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How’d We Get Here Mr. Conrow? Paul Conrow
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- Wissenschaft
A science teacher from Rochester, NY uses science and history to explain a current issue in politics, medicine or technology. Occasional episodes on sports, too, to keep it interesting to a wide audience.
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From Viruses to Vaccines
In this episode, Mr. Conrow is joined by his colleague, Mr. Eckert. They discuss how viruses work and reproduce, how vaccines protect you, and some of the science that sometimes gets overshadowed by the politics.
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Viruses, Vaccines, and Chemical Machines
How big is a virus? How does it infect healthy cells? How does a vaccine provide protection?
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How Did We Get Here? Vaccines: From Small Pox to Polio to Covid-19
The first half of this podcast walks through the development of smallpox variolation and vaccination in the colonial era.
The second half focuses on the fight to eradicate the polio virus in the 1950's. The entire episode is designed to tie into the current effort to get everyone vaccinated against Covid-19.