Science Snacks

I attended a special lecture by the author of this paper, and I share a short episode on why it was super cool. Only here on Science Snacks! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesnacks/support

I was not taken hostage and locked in a cold dark room (yet). Why did I do it then? Who else is doing this? Find out only on Science Snacks! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesnacks/support

A look into the science currently known about the Ohio train crash that occurred in February of 2023, only here on Science Snacks! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesnacks/support

Need for closure research is fairly recent (in scientific terms), but decision making is something we face every day. How we make decisions and that need for closure might be related as we discuss on this episode of Science Snacks! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesnacks/support

We explore a short story about a theorized way to speak with ghosts and explore a company's history in using that type of technology. Does that sound vague? Listen, we are shooting ghosts with lasers in this episode of Science Snacks! Give it a listen! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesnacks/support

What does getting a Covid Vaccine have to do with car crashes? I won't spoil that secret here in the description, but I will tell you that this answer is explored in depth only here on Science Snacks! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencesnacks/support

Maybe you used Legend of Zelda to escape from the hardships of pre-teen life. Maybe you were inspired to get into parkour because of the Assassin's Creed series. Or maybe the Witcher games were the thing you clung to through grad school as they let you decompress. Were those games helping you live a healthier life or hurting you? We explore the research in depth on this explorative episode of Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Ever taken psychedelics before or had what you would describe as a "Religious Experience?" Do you think your experience was unique or fundamentally changed your life? Well here on Science Snacks we introduce you to people you might have a lot in common with, exploring what it means to experience "Ultimate Reality" with or without the use of drugs. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

In this episode we discuss violence in video games, good journals, and make you question your own gaming habits and beliefs. An existential crisis than only Science Snacks can bring you! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

In this episode, we look at the work by friend-of-the-show, Kathy Hirst! We also talk about a wide range of current Autism Spectrum Disorder treatments, controversies in the field, and about the role that drug treatments ought to play in medicine. Check it out, only on Science Snacks! Cited Sources: https://n.neurology.org/content/98/18_Supplement/2776 https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02428205 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Cheese Caves that are part of government conspiracies, vegetarian crocodiles that want to eat children but can't because it is unethical, and British high society all come together in a study about your cheesiest dreams. Only here on Science Snacks! Cited Sources: https://www.npr.org/2005/09/16/4851485/study-eating-cheese-can-alter-your-dreams http://web.archive.org/web/20060115000115/http://www.cheeseboard.co.uk/news.cfm?page_id=240 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

This episode is all about the science behind the types of orgasms, specialty vibrators, and sexiest thing of all: data tracking and trending. Only on Science Snacks! Citations: https://www.jsm.jsexmed.org/article/S1743-6095(22)01328-5/fulltext https://blog.lioness.io/orgasm-patterns-using-the-lioness-f9b55b7834de https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7181645/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

A tweet came out that gained millions of view saying, "...Put Tetris on your phone and the phone of somebody you love today. It's literally a trauma first aid kit." They were referencing some scientific papers that we look at in this episode, only on Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Oops this audio uploaded weird! It's fixed now! Gender, age, stress, pain killers, hormones and so many other things are thought to affect pain during and after tattoos. But what does the research say? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7767267/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Today we are looking at the Big 5 Personality Types and how they affect your video game preferences, frustrations, and enjoyability. We explore what your games say about you and what you can do to pick games that are a better fit according to research from Quantic Foundry. We mention the following links: Gamer Profile Quiz~ https://apps.quanticfoundry.com/surveys/start/gamerprofile/ Big 5 Quiz~ https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/IPIP-BFFM/ Papers: https://quanticfoundry.com/2015/12/21/map-of-gaming-motivations/ https://quanticfoundry.com/2016/01/05/personality-correlates/#:~:text=We%20found%20significant%20correlations%20between,score%20higher%20on%20Immersion%2DCreativity. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

We read a paper that seems to suggest caution on vaping, pointing out both known and unknown dangers. With increasing popularity with teens and your adults, the authors have some concerns. Share with me what you think, here on Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

I spent the last few months doing a deep dive into modern exercise science to improve my own understanding of how I could improve my fitness. While doing so, I made a handful of regular episodes, but it was about time everything was put into one single episode. Compressing more than two dozen papers that give a clear overview to get you fit according to science; Some might just call that snackable, like us here on Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

The title says it all, but we explore a paper that says pretty concisely what gender biases may look like and talk about what the present research is saying, only on Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Examining a paper from 2019, we explore the history of steroid use, who is using them, how many people are, and the dangers associated with steroid use, only on Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Okay it is literally called diet soda but does it actually help with weight loss? We explore a brand new paper that claims to have the final say on this topic, here on Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

