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Ep11. Why is medicine so expensive? (A collaboration with the Hopkins Biotech Podcast)

The Sci'more PodcastApr 11, 2022

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Ep25. The Johns Hopkins Science Policy and Diplomacy Group

Welcome back to part 2 of our series on science policy! Last time, we talked with Adriana, Ona, and Vivian about hot topics in science policy and how we as voters can learn more about how our electoral candidates view science. This time, we’ll be doing a deepdive into Ona and Vivian’s organization, the Johns Hopkins Science Policy and Diplomacy Group. Through this group, Ona and Vivian engage other graduate researchers in the world of science policy, providing them valuable opportunities to work out their science policy chops. Their goals: To get more students interested in science policy and to make said students competitive candidates for the highly sought after science policy fellowships. Listen to this episode to learn more. Enjoy!

If you have questions for Ona and Vivian, you can reach them at the organization’s email: jhscipolgroup@gmail.com.

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Links and Resources

Embassy visits, a series organized by the JHSPDG to learn about diplomatic and scientific relations between the US and its allies

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, they run an annual introduction to science policy course for JHU students

Green and Connected Forum at JHU, 2023 posting about a forum focusing on sustainable solutions for urban agriculture in Baltimore City

Johns Hopkins Science Policy and Diplomacy Group website

2015 Paris Agreement, an international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and minimize the effects of global warming

A list of popular science policy fellowships

STEMulate the Vote initiative, a JHSPDG program to provide info about science policy, raise awareness about elections, and foster discussion about science issues on the ballot

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Credits

Music: Downloaded from Freesound.org

Editing: Michael Dryzer

Intro & Outro: Michael Dryzer

Interviewers: Michael Dryzer

Interviewees: Dr. Adriana Bankston, Ona Ambrozaite, Vivian Su

With help from other members of the Sci’more Podcast team!

Feb 23, 202416:45

Ep24. What is Science Policy?

Happy 2024! This year is an election year, and a very big one at that. What do you look for in a candidate? We at the Sci’more Podcast look for people with an interest in science, both as a worthwhile investment and as a tool for the betterment of our communities. In this episode, we speak with scientists actively involved in bridging the gap between science and policymaking, a key facet of the field of science policy. For this episode, we invited Dr. Adriana Bankston, an expert in science policy and advocacy with years of experience and former Senior Fellow in Science Policy at the Federation of American Scientists, to discuss hot button topics in science policy, what we can expect from the next Congress, and much more! We also talked with Ona and Vivian, graduate researchers at Johns Hopkins University and officers of the Johns Hopkins Science Policy and Diplomacy Group, which focuses on immersing graduate students in science policy. We hope you enjoy this episode!

If you have questions for Adriana, Ona , or Vivian, you can reach them at their respective emails.

Adriana: abankston81@gmail.com

Ona and Vivian: jhscipolgroup@gmail.com

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Links and Resources

Adriana’s website, which covers her work in science policy and advocacy

CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law in 2022, this act invests in R&D, semiconductor development, training for early-career scientists, and many other aspects of the US research ecosystem

Farm Bill, a bill that Congress passes every 5 years to update federal policy on agriculture, conservation, nutrition, and forestry

Federation of American Scientists, an evidence-based policy and advocacy organization created to use science and technology to benefit humanity

House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, a recently created committee to assess and advise on the strategic competition between the United States and China

Johns Hopkins Science Policy and Diplomacy Group website

Keep the STEM Talent Act, a bill that would make it easier for international graduate researchers to work in the United States

NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP), a new directorate dedicated to investing in US research infrastructure and streamlining the translation of technologies from the lab to industry

Science and the law forum, a conversation on how science and the law agree and disagree on the role of evidence and facts

CQ Webinar on what to expect from different branches of the federal government in 2024

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Credits

Music: Downloaded from Freesound.org

Editing: Michael Dryzer

Intro & Outro: Michael Dryzer

Interviewers: Michael Dryzer

Interviewees: Dr. Adriana Bankston, Ona Ambrozaite, Vivian Su

With help from other members of the Sci’more Podcast team!

Feb 16, 202421:07

Ep23. Science Gong Show, Part 1

Today, we will bring you a special episode, which is the live recording of the Science Gong Show. The Gong Show is a science communication event where scientists give brief explanations of their research without using any jargon. The audience can ring cowbells or hit the Gong when they capture jargon. At this moment, the speaker needs to pause and explain the jargon in more understandable terms. In this episode, we will bring you five intriguing talks that covers mosquitos, the echolocation system of bats, how to design strong structure with artificial intelligence, how the brain focuses on a conversation in a noisy environment, and technologies to analyze tremors. We hope you enjoy this episode and please tune in for the Gong Show special part two!

Huge thanks to Project Bridge for organizing the event, Charm City Meadswork for providing the venue, and Jason for recording the live audio!

