Special Episode: Mary Roach & Fuzz
Where can you find banana-stealing macaques, dumpster-diving bears, flower-destroying gulls, and dangerously-exploding trees all in the same place? In a book by […]
Where can you find banana-stealing macaques, dumpster-diving bears, flower-destroying gulls, and dangerously-exploding trees all in the same place? In a book by […]
This just might be our itchiest episode yet, and for that we sincerely apologize. But it might also be one of our […]
Menstruation. Is there any other biological process that is so widely experienced yet is still discussed in hushed tones or with an […]
Even if you haven’t watched the TV show House MD, you’re probably familiar with the phrase “it’s never lupus”. But have you […]
In our episode on the bends, you joined us as we explored how low we can go. Now we’re back with a […]
Listeners of this podcast are likely no strangers to the horrifying history of eugenics, a topic that has made an appearance in […]
For many of us, our encounters with listeria may not go beyond reading the occasional headline about an outbreak from contaminated hot […]
You may be wondering if there’s a typo in this week’s TPWKY book club selection – The Joy of Sweat? Are we […]
There is no shortage of ailments that vitamin D has been claimed to prevent or cure – various types of cancers, heart […]
What do you get when you combine a love of reading with an interest in biology/public health/medical history and a background in […]