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Effectively communicating scientific concepts and discoveries is one of the hardest, and most important, ways of bridging gaps between scientists and the general public. But as all things in science, this is easier said than done.
On this episode, Joe, Sam and Natalie chat with New York Times science journalist and bestselling author Jim Robbins. He discusses his approach to writing about untold stories of the natural world, new research, and more.
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Credits:Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesTranscript: Margaret DownsIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:02 Meet Jim!4:45 Science Writing vs Science Research6:07 What Does Jim Write About?12:44 Jim's Start: Stories About Grizzly Bears15:51 California Wildfires21:22 Making Important Concepts Meaningful34:02 Navigating the Unknown in Storytelling and in Life49:56 Challenging the Status Quo54:13 What Makes a Good Story?57:04 Maintaining Optimism and Hope1:03:40 Outro
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On this episode of the Interactome, special guest Rasa Valiauga joins Natalie and Sarah to discuss the link that our diet has with our brains. Topics include what foods are considered highly glycemic and what that can mean for our bodies, how diabetes links to our diet, and discussing how to trim the fat from sensationalized diet advice and find the facts.
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Credits:Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesTranscript: Margaret DownsIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:44 Meet Rasa!7:26 Linking Diet to the Brain12:22 High Glycemic Food16:01 Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes20:44 Rasa's Research31:12 How to Find the Facts in Sensationalized Headlines39:08 Rasa's Research Part 243:18 What Should be Brought to the Diet Conversation?45:40 Closing Thoughts
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You’ve probably heard of the microbiome, but there’s much more to it than just gut health. Tune in to hear from Bridget O’Connor, career microbiologist, for a discussion on the microbiome, how microbiologists study organisms they can’t see, and more!
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Credits:Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesTranscript: Margaret DownsIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:40 Meet Bridget!10:07 Human Cell Biology vs Microbiology26:03 Microbiome Misconceptions35:53 Dysbiosis37:37 Importance of Strain Variety in Microbiomes50:36 Some Things That Bridget Wishes More People Knew About Microbiology54:35 Outro
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This week, the Interactome team is joined by Dr. Alex Champagne, Associate Professor of Biology at University of Southern Indiana! The team talks all things bird physiology — the age old question of flight evolution, interesting anatomical structures, and Dr. Champagne’s current work (which just got published, by the way)!
After listening to the episode, read about how skin lipids in desert bats suggest wing and tail membranes are important to evaporation cooling! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1095643324000473
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Mastodon: @[email protected]
Credits:Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesTranscript: Margaret DownsIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:26 Meet Alex!7:47 Discussing Bird Physiology and its Relationship with Evolution19:54 Adaptation and Evolution25:10 Alex's Work42:23 Archaeopteryx and Microraptor52:44 Rapid Fire Bird Questions1:04:31 Outro1:06:10 BONUS Everyone's Favorite Birds
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You've probably heard of AI powered neural networks, but are you familiar with biological neural networks? Join Sam, Natalie, and returning guest Youngmin as they compare, contrast, and generally discuss both types of networks. Can a single neuron "think"? And how do neural networks "learn"? We cover these questions and more on this episode of the interactome.
