Best Emily Servodidio Podcasts (2024)

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Maternal Bonds, Jumping Leeches, Urban Birds 11:12

19m ago11:12

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Today, you’ll learn about how moms helped us evolve to live longer, the jumping leeches of Madagascar, and how cities affect bird diversity. Maternal Bonds “Mothers’ care is central factor in animal, human longevity.” by Caitlin Hayes. 2024. “Why Humans Live So Long.” by Heather Pringle. 2013. “Maternal care leads to the evolution of long, slow liv…

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Food Network Obsessed is Back 0:52

2h ago0:52

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Food Network Obsessed is back with more episodes. Each week, host Jaymee Sire sits down with your favorite chefs, food influencers and Food Network personalities to dish on all things delicious in the food world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Kidneys & Space, Boxing Pride, Art & The Artist 11:25

23m ago11:25

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Today, you’ll learn about the effect of space on our kidneys, how a simple display of pride can win a fight, and bad news for artists we know bad things about. Kidneys & Space “Would astronauts’ kidneys survive a roundtrip to Mars?” UCL. 2024. “Cosmic kidney disease: an integrated pan-omic, physiological and morphological study into spaceflight-ind…

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Stroke Blood Test, Hate Speech Monitoring, Healthy Chocolate 11:44

1h ago11:44

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Today, you’ll learn about a potential breakthrough in stroke detection, how AI could help put a lid on online hate speech and create safer spaces, and the delicious development of healthier chocolate. Stroke Blood Test “Researchers develop ‘game-changing’ blood test for stroke detection.” EurekAlert! 2024. “Large Vessel Occlusion in Acute Stroke.” …

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Space Firefighting, Sleep Schedules, Polystyrene 11:33

1h ago11:33

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Today, you’ll learn about AI that can detect wildfires from space, why going to bed late might not be so great on your mental health, and a breakthrough in recycling. Space Firefighting “Fighting fires from space in record time: how AI could prevent a repeat of Australia’s devastating wildfires.” University of Southern Australia. 2024. “Fire detect…

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Nature & Healthy Food, T.Rex Intelligence, Baby Sawfish 10:31

17h ago10:31

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Today, you’ll learn about how a simple walk through nature could make you want to eat healthier foods, a new finding that T.rexes might not have been as cognitively advanced as we thought, and the sheath that keeps sawfish from doing battle in the womb. Nature & Healthy Food “Experiencing nature seems to have an important impact on food choices.” b…

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Cryopreservation, Personality Transplant, Fungal Azoles 11:52

1h ago11:52

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Today, you’ll learn about a new method to cryopreserve parts of the brain for later use, the personality changes that happen after organ transplants, and how fungicides cause dangerous fungi to self-destruct. Cryopreservation “Effective cryopreservation of human brain tissue and neural organoids.” by Weiwei Xue, et al. 2024. “Brain organoids: Estab…

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Peanut Allergy, Ancient Cancer Treatment, Cuckoo Evolution 10:53

5h ago10:53

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Today, you’ll learn about why giving babies foods with peanuts could crack the peanut allergy problem, a wild discovery of cancer treatment 4,000 years ago, and the sneaky way cuckoos evolve to look like other birds so they can live in their nests. Peanut Allergy “Giving young children peanut products cuts allergy risk, study finds.” by Ian Sample.…

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Chimp Tools, Space Radio, Hyperthermia Treatment 11:55

41m ago11:55

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Today, you’ll learn about the lifelong learning of chimps, a mysterious strange signal from space, and the possible treatment for depression that involves heating up the body. Chimp Tools “Chimps are lifelong learners, study on tool use shows.” by Charles Mpaka. 2024. “Protracted development of stick tool use skills extends into adulthood in wild w…

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Chimpanzee Learning, Breast Cancer Gel, Singing Brain Repair 10:01

8d ago10:01

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Today, you’ll learn about how when chimpanzees can’t figure out how to do something they get their friends to teach them, a potential breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer, and how singing repairs the brain after a stroke. Chimpanzee Learning “Chimpanzees use social information to acquire a skill they fail to innovate.” by Edwin J. C. van…

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Chimp Memory, Bacterial Tumor Killer, Gene Disc Repair 12:10

1h ago12:10

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Today, you’ll learn about the remarkable social memory of chimps, the gut bacteria that could help fight cancer, and how gene therapy might one day help you out with that pesky lower back pain. Chimp Memory “Chimps Can Still Remember Faces After a Quarter Century.” by Carl Zimmer. 2023. “Bonobos and chimpanzees remember familiar conspecifics for de…

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LISK Ep. 26: What Heuermann’s Planning Document May Reveal About The Crime Scene 37:55

6h ago37:55

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After a quick updates from the latest court appearance, we check in with Alina Burroughs, forensic expert. We look at Heuermann’s alleged planning document and the picture it creates of the crime scene in the basement of his own home. And, what was it about that Chevy Avalanche that Heuermann liked so much? The answer could be quite surprising. Hos…

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Elite Athlete Hearts, Oxytocin & Loneliness, Nail Diagnosis 12:37

19d ago12:37

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Today, you’ll learn about the surprising prevalence of heart abnormalities in elite athletes, how an oxytocin nasal spray might help with chronic loneliness, and a discovery that could help doctors diagnose a disease just by looking at your fingernails. Elite Athlete Hearts “Why are elite athletes prone to abnormal heart rhythms?” by Jennifer Couzi…

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Sleepwalker Brain, Games & Navigation, Endurance Hunting 12:49

5d ago12:49

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Today, you’ll learn about what goes on in our brains when we sleepwalk, how playing video games might actually help us navigate the world IRL, and the endurance hunting of traditional societies. Sleepwalker Brain “Scientists Discover What’s Happening Inside a Sleepwalker’s Brain.” by Rhianna-lily Smith. 2024. “Shared EEG correlates between non-REM …

