Useful Science

Useful Science
  • 4.6 (109)
  • SCIENCE

Science is useful, but its usefulness isn't always obvious. In this podcast we dive deep into scientific research to figure out how the science was done, what was discovered, and how you can use it to improve your life.

  1. 04/19/2022

    Climate Anxiety and Winter Sports

    https://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/60 This week we're talking about climate anxiety and winter sports. Music by Solomon Krause-Imlach. Follow us on Twitter as @usefulsci, Instagram as @usefulscience, or email us at podcast@usefulscience.org. Show NotesThe 2021 Western North American heat dome increased climate change anxiety among British Columbians: Results from a natural experimenthttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278222000050#bib0024Association Between Ambient Heat and Risk of Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Among US Adults, 2010 to 2019Climate change is predicted to make European wine regions hotter and drier, shorten the grape growing season, shift growing regions, and change wine chemistry by altering levels of alcohol, acid, and aroma.Only ‘one reliable host city’ will be left for Winter Olympics if global emissions are not curbed: study

    36 min

  2. 01/20/2022 · BONUS

    21 Rerelease: Sleep

    http://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/21 This week we're talking about sleep. Follow us @usefulsci or email us at podcast@usefulscience.org. Show NotesPeople who slept less than 6 hours a night were 4 times more likely to catch a cold.Higher nighttime temperatures due to climate change are projected to disrupt summer sleep patterns, particularly for people who cannot afford air conditioning and people who are more sensitive to heat, like the elderly.Not sleeping enough (staying up for 17 hours straight) impaired performance in the same way as a blood alcohol level above the legal driving limit would (BAC 0.05%).

    1h 15m

  3. 12/08/2021

    Dog Ownership and Gift Giving

    https://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/59 This week we're talking about dog ownership and gift giving. Music by Solomon Krause-Imlach. Follow us on Twitter as @usefulsci, Instagram as @usefulscience, or email us at podcast@usefulscience.org. Show NotesDog owners have a 24% lower risk of dying early and a 31% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.The Gift of Psychological Closeness: How Feasible Versus Desirable Gifts Reduce Psychological Distance to the Giver

    39 min

  4. 10/19/2021

    Fatigue & Risk Management in Healthcare Workers

    https://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/58 This week we're talking about fatigue & risk management in healthcare workers. Music by Solomon Krause-Imlach. Follow us on Twitter as @usefulsci, Instagram as @usefulscience, or email us at podcast@usefulscience.org. Show NotesAssociation of residency work hour reform with long term quality and costs of care of US physicians: observational studyEducation Outcomes in a Duty-Hour Flexibility Trial in Internal MedicineFiguring in fatigue: A commentary on Schwartz et al., “Fatigue in surgical residents: An analysis of duty-hours and the effect of hypothetical naps on predicted performance”Addressing fatigue in medical residents with biomathematical fatigue modelingTrends in Strategic Napping in Surgical Residents by Gender, Postgraduate Year, Work Schedule, and Clinical RotationFatigue in surgical residents an analysis of duty-hours and the effect of hypothetical naps on predicted performanceBiomathematical Modeling Predicts Fatigue Risk in General Surgery Residents

    1h 10m

  5. 07/21/2021

    Racial Disparities in Health and Medicine, Part 2

    https://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/57 Deborah talks about two intervention programs designed to address the effects of discrimination on Black youth. Alex presents the results of the Oregon Water Futures Project, which revealed inequalities in water access throughout the state. Music by Solomon Krause-Imlach. Follow us on Twitter as @usefulsci, Instagram as @usefulscience, or email us at podcast@usefulscience.org. Show NotesElevating Water Priorities for Oregon Communities.Program Profile: Adults in the Making (AIM)Program Profile: Strong African American Families (SAAF)Strong African American Families ProgramThe Adults in the Making Program: Long-term Protective Stabilizing Effects on Alcohol Use and Substance Use Problems for Rural African American Emerging Adults

    12 min

  6. 07/01/2021

    Racial Disparities in Health and Medicine, Part 1

    https://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/56 This week we're talking about racial disparities in health and medicine. Ian and Deborah present research focusing on differences in cancer treatments for Black patients in contrast to White patients, and also discuss athlete head trauma and concussion education in the US. Music by Solomon Krause-Imlach. Follow us on Twitter as @usefulsci, Instagram as @usefulscience, or email us at podcast@usefulscience.org. Show NotesBlack patients in the U.S. are less likely to receive surgery as treatment for esophageal cancer, making them more likely to die from this type of cancer than white patients.Even though 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, survival rates have been improving over the last three decades. However, black women are still 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women in the U.S.Assessing Differences in Concussion Symptom Knowledge and Sources of Information Among Black and White Collegiate-Athletes

    1h 3m

  7. 06/04/2021

    Neighborhood Connections and Green Spaces

    https://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/55 This week we're talking about neighborhood connections and green spaces. Music by Solomon Krause-Imlach. Follow us on Twitter as @usefulsci, Instagram as @usefulscience, or email us at podcast@usefulscience.org. Show Notes‘It's real, not fake like a park’: Residents’ perception and use of informal urban green-space in Brisbane, Australia and Sapporo, JapanResidential relocation and change in social capital: A natural experiment from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

    50 min

  8. 05/12/2021

    Cultural Change

    https://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/54 This week we're talking about cultural change. Music by Solomon Krause-Imlach. Follow us on Twitter as @usefulsci, Instagram as @usefulscience, or email us at podcast@usefulscience.org. Show NotesGlobal Increases in IndividualismSocial Structure, Infectious Diseases, Disasters, Secularism, and Cultural Change in AmericaTuning in to psychological change: Linguistic markers of psychological traits and emotions over time in popular U.S. song lyrics.Temporal Changes in Individualism and Their Ramification in Japan: Rising Individualism and Conflicts with Persisting CollectivismThe Church, intensive kinship, and global psychological variationLarge-Scale Psychological Differences Within China Explained by Rice Versus Wheat AgricultureStatus Quo Bias in Decision Making

    53 min
See All (67)

4.6
out of 5
109 Ratings

About

Science is useful, but its usefulness isn't always obvious. In this podcast we dive deep into scientific research to figure out how the science was done, what was discovered, and how you can use it to improve your life.

Information

  • Creator
    Useful Science
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2022
  • Episodes
    67
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2017 Useful Science
  • Show Website
    Useful Science