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Links and Resources

Gong show slides: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PKoT4YnlSvwSQn8Tc05hq2dUM2h0X0G-?usp=share_link

Project Bridge: http://www.projbridge.org/johns-hopkins.html

Charm City Meadswork: https://charmcitymeadworks.com

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Credits

Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck. "Sensual Jazz" by Grand Project, "Halloween" by The Mountain, "Joyful Calm Light Entertainment Kids Friendly Music" by REDproductions, "Science Inspiring Technology" by PaulYudin are downloaded from http://pixabay.com. Mosquito, drum roll, nature, and cowbell sound effects are also downloaded from http://pixabay.com.

Live audio recording: Jason Carter (jason@candfltd.com)

Editing: Yun-Fei Liu

Intro & Outro: Elaine Zhelan Chen

With help from other members of the Sci’more Podcast team!

Jul 31, 202330:22

Ep22. Virology Series, Part 4: Mpox Spread and Treament

It’s time for the final episode in our virology series, which we’re producing in partnership with the American Society for Virology! Last time, we met Dr. Chris Beyrer, Director of Duke University’s Global Health Institute and an expert on all things mpox and HIV. We spoke with him about what mpox (formerly, monkeypox) is, where it comes from, and why outbreaks have been happening around the world in the past year. In this episode, we continue our discussion on mpox by learning more about how it spreads, what the symptoms of mpox are, why it has been such a huge problem for the world’s gay community, and ways we can treat mpox infections. We hope you enjoy this episode, and Happy Pride!

If you have questions for Dr. Chris Beyrer, you can reach him at his email: chris.beyrer@duke.edu.

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Links and Resources

CDC mpox page: https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/mpox/index.html

CDC page for the mpox Jynneous vaccine: https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/mpox/interim-considerations/jynneos-vaccine.html

CDC mpox fact sheet: https://npin.cdc.gov/publication/what-mpox

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Credits

Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck

Editing: Michael Dryzer

Intro & Outro: Michael Dryzer

Interviewers: Michael Dryzer and Camille Wouters

Interviewees: Dr. Chris Beyrer

With help from other members of the Sci’more Podcast team!

Jun 30, 202320:37

Ep21. Virology Series, Part 3: Mpox, or the Virus Formerly Known as Monkeypox

It’s time for the long-awaited part three of our virology series, which we’re producing in partnership with the American Society for Virology! In this two-parter, we cover mpox, or the virus formerly known as monkeypox. We brought out former Bluejay Dr. Chris Beyrer, the current Director of Duke University’s Global Health Institue. Before his transition to Duke, Dr. Beyrer spent years developing public health and human rights education at Johns Hopkins as well as setting up the HIV/AIDS research apparatus at our university. And before that, he spent years all over the world studying HIV and possible vaccines for that tricky virus. In this episode, Dr. Beyrer shares his thoughts on mpox and its connection to other viruses like the virus behind COVID-19 and HIV. We hope you enjoy this episode!

If you have questions for Dr. Chris Beyrer, you can reach him at his email: chris.beyrer@duke.edu.

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Links and Resources

CDC mpox page: https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/mpox/index.html

CDC page for the mpox Jynneous vaccine: https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/mpox/interim-considerations/jynneos-vaccine.html

CDC mpox fact sheet: https://npin.cdc.gov/publication/what-mpox

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Credits

Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck

Editing: Michael Dryzer

Intro & Outro: Michael Dryzer

Interviewers: Michael Dryzer and Camille Wouters

Interviewees: Dr. Chris Beyrer

With help from other members of the Sci’more Podcast team!

Jun 23, 202327:54

Ep20. Tick Season, Part 2: Red meat allergy from tick bites

Ticks: little bugs, with big appetites for your blood. They won’t bleed you dry, but it’s what they leave behind that hurts. For this two-part episode of the Sci’More Podcast, Phil and Chris interviewed three tick and tick-borne disease experts to get the scoop on tick safety, Lyme disease, and Alpha-gal syndrome, in which a tick bite can cause a red meat allergy.

Our guests this episode (part 1 and 2):

Nicole Foley: nf276@cornell.edu

Nicole Baumgarth: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/faculty/4363/nicole-baumgarth

Onyi Iweala: https://iwealalab.web.unc.edu/

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Links and Resources

NEVBD (Tick resources for the Northeast US): https://www.neregionalvectorcenter.com/ticks

University of Rhode Island Tick Encounter: https://web.uri.edu/tickencounter/

University of Maryland Mail-In Tick Identification service: https://health.maryland.gov/phpa/OIDEOR/CZVBD/Pages/Tick-Identification.aspx

NYS Tick-Blitz: https://www.neregionalvectorcenter.com/new-york-state-tick-blitz.php

CDC on Tick-borne relapsing fever: https://www.cdc.gov/relapsing-fever/index.html

CDC on Lyme Disease: https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/index.html

Todar’s Online Textbook of Bacteriology on Lyme disease: http://textbookofbacteriology.net/Lyme.html

CDC on Alpha-gal syndrome: https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/alpha-gal/index.html

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Credits

Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck

Editing: Philip Danziger

Intro & Outro: Philip Danziger

Interviewers: Philip Danziger and Christopher An

With help from other members of the Sci’more Podcast team!

