Playing With Marbles
Vocal Fry Studios, Brain Canada
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1: Nature's hard drive
Playing With Marbles
09/28/21 • 33 min
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Memories are fickle. They’re so important, but so ineffable.. So how do we make memories? And what types of memory are there? We’re finding out what actually happens when we upload something to our squishy storage system, and if there are any ways to hack our memories to be better. We might even be close to implanting new memories, or editing out old ones.
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3: Brains in the wild
Playing With Marbles
09/28/21 • 29 min
Sometimes to really find out how brains work you have to get too close for comfort, so we’re looking for brains that have escaped their warm, cozy skulls and made their way into jars and freezers. We even meet something that is very like a brain, but was never inside a skull in the first place. Not AI, but tissue, grown in a lab, for science.
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S2 Teaser: How much do you know about the difference between male and female brains?
Playing With Marbles
06/17/22 • 1 min
Season 2 of Playing with Marbles is coming Monday June 20th, and this time we’re focusing on the female brain, and what we do and don’t know about it. Scientists have been using male bodies as their “default” research subjects for a long time, so we’re going to take a long look at one woman’s brain, and figure out what we do and don’t know about it.
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Brains, the final frontier
Playing With Marbles
07/20/21 • 1 min
Every day we are learning more about the brain, but the challenges are complex and answers can’t come quickly enough. We are on a global quest to understand the brain and we believe that new ideas, tested through research and leading to innovation and discovery, will reduce the burden on our health care system and help us live happier, healthier lives. Join us and come on a journey to the real last frontier – the brain.
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S2 E3: Menopause and Beyond
Playing With Marbles
07/05/22 • 28 min
Let’s experience menopause, migraines, and Alzheimer's! Not exactly fun, we know, but they are very common complications of later life, so we’re going to get inside a brain that is experiencing them and show you exactly what’s going onn. We'll explore the benefits and risks of hormone replacement therapy and whether a cure for Alzheimer's is on the horizon. This is our protagonist Kira's swan song, we hope you'll join us as she makes her way through her last chapter.
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S2 E1 : One woman's brain
Playing With Marbles
06/20/22 • 27 min
For decades researchers used male bodies as the “default”, and this has led to huge research gaps in our understanding of womens’ brains. This lack of knowledge has real, sometimes deadly consequences when it comes to things like medication doses. So, we’re spending this season following one woman’s brain from birth to death and diving into what we do and don’t know about female brains.
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S2 E2: Hormones: a love story
Playing With Marbles
06/27/22 • 31 min
Puberty, pregnancy, ovulation, even love... these are all things our body regulates with hormones, and brains love hormones. They are chemical messengers used by the body when one part wants to tell another what to do... and in this episode our protagonist’s brain is stewing in them like a squishy teabag.
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2: When brains go wrong
Playing With Marbles
09/28/21 • 34 min
When something goes wrong with a brain we can’t just get under the hood and poke around. So how do we figure out what’s going wrong? Well sometimes the answer to that question involves watching monkeys watch TV, so we’re taking a trip to a monkey cinema, and along the way learning about the different ways to see inside your head and find faulty wiring.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Playing With Marbles have?
Playing With Marbles currently has 8 episodes available.
What topics does Playing With Marbles cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Neuroscience, Psychology, Canada, Educational, Research, Mental Health, Community, Mental, Development, Medicine, Therapy, Aging, Podcasts, Adhd, Brain, Resources, Science, Autism, Health, Canadian, Psychiatry and Government.
What is the most popular episode on Playing With Marbles?
The episode title '1: Nature's hard drive' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Playing With Marbles?
The average episode length on Playing With Marbles is 24 minutes.
How often are episodes of Playing With Marbles released?
Episodes of Playing With Marbles are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of Playing With Marbles?
The first episode of Playing With Marbles was released on Jul 20, 2021.
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