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Sensationalist Science Podcast

Gid M-K

33 episodes

2 months ago

This episode, Gid and his special guest Dr. Kyle Sheldrick talk ivermectin, covid-19, and why the evidence-base for the anti-parasitic medication really isn't very good when it comes to the dread disease. Studies cited: Elgazzar - https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-100956/v4 Niaee - https://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2021;volume=14;issue=6;spage=266;epage=273;aulast=Shakhsi Samaha - https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/6/989 Bryant (meta-analysis) - https://journals.lww.com/americantherapeutics/fulltext/2021/08000/ivermectin_for_prevention_and_treatment_of.7.aspx

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This episode, Gid and his special guest Dr. Kyle Sheldrick talk ivermectin, covid-19, and why the evidence-base for the anti-parasitic medication really isn't very good when it comes to the dread disease. Studies cited: Elgazzar - https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-100956/v4 Niaee - https://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2021;volume=14;issue=6;spage=266;epage=273;aulast=Shakhsi Samaha - https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/6/989 Bryant (meta-analysis) - https://journals.lww.com/americantherapeutics/fulltext/2021/08000/ivermectin_for_prevention_and_treatment_of.7.aspx

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Episodes (20/33)

Sensationalist Science Podcast

Episode 33 - Ivermectin and Covid-19

This episode, Gid and his special guest Dr. Kyle Sheldrick talk ivermectin, covid-19, and why the evidence-base for the anti-parasitic medication really isn't very good when it comes to the dread disease. Studies cited: Elgazzar - https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-100956/v4 Niaee - https://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2021;volume=14;issue=6;spage=266;epage=273;aulast=Shakhsi Samaha - https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/6/989 Bryant (meta-analysis) - https://journals.lww.com/americantherapeutics/fulltext/2021/08000/ivermectin_for_prevention_and_treatment_of.7.aspx

4 years ago

1 hour 28 minutes 35 seconds

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Episode 32 - PCR and COVID-19 Testing with Dr Angie Rasmussen

This week Gid talks to the brilliant Dr. Angie Rasmussen about PCR tests, COVID-19, false positives, and why the idea of a casedemic is, in a word, bullshit

4 years ago

34 minutes 39 seconds

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Episode 31 - COVID-19 Vaccines with Bill Hanage

This week Gid chats to Dr. Bill Hanage about COVID-19 vaccines, how we know that they haven't been rushed, whether they are safe, and what the future looks like for us all.

4 years ago

39 minutes 10 seconds

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Episode 30 - Eggs and Diabetes

This week Gid takes a look at headlines about eggs and diabetes, and why you don't need to give up your morning scramble just yet.

4 years ago

11 minutes 47 seconds

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Episode 29 - Epidurals and Autism

Gid talks autism, epidurals, and why the latest headlines probably aren't a good guide for your childbirth experience with two special guests - Drs Dolores McKeen and Valerie Zaphiratos, both obstetric anaesthesiologists Link to the resources we discuss - https://www.cas.ca/en/home

4 years ago

20 minutes 13 seconds

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Episode 28 - COVID and Glasses

This week Gid looks at the claim that eyeglasses (or corrective glasses) can prevent COVID-19, the bad science behind the headlines, and how the media got it all so wrong The study: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/fullarticle/2770872

5 years ago

13 minutes 41 seconds

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Episode 27 - Testosterone Testing in Sport

This week, Gid tackles a contentious issues of the last few years - using testosterone to define who is 'female' enough to compete in women's sport. He talks about Caster Semenya, and the bad science that has driven much of the regulatory response to intersex athletes in women's sport The study mentioned: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2190741/

5 years ago

17 minutes 36 seconds

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Episode 26 - COVID-19 Models

This week Gid takes a look at the predictive models for coronavirus with a special guest - professor Sally Cripps. We look at why the models were wrong, how wrong they were, and what you can do to keep yourself informed.

5 years ago

25 minutes 5 seconds

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Episode 25 - Infection Fatality Rate COVID-19

This week Gid looks at a pressing question - what is the fatality rate of COVID-19, what does this number mean, and how have the media misinterpreted the changes over time? Systematic review cited in the pod: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.03.20089854v3

5 years ago

14 minutes 41 seconds

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Episode 24 - Coronavirus Q&A

This week Gid takes on listener questions about coronavirus, from what the case-fatality rate might be to why we're really trying to flatten the curve

5 years ago

27 minutes 4 seconds

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Episode 23 - Coronavirus Special

This week Gid talks to Professor Stephen Corbett, Director of the Centre for Population Health and Associate Professor of Public Health at the University of Sydney, about coronavirus and what you can expect in the coming days. The study that we discuss is linked here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3549276

5 years ago

18 minutes 6 seconds

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Episode 22 - Schizophrenia Dogs

This week Gid takes a look at delightful recent claims about dogs and mental health, and why our furry friends probably aren't preventing schizophrenia despite what the headlines have been saying Study: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0225320

5 years ago

14 minutes 23 seconds

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Episode 21 - Parkinsons Worms

This week Gid takes a swing at recent headlines claiming that Parkinson's disease can be cured using yoghurt, and why the research doesn't really say that at all Study: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(19)31743-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2211124719317437%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

5 years ago

10 minutes 46 seconds

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Episode 20 - Keto Mice

For this special 20th episode, Gid takes a look at the ketogenic diet, influenza, and mice with the help of famous scientist/mouse James Heathers. James is a self-described scientist, author, and scallywag, who created the twitter sensation @justsaysinmice Study is here: https://immunology.sciencemag.org/content/4/41/eaav2026

5 years ago

26 minutes 16 seconds

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Episode 19 - Running

This week Gid takes a look at running and health, and why it's probably good for you but maybe not quite as good as the headlines suggest Study: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2019/09/25/bjsports-2018-100493

6 years ago

11 minutes 59 seconds

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Episode 18 - Potatoes and Fitness

This week is all about the humble spud, and claims that it can improve your sporting prowess. Despite the media hype, the reality is that people probably aren't going to be using potatoes as a fitness supplement any time soon! Study: https://www.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/japplphysiol.00567.2019

6 years ago

12 minutes 30 seconds

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Episode 17 -Fathers, Pregnancy, and Booze

In the first week back from holiday, Gid takes a look at the recent headlines scaring expectant fathers off their booze before pregnancy because of congenital heart defects, and why it's probably not that bad that you had the occasional glass of wine in the months before your child was conceived. Study here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2047487319874530

6 years ago

11 minutes 58 seconds

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Episode 16 - Soft Drinks and Sweeteners

For this week's episode Gid takes on recent terrifying headlines that soft drinks and artificial sweeteners are coming to murder you in your sleep, and lays out why the science is not nearly as scary as you've read in the news Study: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2749350?guestAccessKey=b99410a9-8afc-4953-b328-bbb2620dfacd&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=090319

6 years ago

13 minutes 21 seconds

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Episode 15 - The Pill and Depression

This week Gid takes a look at terrifying claims that the pill is giving everyone depression, and why the evidence doesn't quite match up to the headlines Study: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcpp.13115

6 years ago

11 minutes 29 seconds

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Episode 14 - Screen Time and Kids

This week Gid takes a look at recent alarming claims that screen time is making our children mentally ill, and why there's more to the story than the headlines said

6 years ago

11 minutes 58 seconds