Jun 01, 202342:25

Ep20. Tick Season, Part 1: Tick safety and Lyme disease

Our guests this episode (part 1 and 2):

Nicole Foley: nf276@cornell.edu

Nicole Baumgarth: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/faculty/4363/nicole-baumgarth

Onyi Iweala: https://iwealalab.web.unc.edu/

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Links and Resources

NEVBD (Tick resources for the Northeast US): https://www.neregionalvectorcenter.com/ticks

University of Rhode Island Tick Encounter: https://web.uri.edu/tickencounter/

University of Maryland Mail-In Tick Identification service: https://health.maryland.gov/phpa/OIDEOR/CZVBD/Pages/Tick-Identification.aspx

NYS Tick-Blitz: https://www.neregionalvectorcenter.com/new-york-state-tick-blitz.php

CDC on Tick-borne relapsing fever: https://www.cdc.gov/relapsing-fever/index.html

CDC on Lyme Disease: https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/index.html

Todar’s Online Textbook of Bacteriology on Lyme disease: http://textbookofbacteriology.net/Lyme.html

CDC on Alpha-gal syndrome: https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/alpha-gal/index.html

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Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck

Editing: Philip Danziger

Intro & Outro: Philip Danziger

Interviewers: Philip Danziger and Christopher An

With help from other members of the Sci’more Podcast team!

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May 23, 202342:45

Ep19. Virology Series, Part 2: How the Pandemic Infected Our Society

Time for an episode on the coronavirus pandemic! Don’t worry, in this episode we’ll give the virology discussion a break and explore how the pandemic has disrupted our communities. More specifically, we’ll take a look at the housing and eviction crisis as well as changes in primary and secondary education. To do this, we interviewed Tori Tavormina, a public health and business student at Johns Hopkins University who spent some time investigating the housing and eviction crisis in Texas. Phil and Michael will then share some of the lessons they learned about how the pandemic affected housing and education. Learn more in this episode of the Sci’more Podcast!

If you have questions for Tori, you can reach her at her email: ttavorm1@jhmi.edu.

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Links and Resources

List of Baltimore Sun articles about the housing/eviction crisis in Baltimore and Maryland: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R3CHtlwoKlnGjZgqRoecDK6eKghzL3TkumAjF5OIwaw/edit#gid=0

Article about vacant homes in Baltimore: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/baltimore-has-more-than-16000-vacant-houses-why-cant-the-homeless-move-in/2015/05/12/3fd6b068-f7ed-11e4-9030-b4732caefe81_story.html

CDC timeline of the pandemic: https://www.cdc.gov/museum/timeline/covid19.html

World Bank Blog on pandemic learning loss: https://blogs.worldbank.org/developmenttalk/learning-loss-covid-19-mass-casualty

The Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University: https://edopportunity.org/recovery

New York Times on California school district disparities: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/briefing/pandemic-learning-loss.html

Harvard Center for Education Policy Research on remote schooling: https://cepr.harvard.edu/files/cepr/files/5-4.pdf?m=1651690491

Associated Press on students who dropped out of school during the pandemic: https://apnews.com/article/covid-school-enrollment-missing-kids-homeschool-b6c9017f603c00466b9e9908c5f2183a

Resources that Tori shared with us

Map of tenant protections (by state/locality) from the National Low Income Housing Coalition: https://nlihc.org/tenant-protections

Federal rental assistance tracker from the National Low Income Housing Coalition: https://nlihc.org/era-dashboard

National map of eviction filing rates from the Eviction Lab at Princeton University: https://evictionlab.org/map/?m=modeled&c=p&b=efr&s=all&r=counties&y=2018&z=5.48&lat=40.26&lon=-78.33&lang=en

Federal resource detailing the moratoriums and CARES act: https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN11516

Health Care for the Homeless, a housing and health care advocacy group in Baltimore (you can volunteer!): https://www.hchmd.org/

Baltimore Safe Haven, LGBTQ advocacy group and wellness center in Baltimore (you can volunteer!): https://www.baltimoresafehaven.org/

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Credits

Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck

Editing: Michael Dryzer

Intro & Outro: Michael Dryzer

Interviewers: Philip Danziger and Michael Dryzer

Interviewees: Tori Tavormina

With help from other members of the Sci’more Podcast team!

Apr 21, 202336:55

MiniEp. What is Baltimore Brainfest?

“Brrraaaaiiiinnsssss!” No, that’s not a zombie looking for a snack; it’s the crowd at Brainfest! Brainfest is a free spring event put on by graduate students at Johns Hopkins University meant to make neuroscience cool, fun, and educational for everyone. To learn more about this event, we talked with Blake and Isis, neuroscience graduate students at JHU and the directors of this year’s Brainfest. If you want to know more about this event, then check out this episode!

