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  • 56 minutes 44 seconds
    No, She Didn't 'Lose' 15m Democratic Votes

    Hey folks, this is more of an SIO, but I recorded a solo show because I have to debunk this myth about Kamala losing 10-15m Democratic votes, and Trump only keeping his same voters from 2020. That isn't correct at all. I also have a million other thoughts that I really just want to get out there and that I hope will be helpful.

    7 November 2024, 9:16 am
  • 56 minutes 39 seconds
    SIO464: All About Synesthesia, Part 2

    Dr. Jenessa Seymour is back to talk more about synesthesia! There are some absolutely fascinating case studies that Jenessa covers in this episode, and we theorize how in the world synesthesia happens. The brain is impossible.

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    1 November 2024, 5:09 am
  • 50 minutes 11 seconds
    SIO463: Synesthesia - How Does It Work?

    Dr. Janessa Seymour is back! This time she teaches us all about synesthesia. How does it work? How many people have it? Are they just faking it? How do we test for it?

    This episode features one of the most mind-blowing things I've ever heard on this show. I really enjoyed this one!

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    31 October 2024, 6:05 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    SIO462: The Day the Dinos Died

    Everyone's favorite dino guy Dr. Eric Jaffe returns! This time, he takes us through what happened when the dinosaurs died. How did it happen? What does the evidence show and how has our understanding of that changed over time? How in the world did anything survive? Also, what did other mass extinctions look like? All this and so much more!

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    31 October 2024, 2:18 am
  • 1 hour 41 seconds
    SIO461: So You Want To Destroy the Earth...

    What's your best option? Stop the moon and let it fall? Nuke the center of the planet? Create a mini black hole?

    Astrophysicist Dr. Bryan Gillis is here to help us destroy the entire planet. It might not be as easy as the movies make it seem...

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    1 October 2024, 4:45 am
  • 53 minutes 6 seconds
    SIO460: Actual Experts Debunk the Cass Review

    In 2020, the United Kingdom’s (NHS) commissioned an inquiry to provide recommendations for the healthcare of transgender adolescents. It was overseen by a pediatrician named Dr. Hillary Cass and was completed in April 2024. It became known as the Cass Review, and it has since been used to justify depriving a lot of people of the healthcare they badly need. But is it good science? Obviously not.

    Yale's Integrity Project gathered several actual experts in the field to conduct their own review of the review. The results are not pretty. They published an excellent report entitled "An Evidence-Based Critique of “The Cass Review” on Gender-affirming Care for Adolescent Gender Dysphoria." Three of these experts, Drs. Meredithe McNamara, Kellan Baker, and Ken C. Pang, were kind enough to join us to talk about their findings.

    It looks to me like the anti-trans side is winning this information war, so please share this far and wide to get the word out!

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    20 September 2024, 5:42 am
  • 53 minutes 57 seconds
    SIO459: Understanding CRISPR with Dr. Eric Jaffe

    In this episode, Dr. Eric Jaffe walks us through the history of CRISPR, how it works, how it's being used currently, and how it could be applied in the future. How quickly will we be able to eradicate mosquitoes? I say let's just do it, but Dr. Jaffe has some concerns.

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    13 September 2024, 10:00 pm
  • 50 minutes 35 seconds
    SIO458: How Eye Color Reveals the Complexity of Genetics

    Dr. Eric Jaffe is back! This time, he's going to teach us about CRISPR. But, in order to do that, he first needs to lay a foundation about genetics more broadly, and how complex it actually is. Why is it that mapping the human genome didn't instantly give us the ability to change whatever we want about ourselves?

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    11 September 2024, 7:57 am
  • 39 minutes 9 seconds
    SIO457: Facilitated Communication is Fake, with Kelly Burke

    Kelly Burke joins the pod again, this time to break down Facilitated Communication. A documentary recently came out on Netflix that explored this, and Kelly tells us why it's not just nonsense but also harmful, and how she and other experts in this field actually help people learn real communication techniques.

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    1 September 2024, 7:03 am
  • 49 minutes 19 seconds
    SIO456: Are You a Good Drug or a Bad Drug?

    Part 2! Dr. Jenessa Seymour continues to walk us through our drug journey with a brief stop to cover why it's impossible to get ADHD medication.

    PSA: Narcan is over the counter and (last we checked) less than $50 for two doses. Please consider buying some to have on hand so you can help save a life.

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    30 August 2024, 4:00 am
  • 54 minutes 50 seconds
    SIO455: This Is Your Brain on Drugs, With Dr. Jenessa Seymour

    Dr. Jenessa Seymour is here to do drugs. I mean, discuss drugs. How exactly do they work in your brain? What is addiction? I learned so much in this fascinating two-parter.

    This is Part 1 of 2! Part 2 is out early for patrons. In it, Jenessa talks about solutions: what works and what definitely doesn't.

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    29 August 2024, 7:12 pm
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