Links:Our Website: https://interactomemedia.wixsite.com/websiteTwitter: https://twitter.com/theinteractome Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interactome_media/Mastodon: @[email protected]'s channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ADHDMathematician
Credits:Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesTranscript: Margaret DownsIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:25 Meet Youngmin (again!)2:50 What is a Biological Neural Network?7:15 Can One Neuron Think?10:01 Suppressed Ommatidium16:30 Is the Adaptation to White Noise A Result of a Neural Network?26:23 Modeling Neurons29:33 How Does a Neural Network "Learn"?40:27 Comparing Biological and Artificial Neural Networks1:00:52 Outro
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We all know that protein is something in our food, but what else do proteins do? For our final episode of our 3-part series on the Central Dogma, we discuss (one of) the final products of DNA and RNA: proteins! We cover everything from where proteins come from to some of their roles as molecular machines. Along the way, we touch on topics such as how eating protein helps you make muscles to "the protein fold that kills." Correction: X-ray crystallography shoots high-energy photons (x-rays), not electrons, at crystals to obtain their structure. Sam was probably too excited thinking about electron microscopy to catch his mistake.Links:Our Website: https://interactomemedia.wixsite.com/websiteTwitter: https://twitter.com/theinteractome Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interactome_media/Mastodon: @[email protected]
Credits:Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesTranscript: Margaret DownsIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:44 What are Proteins?14:41 How are Proteins Made?22:42 Protein Folding30:05 Side Topic on Microscopes38:19 Protein Regulation41:49 Protein DB44:36 When Protein Folding Goes Wrong54:03 Favorite Proteins1:0024 Outro
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Welcome to our part 2 of the central dogma of biology series! In this episode, Maia, Joe and Natalie talk all things RNA. Tune in to learn about the molecular structure differences between RNA and DNA, mRNA vaccines, and to hear some polarizing biological theories!
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Credits:Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesTranscript: Margaret DownsIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro5:00 What is RNA?17:02 RNA Structure19:53 The RNA World Hypothesis26:11 Catalysis28:40 The RNA World Hypothesis Part 236:08 Maia's Research on RNA42:17 Joe's RNA Story49:19 RNA Current Events1:00:34 Outro
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What’s spookier than identity theft, scams and fraud? In the digital age, cybersecurity is more important than ever. Yet, there are many misconceptions about the field and what it entails. October is cybersecurity month, and to celebrate Sam, Joe and Natalie spoke with SecOp analyst Virginia Gresham. The crew talked about about her role, the importance of protecting your information, and more. Give it a listen, guarantee you’ll learn something new!
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Credits:Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesTranscript: Margaret DownsIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:15 Meet Virginia!6:40 Defining cyber security12:11 Day-to-day incidents15:00 Phishing19:00 Incident reports and security policies24:34 What to do during an incident30:08 What can happen if you are a victim of a cyber attack?32:20 Discussion of online privacy41:00 Ransomware44:38 Best practices for staying safe online51:39 Outro
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Content Warning: this episode discusses dead bodies, violent crime, and international conflictOn this show, we talk a lot about modeling the scientific mindset, but scientists aren’t the only professionals asking tough questions. This week, we’re joined by a retired FBI agent who tells us all about how to ask the right questions and solve problems at hand. Oh, and there’s a surprise connection between our guest and a host, so make sure to tune in!
Links:Our Website: https://interactomemedia.wixsite.com/websiteTwitter: https://twitter.com/theinteractome Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interactome_media/Mastodon: @[email protected]'s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ExFedHomestead
Credits:Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesTranscript: Margaret DownsIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro5:30 Keeping an Open Mind16:16 Persistence with a Purpose 25:00 Keeping Calm Under Pressure31:36 It's Ok to Not be an Expert in Everything42:33 Peer Review vs Judge's Review46:58 Peer Reviewer #249:33 Closing Thoughts54:06 Outro
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In this episode, Joe, Maia, and Natalie talk about genetics. They start with the basics, and then delve into how we get our DNA and how it can change over many many years. You're bound to learn something new with this episode of the interactome!
Links:Our Website: https://interactomemedia.wixsite.com/websiteTwitter: https://twitter.com/theinteractome Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interactome_media/Mastodon: @[email protected]
Credits:Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesTranscript: Margaret DownsIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:27 What is DNA?11:59 What is a genome?12:59 What is a gene?15:53 Introns and Exons19:18 Promoters and Terminator Sequences21:54 How you get your DNA23:51 Genomes Across Species: Plants29:05 Story time: Where did you first hear about DNA?30:45 Genomes Across Species 2: Bacteria34:00 Can genes change?37:50 How gene mutations play into evolution46:34 Outro
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When we think of science, we often think of data being collected in test tubes and laboratories, but lots of data actually exists in the context of mountains, roads, neighborhoods and countries. Join Joe, Sarah and Natalie and special guest Rylee Wrenner as they discuss Geographic Information Science (GIS), which allows researchers to understand the kinds of data that are best visualized on a map. Along the way, they discuss how to make useful models, the centuries-old origins of GIS in epidemiology, and somehow manage to relate GIS to cheese. Join us to learn about GIS and witness our continuing inexplicable obsession with dairy products. And no, we are not sponsored by the cheese section at Trader Joe's. Seriously, Natalie, I shouldn't have to add this to an episode about GIS.
