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Science VsShould You Eat Like A Caveman? Plus — 10 Years of Science Vs!Today, we’re celebrating 10 years of Science Vs with … science! We’ll tell you all about the so-called orgasm gap, the incorrect idea that vaccines are linked to autism, and the incorrect idea that ivermectin helps with Covid-19. We’ll also cover the Paleo Diet — this was the first EVER episode of Science Vs. And you’ll hear one of the greatest moments in Science Vs history. THANK YOU for listening!
Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVs10
(00:00) We’re celebrating 10 years of Science Vs!
(04:10) Our peer-reviewed paper on the “orgasm gap”
(10:13) Vacc...
2025-11-2741 minScience VsThe Great Dinosaur SmashupMore than 150 years ago, just before dino-mania struck, New York City was supposed to get a majestic dinosaur museum full of amazing models of dinos. There would have been nothing like it in the world. Until a bunch of thugs showed up with sledgehammers and smashed every bit of the models to smithereens — and buried it all in Central Park. Today we’re finding out what happened — and WHY. We speak with doctoral researcher Vicky Coules and paleontologist Carl Mehling.SURVEY!! HELP US SCIENCE!! WE NEED YOUR HELP TO UNCOVER THE LAST MYSTERIES OF SEX htt...
2024-05-3035 min
Docs With DisabilitiesEpisode 93: Dr. Brooke EllisonInterviewee: Dr. Brooke Ellison Interviewer: Dr. Peter Poullos Note: This episode was recorded prior to Dr. Ellisons death on February 4th. We are honored to have had the opportunity to interview her before she passed away and hope this podcast episode honors her and her contributions to science. Description: In this podcast episode, Dr. Peter Poullos interviews Dr. Brooke Ellison, a disability rights advocate and bioethicist. Dr. Ellison shares her journey of embracing disability, finding strength, and building resilience. She discusses the inspiration behind the title of her book, Look Both W...
2024-05-221h 08
Docs With DisabilitiesEpisode 87: Dr. Rhonda MooreInterviewee: Dr. Rhonda Moore Interviewer: Dr. Lisa Meeks Description: In this episode of the Docs with Disabilities podcast, Dr. Rhonda Moore, a medical anthropologist and program officer at the NIH shares her journey grappling with chronic pain, autism, and attention deficit disorder, all amidst the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. She very candidly shares insight into her journey as a kid, from growing up with a brother with autism, to taking theater classes as a means to derive and learn confidence. Through her personal narrative, Dr. Moore shed light on the challenges faced by...
2024-03-0552 min
MedEd ThreadFostering a Disability-sensitive Mindset Among Medical StudentsIn this episode, we talk with Dr. Marvin Natowicz, faculty lead for the Disability Action Group, and Samantha Stallkamp Tidd, a fifth-year medical student who serves as the student lead of the Disability Action Group at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. They explore the group’s efforts to embed disability-related content into the medical program curriculum and foster a disability-sensitive mindset among students, with hopes of creating a better quality of life for persons with disabilities.
2024-01-3132 min
Docs With DisabilitiesEpisode 77: Dr. Amy Rule Interviewee: Amy Rule, MD, MPH, FAAP Interviewer: Lisa Meeks, PhD, MA Description: In this episode we are joined by neonatal and pediatric hospitalist and academic pediatrician Dr. Amy Rule. In this episode, Dr. Rule talks about navigating the academic experience of medical school as a person with disabilities, her experiences in medical school and residency, how her disability impacts her work as a pediatrician and parenting a child with a disability. Resources: "I Am That Parent" (Cited in episode) Transcript Bio: Dr. Amy Rule is a pediatric a...
2023-11-021h 01Science VsHow Bats Break ScienceMany bats can live a bizarrely long time, and brush off viruses that kill people. How do they do it and what can we learn from them? Zoology Professor Emma Teeling and bat researcher and clinician Matae Ahn fly through the science. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsBats This episode was produced by Flora Lichtman with help from Wendy Zukerman, Joel Werner, R.E. Natowicz, and Michelle Dang, Rose Rimler. Editing by Jorge Just, Annette Heist and Blythe Terrell. Fact checking by Carmen Drahl. Mix and sound de...
