Behavioural Sciences
Latest SciPods from the behavioural science communities
The DOZE App A Unique Approach To Overcoming Sleep Problems In Young Adults – Dr Colleen Carney
SciPod · The DOZE App A Unique Approach To Overcoming Sleep Problems In Young Adults - Dr Colleen CarneyOriginal Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA512 Share Episode About this episodePoor sleep is a common difficulty issue for teenagers and...
The Effects of Autonomy on Motivation in Different Cultures – Dr Ritu Tripathi
SciPod · The Effects Of Autonomy On Motivation In Different Cultures - Dr Ritu TripathiThis SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Are the Motivational Effects of Autonomy-Supportive Conditions Universal? Contrasting Results Among Indians and Americans’ published in the...
Does ‘Safer Storage’ Reduce Agricultural Pesticide Self-poisoning in Rural Asia? Professor Flemming Konradsen & Professor Michael Eddleston
Original Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Effectiveness of household lockable pesticide storage to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural Asia: a community-based, cluster-randomised controlled trial’, from The Lancet....
The Benefits of an Organic Diet on Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Children – Dr Konstantinos Makris, Cyprus University of Technology
Original Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘A cluster-randomized crossover trial of organic diet impact on biomarkers of exposure to pesticides and biomarkers of oxidative stress/inflammation in primary school children’ published in the open...
Biology
Top SciPods from the bio-science communities
Improving Wildlife Surveys With Advanced Genetic And Statistical Tools – Dr Martin Schultz
SciPod · Improving Wildlife Surveys With Advanced Genetic And Statistical Tools -Dr SchultzOriginal Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Inference of genetic marker concentrations from field surveys to detect environmental DNA using Bayesian...
A World Of Clinical Possibilities – Dr Helen Fitton, Marinova
SciPod · A World Of Clinical Possibilities - Dr Helen FittonOriginal Article Reference This is a summary of the paper ‘Therapies from Fucoidan: New Developments’, from Marine Drugs, an MDPI journal. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md17100571 Share Episode About...
The Art and Science of Developing Safe New Crop Varieties
SciPod · The Art And Science Of Developing Safe New Crop VarietiesOriginal Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘The role of conventional plant breeding in ensuring safe levels of naturally occurring toxins in food crops’, from Trends in Food...
Health Neuroscience How and Why Exercise Improves Cognitive – Professor Kirk Erickson, University of Pittsburgh
SciPod · Health Neuroscience How And Why Exercise Improves Cognitive - Professor Kirk EricksonOriginal Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA478 Share Episode About this episodeWe all know exercise is good for us. In addition to the renowned...
Earth and Environment
Popular SciPods from earth and environmental sciences
Improving Wildlife Surveys With Advanced Genetic And Statistical Tools – Dr Martin Schultz
SciPod · Improving Wildlife Surveys With Advanced Genetic And Statistical Tools -Dr SchultzOriginal Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Inference of genetic marker concentrations from field surveys to detect environmental DNA using Bayesian...
Teaching Change Bioculturally Grounded, Place – Based Environmental Education In Hawaiʻi
SciPod · Teaching Change Bioculturally Grounded, Place - Based Environmental Education In Hawaiʻi Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA424 Share Episode About this episodeWith ongoing climate change, land use change, and changing...
A World Of Clinical Possibilities – Dr Helen Fitton, Marinova
SciPod · A World Of Clinical Possibilities - Dr Helen FittonOriginal Article Reference This is a summary of the paper ‘Therapies from Fucoidan: New Developments’, from Marine Drugs, an MDPI journal. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md17100571 Share Episode About...
The Art and Science of Developing Safe New Crop Varieties
SciPod · The Art And Science Of Developing Safe New Crop VarietiesOriginal Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘The role of conventional plant breeding in ensuring safe levels of naturally occurring toxins in food crops’, from Trends in Food...
STEM Education
Informative SciPods in STEM Education
Teaching Change Bioculturally Grounded, Place – Based Environmental Education In Hawaiʻi
SciPod · Teaching Change Bioculturally Grounded, Place - Based Environmental Education In Hawaiʻi Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA424 Share Episode About this episodeWith ongoing climate change, land use change, and changing...
Simulating Supersonic Fluid Flows in the Student Aerodynamics Lab – Dr Oleg Goushcha, Manhattan College
Original Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the papers ‘Revival of water table experiments in fluid mechanics courses, part I’ and ‘Revival of water table experiment in fluid mechanics courses, part II’, from the International Journal of Mechanical...
Building the STEM Students We Need – University of San Diego
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA475 Share Episode About this episodeDespite recent efforts to promote diversity in STEM education and professional environments, some ethnic groups remain highly underrepresented in STEM fields,...
Identifying Ways to Make the BEST Program Even Better – Professor Stephanie Wengert Watts, Michigan State University
Original Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Faculty perceptions and knowledge of career development of trainees in biomedical science: what do we (think we) know?’, published by PLoS ONE, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210189. Share...
