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We talk about science with an episode dropped the end of each month. For real for real

Matthew Umoh


    • Nov 1, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Ants: Approved Colonizers, Baby Spidermen, Those Pheromones Though, Climate Change Is Real? Whattt

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 31:38


    Hope you enjoyed the antics, stay tuned for what's next!! Sources https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VLBDVXLiWxQ&pp=ygURQ3Jhc2ggY291cnNlIGFudHM%3D (The Insane Biology of: Ant Colonies) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VLBDVXLiWxQ&pp=ygURQ3Jhc2ggY291cnNlIGFudHM%3D (The Insane Biology of: Ant Colonies) https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(06)01834-3.pdf (Communication in ants) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.16140( The response of ants to climate change

    Cellular Death: Apoptosis and Cytochrome C + The Many Ways Cells Can Meet Their Untimely Demise(w/Expert Ron Jemmerson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 51:56


    The long( a hot week) awaited episode on the death of cells and all things holy. Jk, but for real if you thought this episode was interesting check out the research my interviewee had[One of Ron's many research articles https://rdcu.be/cW75R , https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10495-020-01647-9#citeas]. This episode focuses on the forms of celluar death, it's reason for survival, and the mechanisms that make it work. Enjoy!! Sources https://youtu.be/-vmtK-bAC5E (What is Apoptosis?" The Apoptotic Pathways and the Caspase Cascade) https://youtu.be/luR6mLnMOwg(Cytochrome C, The Middle Child of the Electron Transport Chain) https://www.immunochemistry.com/pages/necrosis-vs-necroptosis-vs-apoptosis#:~:text=Necrosis%20is%20an%20uncontrolled%20and,or%20small%20clusters%20of%20cells. (Necrosis vs Necroptosis vs Apoptosis) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1087413/#:~:text=Apoptosis%20is%20described%20as%20an,release%20of%20inflammatory%20cellular%20contents. (Apoptosis, Pyroptosis, and Necrosis: Mechanistic Description of Dead and Dying Eukaryotic Cells)

    Bioluminescence-'Glow In The Dark' package installed, That Critter Puked Glowing Goo...Beware of the Dragons, Why Luciferin Is Light To Many In The Deep Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 25:31


    This little light of mine is pretty bright. How about you? Yes you. This episode was about creatures giving off their own light, but how about we see yours. Go crazy, you got this. Sources: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/bioluminescence glow worms in ceilings and walls of Claustral Canyon in New South Wales, Australia https://youtu.be/oKjFVBVGad0 (The brilliance of bioluminescence - Leslie Kenna) https://youtu.be/vZ0pTp5Vt-Q (Bioluminescence Explained | Lights of the Deep Sea) https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-marine-120308-081028 (Bioluminescence in the sea- Haddock, Moline, Case, Review Paper) https://hakaimagazine.com/features/secret-history-bioluminescence/ (The Secret History of Bioluminescence)

    Body Language: Your Intuition has A Point; thin Lips Want To Be Seen;Why My Amygdala Loves Emotional Bodies(Problems ikr)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 27:53


    This episode covers body language, why it's importantly for US government to catch spies &emotional body language with its neurological implications I'm back from my hiatus and we're back at it like a jack rabbit with carrot. Yes, it's time to eat. Check out the Insta @Lions4Science and DM for any ideas and we'll cover it. Sources: https://youtu.be/W3P3rT0j2gQReading Minds through body language -(Lynne Franklin, three types of people) https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn1872(Towards the neurobiology of emotional body language ) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08839510802631745 (Rapid perceptual integration of facial expression and emotional body language)

    Black Holes: That Weird Thing At The Center Of Our Galaxy (w/Michael Coughlin-Researcher & Professor)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 50:36