2023-07-2025 minScience VsSex Drive: The Dirrrrrrty ScienceTons of people struggle to get revved up about sex. It can mess with their relationships and how they feel about themselves. So enter the multimillion-dollar supplement industry with miracle solutions. Even Big Pharma has joined the battle for our libido, with drugs that claim to work wonders. But what if our ideas about sex drive are completely wrong? What if a pill (or testosterone injection) isn't the answer? We dive into the groundbreaking science on libido — and what you can do if you can't get no satisfaction. With sex therapist Professor Heather Goltz, sexual health researcher Professor Caroline Pu...
2023-06-2940 minScience VsWho Killed Affordable Housing?Housing has gotten SO expensive — for many of us, buying something seems totally out of reach. And even renting a decent apartment is a struggle these days. Who, or what, is to blame for these high prices? We track down the culprit with urban planner Prof. Nicole Gurran and attorney Prof. Sara Bronin. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsAffordableHousingIn this episode, we cover:(00:00) The Crime(03:48) Suspect 1: Greedy developers(07:20) Suspect 2: AirBnB(14:20) Suspect 3: Zoning(24:00) The Twist!
2023-06-2235 minScience VsGluten: Should You Give It Up?Going gluten-free is all the rage — we hear it’s the secret hack to being more healthy, even if you don’t have celiac disease. But is gluten actually bad for all of us? And what’s the deal with gluten sensitivity? We talk to immunologist Dr. Armin Alaedini, gastroenterologist Dr. Carolyn Newberry, and nutrition epidemiologist Dr. Natalie Riediger. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsGlutenIn this episode, we cover:(00:00) Chapter 1: Why the internet hates gluten(02:17) Chapter 2: How gluten can hurt some people(05...
2023-06-1536 minScience VsAI: Is It Out Of Control?Artificial Intelligence seems more human-like and capable than ever before — but how did it get so good so quickly? Today, we’re pulling back the curtain to find out exactly how AI works. And we'll dig into one of the biggest problems that scientists are worried about here: The ability of AI to trick us. We talk to Dr. Sasha Luccioni and Professor Seth Lazar about the science.This episode contains explicit language.There’s also a brief mention of suicide, so please take care when listening. Here are some c...
2023-06-0842 minScience VsBlue Balls: A Ball-Faced Lie?We join forces with Sarah Marshall from You’re Wrong About to dive into a question for the ages: Blue balls — are they real? And we’ve got some BIG blue balls news in this episode! The survey we did when it originally aired has been turned into a peer-reviewed paper led by scientists at Queen’s University! WE MADE SCIENCE! And if you took our survey, you helped!So join us as we revisit this romp where we ask if blue balls are a ball-faced lie, something that men make up to pressure women to...
2023-06-0140 minScience VsThe Dentist: Toss the Floss? Flush the Brush?The dentist tells us to floss, brush, avoid certain food and drinks ... but what actually matters when it comes to having healthy teeth? We're drilling into the science on all of it. Plus, we go undercover to find out how many dentists are trying to upsell you when you go in for a checkup. We talk to epidemiologist and dentist Professor Philippe Hujoel, dentist Dr. Alisha Virmani, and economist Dr. Felix Gottschalk. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/sciencevsdentist Fill out this quick survey to vote on the BE...
2023-05-2536 minScience VsSkin Care: Is Anti-Aging a Scam?When it comes to keeping our skin looking younger, what works? Retinol, hyaluronic acid, vitamin C? This simple question has become confused by the billion-dollar skin-care industry, which floods us with scientific-sounding claims about the chemicals they say we should put on our face. We find out the real science on what you need for healthy skin with Dr Natalia Spierings, Dr Szu Wong and Kirsten Drysdale. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/sciencevsskincare In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Chapter 1: Promises of the skin care industry...
2023-05-1836 minScience VsDid We Predict the Pandemic?Just two months before Covid-19 broke out, we made a fictional pandemic episode that was like “Contagion” but with citations. And we played it for Dr. Anthony Fauci. Today, we’re looking back at that episode and asking — how much of the pandemic did we predict? This episode has some unbleeped curse words. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsPandemicIn this episode, we cover:(00:00) Chapter One: Why we’re sharing this episode(03:42) Chapter Two: Meet Dr. Anthony Fauci(07:10...
2023-05-1149 minScience VsI’ll Be Dammed: Beavers Fighting Climate ChangeToday, we give a dam about beavers. These busy rodents don’t just chill and go with the flow — it turns out their grabby paws are actually helping hands in the fight against climate change. We dive into how this works with ecologists Dr. Emily Fairfax and Dr. Ben Dittbrenner. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsBeaversIn this episode, we cover:(00:00) Intro: How beavers “beaver away”(02:22) Chapter One: How beavers can help (06:18) Chapter Two: Can we move beavers for the be...
