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I Don't Know Much

I Don't Know Much

By Miranda Zary

I Don’t Know Much Podcast discusses and explains topics related to public health and all things science! Episode themes vary from vaping to antibiotic resistance to tap water! This podcast will help you navigate credible information on healthcare concepts and get you excited about doing your own research on topics you care about. In some episodes, I speak with subject-matter experts to provide different perspectives and discussions surrounding public health topics. This podcast also highlights mini-series that address cool social concepts! Producer: Calvin Hillis; Cover art by IG: @devvvisuals
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7. But I do know about birth control

I Don't Know MuchAug 18, 2021

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6. Did you know you're being watched? Consent Theatre with Cory Doctorow

6. Did you know you're being watched? Consent Theatre with Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow is a digital rights activist, a podcaster, and a writer. Cory speaks with conviction against commercial data practices, which he views as opaque and untrustworthy. Cory recently wrote an article on consent theatre, [1] a concept that explains the strategies used by data-based companies to obfuscate the depth of their surveillance practices to acquire unwitting consent of their users.

[1] Cory Doctorow, “Consent Theater,” Medium, 2021, https://onezero.medium.com/consent-theater-a32b98cd8d96.

Aug 24, 202258:12
But I Do Know About Mental Health Predictors of Risky Driving (with Dr. Nevicia Case)
Aug 17, 202232:56
5. In Google We Trust - Being Used By Technology vs. Using Technology with Dr. Darin Barney

5. In Google We Trust - Being Used By Technology vs. Using Technology with Dr. Darin Barney

Dr Darin Barney is a professor at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. His work examines the future of digital technologies in democratic life, [1] the state of citizenship is a digitally integrated society, [2] and the infrastructure of network societies. [3] Our discussion revolved around concerns of digital governance over social and political life, [4] algorithmic fragmentation of social reality, [5] and the commercialization of data as treating users as standing-reserve. [6]

[1] Darin David Barney, Prometheus Wired: The Hope for Democracy in the Age of Network Technology (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2000).

[2] Darin David Barney, One Nation under Google: Citizenship in the Technological Republic (Toronto: Hart House Lecture Committee, 2007).

[3] Darin David Barney, The Network Society, Key Concepts (Cambridge, UK: Polity, 2010).

[4] Yu-Che Chen, Managing Digital Governance: Issues, Challenges, and Solutions.(Boca Raton: Taylor and  Francis, 2017), https://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=4921790;  Just and Latzer, 245.

[5] Dean DeChiaro, “Social Media  Algorithms Threaten Democracy, Experts Tell Senators,” Roll Call, April  21, 2021, https://www.rollcall.com/2021/04/27/social-media-algorithms-threaten-democracy-experts-tell-senators/; Susan Morgan, “Fake News, Disinformation, Manipulation and Online  Tactics to Undermine Democracy,” Journal of Cyber Policy 3, no. 1  (January 2, 2018): 39–43, https://doi.org/10.1080/23738871.2018.1462395;  Ünver, 127–46.

[6] Martin Heidegger and William Lovitt, The Question Concerning Technology and Other Essays (New York: Harper & Row, 1977).

Aug 05, 202239:17
But I Do Know About Self-Driving Cars (with Atrisha Sarkar)
Jul 27, 202255:13
4. Digital Feudalism with Dr. Cheney-Lippold

4. Digital Feudalism with Dr. Cheney-Lippold

Dr. John Cheney-Lippold is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. His work uses a variety of philosophical concepts to provide an ontological review of the intersections between commercial and domestic surveillance, identity profiling, cultural participation, and the processes of becoming. [1] Dr Cheney-Lippold’s concept Algorithmic Identity illustrates how the intensity of identity profiling in commercial surveillance practices curates an identity based sense of reality for digital technology users. [2] Dr Cheney-Lippold reflects this new mode of media distribution that utilizes data to target identity categories deserves significant ontological considerations.


[1] John Cheney-Lippold, We Are Data: Algorithms and the Making of Our Digital Selves (New York: New York University Press, 2017).


[2] John Cheney-Lippold, 5; Natascha Just and Michael Latzer, “Governance by Algorithms: Reality Construction by  Algorithmic Selection on the Internet,” Media, Culture & Society 39, no. 2 (March 2017): 238–58, https://doi.org/10.1177/0163443716643157;  Smith, “On You: Networks, Subjectivity and Algorithmic Identity, 2018;  Cornelius Schubert, “The social life of computer simulations: On the social construction of algorithms and the algorithmic construction of the social,” in Simulieren und Entscheiden, ed. Nicole J. Saam, Michael  Resch, and Andreas Kaminski, Sozialwissenschaftliche Simulationen und die Soziologie der Simulation (Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden,  2019), 145–69, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-26042-2_6.

