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Cardiology (THE HEART) with Herman Taylor 1:21:24

1d ago1:21:24

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It beats. It throws blood. It breaks – but not if Dr. Herman Taylor can help it. He is a physician, professor and director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, and an absolute legend. Cardiology is a vast field but Dr. Taylor joined for a 101 on how the heart works, and how to take care of it. Get…

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Erethizonology (PORCUPINES) with Tim Bean 1:12:56

8d ago1:12:56

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Barbs. Grunts. Bone caves. Dogs who got too close. We got porcupines, folks. Dr. Tim Bean of Cal Poly is as charming an ologist you can get, fielding questions about porcupine squeaks, stanks, cartoonish noses, and some romantic gestures that will leave you wanting to bleach your brain. We also cover counting quills, male models, flim-flam about qu…

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Agnotology (WILLFUL IGNORANCE) Updated Encore with Dr. Robert Proctor 1:20:03

15d ago1:20:03

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Yes, there is an -ology for that. And yes, we’re airing this episode -– with a ton of 2025 updates -– because it’s never felt more relevant. Dr. Robert Proctor is a Stanford professor of the History of Science and co-edited the book “Agnotology: The Making & Unmaking of Ignorance,” having coined the word 30 years ago. We chat about everything from …

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Hippopotomology (HIPPOS) with Rebecca Lewison 1:06:09

22d ago1:06:09

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Do they sweat blood? Will one kill you? What are cocaine hippos? Is Moo Deng… okay? Actual real life Hippopotomologist Dr. Rebecca Lewison explains how hippos have some of the best – and worst – PR. We chat about pet hippos, subspecies, daily diets, the current state of hippo conservation, the absolute chaotic affection we have for pygmy hippos, th…

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Thyroidology (THYROID GLAND) with Kepal Patel 1:17:18

29d ago1:17:18

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Sad? Cold? Hot? Wired? Blame the thyroid. Maybe. In your throat there is a butterfly-shaped gland under a shield-shaped Adam’s Apple and it controls your whole life, kind of. We asked Thyroidologist and surgeon Dr. Kepal Petal of NYU's Langone Hospital about libido factors, radioactive cats, stress and thyroids, how diet can affect them, decipherin…

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Eco-Odorology (SCIENCE-SNIFFING DOGS) with Kayla Fratt 1:04:00

1M ago1:04:00

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Dogs doing science. With their faces. As a follow-up to last week’s Ethnocynology episode about humans domesticating wolves, we chat with conservation biologist and Eco-odorologist Kayla Fratt (and her working dog Barley) about how trained animals help scientists. Sit – and stay – to learn how rescue dogs can get their dog-torate degrees, which rew…

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Ethnocynology (HUMANS & DOGS THROUGH TIME) with David Ian Howe 1:13:57

1M ago1:13:57

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Ancient dogs! Domestic wolves! Anthropology! Archaeology! It’s all Ethnocynology: when humans and dogs started living and working together. The wonderful and iconic David Ian Howe is an educator and professional archaeologist whose focus is canines and people. So let’s curl up and be cute – like dogs – as we listen about breed histories, what evide…

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Fire Ecology (WILDFIRES & INDIGENOUS FIRE MANAGEMENT) Mega Encore with Gavin Jones & Amy Christianson 2:36:49

2M ago2:36:49

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As wildfires burn across L.A. — and my neighborhood evacuates — we thought it would be a good time to encore these Fire Ecology episodes so I can literally catch my breath. First Dr. Gavin Jones brings the heat talking about what fire is, how hot it burns, fire trends, tinderboxes, lots and lots of forest fire flim-flam, tolerant wombats, Angelina …

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Eudemonology (HAPPINESS) Encore with Laurie Santos 1:13:09

2M ago1:13:09

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HAPPINESS RESEARCH, straight up. What is happiness? How do our circumstances affect happiness? Why is the word “gratitude” kinda cringey? What can we do to feel better? Should we feel guilty for feeling happy? When is positivity “toxic?” In this encore of an episode favorite, Yale cognitive scientist, Eudemonologist, and host of The Happiness Lab p…

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Cabinology (CABINS) Encore with Dale Mulfinger 1:02:23

2M ago1:02:23

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The time is right to revisit cabins: Log cabins, woodsy getaways, A-frame cuties, cottages, tiny homes, lake houses. WE GET INTO IT, including 2024 updates. World famous Minnesota architect, author, professional cabinologist and human delight Dale Mulfinger sits down to discuss everything from what makes a cabin a cabin, to why we bond better surro…

