This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comToday Razib talks to Noah Smith, an American economist-turned-blogger known for his commentary on economics and public policy. His blog, Noahpinion, is one of the most popular on Substack. He earned a PhD in economics at University of Michigan and served as an assistant professor of finance at Stony Brook  University before leaving academia to become a full-time writer. He wrote a column for Bloomberg until 2021, when he

Herd health is a top priority for cattle producers. We don’t like to see an animal ill, let alone lose one. Losing a market animal right before it crosses the finish line is especially frustrating. Bovine congestive heart failure (BCHF) has captured headlines in recent months, but have you heard about the research Angus Genetics Inc. is conducting to learn more about the disease? On this episode of Angus at Work, we welcome you to listen in as we visit with AGI President Kelli Retallick-R...

Happy Halloween listeners! In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Ryan Nolan to explore how nanotechnology and ingredients like nano-silver are changing the way we protect our teeth. Dr. Nolan is an entrepreneurial chemist-turned-dentist who serves as the Chief Science Officer of Elementa. He also founded the Cariology Institute to make oral care education more accessible to health care professionals.

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss Mario Bava’s “Black Sunday," a blood-chilling tale of witchcraft, punishment and revenge from beyond the grave, starring Barbara Steele and John Richardson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a text The spark didn’t just fade—it was blunted. We bring on Cliff Yates, a 35-year veteran of the LA County Sheriff’s Department and stand-up comic, to unpack how SSRIs can quietly reorganize a relationship’s core: intimacy, memory, judgment, and even the stories we tell about each other. Cliff walks us through the gut-punch details—a cruise retold as isolation, affection replaced by aggression, and a warm home recast as a staging ground for divorce—while we map those moments agains...

Summary of Podcast Episode: In this episode we delve into Professor Ahmed's research and work at the intersection of medicine, global health, and education policy. Our conversation will focus on the role of power, politics, and inequities in shaping these fields. Together, we’ll explore how critical, and often uncomfortable, conversations can be fostered in ways that are constructive and innovative. Learn more about Dr. Thirusha Naidu https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-medicine/directory/dr-thiru...

What if the answer to battling antibiotic-resistant infections isn’t a new antibiotic, but harnessing viruses that have been quietly dominating bacterial populations? Bacteriophages, viruses that target and kill bacteria, have been saving lives for a century, but their true potential is only now being unlocked by modern machine learning. The race isn’t just about discovering effective phages; it’s about deploying the right therapy, personalized to the patient, before time runs out. On this ep...

On DNA Today, we spend a lot of time talking about genetic testing in the U.S., but what does this look like in other parts of the world? Since it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re shifting our focus to Italy to explore how breast cancer genetic testing is being implemented there.We’re joined by two expert guests: Dr. Beatrice Salvatori, is a Scientist and Project Manager at Negedia, where she leads oncology-related projects and develops new research initiatives. With a PhD in Genetics and

In our last two episodes, we spoke with Dr. Carol Gilligan and Dr. Niobe Way, whose forty years of research show how society’s gender expectations of being “good girls” and “strong boys” are creating a crisis of connection that’s costing all of us. So what do we do when we recognize so many of us are trapped by society’s gender expectations that were never ours to begin with?[0:02] Evie and Chelle open the episode and share the gender expectations they’re shaking off.[1:34] Chelle recaps Dr. Carol

One of the challenges we face in Australia is getting more homegrown medtech products purchased and used by local hospitals and health services. MTPConnect’s Pathway to Market – Medtech Capability Uplift Program has been supporting ten market-ready Victorian medtech manufacturers to position themselves competitively for local health procurement opportunities. The recent Australian Medtech Manufacturing Alliance (AMMA) Medtech Showcase profiled Victorian-made products and innovatio...

It took Sophie Kornowski under four years as CEO of Boston Pharma to bring it from a pipeline full of in-licensed assets to an acquisition by GSK for about $2 billion in total deal value for a single MASH program. Though her first gig as a biotech CEO, Kornowski’s success was built on her years of experience as head of partnering at Roche. She discussed that pivot and the value of rolling your sleeves up on the latest episode of The BioCentury Show. View full story: https://www.biocentury.com...

In this twice-damned duology from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss creatures of the natural world that collect bones...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China is setting a new bar for the speed of clinical development and redefining the time it takes an asset to get to the clinic. On a special edition of the BioCentury This Week podcast recorded on stage at the 12th BioCentury BayHelix China Healthcare Summit in Shanghai, BioCentury's Simone Fishburn argued that China’s emerging new standard for swift entry to the clinic could upend the bottleneck of translational development and usher in a new paradigm that could have a “massive impact globa...

Two UGA graduate students take us inside their world of science! Kaelynn Parker (Cellular Biology) and Grace Woods Vick (Infectious Diseases) share what it’s really like working in the lab, traveling abroad, and chasing their passion for research.

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have transformed conversations around weight loss and metabolic health — but are we witnessing a medical breakthrough or participating in a massive social experiment?In this episode, we explore how these FDA-approved drugs moved from diabetes treatment to mainstream use for weight management, reshaping medicine, ethics, and culture along the way. We discuss how science identifies new uses for existing drugs, what we’ve learned from past off-label revolutions, and

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explore the science of gratitude and how to develop an effective, research-supported gratitude practice.I explain why common gratitude practices (like simply listing things you're grateful for) are far less impactful than engaging in story-based gratitude practices. I also explain how being grateful activates specific brain regions, which enhance calm, social connection and motivation, while reducing anxiety and inflammation. Finally, I share why we can't

Send us a text Dr. Katie McKee is an Associate Professor and Leadership Educator in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at NC State University. Her work focuses on transformative leadership and its application to solving complex challenges to enable communities to thrive. Her research and extension efforts, including the Agents for Change program, a center on developing leadership capacity among youth, college students, and professionals to address "big, messy challenges" in the...

Send us a text Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! In this throwback episode (initial release 14 Mar 2024), Dr. Mike Fralick and special guest, Dr. Laiya Carayannopoulos from the Intern at Work Podcast, discuss two papers: one exploring the role of non-invasive ventilation in comatose patients after acute poisoning, and and one on the use of the PEN-FAST Score in the point-of-care risk assessment of penicillin allergy. Two papers, here we go! Effect of Noninvasive Airway Management of Comato...

In this episode, we are joined by Bugs Mitchell, a proud Native American and devout follower of Jesus Christ, who integrates Stoic principles into his daily life. Holding a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California, Irvine, Bugs has built a distinguished 35-year career as a software engineer. As the creator of the “Bugs Finds Bigfoot” account on 𝕏, he passionately explores cryptozoology and unexplained phenomena, sharing compelling eyewitness accounts,

در این گفت‌وگوی ویژه، به یکی از بنیادی‌ترین پرسش‌های فلسفه و اندیشه‌ی معاصر می‌پردازیم: ریشه اخلاق در کجاست؟ رابطه‌ اخلاق با دین، فقه و زندگی روزمره‌ی انسان امروز چیست؟ دکتر سروش دباغ — فیلسوف، نواندیش دینی و روانشناس در آثار و گفت‌وگوهایش کوشیده است که اخلاق را نه به‌عنوان مجموعه‌ای از احکام مطلق، بلکه به‌مثابه عرصه‌ای زنده، انسانی و عقلانی بازتعریف کند. در این گفت‌وگوی عمیق و تأمل‌برانگیز، به بررسی دیدگاه‌های دکتر سروش دباغ درباره‌ فلسفه، اخلاق، و نسبت دین با عقلانیت اخلاقی می‌پردازیم. ای...