There is a scientific consensus developed over the last decade or two that learning styles aren't real. But why do we still think of ourselves as being a visual or auditory or kinesthetic learner? And even if they aren't real, what's the harm? We explore a paper that asks and explores this question, her on Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

We examine a paper on supplements and the problem in the US with their regulation, production, testing, and whether they even work! This is a PSA for all supplement takers, even me, only here on Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Now we hear about a paper that contradicts our first one! Find out more about what myostatin, strength training and muscle loss in a different paper, here on Science Snacks --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Today we look at one paper that seems to make a claim about sex differences in fitness. Where is the truth? You decide in this two part series, only on Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Have you ever heard of Orange theory? I sure hadn't until a friend of mine told me that a company was selling to her a product based on this theory. Of course I had to look into it and let you know what research truly suggests. Gimmick or ground breaking, let's find out together on this episode of Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Some myths are cool, like the Australian "Drop bear," which is an urban legend about vampire koalas. Some will make you waste time and effort trying to do something impossible. Today, we talk about the myth of Targeted Fat Loss, the believe that you can lose fat from areas by doing exercises that target that area. Learn the truth here on Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Have you been wanting a six pack and are you tired of gimmicks and fitness coaches telling you to just do their 7 minute at home youtube ab workout? Maybe you have tried it (I certainly did) and are curious what the science has to say. I sum up a handful of bullet points from my 16 years of weight lifting and combine it with what the scientific research actually says in a bite-sized way. Only here on Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

On interview with a scientist, we learn about scientific roles, what they do, and what it takes to get those positions, as brought by another scientist and expert in that field. Today's expert, David Maciak, talks about his experience as a Clinical Lab Technical Coordinator, only on Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

This is a weird one, but we look at the claims and the data on circumcision in a snackable amount of time, here on Science Snacks. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Hey! If you are rushing out to go buy horse de-worming meds to fight your Covid, you should know that modern research is not really on your side on this one. We talk in depth about it on this episode of Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

We go in depth on the how and why of vaccines, here on Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

What's up with this Einstein guy? What did he even do? He got a prize? Was it for that weird tongue picture, because that was certainly profile pic worthy. Learn about Planck's constant, Yale science buildings, and the start of special relativity on this episode of Science Snacks. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Aspartame is a scary chemical that will for sure kill you. Or so they say. What does the science say? Learn about Phenylketonuria, how to say that word, and what the truth of aspartame along with discussion of problematic legislation on this episode of Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Most viruses don't care about us. Some want to use or kill us. Some, seemingly want to help us, or namely, sheep. We might find some viruses in the future super helpful. How? Well, you can find out here on this episode of Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Homosexuality has a lot of social and societal connotations. But what from a scientific standpoint seems to cause it? We talk about one proposed correlation found with the Fraternal Birth Order Effect that may shed just a little light on some cases (but not nearly all) of male homosexuality. Only on Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

This might sound weird, but your genetics are more than your DNA. Building to some larger topics, we talk about why DNA is not the whole story, and I gush over how cool that is. Only here on Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

What even is Autism and what really causes it? Spoilers! It is not vaccines. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Learn about Applied Behavior Analysis, the 4 Functions of Behavior, and what the culmination of 50 years of research on 160,927 children says about spanking. Only here on Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

What? Immune to HIV? What even is that? How? Find out on this episode of Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

What does that famous line mean exactly? A bonus episode this week where I tell the store of how iron in your body killed a star, only on Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Nobel Prize winner Kary Mullis developed PCR. What that is, what that means, and how OJ. Simpson, glowing raccoons, and alien abductions tie into it, you will have to listen to this new episode of Science Snacks to discover! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Businesses are watching how you watch them, and it is something you should watch out for. Explore the behaior of eye tracking and commerse and learn some of the tricks they use to keep your attention on this episode of Science Snacks. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

On this episode, we talk about another Nobel Prize winner: The 2016 winner in Physiology or Medicine, Yoshinori Ohsumi, who discovered a mechanism for how we eat ourselves. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Learn more about the Nobel Prize winning Father of Nuclear Chemistry, the atom, WW1 chemical warfare, and an ethical debate on the use of scientific work. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

Hey! Welcome to the podcast! I am Eric, your science liaison. Here I give an introduction and talk about science what this podcast is, problems we face in communication, what predatory publishers are, and primary, secondary, and tertiary literature and other vocabulary that will make you sound like you know at least three things at fancy dinner parties. I hope you enjoy the show and, Hey! Don't forget your safety glasses! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support

It is the POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL, but how? why? What happens when we change things with it? What do hydroelectric dams, bodybuilders, and French munitions have in common with the mitochondria? Find out on this episode of Science Snacks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sciencesnacks/support