10 episodes

A mix of microbiology and history, this series connects different aspects of modern life and society to microbes, bacteria, viruses, and parasites through seemingly unconnected natural events, scientific discoveries, and human inventions.

Germomics Dr. Dustin Edwards

    • Science

A mix of microbiology and history, this series connects different aspects of modern life and society to microbes, bacteria, viruses, and parasites through seemingly unconnected natural events, scientific discoveries, and human inventions.

    A Sky Full of SARS

    A Sky Full of SARS

    How does coffee connect to the SARS outbreak in China and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup?

    • 34 min
    On the Right Taq

    On the Right Taq

    How does honky tonk and rockabilly singer Johnny Horton connect to Taq and the Human Genome Project?

    • 20 min
    Confessions of a Cholera Girl

    Confessions of a Cholera Girl

    How does Steak and Eggs for breakfast help stave off cholera diarrhea cases during a disaster?

    • 44 min
    One Flew Over The Kuru Nest

    One Flew Over The Kuru Nest

    How does Monticello span to Kuru and the cannabilistic Fore people of Papua New Guinea?

    • 29 min
    It’s On The Syphilis

    It’s On The Syphilis

    How do Hollywood summer blockbuster movies connect to sexually-transmitted syphilis?

    • 23 min
    There’s Something About Typhoid Mary

    There’s Something About Typhoid Mary

    How do hamburgers connect to Theodore Roosevelt and typhoid fever?

    • 24 min

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