Brainfest will take place on Saturday April 1 from 11 am - 3 pm at the Cherry Hill branch of the Enoch Pratt Library (606 Cherry Hill Rd, Baltimore, MD 21225). See you there!

If you’d like to know more about Brainfest, check out their website: https://www.brainfest.org.

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Links and Resources

Brain Awareness Week: https://www.brainawareness.org/

Project Bridge: http://www.projbridge.org/

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Credits

Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck

Editing: Michael Dryzer

Intro & Outro: Michael Dryzer and Steven Jerjian

Interviewers: Michael Dryzer and Steven Jerjian

Interviewees: Blake Creighton and Isis Wyche

With help from other members of the Sci’more Podcast team!

Mar 25, 202313:22

Ep 18. It's game time! Treating injuries in elite athletes

Valentine’s day coming up may have many of us weak at the knees. But elite athletes, like those set to play in Superbowl LVII, go through detailed training and conditioning schedules to strengthen joints like the knee, prepare for big games, and reduce the risk of injuries. If they do occur, how are sports injuries assessed and treated in high-level athletes? Why are we told to bend our knees when landing from a jump? And what else can athletes do to reduce the risk of injury?

Learn all about these topics and more from this episode’s guest, Dr. Andrew Cosgarea, an experienced orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and current head team physician of the Johns Hopkins Athletics Department.

We rely on listeners like you to ask us questions! Submit any questions you have at: https://anchor.fm/scimore, email us at scimore.podcast@gmail.com, or message us on social media (Facebook : @scimorepodcast, Instagram: @scimore_podcast, and Twitter: @ScimoreP). Every question you submit increases your chances of winning a monthly prize! And follow us on social media to stay up-to-date on our latest episodes!

Links and resources:

Dr. Cosgarea’s Hopkins medicine profile, including his research work

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/andrew-cosgarea

5 tips for preventing sports-related injuries, by Dr. Andrew Cosgarea

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/sports-injuries/5-tips-for-preventing-sports-related-injuries

Follow the latest news and progress of JHU Athletics:

https://hopkinssports.com/

Credits

Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck

Editing: Varun Chokshi & Steven Jerjian

Host: Steven Jerjian

Guest: Dr. Andrew Cosgarea

With help from other members of the Sci’more Podcast Team!

Feb 10, 202343:45

Ep17. Virology Series, Part 1: The Flu and You

You hear about it every year: “It’s flu season! Be sure to get a flu vaccine!” But what exactly is the flu, how can it harm you, and why do we need to be vaccinated every single year? Learn the answers to these questions and more in the first episode of the Sci’more Podcast’s virology series! We interview Cami and Nico, microbiology PhD students researching the small (but mighty!) world of viruses like influenza, commonly known as the flu, and SARS-CoV-2, the culprit behind the coronavirus pandemic. This episode explores the history of influenza, how something so small can cause so much damage on a global scale, and what we can do to protect ourselves against it. Don’t miss this episode of the Sci’more Podcast!

If you have questions for Cami or Nico, you can reach them at their emails: cwouter1@jhmi.edu and nswanso2@jh.edu, respectively.

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Links and Resources

List of vaccine components: https://www.healthline.com/health/cold-flu/flu-shot-ingredients#ingredient

RadioLab episode: https://radiolab.org/episodes/great_vaccinator

Types of adjuvants used in vaccines: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/adjuvants.html

Article on vaccine immunity duration: https://www.science.org/content/article/how-long-do-vaccines-last-surprising-answers-may-help-protect-people-longer

Article on antibiotics and antibiotic resistance: https://www.drugs.com/article/antibiotics-and-viruses.html

Article on antiviral drugs: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/treatment/treatment.htm

Article on mask guidance and influenza: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/infectioncontrol/maskguidance.htm

CDC resource on influenza: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/index.htm

Flu by Gina Kolata: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/763331.Flu

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Credits

Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck

Editing: Michael Dryzer

Intro & Outro: Philip Danziger and Michael Dryzer

Interviewer: Philip Danziger and Michael Dryzer

Interviewees: Nico Swanson and Camille Wouters

With help from other members of the Sci’more Podcast team!

Jan 20, 202340:55

Ep16. Artificial Intelligence Series, Part 2: Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Welcome back to our series on artificial intelligence (AI)! Last time, we learned about our interview, Dr. Monica Lopez-Gonzalez, an AI expert based at Johns Hopkins University. She shared with us her work involving AI and the myriad ways that AI has been integrating with society. In this episode, we continue the conversation by first learning where Maryland fits into the picture of AI. Then, we discuss concerns surrounding AI design, development, and deployment and proposed solutions for governing AI.

If you have questions for Dr. LG, you can reach her at her email: mlopezg1@jhu.edu.

(Please note: This episode was recorded towards the beginning of 2022, so some of the information within could be outdated.)

