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Science Pods Ryan Watkins
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Researcher created science podcasts
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Real world data in support of early outpatient treatment protocols for COVID-19
The outbreak of COVID-19 at the beginning of 2020 compelled many doctors to innovate and discover treatment protocols, based on repurposed off-label medications, aimed at preventing hospitalizations and deaths. These efforts generated case-series of successfully treated patients that constitute real …
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How Black Politicians Matter
What impact did Black politicians have during the Reconstruction? Trevon Logan from The Ohio State University’s Department of Economics discusses his research into the election of Black politicians after the Civil War ended in 1865, which led to increased tax …
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Mosquito-inspired Biotechnology
Richard Bomphrey from the University of London’s Royal Veterinary College talks about how mosquitoes can detect surfaces using the airflow caused by the movement of their own wings … and the autonomous drones he developed to mimic them. Such low-power …
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Painful Truth or Blissful Ignorance?
In this podcast, Emily Ho from Northwestern University discusses her research into why some people choose to remain ignorant of information that – while unpleasant – stands to improve their future decision-making.…