Jul 22, 202225:40
But I Do Know About Running to Give (with Run to Give)
Jul 14, 202242:15
3. Smartphone and Social Media Addiction with Dr. Hannah Mieczkowski

3. Smartphone and Social Media Addiction with Dr. Hannah Mieczkowski

Hannah Mieczkowski is a recent PhD graduate in Psychology at Stanford University, USA. Hannah’s research epistemologically challenges knowledge claims made by social media researchers.[1] Hannah suggests that problematic smartphone use may be symptomatic of pre-existing mental health conditions that an individual pacifies through smartphone use.

[1] Hannah Mieczkowski, Angela Lee, and Jeffrey Hancock, “Priming Effects of Social Media Use Scales on Well-Being Outcomes: The Influence of Intensity and Addiction Scales on Self-Reported Depression,” November 25, 2020, 10.1177/2056305120961784.

Jul 08, 202218:13
2. What are you and what can you be? Symbolic Interactionism, Agency, and Bad Faith Politics with Dr. Alan Sears

2. What are you and what can you be? Symbolic Interactionism, Agency, and Bad Faith Politics with Dr. Alan Sears

Dr Alan Sears is a Professor of Sociology at Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada. He can speak with authority on sociological concepts that aid in illustrating the Cycles in Algorithmic Cultivation concept, such as agency and symbolic interactionism. Both of these concepts are important in aiding considerations about algorithmic cultivation. Symbolic interactionism is a theoretical framework that explains how cultures are formed through groups of values and behaviours that constitute a symbolic world. [1] 

Symbolic interactionism is also concerned with how the range of symbols within a culture demands performative behaviours for cultural inclusion, and how these demands influence the behavior of individuals. [2] Symbolic interactionism can be a useful tool for highlighting the vitally structural characteristics of a culture and the range of behaviours that mandate inclusion.

[1] Peter M. Hall, “Symbolic Interaction,”  in The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, ed. George Ritzer (Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2016), 1–5, https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405165518.wbeoss310.pub2.

[2] Richard L. West and Lynn H. Turner,  Introducing Communication Theory: Analysis and Application, Sixth  edition (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education, 2018).

Jul 01, 202236:16
1. An Introduction to Bad Faith Cycles and Algorithmic Cultivation

1. An Introduction to Bad Faith Cycles and Algorithmic Cultivation

Bad Faith Cycles in Algorithmic Cultivation, an interview-based podcast series that explores identity, defined as who we are and what we do, and agency, defined as the sum total range of potential actions or our ability to make a difference, in our contemporary digitally and algorithmically mediated lives.

Jun 24, 202220:21
But I Do Know How Climate Change Impacts Supply Chains (Part 3 with Treyton Zary)
Jun 03, 202222:05
But I Do Know How Climate Change Impacts Supply Chains (Part 2 with Treyton Zary)
Jun 02, 202237:23
But I Do Know How Climate Change Impacts Supply Chains (Part 1 with Treyton Zary)
Jun 01, 202244:25
But I Do Know If Your Phone Is Listening To You (with Calvin Hillis)
May 11, 202244:37
But I Do Know About Forensic Science (with Kimberlee Moran)
Apr 06, 202256:07
But I Do Know About Menstrual Cups (Part 2 with Dr. Jacques Balayla)
Mar 30, 202219:27
But I Do Know About Toxic Shock Syndrome (Part 1 with Dr. Jacques Balayla)
Mar 23, 202223:03
Season 3 Trailer

Season 3 Trailer

What to expect in Season 3 of IDKM!

Mar 16, 202201:16
But I Do Know What's In Your Tap Water
Mar 16, 202238:42
8. But I do know about vaping
Aug 25, 202143:18
7. But I do know about birth control
Aug 18, 202131:46
6. But I do know about COVID-19 updates
Aug 11, 202129:34
5. But I do know about antibiotic resistance
Aug 04, 202141:57
4. But I do know about the environmental impact of healthcare
Jul 28, 202145:41
3. But I do know about science communication

3. But I do know about science communication

Science communication is the practice of informing, educating, and raising awareness of science-related topics. In this episode, Veronica Tran of the Instagram account @veroni.sci takes us through the journey of creating her own science communication social media account. She addresses what she thinks makes up an effective science communicator and why the public should engage with science. In the fall, as she navigates graduate school, we can expect to see lab-related content as she takes us on her journey through science. We also talk about her Instagram reading account, @veroni.reads, and dish about our favourite genres, reading mediums, and more!

Music by Stan Forebee

Jul 21, 202128:04
2. But I do know about traumatic brain injury
Jul 14, 202155:33
1. But I do know about gender bias for healthcare professionals

1. But I do know about gender bias for healthcare professionals

Navigating the surgical backlogs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic will require changes to the healthcare system and its systemic sexism. As pointed out in the CTVNews article “Gender bias against female surgeons fuelling surgical backlogs”, gender biases influencing referrals to female surgeons may be contributing to the long wait-times that patients are having to face when confronted with a surgical procedure. Referral biases are not just occurring with females, but are also occurring with practitioners of colour, LGBTQ2S+, and new graduates. Kristyn Guglielmin, a Master of Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization student at McMaster University joins me for a conversation highlighting gender biases in the medical practice of surgery and possible solutions to the surgical backlogs that may be a result of this issue.