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Links:

Partnership between the Army Research Lab and the University System of Maryland: https://www.csee.umbc.edu/2021/05/umbc-partners-with-umd-army-research-lab-to-advance-ai-and-autonomy-through-68m-collaboration/

Resources to help K-12 educators bring AI education to the classroom: https://ai4k12.org/

National Security Agency (NSA) internships: https://www.intelligencecareers.gov/NSA/nsastudents.html

National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) summer institutes for middle school teachers: https://www.nist.gov/iaao/academic-affairs-office/nist-summer-institute

Johns Hopkins University AI graduate program: https://ep.jhu.edu/programs/artificial-intelligence/

European Commission Artificial Intelligence Act: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2021)698792

United States National Artificial Intelligence Initiative: https://www.ai.gov/

China's AI Strategy: https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/understanding-chinas-ai-strategy

US-EU AI talks: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/trade-tech-talks-us-eu-open-pittsburgh-80307486

OECD AI principles: https://oecd.ai/en/ai-principles

Pan-Canadian AI strategy: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ai-strategy/en

European Parliament report on public protections regarding AI: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2020-0178_EN.html

Aequitas, an AI open-source bias audit toolkit developed by the University of Chicago: http://www.datasciencepublicpolicy.org/our-work/tools-guides/aequitas/

IBM AI open-source bias audit toolkit: https://developer.ibm.com/articles/the-ai-360-toolkit-ai-models-explained/

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Credits:

Music: 'Lucky Massive Dangerous' by Speck

Editing: Michael Dryzer

Intro & Outro: Michael Dryzer

Interviewer: Michael Dryzer

Interviewees: Monica Lopez-Gonzalez, PhD

With help from the other members of the Sci'more Podcast team!

Dec 16, 202230:33

Ep15. Artificial Intelligence Series, Part 1: Welcome to AI 101

Is Hollywood right? Will the Terminator, Ultron, and HAL 9000 take over the world? These and other artificial intelligences (AIs) have sparked our imagination for centuries, but in the last fifty years our dreams have become reality. Join us for our two-part series on AI as we delve into its uses, implications, and governance with Dr. Monica Lopez-Gonzalez, an AI expert at Johns Hopkins University. In this episode, we learn about Dr. LG’s work, what makes AI artificial and intelligent, the current and future uses of AI in society, and how these uses might enrich or endanger our livelihoods. In part two, we take a deep dive into the AI-related events happening right here in Maryland as well as consider what governments and groups in the United States and around the world are doing to ensure that AI is safe, effective, and fair.

If you have questions for Dr. LG, you can reach her at her email: mlopezg1@jhu.edu.

(Please note: This episode was recorded towards the beginning of 2022, so some of the information within could be outdated.)

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Links

IBM Watson AI beats Jeopardy! champions: https://spectrum.ieee.org/ibm-watson-jeopardy-computer-shuts-down-humans

Google AlphaGo AI defeats Go grand champion: https://www.deepmind.com/research/highlighted-research/alphago

Dr. Alan Turing’s academic paper on whether machines can think: https://www.cs.colostate.edu/~howe/cs440/csroo/yr2015fa/more_assignments/turing.pdf

Academic papers on brain-machine interfaces (BMIs): https://www.nature.com/subjects/brain-machine-interface

National Science Foundation article about underrepresentation from minority groups in STEM fields: https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20212/participation-of-demographic-groups-in-stem

Algorithmic Justice League: https://www.ajl.org/
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Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck
Editing: Michael Dryzer
Intro & Outro: Michael Dryzer
Interviewer: Michael Dryzer
Interviewees: Monica Lopez-Gonzalez, PhD

With help from other members of the Sci’more Podcast team!

Nov 18, 202237:58

Ep14. The Art of Brewing

We discuss the science behind brewing beer with JHU alum Judy Neff, owner of the Checkerspot Brewing Company and David Hooper, lead brewer at the Diamondback Brewing Company. We’ll be touching on the step-by-step process of brewing beer, a day in the life of a brewer, and, how working in a brewery is surprisingly similar to working in a lab.

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Glossary
4:45 Lupulin: part of the hop plant containing hop acids and essential oils
5:05 alpha acids: hop acids in hop plant
5:25 isomerized: when alpha acids are heated up, they change form (ie. Isomerize) and become more bitter
9:05 metabolites: products of yeast activity
11:50 Scott Janish: Beer blogger and founder of Sapwood Cellers over in Columbia, MD
12:30 terpenes, polyphenols: Give rise to the aroma and flavor of hops
15:25 pH, lactic/citric/phosphoric acid: Acidic nature of the beer

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diamondbackbeer.com
checkerspotbrewing.comUpcoming events:
10/26: 12th annual homebrew extravaganza at Checkerspot
(https://checkerspotbrewing.com/)
10/28: Howl at the Moon Party at Diamondback
(https://www.diamondbackbeer.com/events/howlatthemoon)
11/05: 2022 Baltimore Craft Beer Festival
(https://www.mdlottery.com/event/2022-baltimore-craft-beer-festival/)
11/12: Patterson Park Brew Fest 2022
(https://rove.me/to/baltimore/patterson-park-brewfest)
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Credits
Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck; ‘Such Things’ by Noisesoul
Editing: Yun-Fei Liu
Intro & Outro: Chris Seong Yeol An and Niki Gooya
Interviewers: Chris Seong Yeol An and Niki Gooya
Interviewees: Judy Neff with the Checkerspot Brewing Company and David Hooper at the Diamondback Brewing Company
With help from other members of the Sci’more podcast team!

