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What makes us human? How are we different from chimpanzees? Who are our earliest ancestors and how do we know? Origin Stories is The Leakey Foundation’s podcast about how we became human. This award-winning show combines science and narrative to explore our human story and explain why we are the way we are. Listen and explore human evolution one story at a time.
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PT Inquest is an online journal club. Hosted by Erik Meira and JW Matheson, the show looks at an article every week and discusses how they apply to current physical therapy practice.
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The Science series presents cutting-edge research about biology, physics, chemistry, ecology, geology, astronomy, and more. These events appeal to many different levels of expertise, from grade school students to career scientists. With a range of relevant applications, including medicine, the environment, and technology, this series expands our thinking and our possibilities.
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Join top-40 Physical Therapy Influencer, Doc Jen, and her Physical Therapy fiancé Dr. Dom, as they bring you the body tips and PT Pearls you need to help you understand your body, relieve your pains and restrictions, and answer your questions. Along with expert guests, the goal of The Optimal Body is to help you discover what optimal means in your own body.
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Explain Like I'm Five, aka ELI5, is the mini-podcast series where we take the questions you always wanted to ask, and talk about them in a way that is easy to understand. Made possible by the amazing reddit community at r/explainlikeimfive. See episode show notes for user credits.
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MindPump exposes the RAW TRUTH about health, fitness, nutrition and more... Hosts Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer & Justin Andrews pull back the curtain on the mythology, snake oil and pseudo-science that pervades the fitness industry and present science-backed solutions that result in increased muscular development and performance while simultaneously emphasizing health. No fitness institution or fitness "truth" is safe from their quick wit and over 40 years of combined experience in the fitne ...
World-renowned sports scientist Professor Ross Tucker and veteran sports journalist Mike Finch break down the myths, practices and controversies from the world of sport. From athletics to rugby, soccer, cycling and more, the two delve into the most recent research, unearth lessons from the pros and host exclusive interviews with some of the world's leading sporting experts. For those who love sport.
The Model Health Show is a fun, entertaining, and enlightening look at health and fitness. No subject is off limits here! World-renown author and nutritionist Shawn Stevenson breaks down complex health issues and makes them easy to understand and overcome. Whether it's weight loss, chronic fatigue, heart disease, diet, exercise, sex, hormones, sleep problems, or countless other health topics, the insights you get here will help you transform your health and live your best life ever.
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Join show host Louisa Nicola - a clinical neuroscientist from Sydney Australia, living in New York City as she sits down with the brightest medical doctors, surgeons, researchers and experts in the field of neuroscience, neurology and longevity. Louisa brings a fresh and unique voice to uncover the most complex machine in the world. She breaks down each episode in easy to digest information that is well researched to bring together a more mindful approach to how we are living each day. Impor ...
For current and aspiring sports nutritionists! The Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" Podcast, hosted by Dr Laurent Bannock, features a wide variety of leading guest experts (elite practitioners and scientists) with expertise in sport and exercise nutrition, and related fields relevant to 'real-world' practice.
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Vanessa Spina is a Sport Nutrion Specialist, Biomedical Science Student. She is the Best selling author of Keto Essentials (Victory Belt) & an international speaker. On Fast Keto, Vanessa shares Keto and fasting tips & hacks, along with the science of fat burning and being a fat fueled machine! Fast Keto answers all of your pressing questions about the ketogenic lifestyle as well as intermittent fasting by featuring world renowned and leading edge keto & low carb doctors, scientist experts, ...
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Peak Human is a curated audio series taking an unbiased look at health & nutrition. With so much conflicting information available, filmmaker and health coach Brian Sanders sifts through the dogma and provides a framework that unifies all nutrition and dietary habits that lead to optimum health. World renowned doctors, researchers, and journalists are interviewed to find out what is the true human dietary framework that we should all be eating to live well and free of chronic disease. It is ...
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"We Do Science" - The Performance Nutrition Podcast