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HIV Vaccine, CO2 New Uses, No Noise Fabric 10:09

14d ago10:09

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Today, you’ll learn about a breakthrough in the effort to create a vaccine for HIV, how engineers are turning carbon dioxide into useful products, and the silk fabric that could one day make your clothes noise-canceling. HIV Vaccine “A Trial HIV Vaccine Triggered Elusive and Essential Antibodies in Humans.” Duke Health. 2024. “The impact of antiret…

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No Inner Voice, Yoga & Brain Health, Monogamous Mice 12:18

11d ago12:18

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Today, you’ll learn about people who lack an inner voice, how yoga could help cancer survivors defog their minds, and the newly discovered hormone that is connected to promiscuous behavior in mice. No Inner Voice “People without an inner voice have poorer verbal memory.” University of Copenhagen. 2024. “Not Everybody Has an Inner Voice: Behavioral …

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Anti-Drunk Gel, Hot Spring Viruses, Tiger Beetles 11:57

1M ago11:57

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Today, you’ll learn about a gel that stops alcohol from making you drunk and harming your liver, the ancient viruses of Yellowstone hot springs, and the song that tiger beetles sing to confuse bats. Anti-Drunk Gel “Anti-intoxicant gel keeps alcohol out of the bloodstream.” by Ben Coxworth. 2024. “Single-site iron-anchored amyloid hyrdrogels as cata…

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Leeches & Blood Tests, Algae & Carbon, Asthma Cause 11:07

1M ago11:07

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Today, you’ll learn about a new anxiety-free way to collect blood samples modeled on the sucking power of leeches, the super carbon-gobbling power of blue-green algae, and a new understanding of how asthma happens - and maybe how to stop it. Leeches & Blood Tests “Blood diagnostics modeled on leeches.” by Fabio Bergamin. 2024. “Prevalence, causes, …

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Hair Loss Treatment, Aphantasia, Ultrasound Coffee 12:03

1M ago12:03

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Today, you’ll learn about a groundbreaking new treatment for hair loss caused by autoimmune skin disease, a condition that affects the imagination, and the gadget that will put a cold brew coffee in your cup in minutes instead of hours. Hair Loss Treatment “New treatment could reverse hair loss caused by an autoimmune skin disease.” by Anne Trafton…

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Asthma & ADHD, Whale Codas, Hidden Lithium 12:37

26d ago12:37

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Today, you’ll learn about the possible link between asthma, ADHD, and income in children, how whale communication is much more complex than we thought, and the secret lithium hidden away for millions of years under Pennsylvania. Asthma & ADHD “ADHD, asthma, and economic hardship: New research suggests a causal pathway.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024. “Ass…

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Brainstem Dial, Centipedes & Kidneys, AI Ghosts 11:41

1M ago11:41

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Today, you’ll learn about an accidental discovery of a dial in the brainstem that controls the body’s inflammation level, how centipedes might offer a treatment for kidney disease, and the problem with bringing back our deceased loved ones using AI. Brainstem Dial “Found: the dial in the brain that controls the immune system.” by Giorgia Guglielmi.…

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Sleeping Brain, Bamboo Glass, Leprosy & Squirrels 11:31

1M ago11:31

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Today, you’ll learn about how sleep isn’t the brain detoxifier we thought it was, a new glass made out of bamboo, and the connection between leprosy and red squirrels in medieval England. Sleeping Brain “Sleep does not help brain wash out toxins, study suggests.” by Hannah Devlin. 2024. “The sleep-deprived human brain.” by Adam J. Krause, et al. 20…

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Fiction Readers, Bird Flu Transmission, Beluga Heads 11:12

1M ago11:12

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Today, you’ll learn about how reading fiction could make you smarter, the first ever likely transmission of bird flu from a cow to a human, and how a beluga whale communicates with its squishy head. Fiction Readers “People who read a lot of fiction tend to have better cognitive skills, study finds.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024. “Cognitive effects and co…

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Tobacco Treatment, Clean Touchscreen, Parrot Stepdads 12:14

29d ago12:14

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Today, you’ll learn about a new and stimulating method that could potentially help smokers kick the habit, an innovative copper coating that kills bacteria on touchscreens, and the little birds that sometimes make for great stepdads. Tobacco Treatment “Can brain stimulation help people kick their tobacco addiction?” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024. “Why Won…

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LISK Ep. 25: One Year Since Rex Heuermann's Arrest and Everything's Changed 38:14

27d ago38:14

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As we mark one year since Rex Heuermann became the face of the Long Island Serial Killer, thanks to the Suffolk County DA charging him with 6 murders, we look back and put into context what we’ve learned. We get an inside look into what it takes to run a multi-agency taskforce and prosecute a prolific serial killer on a cold case. Then, we chat wit…

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Shark Oil, Eco-Friendly Lubricant, Historic Land Management 12:05

2M ago12:05

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Today, you’ll learn about the demand for a compound called squalene that is decimating deepwater shark populations, an amazing effort to create an eco-friendly lubricant using green chemistry, and the surprising connection between shepherds, women, and wildfires. Shark Oil “Deepwater Sharks Are Threatened by Demand for Liver Oil.” by David Shiffman…

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Ghost Shark, Grief Treatment, Blood Vessel Coordination 11:13

2M ago11:13

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Today, you’ll learn about a newly discovered deep sea ghost shark, the best way to treat prolonged grief disorder, and how the blood vessels in our brain coordinate to improve brain functioning. Ghost Shark “‘Ghost shark’ with enormous head and giant iridescent eyes discovered off Thailand.” by Elise Poore. 2024. “Chimaera.” Shark Trust. 2020. “Chi…

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