining and expressing...

The Science Basement Podcast ·

2022/05/01

University branding... doesn't sound interesting does it? Well, it turns out that not only it's a really cool subject, but there's actual academic research studying it! Find out more about it in this episode where Eleanna & Katja interview doctoral researcher Ari-Matti Erjansola, from the University of Helsinki. Ari-Matti Erjansola is a doctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences. His research focuses on rebranding, visual identity and mergers & acquisitions,

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00:36:23

3.14 Can we recycle CO2? - w/ Giuliano, Tomàs & Todd...

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2022/04/17

Welcome back you science-lovers! Yes, you read the title right! Turns out recycling CO2, as in removing it from one place and re-use it in another place is possible, and scientists are working on making this happen! We interviewed one of them! Long live King Tomàs! Todd works as a PhD researcher in the chemistry department of the University of Helsinki, as well as a middle school chemistry teacher in the city of Espoo. His research interests are in green chemistry, predominantly carbon dioxide

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00:47:37

TSB-iCAN Ep5 - The creative future of cancer research...

The Science Basement Podcast ·

2022/04/03

FInal episdoe of our TSB-iCAN series! In this episode Giuliano & Katja have the pleasure of talking with Prof. Vincenzo (Vince) Cerullo about the future of cancer research, where it's going and where it could go. We also had a nice conversation on how to boost creativity in research. Turns out that chatting about surfing is a good start! iCAN website ican.fi Vincenzo Cerullo (Vince), is professor of Biological Drug Development at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Head of Drug Research Program, HiLIFE

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00:35:12

TSB-iCAN series Ep4 - AI in cancer research - w/...

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2022/03/20

Here's the fourth episode of our TSB-iCAN mini Series! We are collaborating with iCAN for 5 episodes about cancer and cancer research. Today Eleanna & Rhiannon have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Dmitrii Bychkov from the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland - FIMM, University of Helsinki, talking about the use of Artificial Intelligence in Cancer research! iCAN website ican.fi Dmitrii Bychkov studied computer science and bioinformatics at Aalto University, Finland. Then he joined Prof

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00:41:47

TSB-iCAN series Ep3 - What is personalised cancer...

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2022/03/06

Here's the third episode of our TSB-iCAN mini Series! We are collaborating with iCAN for 5 episodes about cancer and cancer research. Today we have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Anniina Färkkilä, talking about personalised cancer care and how it can improve cancer treatment. iCAN website ican.fi Anniina Färkkilä, MD PhD, is a gynecologist, and a Principal Investigator at the Research Program for Systems Oncology, University of Helsinki, Finland. Currently, her laboratory focuses on

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00:47:12

TSB-iCAN series Ep2 - Finding new ways to beat cancer...

The Science Basement Podcast ·

2022/02/20

Here's the secod episode of our TSB-iCAN mini Series! We are collaborating with iCAN for 5 episodes about cancer and cancer research. Today we have the pleasure of interviewing Prof. Sirpa Leppä MD PhD, talking about cancer treatment and how to translate cancer research into new innovative weapons against cancer! Full transcript of the episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17YKHFBfRSCgAGG5Ij1_l2TFPQ0-MNasN/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106655879995290261316&rtpof=true&sd=true iCAN

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00:41:00

TSB-iCAN series Ep1 - Can we beat cancer? - w/ Tomàs,...

The Science Basement Podcast ·

2022/02/03

The TSB Podcast is back with a new Mini Series! We are collaborating with iCAN for 5 episodes about cancer and cancer research. Today, on the World Cancer Day we have the pleasure of interviewing Prof. Tomi Makelä MD PhD, asking the questions that are on everyone’s mind: What really is cancer? And importantly, can we defeat it? Full transcript of the episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-AaVZfHJiaGrrNUSwAC-6XV8jY_gu2ND/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106655879995290261316&rtpof=true&sd=true iCAN

