The Abstract

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Stories of scientific research, from profuse failures to precious moments of triumph. A production of The Mac Weekly, the independent student newspaper of Macalester College.

  1. 04/29/2022

    Our Neck of the Woods: Minnesota Mavericks

    In this episode, we dive into the heart of the Twin Cities: literally. Learn how Minnesota's most famous university became the place to perfect a life-changing surgery, and how Minnesotan cardiologists are carrying on that legacy today.

    Our Neck of the Woods: Minnesota Mavericks

  2. 04/08/2022

    Our Neck of the Woods: Up North

    Wolves are everywhere and nowhere; they live on pretty much every continent in the Northern hemisphere, but only the most intrepid have seen one in the wild. But across the world, only one place can say it was the first to research them. In the first episode of this three-part series, we'll be traveling to the boreal forests of Northern Minnesota, the home of the International Wolf Center. Up north, the wolves don't act quite the way you'd expect, and an innovative new research team is trying to figure out why.

    Our Neck of the Woods: Up North

  3. Season 3 Trailer

    Introducing Our Neck of the Woods

    Welcome to Season 3 of the Abstract! This season is all about Minnesota: the amazing scientific discoveries that have happened here, and the incredible stories of the people that made them. Our first episode launches Friday April 8th and can be found wherever you get your podcasts.

  4. 06/18/2021

    Keynotes: Creativity, Collections, and Cretaceous Cannibals

    In the final episode of Keynotes, professors and researchers Ray Rogers and Kristi Curry Rogers speak about their research on death and dinosaurs, the importance of imagination in science, and exploits that took them anywhere from Montana to Madagascar.

    Keynotes: Creativity, Collections, and Cretaceous Cannibals

  5. 06/11/2021

    Keynotes: Charcoal, Cores, and Cultural Knowledge

    On this episode of Keynotes, Josh Stephenson speaks about his work on charcoal in the lakes of Glacier National Park, and how conducting research from the heart, and incorporating traditional ecological knowledge, can change modern science.

    Keynotes: Charcoal, Cores, and Cultural Knowledge

  6. 06/04/2021

    Keynotes: Studies, Statistics, and Serial Killers

    On this episode of Keynotes, Kelsey Grinde speaks about her work on ad-mixed populations, and how DNA data meant to help people find relatives can catch murderers instead.

    Keynotes: Studies, Statistics, and Serial Killers

  7. 05/22/2021

    Keynotes: Data, Disease, and Disparities

    On this episode of Keynotes, Freddy Barragan speaks about how their experience doing cancer research at the University of Minnesota confirmed their love of biostatistics and focused their goals for the future.

    Keynotes: Data, Disease, and Disparities

  8. 05/14/2021

    Keynotes: Dirt, Drought, and Duct Tape

    On this episode of Keynotes, Christine Sierra O’Connell on the power of the dirt beneath our feet and the struggles and joys of doing research in the rainforest.

    Keynotes: Dirt, Drought, and Duct Tape
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Stories of scientific research, from profuse failures to precious moments of triumph. A production of The Mac Weekly, the independent student newspaper of Macalester College.

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  • Creator
    The Mac Weekly
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © The Mac Weekly
  • Show Website
    The Abstract