Engineering and Technology
New SciPods in engineering and technology
Computing Conflict-free Treatments for Multiple Chronic Illnesses – Dr Juliana Bowles, University of St Andrews
SciPod · Computing Conflict - Free Treatments For Multiple Chronic Illnesses Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA488 Share Episode About this episodeModern treatments for patients with more than one chronic condition can be highly...
Simulating Supersonic Fluid Flows in the Student Aerodynamics Lab – Dr Oleg Goushcha, Manhattan College
Original Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the papers ‘Revival of water table experiments in fluid mechanics courses, part I’ and ‘Revival of water table experiment in fluid mechanics courses, part II’, from the International Journal of Mechanical...
From Machine Learning To Machine Understanding – Dr Yan M Yufik
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA465 Share Episode About this episodeDespite dramatic advances in neuroscience and biology in the 20th and 21st centuries, our understanding of the brain remains very limited. Dr Yan M Yufik, Head at...
Flood Prediction Using Remote Sensing Technology – Dr Guy J – P Schumann
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA444 Share Episode About this episodeFloods devastate communities across the globe. A single flood disaster can cause the loss of thousands of lives, and the displacement of millions of people. The...
Health and Medicine
New and popular SciPods in health and medicine
The DOZE App A Unique Approach To Overcoming Sleep Problems In Young Adults – Dr Colleen Carney
SciPod · The DOZE App A Unique Approach To Overcoming Sleep Problems In Young Adults - Dr Colleen CarneyOriginal Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA512 Share Episode About this episodePoor sleep is a common difficulty issue for teenagers and...
Revitalising Attention on the Global Asbestos Disaster – Dr Jukka Takala, et al.
SciPod · Revitalising Attention On The Global Asbestos Disaster - Dr Jukka TakalaOriginal Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Global Asbestos Disaster’, from the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health....
Health Neuroscience How and Why Exercise Improves Cognitive – Professor Kirk Erickson, University of Pittsburgh
SciPod · Health Neuroscience How And Why Exercise Improves Cognitive - Professor Kirk EricksonOriginal Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA478 Share Episode About this episodeWe all know exercise is good for us. In addition to the renowned...
Clearing the Haze: Understanding the Process of Scarring Following Corneal Injury – Professor Steven E. Wilson
SciPod · Clearing The Haze Understanding The Process Of Scarring Following Corneal InjuryOriginal Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA479 Share Episode About this episodeAny injury such as trauma, surgery or infection to the cornea in the eye...
Physical Sciences
Latest SciPods from the physical science community
Simulating Supersonic Fluid Flows in the Student Aerodynamics Lab – Dr Oleg Goushcha, Manhattan College
Original Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the papers ‘Revival of water table experiments in fluid mechanics courses, part I’ and ‘Revival of water table experiment in fluid mechanics courses, part II’, from the International Journal of Mechanical...
From Machine Learning To Machine Understanding – Dr Yan M Yufik
Original Article Reference https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA465 Share Episode About this episodeDespite dramatic advances in neuroscience and biology in the 20th and 21st centuries, our understanding of the brain remains very limited. Dr Yan M Yufik, Head at...
The Next Generation Of Anticorrosion Technology – Jianguo Wang, AnCatt
Original Article Reference: https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA387 Share Episode About this episodeCorrosion, the gradual destruction of metals, is a significant physical and economic problem worldwide. Traditional heavy metal-based coatings used to protect...
Unravelling The Mysteries Of Quantum Cosmology – Dr Peter Evans, University Of Queensland
Original article reference: https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA401 Share Episode About this episode Despite many years of research aiming to unite quantum mechanics with cosmological theories, researchers in fields across physics and philosophy remain in...
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Improving Wildlife Surveys With Advanced Genetic And Statistical Tools – Dr Martin Schultz
SciPod · Improving Wildlife Surveys With Advanced Genetic And Statistical Tools -Dr SchultzOriginal Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘Inference of genetic marker concentrations from field surveys to detect environmental DNA using Bayesian...
The Art and Science of Developing Safe New Crop Varieties
SciPod · The Art And Science Of Developing Safe New Crop VarietiesOriginal Article Reference This SciPod is a summary of the paper ‘The role of conventional plant breeding in ensuring safe levels of naturally occurring toxins in food crops’, from Trends in Food...
To understand how humans impact #wildlife, biologists need to know which species are present within a given area. Dr Katy Klymus @USGS tests eDNA metabarcoding for identifying these species. Listen: https://www.scipod.global/improving-wildlife-surveys-through-environmental-dna-dr-katy-klymus/
Original article: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/9/4/54
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It may be shocking to learn that #asbestos still causes an estimated 255,000 deaths annually worldwide. Dr Jukka Takala, President of @ICOHBuzz, and colleagues describe as a global asbestos disaster. Learn why: https://www.scipod.global/revitalising-attention-on-the-global-asbestos-disaster-dr-jukka-takala/
Original article: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/5/1000
Generations of selective breeding have produced countless crop varieties that are safe to eat. @NKaiserSci and co-authors review the history of developing safe crop varieties. Find out more: https://www.scipod.global/the-art-and-science-of-developing-safe-new-crop-varieties/
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Original article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2020.03.042