2023-05-0418 minScience VsKetamine: How Special is Special K?For years, ketamine has been thought of mostly as a horse tranquilizer — or a street drug that puts you in a scary-sounding K-hole. But now, we’re hearing reports that it could be almost a miracle medicine, treating stubborn depression and other mental illnesses. So how good is it, really? And could using a drug like this for depression actually be dangerous? We talk to researchers Dr. Rebecca Price, Prof. Colleen Loo, and Prof. Gerard Sanacora – and Fernanda Graciolli. UPDATE 4/28/23: A previous version of this episode incorrectly described Dr. Rebecca Price’s role in a 2009 st...
2023-04-2732 minScience VsPit Bulls: Bad to the Bone?Pit bulls have a dark reputation. And some people say the science backs this up: that they bite people more often and do more damage when they chomp down. But other people say, no way — these dogs don’t deserve their bad rap. And if a dog has a problem, it’s really the owner’s fault. So who’s right? To find out, we talk to animal behavior expert Anna MacNeil, statistician Dr. Isain Zapata, and researcher Dr. Anthony Herrel. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsPitbulls In this epis...
2023-04-2037 minScience VsSuperbugs: Apocalypse … Now?Imagine getting an infection, going to the doctor, and having no little pill to make you better. Welcome to a world of SUPERBUGS. For years we've been hearing that our antibiotics aren't working as well as they used to. But recently, it feels like things have really gotten out of hand — we’re told that these super scary antibiotic-resistant bugs are EVERYWHERE. In today’s episode, Wendy visits a freezer filled with superbugs to find out how worried we need to be, and what scientists are doing about this. We talk to Dr. Fernando Gordillo Altamirano, Professor Edward Feil, and Dr. Ti...
2023-04-1338 minScience VsHangovers: What Really Helps?What actually cures a hangover? Water? Crushed up Advil? Maybe a burger, fries and a Diet Coke? We wanted to know what the science says about how to bounce back when we’ve had a few too many. We talk to psychopharmacologist Andrew Scholey to find out.Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsHangovers In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Party on Bourbon Street(02:11) Does water cure a hangover? What about electrolytes?(08:08) Does sleep cure a hangover?(9:24) Inflammation and hangovers...
2023-04-0618 minScience VsAlcohol: Time to Put a Cork in It?For decades we’ve been yanked around over alcohol: one day it’s actually good for us, the next day it’s a killer. And recently there’ve been reports that even a little bit of booze is bad for you overall. We first looked into this back in 2019, and since then the research has evolved faster than a nanobrewery’s tap list. So today we’re diving back into the science to find out: is just a bit of alcohol dangerous? We talk to epidemiologist and nutritionist Prof. Eric Rimm, psychologist Prof. Tim Stockwell, cancer researcher Dr. Susan Gapstur, and...
2023-03-3032 minScience VsWeight Loss Meds: Is Ozempic a Miracle Drug?People say drugs like Ozempic are helping them lose tons of weight. But are these drugs really all they’re cracked up to be? Or could this be yet another dangerous weight loss fad? We talk to endocrinologists Prof. Tricia Tan and Dr. Daniela Hurtado.Note: In this episode we discuss weight and weight loss. Please take care when listening, and here are some resources:U.S. helpline for the National Eating Disorders Association: 800-931-2237SAMHSA's National Helpline US: 800-662-HELP (4357)National Suicide Prevention Li...
2023-03-2338 min
MitoAction Expert SeriesMitochondrial Medicine Society Publications - 3/6/2015Join us with Dr. Sumit Parikh, Director of the Cleveland Clinic Neurogenetics, Metabolic and Mitochondrial Disease program, and past president of the Mitochondrial Medicine Society. Learn more about the 2014-2015 publications based on collaborations and consensus surveys completed by the Mitochondrial Medicine Society. The landmark series of publications is the first to address existing standards of care and most common approaches to diagnosis, use of supplements and symptom management by leaders in mitochondrial medicine around the US.
Key points:
Mitochondrial medicine's complexity bring unique challenges to physicians
The practice of Mitochondrial Medicine has varied from provider-to-provider
Patients and f...
2022-06-221h 10