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"Beta-Alanine Supplementation and Exercise Capacity & Performance" with Prof Craig Sale and Dr Bryan Saunders
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Episode 152 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Beta Alanine Supplementation and Exercise Capacity & Performance" with Professor Craig Sale (Nottingham Trent University, UK) and Dr Bryan Saunders (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil). Discussion Topics Include: How and why C…
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The Science of Motivation / Does BMI really matter? / How Exercise Affects Body Temperature
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S3, Ep1: In our first episode of 2021 Mike Finch and Prof. RossTucker discuss the science of staying motivated, if Body Mass Index (BMI) is outdated and how exercise affects body temperature. We also discuss plans for the year, the issue of health versus performance and whether or not the Tokyo Olympics may go ahead this year. See acast.com/privacy…
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Town Hall Seattle Science Series


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119. Dan Lieberman: Making Exercise More Fun, Healthy, and Rewarding
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If exercise is healthy, why do many people dislike or avoid it? Is sitting really the new smoking? Can you lose weight by walking? Does running ruin your knees? Should we do weights, cardio, or high-intensity training? Professor of human evolutionary biology Dan Lieberman joined us to answer these questions and bust some common myths about exercisi…
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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth


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1477: Is Social Media Killing Your Gains?
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In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin discuss the negative impact social media can have on health and fitness and provide ways to minimize the downsides of living in the social media age. How social media may be affecting you more than you realize. (3:00) The positives of social media. (7:14) How social media may be killing your health and fitness gai…
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Finding Genius Podcast


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Fortifying Honey Bee Colonies with Researcher Jay Evans
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Bees are not alone in their fight to survive. While the backyard beekeeper might start with a pollinator garden, researchers are also busy strengthening and shoring up these vulnerable organisms that are an essential part of our food ecosystem. Jay Evans explains some promising efforts, telling listeners What the main stressors for bees are, from d…
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Stemming the Sting of Fire Ants: Pest Management Strategies with USDA's David H. Oi
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It just takes one sting to make sure your eyes are on the ground in fire-ant country. Walking across a field in the southern United States often includes a quick scan for any telltale nest mounds. More than memorable, fire ants also are problematic for agriculture. Guest David H. Oi fills in the background and tells listeners Why they're considered…
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71 | Managing Stress, Anxiety and Gut Health with Jacquelyn Umof
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Stuck in a mind rut? Ever felt ashamed to have body-appearance related goals? Trying to figure out your gut issues but don’t know where to start? You’re not alone. Jacquelyn Umof, former dancer and current fitness instructor, opens up about her story and struggles through anxiety, finding mind-body connection through movement, body image and identi…
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TMHS 455: The Surprising Truth About Cancer, Carcinogens, & Community - With Guest Dr. Christian Gonzalez
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Cancer - the very word in and of itself can put a pit in your stomach. We often think of cancer as an indiscriminate misfortune that randomly occurs. But did you know as little as 5-10% of cancers are determined by our genetics? That means that upwards of 90% of cancers are controlled by epigenetic factors, and therefore are in our control. There’s…
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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth


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1476: Improving Gains With Less Time in the Gym, Signs You Are Working Out Too Much, Ways to Speed Up Your Metabolism & More
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In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about reducing training from 6x’s per week to 3x’s per week, signs that someone may be doing too much volume, ways to speed up the metabolism, and advice for women who want or need to eat more and put on weight, but are inundated with media telling them to eat less, do m…
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Town Hall Seattle Science Series