Music by Stan Forebee

Jul 07, 202124:59
9. But Dr. Caitlin Mullarkey does - Part 2

9. But Dr. Caitlin Mullarkey does - Part 2

As the world continues to get vaccinated every day for COVID-19, there are a few remaining questions about COVID-19 immunity. In this final episode of season 1, I end off my discussion with Dr. Caitlin Mullarkey. She answers a few questions involving the four-month wait period between vaccine doses, and why the second dose of the vaccine might result in worse symptoms than the first dose. We also get to hear Dr. Mullarkey’s thoughts on vaccine communication efforts in the media! 

May 26, 202125:06
8. But Dr. Caitlin Mullarkey does - Part 1

8. But Dr. Caitlin Mullarkey does - Part 1

Rigorous COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials preceded the approval of each vaccine. In this episode, I speak with Dr. Caitlin Mullarkey, an Assistant Professor at McMaster University with a research background in virology and vaccine development. We talk about her experience as a participant in the Medicago COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial in Canada. She answers questions about the specific vaccine technology, what the process was like, the next steps, and some of her reasons for participating. Listen to uncover behind-the-scenes action of the COVID-19 vaccine trial process and some other cool information on vaccine development!

May 19, 202134:12
7. But I do know about COVID-19 vaccine distribution

7. But I do know about COVID-19 vaccine distribution

COVID-19 vaccine distribution has looked different across the globe. In this episode, we address COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Canada and dive into the tough ethical questions that distribution task forces have to answer. Questions like: What population groups should be prioritized after front-line healthcare workers and the elderly? How important is speed? Where will children be placed once vaccines are approved for lower age groups? These questions and many more are posed to help us think about the dilemmas of vaccine distribution plans. And finally, we discuss exactly what COVAX is.

May 12, 202127:16
6. But I do know about COVID-19 vaccine misinformation - Part 3

6. But I do know about COVID-19 vaccine misinformation - Part 3

The authorization of the vaccines for COVID-19 has amplified the misinformation being spread about the vaccines and the pandemic. Part 3 of addressing misinformation will answer questions related to the false claims on the vaccine’s ability to track us, alter our DNA, and make us sterile. It will also discuss digital content funnels to understand why we all see different information related to COVID-19 and vaccines on the internet. And finally, it will address the question we all had at some point throughout this pandemic: is COVID-19 like the flu?

May 05, 202129:21
5. But I do know about COVID-19 adenovirus vector vaccines

5. But I do know about COVID-19 adenovirus vector vaccines

Adenovirus vector vaccines have recently become available for COVID-19 immunization, however, there is lots of discussion surrounding their safety. In this episode, I discuss the science behind adenovirus vector vaccines, their safety and effectiveness in preventing COVID-19, rare blood clot development related to their distribution, and why they were restricted for use in some populations.

Apr 28, 202116:48
3. But I do know about COVID-19 vaccine misinformation - Part 1

3. But I do know about COVID-19 vaccine misinformation - Part 1

The authorization of the mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 has amplified the misinformation being spread about the vaccines and the pandemic. In this episode, I address questions surrounding the rumors and misconceptions of the vaccine development process, as well as some of the misinformation that has spread about the aftermath of receiving the vaccine. Producer: Calvin Hillis

Jan 31, 202111:56
4. But I do know about COVID-19 vaccine misinformation - Part 2

4. But I do know about COVID-19 vaccine misinformation - Part 2

The authorization of the mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 has amplified the misinformation being spread about the vaccines and the pandemic. In this episode, I address questions surrounding why vaccination is important for herd immunity, the COVID-19 testing process, and the new B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant. The B.1.1.7 variant that was first detected in the United Kingdom is separate from other emerging variants. This episode addresses the B.1.1.7 variant only. Producer: Calvin Hillis

Jan 31, 202112:51
2. But I do know about COVID-19 mRNA vaccines

2. But I do know about COVID-19 mRNA vaccines

The breakthroughs of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 have demonstrated how fast science can work when there are no limits of funding or disease prevalence. In this episode, I discuss the science behind mRNA vaccines, the approval and regulatory process of these vaccines for COVID-19 infection prevention, and the ingredients of the vaccines. In this episode and the remaining episodes, I address the SARS-CoV-2 as 'COVID-19' which I use broadly when I talk about the virus and the respiratory illness that follows infection. Producer: Calvin Hillis

Jan 31, 202119:30
1. But I do know about vaccines

1. But I do know about vaccines

With the release of two new vaccines authorized for preventing COVID-19 infection, I wanted to discuss some of the basics of vaccines and address questions that surround vaccination. This episode will discuss what vaccines are, the most common types of vaccines, and why we may need to get vaccinated more than once. Producer: Calvin Hillis

Jan 31, 202113:43