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Mad musings from the messy world of science

  1. 10/30/2025

    Episode 157: Hippocampal Encoding of Memories in Human Infants

    Jess, Matt, and guest host Marcia discuss a study that sheds light on how babies may form and retain memories. Study link: Hippocampal encoding of memories in human infants

    28 min

  2. 10/30/2025

    Episode 156: Analgesic Effects of Non-surgical Treatments for Back Pain

    Jess, Matt, and guest Marcia discuss the efficacy of various methods of treating low back pain. Study link: Analgesic effects of non-surgical and non-interventional treatments for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomised trials

    31 min

  3. 04/28/2025

    Episode 155: Probiotics and AI Chatbots

    Matt and Jess discuss the ethics of probiotics for children and whether AI chatbots can help reduce misinformation. Study link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03971-5

    26 min

  4. 04/11/2025

    Episode 154: Gun Violence and Maternal Morbidity

    Matt, Jess and guest host Jon discuss a study of the effect of experiencing gun violence and maternal morbidity. Study link: Fatal Police Violence and Maternal Morbidity Study

    27 min

  5. 03/27/2025

    Episode 153: Time Waits for No One

    Matt and Jess and guest host Harold discuss the ways that we experience time (with a slight diversion into our dental traumas) and Matt explains why we can’t have nice things. Study link: Memorability Study

    25 min

  6. 03/13/2025

    Is dark chocolate good for you? Really?

    Matt and Jess and guest host Harold discuss whether dark chocolate is really good for preventing type II diabetes, or if the research isn’t there yet, and we discuss the challenges of turning research into practice and how we communicate research to policy makers. Study link: Dark Chocolate Study

    30 min

  7. 01/17/2025

    Episode 151: The Role of Advocacy and Activism in Public Health

    In an expansive, thought-provoking discussion ahead of the pivotal changes in Washington, DC, Matt, Jess and guest host Michael Stein discuss the role of advocacy and activism in public health and the changing views on the role of public health in society. (This discussion was originally part of the December episode, but we felt the […]

    28 min

  8. 12/23/2024

    Episode 150: Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy and the Role of Activism

    Matt, Jess and guest host Michael Stein discuss a paper that reviews the results of a series of trials that were highly influential in a move away from use of menopausal hormone replacement therapy, but newer analyses suggest the implications maybe be more nuanced than that. Study Link: Women’s Health Initiative Reviews In the second […]

    57 min
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Mad musings from the messy world of science

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  • Creator
    Population Health Exchange
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    156
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Free Associations