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120. Dr. Rod Hochman and Dr. Jim Heath: How Will Healthcare Be Different After COVID?
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Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) is a collaborative cross-disciplinary nonprofit biomedical research organization based in Seattle. ISB and Town Hall proudly present ISB President Jim Heath in conversation with Rod Hochman, President and CEO of Providence. Join them for a discussion exploring what the future of healthcare might look like in a po…
Most of us dread the sight of an ant in the kitchen, and might squash it without pause. But what if we knew that a single ant is just one part of an ‘individual’, that individual being the ant colony as a whole? What if we truly understood the social complexity, diversity, and evolutionary success of ants? What if we knew that an ant queen can live…
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“Find what takes you out of your thinking, find something that is going to keep your cortisol levels low” -Marcelle Pick, NP, OB/GYN Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN, NP, is passionate about transforming the way women experience healthcare through an integrative approach. She co-founded the world renowned Women to Women Clinic in 1983 with the vision to not o…
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High-Frequency Mechanical Signals as a Surrogate for Exercise
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Astronauts in microgravity environments lose 2-3% of their bone mass per month. To put that in perspective, adults over the age of about 35 lose 2-3% of their bone mass per decade. Why is bone loss so accelerated in space? It all boils down to mechanical signals that are perceived and responded to by bone cells. Tune in to discover: Why people who …
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What is a sports neurologist? With the dramatic increase in head injuries in football and other sports, this relatively new subspecialty of neurology has become increasingly prominent. We are joined today by one of the first board certified sports neurologists in the country- Dr. Stephanie Alessi-LaRosa, MD, a sports neurologist with the Hartford H…
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Dr Patrick Jachyra (Pt2) - Online PA program | Tips & Tricks | Neurodevelopmental disorders
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Dr Patrick Jachyra is working as a post-doctoral fellow at Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in University of Toronto. His research explores, for example, physical activity participation among young people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Young people with ASD are less likely to be physical…
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Why are humans alone capable of invention? This question is relevant to every human invention, from music to mathematics, sculpture and science, dating back to the beginnings of civilization. In The Pattern Seekers: A New Theory of Human Invention, Simon Baron-Cohen, the director of the Autism Research Center at Cambridge University, presents a new…
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In episode 154, Michael speaks with renowned evolutionary theorist David Sloan Wilson about his new novel Atlas Hugged: The Autobiography of John Galt III, a devastating critique of Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism and its impact on the world. Shermer and Wilson discuss: the role of fiction and film in spreading ideas, good and bad; empirical/p…
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/sciencesalon/mss154_David_Sloan_Wilson_2021_01_06.mp3 Download MP3 In episode 154 of The Michael Shermer Show, Michael speaks with renowned evolutionary theorist David Sloan Wilson about individualism, objectivism, cooperation, altruism, and collective action problems, based on his new novel Atlas Hugged: The Autob…
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Dr. Mike Israetel is the cofounder of Renaissance Periodization, where he produces content related to training and dieting for hypertrophy, strength and bodybuidling. Dr. Israetel is also currently a professor in the strength and hypertrophy masters program at Lehman College. Mike is himself a competitive bodybuilder and professional Brazilian Jiu…
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The Science of Happiness, with Laurie Santos
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How do you know you’re happy? How can you be happier? Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-host Negin Farsad, and Laurie Santos, PhD, psychologist and host of The Happiness Lab, investigate the science of happiness. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Thanks to our Patrons Victor Sanchez, Austin Douglas, Sara Geor…
Imagine having a grand mal seizure while whitewater kayaking on a frigid river; you wake up and manage your way toward the shore, but you’re dazed and confused, freezing cold, and you don’t know where you are. Now imagine that a critical care registered nurse and wilderness medicine instructor comes to your rescue and brings you to safety. For a yo…
In this episode Jordan shares a very delicious and very simple sauce recipe, his belief in reasons versus excuses, and talks about the pros and cons of some simple ways that people are being active through the pandemic. Instagram: realfitnessforrealpeople Email: realfitnessforrealpeople@gmail.comBy Jordan McWhirter
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Dr. Ken Berry: Top Keto Mistakes & Weight Loss Stalls
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Dr. Ken Berry joins us again today on the podcast! He is one of the most passionate MD's out there on a mission to stem the tide of diabetes and non infectious disease with keto! -Biggest Mistakes People Make on Keto -Weight Loss Stalls & What To Do -How to Be Successful on Keto -Keto Tips for Beginners -Eating Dairy or Avoiding It? -Is the landsca…
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On the Other Side of the Sugar High: Understanding Diabetic Hypoglycemia
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It’s been nearly 100 years since insulin was first used in the treatment of diabetes—a life-changing medical advancement for those who have diabetes or know someone who does. However, too much insulin can cause blood sugar levels to drop too low, taking someone from a state of hyperglycemia and putting them into a state of hypoglycemia. Press play …
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Straight-Up Wellness · Melissa Ronda on Raising Your Standards and Becoming the Woman You Want to Be Melissa Ronda is a life-changing mentor who teaches ambitious women how to shrink their waistlines and raise their standards through her community, courses, academy, and Top-15 podcast, Bad Bitches Losing Weight. Since overcoming her addictions, o…
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New Books in Science