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00:29:51

3.13 Holiday Special - w/ Tomás, Giuliano, Katja & Steve

The Science Basement Podcast ·

2021/12/30

Hello everyone! This is our very first holiday special! No special guest this time, just four members of the TSB podcast team chatting about sciency fun-facts, evil christmas decorations and ...bird dress code! This is the last episode of the year 2021.We will take a short break but we'll be back at the end of January 2022! Amazing science ahead! Full transcript of the episode at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oflnW-rxROX1WoOh7iu0VpdxHamV12hz/view?usp=sharing References -Good friends are

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00:47:02

3.12 Evil... as a mass phenomenon - w/ Eleanna,...

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2021/12/05

“Always question your own morals” is the key message of our new episode, where Eleanna and Giuliano interview Marianna Saartio-Itkonen, doctoral student at the University of Helsinki, investigating evil as a mass phenomenon. Listen through to find out how group dynamics can affect our ethics and drive our actions. Full transcript of episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nA6lBMT1W0q5OvaZOXgMHNI6stH1LJt3/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106655879995290261316&rtpof=true&sd=true References violent

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00:45:59

3.11 Virus vs Cancer! - w/ Giuliano, Eleanna & Manlio...

The Science Basement Podcast ·

2021/11/14

In this episode Giuliano and Eleanna interview Manlio Fusciello, PhD student working on anti-cancer tharepies. Did you know that some viruses hate cancer cells and they like to destry them? And killing cancer cells is ...good! Turns out that many scientists like Manlio are looking for ways to use viruses to cure or, even better, prevent cancer. ..."The enemy of my enemy is my friend"...endeed Manlio Fusciello is a PhD student in the Immuno Viro Therapy laboratory (IVT) led by Prof. Vincenzo

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00:54:33

3.10 Treating fear with... an iPhone! - w/ Giuliano,...

The Science Basement Podcast ·

2021/10/29

Spiders, pumpkins and witches... it's THAT time of the year, and the Science Basement is here to get you through this dark scary night. Are you scared? Well that's just fine (got the quote?), 'cause turns out that scientists can treat your phobias in many creative ways: spiders, the eiffel tower and... your smartphone! Are you curious? Well that's just fine! ;) Anja Zimmer studied clinical psychology and neuroscience and is currently doing a PhD at the University of Basel in Switzerland. Her

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00:31:10

3.9 Gold Dragonflies and odd chemistry - w/ Tomás,...

The Science Basement Podcast ·

2021/10/17

Gold! Gold! That sweet yellow metal that shines and makes people rich. It also makes fancy spoons, tacky teeth, and… dragonflies?! Well not exactly, we are cheering in that last one; but we promise it's useful! In today’s episode we will tell you some unexpected ways in which we can use gold. Eduardo is a PhD candidate at the laboratory of Prof. Antonio Echavarren at the Institut Catalá d’Investigació Química (ICIQ) in Tarragona. He loves weird organometallic chemistry (chemistry that happens

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00:42:01

3.8 Treating depression with... Psychedelics? - w/...

The Science Basement Podcast ·

2021/10/03

Aaaaaand we're back! After a nice (and long) break, we're back to provide you your bi-weekly dose of science! In this interview, we jump down the rabbit hole of psychedelic drugs and their potential use in treating depression, with the help of our very own mad-hatter Rafael Moliner. Rafael is a PhD candidate in the laboratory of Eero Castrén at the University of Helsinki. Rafael lost his mind long ago to the pharmacology of neuroplasticity induced by drugs. He believes that making the adult

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00:42:32

3.7 Sleeping cells - w/ Tomás, Eleanna & Sarah Steffens

The Science Basement Podcast ·

2021/07/25

Sweet, sweet sleep... We all love a good nap. That moment when we switch off the lights, get cozy in our beds, close our eyes and fall in the blissful arms of Morph... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... ...zzzz... Sorry! I'm awake! Where were we? Sleep! Right! So, we all love it, but what is it exactly? What do our brain actually do when we sleep? Do they shut down or something? To try to answer these questions, Tomás and Eleanna interviewed Sarah Steffens, PhD student from the University of Helsinki, studying

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