Links:Our Website: https://interactomemedia.wixsite.com/websiteTwitter: https://twitter.com/theinteractome Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interactome_media/Mastodon: @[email protected]
Credits:Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:38 Meet Rylee5:12 What is GIS?12:28 Applications of GIS13:45 Accessing and using GIS17:17 Rylee's work19:39 What disciplines are involved in GIS?22:43 What do you need to get started with GIS?25:03 Obtaining good data for GIS28:29 Data privacy34:57 The cheese party36:34 What makes a good model?38:52 Rylee's long-term GIS goals40:58 Final thoughts43:52 Outro
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You might have heard the phrase "the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell" back in high school biology class, but what does that mean? Join Joe, Sam, and Maia as they explore everyone's favorite part of the cell. We had some fun with this, so join us as we explain what exactly the mitochondria is, how it works, and what happens if it breaks. Along the way, we'll talk about electron hot potato, grand theft organelle, at least one deadly poison, and, yes, find out that Joe has more than one brain cell.
Links:Our Website: https://interactomemedia.wixsite.com/websiteTwitter: https://twitter.com/theinteractome Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interactome_media/Mastodon: @[email protected]
Credits:Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:40 What's in a cell, anyway?6:53 What does mitochondria do?23:19 How did mitochondria become a part of cells?33:08 Discussion of mitochondrial DNA45:24 Mitochondrial related diseases and therapies54:32 Going to space makes your mitochondria unhappy59:10 Outro
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This episode of the interactome is all about food science! Join Christina Allingham, A.K.A @biteofnewengland, as she talks about her experience in the food industry. Natalie, Sam, and Maia host as they ask Christina how she got into the industry, what food science is all about, and how her job has evolved over the course of covid.
Links:Christina's Blog: https://www.instagram.com/biteofnewengland/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theinteractome Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interactome_media/Mastodon: @[email protected]
Credits:Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro4:15 How Christina got into food science7:57 What is food science?12:22 How food safety and preparation has changed since Covid18:34 Most rewarding and most challenging parts of science communication21:17 When can and can't you can and freeze food?31:54 Christina's second project: norovirus37:23 Food safety and observation (Food FBI)45:24 How Christina chose her role48:15 Christina's Food Blog @biteofnewengland51:22 Outro
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It's time for more science stories! This time Sam has too many snails, Natalie is impacted by woodpeckers, and Joe discusses mentorship.
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Credits:Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro3:38 Sam's story: Too Many Snails14:42 Joe's nuclear hermit crab22:14 Natalie's story: 1000 G-Force Woodpeckers34:48 Joe's Story: The Importance of Mentorships51:53 Outro
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On this episode of the Interactome, join Joe, Natalie, Sarah, and special guest Margaret as they discover what the heck mass spectrometry actually is. From generating ideas for experiments to protein identification and avenues for treatment in diseases like cancer, mass spec is truly a powerful tool. And with cutting-edge technologies to further its versatility across many science disciplines, this is an episode you don't want to miss!
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Credits:Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro3:35 Margaret's background4:52 What the heck is mass spec(trometry)?9:56 Challenges of working at such a small scale17:26 What is the next step after idenifying proteins?21:14 Removing bias in scientific experiments25:49 The unconventional hypothesis29:01 Coolest use of Margaret's mass spec31:10 Discussion of working with collaborators35:35 Why does Margaret like mass spec?46:10 How expensive is a mass spec equipment?49:20 Closing thoughts
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In our inaugural minisode, Sam, Natalie, and Pickle have a conversation with mathematician Youngmin Park to celebrate Pi day! Youngmin and the team cover everything from what Pi actually is, to being drowned because of math, to the math behind biological rhythms, and even 4th dimensional spaghetti!