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Brian Deer, "The Doctor Who Fooled the World: Andrew Wakefield's War on Vaccines" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2020)
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A reporter uncovers the secrets behind the scientific scam of the century. The news breaks first as a tale of fear and pity. Doctors at a London hospital claim a link between autism and a vaccine given to millions of children: MMR. Young parents are terrified. Immunization rates slump. And as a worldwide ‘anti-vax’ movement kicks off, old diseases …
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J. Rosenhouse, "Games for Your Mind: The History and Future of Logic Puzzles" (Princeton UP, 2020)
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Jason Rosenhouse's Games for Your Mind: The History and Future of Logic Puzzles (Princeton UP, 2020) is about a panoply of logic puzzles. You’ll find Mastermind and sudoku discussed early on, and then you’ll be hit with an incredible array of some of the most intriguing logic puzzles that have ever been devised. Some will be familiar to you, but so…
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Ever wonder why your hamstrings are always tight? Do you find yourself constantly stretching, only to feel tight again in a few hours? Are you a runner but feel discomfort in the back of your thighs? Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom dive into the hamstrings, culprits to hamstring strains and overuse injuries, and what you can do to help your hamstrings. They ho…
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How should you clean your ears? And does surgery help to prevent migraine?
A review of several studies finds that low-carb diets can put type 2 diabetes into remission.
A massive study has identified a number of genes linked to breast cancer.
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Predicting the spread of coronavirus with mobility data
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Information about peoples' movements can be used to create a map showing areas of high risk after a coronavirus outbreak.
Healthcare workers are at a higher risk of catching coronavirus, so how do we make sure they are protected?
First ASB Advisory group meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 26 from 11:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Application fees for the Sports Medicine Masters program are waived through Feb. 5th. There is a link to the recording of the info session from last week. Call for additional blogs about at-home workout motivation tips and tricks Featured student position: student ana…
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1475: Eating Meat Is Good for the Climate With Robb Wolf
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In the episode, Sal, Adam and Justin speak to Robb Wolf about sustainable farming and the interesting properties of salt. 1475: Robb Wolf Making an argument that eating meat and dairy is terrible for the environment. (3:54) The optimist side of regenerative agriculture. (19:10) The point of contention surrounding carbon sequestering of holistic liv…
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Supplement Sommeliers: Micronutrient Deficiency and Therapy with Mira and Jayson Calton
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Imagine being told as a young adult that you're suffering from osteoporosis so advanced that your bones are that of an 80-year-old. That's what happened to Mira Calton while living what she thought was a healthy life in New York City. She tells listeners what happened next and how she recovered. She and husband Dr. Jayson Calton discuss How her hea…
How can we build a profitable practice whilst respecting ethical healthcare? How can we grow a clinic whilst helping people get back into their activities and promoting self-management and independence? We gathered Luke Postlethwaite from The Biomechanics, Dave Renfrew from Newcastle Performance Physio, and Dave Moen from Form Physiotherapy to disc…