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The Science Basement Podcast The Science Basement
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We are a team of scientists based in Helsinki and we want to show you how cool science is! Follow us having semi-serious conversations with our sci-guests. New episode every month.
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4.2 From friends to foes: the origins and struggles of mitochondrial diseases - w/ Rohit Verma
Mitochondria are the irreplaceable assistants managing a myriad of cellular processes. Should they go out of hand, the cell will bear the consequences, often leading to severe disorders for which we have no found cures.
In this episode, we delve into how mitochondrial diseases originate, daily tribulations faced by the patients, and the treatments solutions currently at our disposal.
In this episode, we're joined by Rohit Verma, a medical doctor and Doctoral Researcher at the University of Helsinki. Rohit offers unique insights into mitochondrial diseases from both a medical perspective and his own experiences in managing these patients.
Your hosts for this episode are Eleanna Asvestari & Anastasiia Marmyleva.
Editing by Anastasiia Marmyleva.
Episode cover by Marie-Noëlle Paludetto.
TSB podcast logo by Tomás Garnier Artiñano.
Jingle by Havelocke. thisishavelocke.bandcamp.com
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Let's talk about harassment in academia | Spinoff Episode 6 - w/ Anastasiia & Eleanna
We all have experienced the heat of the moment: utter words that weren’t meant to be said and often make things worse. It is natural to have rough days and can easily resolve such situations. Now imagine if this behaviour becomes a norm. When you, or someone else, find yourself under constant fire of such uncivil behaviour. These instances are labeled as harassment or bullying and are a serious problem in academic circles. Paradoxically, they are often covered up and left unresolved, allowing them to carry on and erode the very fabric of our academic community.
Join us to break down the problem of harassment in academia. We will uncover the many faces it carries, offer tips for addressing it, and hear a couple of our brave listeners who share their stories with academic harassment.
Your hosts for this episode are Eleanna Asvestari & Anastasiia Marmyleva.
Editing by Kerttu Kalander.
Episode cover by Eleanna Asvestari, Anastasiia Marmyleva, & Marie-Noëlle Paludetto.
TSB podcast logo by Tomás Garnier Artiñano.
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Produced by White Hot.
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4.1 The secrets of ants' resilience to changing climate - w/ Eleanna, Katja & Beatriz Portinha
Welcome back to the enchanting world of ants! This time, we embark on a journey to unravel the mysteries of how ants adapt to different temperatures. What makes hybrid ants the champions of temperature adaptation? And how does this help them overcome the struggles of climate change?
The guest for this episode, Beatriz Portinha, is an expert on this subject. As part of her PhD work, Beatriz got access to the insiders information on lives of mound building ants and their resilient hybrids, which she happily shared with us.
Beatriz is a PhD student at the evolutionary genetics lab of the University of Lisbon and SpecIAnt lab at the University of Helsinki. Stay tuned for her future work!
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Your hosts this week are Eleanna Asvestari & Katja Kaurinkoski.
Edited by Steven Simmonds.
Episode cover by Marie-Noëlle Paludettoa.
TSB podcast logo by Tomàs Garnier Artiñano.
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Let's talk about an epidemic of misinformation | Spinoff Episode 5 - w/ Anastasiia & Eleanna
Tell us if you are not confused when you scroll your newsfeed or change TV channels and see a whole array of opinions on each and every topic. One example you can probably relate to is the COVID crisis: vaccines or no vaccines, masks or no masks - which information is true? Who should we listen to in the end?
The name of this problem is “infodemic”. It means just what you think it means. In this episode, we are talking to Tiffany Duque, a senior advisor at Cochrane, about infodemic, expanding to the topic of misinformation in research and how to manage it.
Cochrane is an international charitable organization promoting evidence-informed health decision-making by producing top quality systematic reviews which have now become the gold standard for evidence-based information. We had a pleasure to organise a mini-series with Cochrane back in 2021. Go check it out if you are interested!
Your hosts for this episode are Eleanna Asvestari & Anastasiia Marmyleva.
Editing by Steven Simmonds.
Episode cover by Eleanna Asvestari & Anastasiia Marmyleva.
TSB podcast logo by Tomás Garnier Artiñano.
Jingle:
Stay Groovy. Beat provided by freebeats.io
Produced by White Hot.
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3.27 Vegan diet in children - w/ Anastasiia, Rhiannon and Topi Hovinen
Following a vegan diet is becoming more and more common these days for many reasons. In this episode, we are discussing veganism from a health science perspective! More specifically children following a vegan diet. To help us learn about this, we are joined by Topi Hovinen, who tells us about his ongoing research on the topic.
Topi has completed an MD and is currently a PhD student at the University of Helsinki.
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Your hosts this week are Anastasiia Marmyleva & Rhiannon Newman.
Edited by Marie-Noëlle Paludetto.
Episode cover by Anastasiia Marmyleva.
TSB podcast logo by Tomàs Garnier Artiñano.
Jingle by Havelocke. thisishavelocke.bandcamp.com
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Let's talk about why people run from academia | Spinoff Episode 4 - w/ Anastasiia & Eleanna
Academia like any other place comes as a package of good and bad traits. Sometimes, however, the frustration from the latter reaches the boiling point. In case of many, people start to abandon academia and switch to other career avenues (most commonly to industry). In our case, we decided to make this episode.
Join us as we discuss what makes academic life so tough and let out so steam with us.
Your hosts for this episode are Eleanna Asvestari & Anastasiia Marmyleva.
Editing by Steven Simmonds.
Episode cover by Eleanna Asvestari & Anastasiia Marmyleva.
TSB podcast logo by Tomás Garnier Artiñano.
Jingle:
Stay Groovy. Beat provided by freebeats.io
Produced by White Hot.
Follow The Science Basement:
Homepage: www.thesciencebasement.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ScienceBasement
Instagram: @sciencebasement
Twitter: @ScienceBasement
Email: podcast@thesciencebasement.org