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Two Brad For You

Bradley van Paridon

A science show that doesn"t sound like all the others. Join science journalist Brad van Paridon as he explores all manner of weird science topics with friends from all walks of life and through discussions with scientists and science journalists.

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01:06:42

Episode 41-2020 The Year Measles Comes Back

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2020/01/14

New year, same Brads. Flash and Brad go over their favourite topics from last year and look ahead to 2020. With appearances by Ebola and other vaccine preventable diseases, climate change, gene-editing and head transplants.

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01:24:52

TBFY In Conversation 10-Behaviour,Therapy and Mental...

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2019/12/18

Another lovely conversation piece for you with friends and researchers from the here in Marburg. We had psychologists, therapist, behaviour researchers and more in the room and with holiday drinks in hand we dove into behaviour research therapy and issues surrounding mental health research, stigma and society.Featuring music by The Freak Motif

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01:09:43

Episode 40-Sorry For The Language Mom

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2019/11/25

Warning! Mixed in with the science of Ebola, measles and malaria are some choice words for anti-vaxxers and off-colour jokes by Brad while Flash was out of the room. The science is still tight though as we discuss the Ebola vaccine, measles' sinister trick for erasing immune memory, soups with anti-malarial activity and finally, a look at how humans respond to robot trash talk. Hint, not well.

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01:14:35

Episode 39-Canadian Federal Election Recap Special

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2019/11/01

We have a special episode eh? Flash is joined by two intelligent, funny, insightful friends from Canada to discuss the recent Canadian federal election. Plenty to like even if you are outside of Canada though, and there is small primer at the beginning to get you ready.

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01:13:46

Episode 38-Two Brads With Mics Staring At Each Other

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2019/11/01

After a long summer apart, the Brads reunite to tackle the latest on the Ebola outbreak and the potential licensing of the world's first Ebola vaccine. They muddle through some dark energy talk and round out the episode with some stories about the hard-earned research breakthroughs that saw rats learn to play hide and seek and drive little cars.

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01:01:51

Episode 37-Psychedelic Science with the MIND Foundation

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2019/09/26

There is a psychedelic renaissance in full swing and Brad travelled to the Insight 2019 conference in Berlin to investigate. Put on by the MIND foundation, a non-profit research group, the meeting explored the science and practice of psychedelic states. Through discussions with researchers at the conference Brad explores the factors behind this renaissance and what these substances mean for therapy, research and society and what they can teach us about the mind and ourselves.

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01:45:25

TBFY In Conversation 9-Brian Herrin

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2019/09/16

Friend of the show Dr. Brian Herrin is here to talk about ticks and the disease they transmit to people. We discuss lyme disease, meat allergies from ticks and also hear Brian's take on dealing with folks with delusional parasitosis, talking to people about health and diseases in general and teaching. Great chat, we guarantee you'll learn something cool about tick spit too. Featuring music by The Freak Motif

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01:40:26

TBFY In Conversation 8-Simon Landry

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2019/09/09

Simon Landry is a PhD in Psychology where he studied perception, he is an Acadian from New Brunswick, he is a passionate science communicator and all around good guy. We had a great chat about perception, the brain, the process of science, the failings of the current model of doing science and science communication. It was a pleasure to have him on the show, check out his website drsimonlandry.com and enjoy this episode. Featuring music by The Freak Motif

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01:04:35

TBFY In Conversation 7-IDEaS Program Director Chris...

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2019/08/26

In this conversation we learn about the Canadian Department of National Defence's IDEaS program, a way for you to share your innovation with the department and help them solve some of the many challenges they are facing. They have set up competitions, networks and funding opportunities and they want to hear from you. Check out the www.canada.ca/defence-ideas to find out more. Featuring music by The Freak Motif

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01:23:12

Episode 36- Mind Melds and Goat Feelings Feat....

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2019/07/25

The lovely and talented Theresa Kisko (the wife of Flash) joins for this episode to talk about new evidence that brain activity synchronizes during social interactions plus some work on goat emotions. Theresa has a PhD in behavioural neuroscience and brings some much needed credibility to the show. We have interesting talk about these stories and social behaviour and emotions in general.

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Episode 35- A Leap Toward Respectability

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2019/06/13

Great news!! We have an advertiser, featherposter.com. Listen up for all the details plus an Ebola update and some brain stories. One about worms on the brain and another happier tale of brains rewiring themselves after surgery. Also, we talk about a heart patch to cure a broken heart.

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01:17:21

Episode 34-The Sports Episode Feat. Robby Schreurs

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2019/06/03

This episode is a special themed edition of the show and it features a guest Brad, Flash's good friend Robby Schreurs. The two got together to break down some science-ish sports topics such as did we evolve to love sport, how will the knowledge surrounding concussions change the violent sports we love? Also, what are the yips and can you cure them?

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01:23:53

Episode 33-One Disaster To Another

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2019/04/12

We have multiple disaster stories this episode including Brexit, Ebola and earthquakes. Plus some not so disastrous ones too like DNA version 2.0, an explanation of altitude's effects on the body and how "mild electrical stimulation" helps the brain.

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01:28:56

TBFY In Conversation 6-Dr.Florence Kleberg

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2019/03/05

This episode we get heavy into brain stuff. Dr.Kleberg is a computational neuroscientist making models of the brain and neural circuits. We get into memory, AI and epilepsy among other topics. Super great chat and many thanks to Florence. Featuring music by The Freak Motif

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01:19:01

Episode 32- Extremely Polished Production

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2019/01/22

This show just comes naturally to us! And so does Ebola, officially by way of bats. We also take on our next most talked about topic, diabetes. Plus we discuss some more research from China that walks the ethical line.

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01:07:56

Episode 31- It's Not Too Late For A Look Back At 2018

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2019/01/15

Happy New Year Brad fans! We take short look back at our favourites from the year past and dive a bit deeper into a couple broader stories from the year past. That is to say Flash rants about his top two stories of 2018.

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01:04:38

Episode 30-The Uterus Episode

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2018/12/27

Happy Holidays from the Brads!! This episode they dive into the usual virus topics, Ebola and HIV, and then turn towards a heavy focus on the uterus followed by some limb regrowth and glitter bomb stories. Oh and an extra dose of holiday silliness is sprinkled throughout. Enjoy!!

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01:22:53

TBFY In Conversation 5-Dr.Sascha Vogel

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2018/12/11

This episode we head to Frankfurt and the Frankfurt Institute of Advance Studies to speak with Dr. Sascha Vogel. Sascha schools Brad on physics, highlights some of the research at the Institute and talks about public trust in science and science communication. Featuring music by The Freak Motif

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01:08:51

TBFY In Conversation 4-Gene Editing Roundtable

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2018/12/05

In this episode we have multiple friends from Marburg and area in house to discuss the big gene editing in babies news! Crazy story and we talk mainly on the ethics of this news but check out the website twobradforyou.wordpress.com for some links to articles that will give you some background. Featuring music by The Freak Motif

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TBFY In Conversation 3-Richard Hollingham

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2018/11/08

Welcome to the 3rd installment of the TBFY In Conversation series. This episode we welcome Richard Hollingham from Boffin Media, a freelance media company. Richard and the Boffin Media team cover all things space and we had a great chat, albeit way to short. We chat the commercial aspects of space, the role of billionares in space exploration and much more. Enjoy!! Featuring The Business by The Freak Motif

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