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Curioscity

Curioscity: informal, informative, for everyone. Learn alongside Calvin Yeager and many other science-enthusiasts as we delve into topics including viruses, chemistry, biology, technology, and methodology (but ironically, not Scientology).

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55 - Yeast (w/ Mike Pablo!)

Curioscity ·

2020/01/30

Let’s face it: we all spend time trying to think about our favorite unicellular eukaryotes. Today, we’ll discuss the fungus kingdom and what yeast actually is. Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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38:23

54 - How are Organisms Related and Classified? (w/...

Curioscity ·

2020/01/23

As an attempt to understand the vastness of nature, humans have decided to try to organize the organisms of the world into neat, tidy groups. How simple is the classification of organisms? Is there any debate to how it’s done? What are some of the different schools of thought? Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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47:49

53 - What is Industry? (w/ Jesse Noar!)

Curioscity ·

2020/01/16

There are a variety of career paths for a scientist, but those paths might not be immediately clear. What is industry? What are some benefits and consequences to a career in industry? Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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59:55

52 - Salamanders (w/ Mike Itgen!)

Curioscity ·

2020/01/09

Some of my earliest memories of science were simply hunting for the elusive Pacific giant salamander in the coastal northwest. Today, we’ll talk about these slimy amphibians and how they contribute to scientific research. Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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01:13:49

51 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (w/ Brianne Barker!)

Curioscity ·

2020/01/02

Human Immunodeficiency virus is a virus that functions within the cell differently than any virus we’ve discussed before. HIV has led to Nobel prizes, societal discussion and discrimination, and significant morbidity and mortality, and was only first named in 1986. Today we’ll discuss HIV and the development of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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58:42

50 - Antibiotics and our Future Crisis (w/ Brian...

Curioscity ·

2019/12/12

Antibiotics are pharmaceuticals that can prevent certain types of bacterial infection. Recognized with a 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine, humans have previously used antibiotics for millennia to treat infections without having even known what caused those infections. What are the benefits to antibiotics? What are the consequences? Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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45:24

49 - Grab Bag IV (w/ Adele Musicant!)

Curioscity ·

2019/12/05

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 discussed: thusly, establishment of the grab bag is a proper solution. Today we’ll discuss dry ice; women’s representation in film; and science communication to allow us to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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51:54

48 - Science in Movies II (w/ Allison Williams and TJ...

Curioscity ·

2019/11/28

It is common to be exposed to topics involving science in school, but this rarely is made as exciting as watching a sci-fi film. What creative liberties do filmmakers take to make their masterpiece, and what do they get right? Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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47 - The Liver (w/ Nyssa Tucker!)

Curioscity ·

2019/11/21

The liver is an organ that is mostly indispensable for life as animals know it. What are organs? Why do we need them? What is the liver? Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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46:35

46 - Why do Side Effects Vary? (w/ Connor Wander!)

Curioscity ·

2019/11/14

Drug discovery has helped ease pain, prevent disease, and save lives. However, humans are new to the game at designing molecules to aid human health. What are pharmaceuticals? What are side-effects? Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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45 - Crohn's Disease (w/ Shehzad Sheikh!)

Curioscity ·

2019/11/07

People who have years of experience with Crohn’s disease under their belt know it’s no joke. What is the digestive tract? What happens when your immune system picks on it unfairly? What is the current course of treatment for these disorders? Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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44 - Spooky Things (w/ Jen Buchholz!)

Curioscity ·

2019/10/31

Boo! Did I scare you? What is it to be scared? Can we define emotions, and how do emotions like fear tie into our daily life nowadays? How are fear and anxiety related? Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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43 - Scaling Up Chemical Reactions (w/ Steve Sujansky!)

Curioscity ·

2019/10/24

Creating molecules that are relevant for life is a challenge that humans are only just dipping their feet into. There is a demand for creating molecules related to medicine, agriculture, or materials. How does one do chemical synthesis? What are limitations? What are some examples of scaled chemical reactions? Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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42 - Non-human Primates as Model Organisms (w/...

Curioscity ·

2019/10/17

Great! I’m a primate. We conclude this year’s series on model organisms by talking about non-human primates. What is a good model? What are the benefits and consequences of non-human primates? What are the ethical dilemmas attached to any model system? Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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41 - iGEM II (w/ East Chapel Hill!)

Curioscity ·

2019/10/10

Science accessibility has gotten better and better over the last few decades, and standardizing the tools to be able to do it has been a huge part. Today, we will discuss how a high school in the Chapel Hill area contributes to the scientific field of synthetic biology in a global fashion. Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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40 - iGEM I (w/ East Chapel Hill!)

Curioscity ·

2019/10/03

Science accessibility has gotten better and better over the last few decades, and standardizing the tools to be able to do it has been a huge part. Today, we will discuss how a high school in the Chapel Hill area got started in the scientific field of synthetic biology, and how you could do it next. Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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39 - Grab Bag III (w/ Philip Hollingsworth!)

Curioscity ·

2019/09/26

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 discussed: thusly, establishment of the grab bag is a proper solution. Today we’ll discuss nutrients at the seafloor; gain of function mutations spurred by the atom; the countless combinations of colors in your typical Rubik’s cube; and, cultural understanding at the turn of the 20th century to allow us to be scientifically conversational. For all

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38 - Permaculture (w/ Dan Mar!)

Curioscity ·

2019/09/19

Jared Diamond once wrote an article in 1987 entitled “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race”: how humans’ advent of agriculture might have been an excellent development for us, but also a terrible curse. Today, we will explore a cousin strategy to typical agriculture: permaculture. Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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37 - Cryptocurrency (w/ Archer Harmony!)

Curioscity ·

2019/09/12

Home to near two thousand different currencies at the time of recording, cryptocurrency has pushed the boundaries on currency exchange within the last fifteen years. What is cryptocurrency? Where did the idea begin? Should you buy in? Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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36 - Combustion and Photosynthesis (w/ Kathy Yeager!)

Curioscity ·

2019/09/05

Chemical reactions define the world around us with invisible elements and symbols. While atoms can neither be created nor destroyed, the identities of the compounds they make up are constantly changing. What is a chemical reaction? How can it proceed? What is a catalyst? Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational. For all references and supplemental information, you can navigate to ascienceshow.com.

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