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Why Should I Care About Surface Tension?
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02/07/23 • 49 min
What do the blood in your blood vessels, the waves on a beach, and bubbles from a bubble bath have in common? They're all fluids, interacting with other fluids in complex ways that can be modeled by computers! Join expert Alex Barrett and guests Cole Barker and Christina Niavi to learn more about the important role surface tension plays in interactions between fluids, and the many important applications of modeling these complicated processes.
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Photo Credit: Bavand Keshavarz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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SfN Shorts Part 7: Opioids and Stress
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02/13/24 • 33 min
In this set of interviews from the Society for Neuroscience 2023 conference, we cover how sex differences and pain affect opioid use disorder, and the brain regions involved in social interactions.
This is the sixth in a multi-part series called "SfN Shorts" that features these brief (5-10 minute) discussions. Check out Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 as well as "Rigor Jeopardy!" with Community for Rigor.
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Where did Earth's Water Come From?
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11/02/21 • 59 min
In the fourth episode of In Plain English, we discuss the potential cosmic origins of Earth's oceans. Expert Will Saunders and guests India Bland and Nick Wolslegel delve into the paper "How much water was delivered from the asteroid belt to the Earth after its formation?" by Rebecca Martin and Mario Livio, exploring whether asteroids could have brought all this water to Earth.
If you like this episode, check out Will Saunders's podcast Astro[sound]bytes: https://astrosoundbites.com
Follow astrosoundbites on Twitter @astrosoundbites
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An Open Science Round Table
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03/07/23 • 64 min
Currently, scientists need to pay to publish research and readers need to pay to access most research articles. This outdated approach to sharing science slows advancement by locking research behind paywalls, and prevents the public from being able to read the research that their tax dollars funded. In this round table, Sci-Hub founder Alexandra Elbakyan, eLife Editor-in-Chief Michael Eisen, and WashU neuroscientist Bryan Copits discuss the current state of open access science, efforts to make science more accessible, and what the future of scientific publishing could look like.
This conversation is an abridged version of the YouTube live stream that took place on Monday, February 27th. You can find the full live stream here. Additionally, I recorded a one-on-one follow-up conversation on this subject with Bryan Copits; I will upload that conversation next week.
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When Research Gets it Wrong, Part 1
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08/02/22 • 73 min
Join expert Vera Thornton and guests Doris Meinerding and Hannah Waterhouse for Part 1 of a thought-provoking look "behind the scenes" of scientific research, to answer the question "Why are research findings sometimes wrong?" Part 2 will air on the first Tuesday of September.
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Disclaimers: Though this episode talks about medical tests, none of the guests are doctors, nor are they your doctor. If you have a question about your own health or medical care, please ask your doctor.
This article and the ensuing discussion should not be misconstrued to support any form of science denialism. As we discuss in the episode, science is a process, not a set of definite facts. Sometimes in this process, new evidence emerges that casts doubt on previous findings. We believe that it is important for scientists to be transparent about this part of the process..
The author of this article, Dr. John Ioannadis, has recently become (in)famous for using his platform as a prominent researcher to downplay the COVID-19 pandemic (https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/what-the-heck-happened-to-john-ioannidis/). His actions are unfortunately a perfect example of one possible pitfall of studies like this that call out issues with research rigor and reproducibility: misconstruing them to mean that no science should be trusted. My goal in making this podcast is to make science better and more accessible to the public, and to give you all the tools to be more educated consumers of scientific news and literature. The big takeaway is this: apply rigorous skepticism to both science that fits your world view and science that challenges it, and be open to changing your mind if the evidence leads you in a different direction from what you originally thought.
Photo Credit: Chokniti Khongchum
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Interviews in Pain Research, Part 2
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05/14/24 • 17 min
In April 2024, I attended the conference for the United States Association for the Study of Pain (USASP) in Seattle, Washington. This episode is the second in a series of interviews I conducted there, and features research on pain and sleep disturbances, muscle pain in Long COVID, and chronic pelvic pain.
Interview 1: Ashley Bocanegra, a graduate student at Indiana University, on the relationship between injustice and sleep disturbance in people experiencing pain.
Interview 2: Tracy Anastas, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Washington, on gender and racial disparities in pain associated with Long COVID.
Interview 3: Shreela Palit, an assistant research scientist at Nemours Children's Health, on mental and physical health factors that predict the severity of chronic pelvic pain.