Links:Twitter: https://twitter.com/theinteractome Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interactome_media/Mastodon: @[email protected]'s channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ADHDMathematician
Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro3:00 What is pi?11:46 How pi ties in to Youngmin's work17:25 The most challenging aspect of Youngmin's work24:00 Outro
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On this edition of Interactome Science Stories, it's Lauren, Joe and Pickle's turns to talk about what in the world of science has impacted them! From islands in the sky, to the story of Emily Whitehead, to the importance of learning from your mistakes, we hope to inspire and entertain with these short stories. So gather 'round and settle in as we take you through some of our favorite science stories.
Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:21 Lauren's Story: Guyanese Tepui, the islands in the sky11:03 Examples of science outside of the lab17:02 Joe's Story: Emily Whitehead34:43 Pickle's Story: Overcoming failure, hard drive edition47:54 Conclusion
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On this episode of the Interactome, we speak with astrophysicist Kenneth Lin about space, physics, astronomy, and more! How does one study space from a lab? And how does the James Webb telescope produce such beautiful pictures of space? Join Joe, Natalie, Sarah, and Kenneth as they talk all about astrophysics.
Note: Kenneth informed us that a teaspoon of neutron star material does not in fact have the same mass as the earth. A more accurate statement is that a teaspoon of material from a neutron star weighs as much as Mount Everest, or that a sphere about 300 meters in diameter made of neutron star material would weigh as much as the earth. The main point is that neutron starts are UNIMAGINABLY dense.
Audio/Video Editing: Sam PickellArtwork: Maia ReyesIntro/Outro Music: Geovane Bruno - Dancing In The Future
Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:36 Meet special guest Kenneth6:12 How do physicists see the world?12:20 Discussion on precision vs accuracy19:00 Kenneth's class Order of Magnitude Physics23:30 Astrophysics vs Astronomy26:17 How to think like a physicist31:45 Joe and Kenneth ask the real questions36:20 What Kenneth's field is like47:11 Particle physics49:55 Discussion on dark matter56:57 Kenneth's day to day1:01:07 Where in the world is Kenneth Lin?1:04:53 Discussion on the James Webb telescope1:12:30 Conclusion
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Have you ever wondered about the yearly flu vaccine? What goes into it, how it changes year to year, how the vaccine has evolved alongside the flu itself? Join special guest Erin Deans, along with Natalie, Sam, and Maia as they discuss the flu and the flu vaccine. This episode is bound to teach you something new that you may not have already known about the flu!Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:13 Introducing Erin2:57 Erin's background6:38 How viruses get into cells9:49 What is the flu?14:39 Where the flu comes from16:40 Why there is a yearly flu shot20:30 How has the flu evolved?24:21 How vaccines are made26:03 The role each hemisphere plays for the other's flu season26:37 Does weather affect susceptibility to the flu?28:28 Why does flu vaccine effectiveness vary each year?32:32 Discussion on how flu strains can come and go37:12 General discussion on vaccines39:09 Herd immunity44:44 The future of vaccines52:53 Final thoughts on the flu for the 2022-23 flu season
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Architect Ewan Ellis joins Joe, Maia and Sam to discuss how research labs are built. We cover everything from the planning process to the plumbing, and along the way talk about the challenges and triumphs of building all kinds of research facilities. If you work in a lab, or have only just driven past one, this is an episode that you won't want to miss!
Content warning: Contains mentions of animal research and accidental research animal death.
Timestamps:0:00 Intro4:54 Introducing Ewan10:50 What does Ewan do13:24 What would you need to know when contracting for a lab19:53 What happens after you agree to a design24:00 Stories from the job32:40 General build process40:13 What a normal timeframe looks like42:42 How utilities fit in to the picture51:19 What would Ewan want the science community to know about labs59:18 Wrapping up
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