Oct 21, 202221:06

Ep13. Is shutting the trash incinerators a no-brainer?

On this episode of the Sci’more podcast, we discuss the current developments regarding the function of the trash incinerators in the city and how high levels of air pollution can affect our health. We delve into the push to close trash incinerators in the city with a local environmental justice advocate, Mr. Dante Swinton. The organization Mr. Swinton works for, Clean Air Baltimore Coalition, played an instrumental role in passing the Baltimore Clean Air Act in 2019. He details the events that came after the overturning of the act and the next steps. We also hear from public health researcher Dr. Hao Yang Tan, about the negative impacts of dangerous levels of air pollution on our ‘brain’ health. Both experts highlight various ways we can tackle air pollution in the city in terms of policy and advocacy in the long term, and health safety in the short term.

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Links

Baltimore clean air act: https://www.cleanairbmore.org/cleanairact/

Clean Air Baltimore coalition: https://www.cleanairbmore.org/

Effect of high air pollution on mental health: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2109310118

News articles regarding the trash incinerators in the city

News regarding the court ruling that overturned the Baltimore clean air act: https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/environment/bs-md-clean-air-act-ruling-20200327-qjqvgegdrzbqdoecrca4a4jjka-story.html

Recent updates to the trash incinerators: https://www.wbaltv.com/article/baltimore-wheelabrator-upgrade-to-lower-emissions/39398045#

Relevant SciMore podcast episodes

Ep12. Seasonal allergies: Are they worse living in a city? https://anchor.fm/scimore/episodes/Ep12--Seasonal-allergies-Are-they-worse-living-in-a-city-e1j5gcr

Ep9. How can better public transit inspire a healthier future for Baltimore? https://anchor.fm/scimore/episodes/Ep9--How-can-better-public-transit-inspire-a-healthier-future-for-Baltimore-e1ddnp7

Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck

Produced and Edited by: Varun Chokshi

Executive Producers: Micheal Xie and Steven Jerjian

With help from: Christopher An and Michael Dryzer

Sep 16, 202229:15

Ep12. Seasonal allergies: Are they worse living in a city?

Join us as we discuss allergies, asthma, and city living with the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital Baltimore Breathmobile Medical Director, Dr. Mary Bollinger, and former Clinical Director of the Allergy Clinical Practice at Johns Hopkins, allergist and immunologist Dr. Jody Tversky. We’ll be touching on what allergies are, how living in the city can impact your allergies and asthma, and answering some questions from the community about why your allergies might be especially bad this spring.---
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Breathmobile: umms.org/childrens/health-services/pediatric-pulmonology-allergy-sleep/breathmobile
Allergies: www.aaaai.org/conditions-treatments/allergies
Allergy capitals: www.aafa.org/allergy-capitals/
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Credits
Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck
Editing: Yun-Fei Liu and Natalie Rutkowski
Intro & Outro: Natalie Rutkowski
Interviewer: Natalie Rutkowski
Interviewees: Mary Bollinger, DO and Jody Tversky, MD
With help from other members of the Sci’more podcast team!

May 27, 202223:34

Ep11. Why is medicine so expensive? (A collaboration with the Hopkins Biotech Podcast)

The pricing of drugs and medicines- from the Tylenol we pick up at the pharmacy to the special prescriptions we receive from our doctors- is something that affects all of us. In this special cross-release episode, we teamed up with our friends from the Hopkins Biotech Podcast (HBP) to learn a little more about why drugs cost what they do and how government, insurance companies, and society bargain for these prices. In this exclusive cross-release episode, we'll hear from Dr. Peter Kolchinsky, a scientist and biotech investor who sheds some insight into this important question. Some of the terms Dr. Kolchinsky introduces may be unfamiliar- check out the detailed show notes here for some helpful resources and links to his website and book, "The Great American Drug Deal."

For more biotech and career focused content like this, check out the Hopkins Biotech Podcast at https://www.hopkinsbiotechpodcast.com/, or on their social media channels (Instagram: hopkinsbiotechpodcast, LinkedIn: Hopkins Biotech Podcast, Twitter: @HopkinsBioPod) and on your favorite streaming platforms)

As always, if you have a science question you want answered or ideas for a future episode, contact us at our email (scimore.podcast@gmail.com), voicemail (443-776-1282), or social media accounts!

Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oKR_MXpNpX2ZHLLseDuSLExRMvZOzNs-aGjo16gFvO8/edit?usp=sharing

Apr 11, 202201:01:08

Introducing the Sci'more Podcast

Welcome to the Sci’more Podcast! We are a group of early-career scientists based at Johns Hopkins University. As members of Project Bridge, a student-run science communication group serving the Baltimore community, we enjoy sharing the fascinating stories of science happening right here in Baltimore and Maryland! Are our beloved Chesapeake Bay blue crabs invading the waterways of the world? What’s the history of the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 dashboard? Listen to the Sci’more Podcast to find out! You can catch our episodes on our website or most major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcast, and more. Have a science question or story to share? You can submit your questions by following this link, sending us an email at scimore.podcast@gmail.com, or leaving a voicemail at (443) 776-1282. We are also available on Facebook (@scimorepodcast), Instagram (@scimore_podcast), Reddit (scimore_podcast), and Twitter (@ScimoreP). Join us on the Sci’more Podcast today—we couldn’t B’more excited to have you!

Apr 08, 202200:58

Ep10. Protecting Birdland from the Light

Join us as we discuss light pollution in Baltimore and its effects on birds, bugs, and even you with Lights Out Baltimore and Dr. Clint Francis from the California Polytechnic State University. We’ll be touching on what light pollution in Baltimore looks like and how it impacts our local wildlife, namely the birds that migrate through the mid-Atlantic each year. Then, we’ll learn more about how light pollution is studied by researchers and gain more insight on the human health aspect of it before wrapping up with simple and easy ways you can help cut down on light pollution.

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Links

http://www.lightsoutbaltimore.org/

https://francisecologylab.wixsite.com/francislab

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Credits

Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck

Editing: Yun-Fei Liu

Intro & Outro: Chris Seong Yeol An and Niki Gooya

Interviewers: Chris Seong Yeol An and Niki Gooya

Interviewees: Lindsay Jacks and Clint Francis

With help from other members of the Sci’more podcast team!

Mar 16, 202226:44

Ep9. How can better public transit inspire a healthier future for Baltimore?

On this episode of the Sci’more podcast, Dr. Megan Latshaw, from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Samuel Jordan, president of the Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition, join us to share their thoughts on how a data-driven approach could bring a more equitable future to public transit in Baltimore. We discuss the current state of the transit system, its roots in Baltimore’s segregated history, and steering away from car culture. We also delve into the potential benefits of better transit on social mobility, the economy, and environmental and public health, how research and data can help guide where and how investments should be made, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on transit.

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Links

Transit equity and environmental health report involving Johns Hopkins and BTEC (article contains link to report pdf): bit.ly/baltimoretransitequity

Ways to get involved

https://www.moretransitequity.com/take-action/

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/more-equitable-transit-in-md

BTEC, the Red Line Light Rail project

https://www.moretransitequity.com/

https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2021/10/baltimore-transit-equity-coalition-aims-for-completion-of-red-line

Racial segregation in Baltimore, and redlining

https://www.baltimoresun.com/citypaper/bcpnews-two-baltimores-the-white-l-vs-the-black-butterfly-20160628-htmlstory.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/04/29/the-long-painful-and-repetitive-history-of-how-baltimore-became-baltimore/

https://blogs.library.jhu.edu/2017/09/the-baltimore-redlining-map-ranking-neighborhoods/

Fund for Educational Excellence Report on inadequate transit as a barrier to education (“Not in Service”) - https://ffee.org/not-in-service/

APTA report on public transit and COVID: https://www.apta.com/research-technical-resources/research-reports/public-transit-and-covid-19-pandemic-global-research-and-best-practices/

Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck

Host: Steven Jerjian

Intro, Outro, & Editing: Varun Chokshi, Steven Jerjian

With help from: Michael Xie, Emily Han, Yun-Fei Liu, Camille Jaime

Jan 25, 202233:04

Ep8. The Science of Sound

Happy holidays, B'more! We bring you another deep dive with an episode on sound and a very important sense for the members of our audience-- hearing. A Ph.D. candidate at Johns Hopkins shares her experiences with investigating the mysteries of sound waves and why we should be thankful this holiday season for our cochleas! (Please note: The interviewee discusses the controversial use of animals in scientific research, and thus has asked to remain anonymous. Please submit any questions or concerns to the Sci'more Podcast.)
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Editing: Yun-Fei Liu
Intro & Outro: Michael Dryzer
Interviewers: Michael Dryzer
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Dec 03, 202125:04

MiniEp. How clean is the water flowing into the Chesapeake Bay?

This week on the Sci'more podcast, Harbor Waterkeeper Alice Volpitta from Blue Water Baltimore joins us to talk about recent water quality concerns with the rivers that are flowing into the Chesapeake Bay, specifically at the Patapsco and Back River Wastewater Treatment Plants. We talk about how they came to discover this worrisome issue, what this means for the future of Chesapeake Bay, and what we can all do to help keep the Baltimore Harbor waters clean of pollution.

