Episode 75 Mercury: The cost of progress
When you think of mercury, what springs to mind? Is it the entrancing drop of shimmery liquid that flows from a broken […]
COVID-19 Ch 20: Looking forward by looking back
Over the past year and a half, we have learned so much about this virus, but there is still more to know. […]
Episode 74 Naegleria fowleri: The “brain-eating amoeba”
Every summer, when the warm weather rolls around and the local ponds and lakes heat up enough for a tempting dip, remember […]
COVID-19 Ch 19: Your Stories
From virology to vaccines, from education to economics, and from disparities to disease, our Anatomy of a Pandemic series has covered many […]
Episode 73 Puerperal Fever: Seriously, wash your hands
Our sign-off, “wash your hands, ya filthy animals”, has never been more appropriate than with this episode on puerperal or childbed fever, […]
COVID-19 Chapter 18: Conservation & Pandemics
The COVID-19 pandemic has touched all of our lives in incredibly varied ways, with no two experiences exactly alike. Despite this, we […]
Episode 72 White-Nose Syndrome: How deep is your torpor?
A fluffy white fungus and a little brown bat. A deafening silence and an uncertain future. In this episode, we explore one […]
COVID-19 Chapter 17: Frontline Mental Health
This pandemic has certainly taken its toll on all of us, but one group that has been particularly hard hit are those […]
Episode 71 Onchocerciasis/River Blindness: So many mysteries
In this classic TPWKY episode we travel down rivers and into worm-laden nodes as we take a look at the complex world […]
COVID-19 Chapter 16: Disparities, Take 2
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted racial and ethnic minorities, especially here in the United States. Higher infection, hospitalization, and death rates […]