See the posters here: https://inplainenglishpod.org/2024/05/14/season-3-episode-17-interviews-in-pain-research-part-2/
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Intro/Outro music credit: Sam Brunwasser (https://soundcloud.com/visualsnowbeats)
Machine Learning: Revolutionizing Neuroscience
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09/07/23 • 64 min
How can we use computers to learn more about the brain? Join expert Dr. Eric Yttri and guest Sarah Brown to learn about how open source machine learning algorithms are revolutionizing neuroscience!
You can download the paper here: https://inplainenglishpod.org/2023/09/07/season-2-episode-12-machine-learning-revolutionizing-neuroscience/
If you liked this episode, check out Sarah's podcast The Queerience.
If you are a researcher interested in using BSOiD, you can find the tutorial here: https://bsoid.org.
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Intro/Outtro music credit: Sam Brunwasser (https://soundcloud.com/visualsnowbeats)
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SfN Shorts Part 3
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12/19/23 • 34 min
Last month, I attended the Society for Neuroscience conference in Washington, DC and interviewed neuroscientists from across the world about their research. This is the third in a multi-part series called "SfN Shorts" that features these brief (5-10 minute) discussions. You can find Parts 1 and 2 here and here. I hope that these interviews showcase just how broad a field neuroscience is, and just how many different kinds of research are contained within this field.
Follow along with the posters here: https://inplainenglishpod.org/2023/12/19/season-3-episode-5-sfn-shorts-part-3/
Interview 1: Giovanna Campos, an undergraduate student at Temple university and an ENDURE Scholar, on the role of a brain region called the fornix on spatial reasoning and memory.
Interview 2: Manuel Vasconcelos, an undergraduate student at the University of California, San Diego and an ENDURE Scholar, on using machine learning to study how the brain responds to rewarding and aversive events.
Interview 3: Miles Carter, an undergraduate student at New York University and an ENDURE Scholar, on using nanobodies for early and non-invasive detection of Alzheimers Disease.
Interview 4: Samantha Sutton, a masters student at Syracuse University, on the role of astrocytes in maintaining excitatory/inhibitory balance in the brain, and how this could contribute to our understanding of epilepsy.
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The Drug War: A Violent Situation
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07/05/22 • 60 min
Join expert Hilary Agro and guests Vera Thornton and Brigid Lydon as they discuss the far-reaching impacts of the drug war and the importance of harm reduction.
You can download the paper on our website.
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Harm Reduction Resources
National Harm Reduction Coalition: https://harmreduction.org/resource-center/
- Find syringes and naloxone (Narcan) near you
- Learn about harm reduction issues
- Get training online
- Download instructions for using Narcan
- Find Narcan near you
- Learn about your state's Narcan access laws
MO HOPE Project (for Missouri residents): https://mohopeproject.org/resources/get-naloxone/
- Find out how to get naloxone in Missouri
- Get information on how to use naloxone
- Learn about other harm reduction measures
Prevent + ED (for Missouri residents): https://prevented.org
- Get naloxone training
The T (for St. Louis area residents): https://www.thetstl.com
- Get naloxone training
- Get naloxone & other first aid supplies
Image Credit: "Drugs Say Stop The Drug War" by The Drug Users Bible is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
New Guidelines for Childhood Obesity
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07/06/23 • 72 min
In this episode I discuss the new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics on treatments for childhood obesity with expert Dr. Nicole Cifra and guest Brad Hicks.
Content note: This episode contains discussions of eating disorders and weight stigma.
You can download the guidelines and supporting documents here: https://inplainenglishpod.org/2023/07/06/season-2-episode-10-new-guidelines-for-childhood-obesity/
If you liked this episode and want to learn more, you can follow Dr. Cifra on Twitter @DrNicoleC. You can find Brad on Tumblr and Reddit as InfamousBrad.
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Intro/Outtro music credit: Sam Brunwasser (https://soundcloud.com/visualsnowbeats)
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How many episodes does In Plain English: Science Made Simple have?
In Plain English: Science Made Simple currently has 60 episodes available.
What topics does In Plain English: Science Made Simple cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts and Science.
What is the most popular episode on In Plain English: Science Made Simple?
The episode title 'Why Should I Care About Surface Tension?' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on In Plain English: Science Made Simple?
The average episode length on In Plain English: Science Made Simple is 53 minutes.
How often are episodes of In Plain English: Science Made Simple released?
Episodes of In Plain English: Science Made Simple are typically released every 27 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of In Plain English: Science Made Simple?
The first episode of In Plain English: Science Made Simple was released on Aug 3, 2021.
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