    Thank you for tuning in, this is Lions4Science and get ready for a deep dive on black holes. Yes that thing that's theorized to help you teleport to another universe where everyone is an evil version of you world. Besides the point, I apologize for the tangent and I hope yihu enjoyed this episode. Take care and check out Insta @ Lions4Science. Sources: https://youtu.be/viUHF1OS4Aw (The Milky Way's Black Hole! FIRST Image Revealed)  https://youtu.be/ZVPsNDonA84( The Other side of a Black Hole)  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ab0e85?source=post_page--------------------------- ( First M87 Event Horizon Telescope (EHT)Results. IV. Imaging the Central Supermassive Black Hole) https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/304823/meta (The Supermassive Black Hole of M87 and the Kinematics of Its Associated Gaseous Disk*-F.Macchetto) https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/304823/meta (The Supermassive Black Hole of M87 and the Kinematics of Its Associated Gaseous Disk*-F.Macchetto) Zooniverse(in case you're interested in being a Citizen for Science, or at least learning more): https://www.zooniverse.org

    Caffeine: Sir Isaac Newton's Muse, The Psychoactive Drug That Hits, and yes.. Withdrawl Is Real

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 29:58


    I would like to thank a peer of mine for the idea of caffeine. Thank God, this topic was more interesting than I thought it would be. If you have any concerns or questions let me know at matthewumoh@gmail.com or through the Lions4Science Instagram #lions4science7.  Correction: Caffeine can and does reverse effects of Clonidine( I said doesn't about three times). Sources https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Caffeine (Plain Chemistry of caffeine) https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/caffeine/#:~:text=Recommended%20Amounts,healthy%20adults%20to%20consume%20daily. (Harvard's Quick Fact) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7NhQYgeCkA (2 Min Neuroscience of Caffeine) https://youtu.be/WD6cYabx0nk (Weird History of caffeine-Michael Pollan)

    HIBERNATION: Mammals Sayonara To The World & The Big Sleep That Could Help Humanity- Travel Afar, Cure Obesity?, Make Me Like Arnold

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 36:23


    Yo yo yo. Ayooo. Hopefully you didn't hibernate listening to me go crazy about hibernation. And if that was your NyQuil let me know what what's your DayQuil. This episode was really fun planning and cool to learn about. Sources(non-MLA): https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.ph.41.030179.001513(neural aspect of hibernation) https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/physrev.1955.35.2.403(Physiology of hibernation in Mammals) https://journals.physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.1152/physrev.00008.2003 (Mammalian Hibernation: Cellular and Molecular Responses to Depressed Metabolism and Low Temperature )

    Solar Storms: Corona Is Hot, The Weather Literally Made Him Crazy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 22:40


    Hello fellow lions, let ,me know what you think. This episode has been pretty fun. Here are my lovely sources! https://blogs.nasa.gov/solarcycle25/2021/10/28/sun-releases-significant-solar-flare/ https://www.britannica.com/science/solar-prominence https://youtu.be/b22HKFMIfWo https://www.jumpjet.info/Emergency-Preparedness/Disaster-Mitigation/NBC/EM/Solar_Storm_Threat_Analysis.pdf

    Consciousness: A Darn Good Hallucination?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 12:33


    Hello! This is our 1st bonus episode. In our bonus episodes you'll get a shorter snippet of a hot topic in science. The link that actually proves we may perceive colors differently:https://www.livescience.com/21275-color-red-blue-scientists.html

    Brain Chip:Headphones That Can Read Your Mind, and Neuralink-A Hope For Many

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 22:06


    Brain chips will be discussed. Thank you for the wait, here's the list of sources I used. https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.0055812. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877050911006855 https://www.ijert.org/research/the-future-technology-brain-chip-interference-IJERTCONV5IS18014.pdf. https://www.forbes.com/sites/cathyhackl/2020/06/21/meet-10-companies-working-on-reading-your-thoughts-and-even-those-of-your-pets/?sh=7f8fe510427c https://www.republicworld.com/technology-news/other-tech-news/what-is-neuralink-how-does-the-technology-work-and-what-can-a-person-do-with-it.html

    Tech Start Ups, NanoParticles, & Why Bill Gates Wants Your Poop

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 24:54


    Hello, this is our very first episode of Lions4Science. And we'll be coming to you every month with a new Science topic to discuss. Let's get the bussin!

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