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Science to the Tea
Skye Smith
22 episodes
2 days ago
In this podcast, we will discuss all of the wonders of science while sipping on some of my favorite teas. Two in one deal, really. Here you will find a wide range of scientific topics and complex ideas from the world's brightest minds broken down and explained. This way we can all celebrate new discoveries together!
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In this podcast, we will discuss all of the wonders of science while sipping on some of my favorite teas. Two in one deal, really. Here you will find a wide range of scientific topics and complex ideas from the world's brightest minds broken down and explained. This way we can all celebrate new discoveries together!
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Episodes (20/22)
Science to the Tea
Life in the Fasting Lane

In this tea-riffic episode, researchers explore the effects of a fast-mimicking diet on health and longevity.

 

Paper referenced: "Fasting-mimicking diet prevents high-fat diet effect on cardiometabolic risk and lifespan"

 

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3 years ago
15 minutes 47 seconds

Science to the Tea
Snailed It!

In this tea-riffic episode, researchers use a soft robot inspired by snailfish to explore the deepest part of the Mariana Trench!

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Paper referenced: "Self-powered soft robot in the Mariana Trench"

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3 years ago
9 minutes 23 seconds

Science to the Tea
COVID's Solar Opposite

In this tea-riffic episode, researchers investigate the effects of solar radiation on daily COVID-19 cases!

Papers referenced: "The moderating effect of solar radiation on the association between human mobility and COVID-19 infection in Europe"

"Solar UV-B/A radiation is highly effective in inactivating SARS-CoV-2"

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4 years ago
5 minutes 41 seconds

Science to the Tea
Brain Waves

In this tea-riffic episode, researchers translate human brain waves into sentences!

Papers referenced: "Neuroprosthesis for Decoding Speech in a Paralyzed Person with Anarthria"

"Aphasia and Dysarthria in Acute Stroke: Recovery and Functional Outcome"

 

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4 years ago
7 minutes 38 seconds

Science to the Tea
Tick Tack No

In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers discover how ticks protect themselves against bacteria as they feed!


Paper referenced: Ticks Resist Skin Commensals with Immune Factor of Bacterial Origin

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4 years ago
9 minutes 11 seconds

Science to the Tea
Narrow-Minded

In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers explore the effects of Zika virus infection on fetal brain development!

Paper referenced: "Fetal Rhesus Monkey First Trimester Zika Virus Infection Impacts Cortical Development in the Second and Third Trimesters"

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4 years ago
9 minutes 32 seconds

Science to the Tea
Two Peas In A Pod

In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers explore just how deep the bond between twins might go!

Paper referenced: "Loss of a co-twin at birth and subsequent risk of psychiatric disorders"

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4 years ago
5 minutes 58 seconds

Science to the Tea
Ain't Easy Being Wheezy

In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers uncover a new relationship between flu severity and non-allergic asthma.

Paper referenced: "A paucigranulocytic asthma host environment promotes the emergence of virulent influenza viral variants"

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4 years ago
8 minutes 55 seconds

Science to the Tea
That's Sodium Cool!

In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers witness sodium and chloride atoms form crystals for the first time!

Paper referenced: "Capturing the Moment of Emergence of Crystal Nucleus from Disorder"

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4 years ago
8 minutes 42 seconds

Science to the Tea
Diamonds Are A Neuron's Best Friend

In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers use nano-sized diamonds to study neuroregeneration!

Paper referenced: "A Nanodiamond-Based Surface Topography Downregulates the MicroRNA miR6236 to Enhance Neuronal Development and Regeneration"


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4 years ago
9 minutes 36 seconds

Science to the Tea
Shell Yeah: Using Food Waste to Clean Water

In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers use blue mussel shells to clean polluted water!

Paper referenced: "Hard to Soft: Biogenic Absorbent Sponge-like Material from Waste Mussel Shells"

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4 years ago
9 minutes 7 seconds

Science to the Tea
Neuro Nets

In this week's tea-riffic episode, our guest Deidre O'Dell shares with us her recently published paper!

Paper referenced: "Disruption of rat deep cerebellar perineuronal net alters eyeblink conditioning and neuronal electrophysiology"

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4 years ago
22 minutes 14 seconds

Science to the Tea
Peak Experience
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers scale Mt. Everest in search of microplastic pollution! Papers Referenced: “Reaching New Heights in Plastic Pollution—Preliminary Findings of Microplastics on Mount Everest” “Microplastic pollution, a threat to marine ecosystem and human health: a short review” “Toxicity of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Mammalian Systems”
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4 years ago
6 minutes 34 seconds

Science to the Tea
Tri Tri Again

In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers use arsenic trioxide to treat cancer!

Paper referenced: "Arsenic Trioxide Rescues Structural p53 Mutations through a Cryptic Allosteric Site"

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4 years ago
8 minutes 6 seconds

Science to the Tea
Sheep Thrills

In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers develop a vaccine to fight parasites in sheep!


Paper referenced: "Effective Nanoparticle-Based Nasal Vaccine Against Latent and Congenital Toxoplasmosis in Sheep"

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4 years ago
7 minutes 29 seconds

Science to the Tea
Tea-riffic Effects of Green Tea

In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers test the effects of green tea on Huntington's disease! 


Papers referenced: "Green tea and cancer and cardiometabolic diseases: a review of the current epidemiological evidence"

"Green tea infusion alleviates neurodegeneration induced by mutant Huntingtin in Drosophila"

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4 years ago
10 minutes 49 seconds

Science to the Tea
Have A Tree-mendously Good Holiday
In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers use bacteria to help Christmas trees grow! Paper referenced: "Identification of Root-Associated Bacteria That Influence Plant Physiology, Increase Seed Germination, or Promote Growth of the Christmas Tree Species Abies nordmanniana"
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4 years ago
9 minutes 40 seconds

Science to the Tea
It's a Brewtiful Day: Science Behind the Perfect Shot of Espresso

In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers use physics and computer simulations to develop the perfect shot of espresso!

Paper referenced: "Systematically Improving Espresso: Insights from Mathematical Modeling and Experiment"

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4 years ago
8 minutes 52 seconds

Science to the Tea
Don't B-Negative: Blood Type and COVID-19

In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers explore the relationship between blood type and COVID-19!

Paper referenced: "Association Between ABO and Rh Blood Groups and SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Severe COVID-19 Illness"

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4 years ago
9 minutes 13 seconds

Science to the Tea
Soy What?! Soybeans and Your Brain

In this week's tea-riffic episode, researchers explore the effects of genistein on Alzheimer's disease!

Paper 1: "Involvement of α7nAChR in the Protective Effects of Genistein Against β‑Amyloid‑Induced Oxidative Stress in Neurons via a PI3K/Akt/Nrf2 Pathway‑Related Mechanism"

Paper 2: "Autophagy-dependent mechanism of genistein-mediated elimination of behavioral and biochemical defects in the rat model of sporadic Alzheimer's disease"

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4 years ago
9 minutes 34 seconds

Science to the Tea
In this podcast, we will discuss all of the wonders of science while sipping on some of my favorite teas. Two in one deal, really. Here you will find a wide range of scientific topics and complex ideas from the world's brightest minds broken down and explained. This way we can all celebrate new discoveries together!