18 episodes
2 Nerds Start A Podcast Jamaican Labrat
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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Fighting disinformation with science. Two Jamaican scientists tackle conspiracy theories, science "news" and controversial topics in pursuit of the truth.
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More Health Myths (& Some Cannibalism?)
This episode was a lot of a fun and a bit...um...chaotic? Eleanor is back with some Caribbean health myths to blow Derrick's mind. They also spend a loooooot of time talking about eating people. Strap in, it's a wild ride!
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Yep. It's another vaccine episode.
SURPRISE! We thought we were done with vaccines too. But recent events in Jamaica forced us to do ONE more MINI episode around the COVID-19 vaccine. (This episode is particularly specific to the Oxford Astra Zeneca vaccine).
Please listen to our previous vaccine episodes before this one!!!! We promise we won't do any more.
Sources:
https://www.jwatch.org/na53268/2021/03/17/weighing-timing-oxford-astrazeneca-vaccines-second-dose
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001211
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/astrazeneca-vaccine-3-month-dosage-interval-might-be-preferable#12-week-interval -
The Vaccine Machine - Part 3 (We're finally done!)
We had to do ONE LAST episode surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines, and we still didn't get to cover everything. This time we compare the mode of action and efficacy of the different vaccines, and talk a little about...was COVID-19 man made?
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Schrödinger's Cat
It's a Derrick mini-episode! Do you know the theory behind Schrödinger's cat? Come hear us talk about quantum tunneling, and maybe a little magic?
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Pod-To-Pod with Global Yaadie: The Vaccine Machine Part 2
We're back with vaccine theories and conspiracies, and this week we're doing a pod-to-pod joint episode with our friend Dainalyn over by the Global Yaadie podcast. This episode, we get down into the nitty gritty of some of the most common COVID-19 vaccine conspiracies out there right now, and try to give you the FACTS to make an informed decision.
To hear more from Global Yaadie, visit globalyaadie.com or listen wherever you get your podcasts. (Seriously, go subscribe!) -
The Vaccine Machine (Part 1)
Throwback to October 2020:
On this blast from the past episode, Derrick and Eleanor were discussing the COVID-19 vaccines before they were approved for distribution. See what predictions they got right, what they got wrong, annnnddddd........stay tuned for an EXTRA special follow-up episode a little later this week.