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Castorology (BEAVERS) with Rob Rich 1:25:06

2M ago1:25:06

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Orange teeth! Vanilla butts! Architecture with twigs! Olde-timey joke books? Field naturalist, conservationist, wildlife tracker and “beaver believer” Rob Rich works with the National Wildlife Federation’s coordination of the Montana Beaver Working Group and answers all of our Castorological questions about: baby beavers, tooth tools, lodges, dams,…

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Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 2 with Michael Yassa 1:03:34

3M ago1:03:34

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Remembering names! Preventing dementia! Photographic memories! Weed! Goldfish! It’s the thrilling conclusion of Mnemonology with Dr. Michael Yassa, the Director of UC Irvine’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. We talk long vs. short term memories, how smells can pack a wallop of emotions, prosopagnosia (“facial blindness”), the fo…

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Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 1 with Michael Yassa 1:15:08

3M ago1:15:08

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How are memories made? Where are they stored? Where do they go? What was I just talking about? Neurobiologist, professor, researcher, and Director of UC Irvine’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Dr. Michael Yassa, joins us for a two-parter deep diving into our memories. Get to know the cells that run your life while he also busts…

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Surgical Angiology (VEINS & ARTERIES) with Sheila Blumberg 1:18:10

3M ago1:18:10

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Vaping and vein health! Covid and clots! Easy bruising! Movie blood! Spider veins! Free socks! The heroic vascular surgeon Dr. Sheila Blumberg of NYU Langone Health let me ask her one million questions about how blood gets from point A to B all day. She explains the difference between arteries, veins, capillaries, and vessels and we cover everythin…

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Field Trip: A Hawaiian Breadfruit Rev‘ULUtion 37:00

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What even IS a breadfruit? How do you cook it? Why have Pacific Islanders grown it for so long? Can it solve world hunger? And what does it have to do with an infamous 18th century mutiny on the high seas? Pack your bags and hop aboard for not one but two island excursions to learn all about this rev-'ulu-tionary tropical staple. We start on a bree…

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Canistrumology (BASKET WEAVING. YES, BASKET WEAVING) with James C. Bamba 1:06:43

3M ago1:06:43

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Thorny leaves! Embarrassing imports! Basket gossip! Making cool stuff from invasive vines! Renowned weaver and teacher, James C. Bamba, connected more deeply with his Mariana Island heritage through weaving and shares how you know when plant fiber is ready, the anatomy of a coconut tree, how to look a gift basket in the mouth, the baskets that he c…

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Ergopathology (BURNOUT) with Kandi Wiens 1:07:24

4M ago1:07:24

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Exhaustion! Numbness! Anger! You’re stressed out. I get it. Let’s fix it. I cornered one of the world’s experts on Ergopathology, scholar and author Dr. Kandi Wiens, to ask about the causes of burnout, warning signs, what professions are more at risk, how to recover from burnout and prevent it in the future, which was the focus of her book, “Burnou…

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Cardiology (THE HEART) with Herman Taylor 1:21:24

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Erethizonology (PORCUPINES) with Tim Bean 1:12:56

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Agnotology (WILLFUL IGNORANCE) Updated Encore with Dr. Robert Proctor 1:20:03

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Hippopotomology (HIPPOS) with Rebecca Lewison 1:06:09

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Thyroidology (THYROID GLAND) with Kepal Patel 1:17:18

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Eco-Odorology (SCIENCE-SNIFFING DOGS) with Kayla Fratt 1:04:00

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Ethnocynology (HUMANS & DOGS THROUGH TIME) with David Ian Howe 1:13:57

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Fire Ecology (WILDFIRES & INDIGENOUS FIRE MANAGEMENT) Mega Encore with Gavin Jones & Amy Christianson 2:36:49

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Eudemonology (HAPPINESS) Encore with Laurie Santos 1:13:09

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Cabinology (CABINS) Encore with Dale Mulfinger 1:02:23

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Castorology (BEAVERS) with Rob Rich 1:25:06

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Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 2 with Michael Yassa 1:03:34

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Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 1 with Michael Yassa 1:15:08

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Surgical Angiology (VEINS & ARTERIES) with Sheila Blumberg 1:18:10

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Field Trip: A Hawaiian Breadfruit Rev‘ULUtion 37:00

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Canistrumology (BASKET WEAVING. YES, BASKET WEAVING) with James C. Bamba 1:06:43

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Ergopathology (BURNOUT) with Kandi Wiens 1:07:24

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