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Summary: Join scientist and comedian, Krishna Reddy, as he explores various topics in science in a fun, interesting, and easily-digestible way.
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Podcasts:
Krishna discusses the last week in news, including an update on the Ebola outbreak, a synthetic genome, dogs that can't breathe good, and why tomatoes aren't fruits anymore.
Krishna pontificates about statistics, reproducibility, and disease screening.
In the second part of this two-part discussion, Krishna chats with Jeopardy champion and bartender extraordinaire Austin Rogers about the history and science behind the Black Plague.
Krishna rambles about anti-vaxxers (and anti-anti-vaxxers), the rarest event ever recorded, and a dude who ate an entire rattlesnake.
Krishna word vomits about CBD, zombie pigs, flat-earthers, mouse studies, and a new weight-loss aid.
Krishna inexpertly talks about black holes and #MeTooSTEM.
Krishna babbles about the latest news in the week, including Mr. Sebi, Sydney Brenner, Deepak Chopra, MDMA in old people, and the latest in HPV vaccine outcomes.
Krishna sleepily discusses cannibalism, Black Mirror episodes in real life, membraneless organelles, gene-editing, and Skrillex (yes, that Skrillex).
Krishna chats about a strange white lady who can 'smell' Parkinson's, inactive ingredients in pills, if humans can sense a magnetic field, and changes in language due to agriculture.
Krishna's in Grand Rapids, Michigan for Gilda's LaughFest. So in lieu of a normal 'Last Week In Science' episode, he takes a trip to the local zoo with a fellow comedian, Blair Dawson (@blairsimone) to talk about some of the wildlife!
Krishna rambles about the awfulness of Baltimore, the latest measles outbreak, ketamine to treat depression, and the second person cured of HIV.
In the first of this two-part discussion, Krishna chats with Jeopardy champion and bartender extraordinaire Austin Rogers about the history and science behind the Black Plague.
Krishna tiredly mumbles about Vitamin D, a strange new blood therapy, an expanded DNA alphabet, Japanese healing leaves, sharks, and almonds.
Krishna huffs and puffs through the Mars Rover death, a new Ebola outbreak, push-ups and heart disease, 'morning' vs. 'night' people, AIs predicting patient outcomes, fixing nutritional deficits in Africa, and a breakthrough in diabetes research.
Krishna talks about the effects of marijuana on sperm counts, brain maps of consciousness, gut bacteria and mental health, and ethical issues of organ transplants in China.
