38 episodes
EpiSTEM Hunter Johnson and Luke Rhoades
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E.P.I.STEM is an acronym for Exploring Papers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. E.P.I.STEM is also derived from the word epistemic which is relating to knowledge or its validation. Hunter Johnson and Luke Rhoades discover current research papers and bring their findings to you. E.P.ISTEM will teach you all about fantastic research that is happening around the world and how it could affect your life.
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Nurture vs. Nature: Neurogenie in a Bottle
Can nurture and nature have an impact on you today? In this conclusion to the NvN series we look into the effects of maternal care, such as nurturing young, on brain development as an adult. Can the actions of parents on their young have a lasting neural effect? Tune in to find the answers you’re looking for!
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Nurture vs. Nature: A Lesson on Stressing
Stress affects everyone’s life at some point but some can be more overwhelmed than others when handling this stress. This week’s paper looks into the way that different phenotypes of rat’s deal with stressors and how nurture and nature play a role into their responses. This study’s findings could be a stepping stone towards learning more about ways to combat stress for those with high anxiety!
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Fireworks: Working the Fire
Why is 4th of July celebrated with fireworks? Why is anything celebrated with fireworks for that matter? This episode we review the history of fireworks and talk about the science that makes the fire work! This break from the Nurture vs. Nature series was brought on by the celebration of Independence Day in the United States.
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Nurture vs. Nature: Up to Speed
Where did the idea of Nurture vs. Nature come from? This episode tackles that question and briefly goes through the history of Nurture vs. Nature. From ancient philosophers to Nazi eugenics researchers, this topic has had a winding road and is moving towards a bright and (hopefully) successful future! Tune is as we bring you Up to Speed in this episode.
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Nurture vs. Nature: Dump the Dimorphism
The age-old question: is there a difference between male and female brains? Sexual dimorphism is the differences found between sexes and this week the paper we found looks into the differences (or lack thereof) between the male and female brain. Tune in to learn the answer to that posed question and embark on a journey as we start a mini-series on nurture vs. nature. This mini-series will offer topics to showcase the nurture and nature side of behavior learning.
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Carbon Capture: Lending a Kelping Hand
With rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere scientists are looking for carbon capture help wherever they can get it. Our unlikely hero is kelp, some biologists and climate change experts are looking into utilizing kelp to help with carbon capture and storage on the ocean floor. This episode we talk about carbon capture as a whole and look into many innovative ways that carbon capture is being used and methods that could be used in the future.
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