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Editing: Yun-Fei Liu
Intro & Outro: Varun Chokshi
Interviewers: Chris Seong Yeol An
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Oct 29, 202116:46

Ep7. A new spin on baseball: the science behind breaking balls

2021 is truly an exciting year for baseball! With incredible players such as Shohei Ohtani, Fernando Tatis Jr., and so many more, everyone's attention is on baseball right now. With the playoffs coming up so soon, there is going to be a big battle between the pitchers and the hitters. Hitters swinging their bats at a breaking ball curving, dropping, and deceiving the hitters - and strike out!

Have you ever wondered how pitchers can throw these breaking balls? This week on the Sci'more podcast, Professor of Physics Dr. John Eric Goff joins us to talk about the science behind baseball. We talk about how pitchers can throw crazy pitchers, what affects the number of home runs at different stadiums, and how science can and have helped baseball.

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Useful information:

Dr. Goff's blog

Dr. Goff's recent work on the Wall Street Journal (about Simone Biles)

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Music: "Lucky Massive Dangerous" by Speck

Editing: Yun-Fei Liu

Intro & Outro: Michael Dryzer

Interviewer: Chris Seong Yeol An

With help from: Emily Han, Sebastian Markert, Michael Xie, and Ashton Omdahl

Sep 19, 202126:02

Ep6. Why do we love our gardens here in Baltimore?

During the pandemic, many of us find ourselves spending more time outdoors in nature. Baltimore City is home to many beautiful and unique gardens, and one of the community favorites is Sherwood Gardens. In this episode, we chatted with Baltimore’s local historian and garden enthusiast, Ann Giroux, about tulips, urban green spaces, the social life of trees and more.

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Useful links:

Ann’s website http://anngiroux.com/

‘The Social Life of Forests’ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/06/podcasts/the-daily/tree-communication-suzanne-simard.html

10 Glamorous Gardens in Baltimore

https://www.lawnstarter.com/blog/maryland/baltimore/10-glamorous-gardens-in-baltimore-md/

Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck

Host and Editing: Emily Han

Produced by: Emily Han, Yun-Fei Liu, Ashton Omdahl

With help from: Christopher An, Michael Dryzer, Michael Xie, Sebastian Markert

Aug 27, 202122:22

Ep5. Now it's crab time!

The crab season is here! If you are a Baltimore resident, you might have enjoyed dozens of our famous blue crabs, perhaps dozens of dozens every year. If you are new to Baltimore, you must have been encouraged to try them. Blue crabs are indeed tasty, but other than their nice savor, what do we know about them? This week on Sci'more podcast, crab biologist Shaun Miller from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (Twitter: @MarylandDNR) and Maryland fishery scientist Dr. Allison Colden from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (Twitter: @chesapeakebay) shares with us fun facts about blue crabs, what we can do to preserve them (so that, well, we can enjoy them with our children and grandchildren), and a concerning tale of a lone blue crab recently found in Ireland.

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Useful information:

The website of Chesapeake Bay Foundation
The website of Maryland Department of Natural Resources
An interesting word for trivia night: bilateral gynandromorph

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Music: "Lucky Massive Dangerous" by Speck

Editing: Yun-Fei Liu

Intro & Outro: Yun-Fei Liu

Interviewers: Sebastian Markert and Michael Xie

With help from: Chris Seong Yeol An, Michael Dryzer, Emily Han, and Ashton Omdahl

Aug 06, 202123:39

Ep4. Cicadas: it's what's for dinner

If you’ve been anywhere outside around Baltimore over the past few weeks, you’ve probably seen or heard the summer cicadas. This year is special for cicadas, as the Brood X of periodical cicadas have emerged en mass in some regions of the eastern United States after 17 years of underground living. In this episode, we discuss why the cicadas are emerging now and what they are doing. Food policy expert Dr. Jess Fanzo (twitter: @jessfanzo) shares with us why some people even try cooking up and eating these insects and why our food choices matter (and even how you might cook up some cicadas yourself)!

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Useful links:

Dr. Fanzo on WMAR Baltimore: https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/why-eating-cicadas-is-good-for-you-and-good-for-the-environment

A free cicada cookbook: http://www.tullabs.com/cicadaworld/cicadarecipes.pdf

Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck

Editing: Yun-Fei Liu

Intro: Chris Seong Yeol An

Interviewers: Ashton Omdahl and Yun-Fei Liu

Outro: Chris Seong Yeol An

With help from: Michael Dryzer, Emily Han, Sebastian Markert, and Michael Xie

Jun 19, 202124:18

Ep3. Why should I care about plastic waste?? Earth Day Special Ep. With the National Aquarium in Baltimore

Have you walked out to a nearby lake, river, or the harbor and saw garbage floating on the water? Have you ever seen plastic water bottles and plastic bags on the ground at a nearby park? Why should we care about plastic waste? Should we worry about using plastic bags when we get a takeout from our favourite restaurant, or when we go to a grocery store? In this special Earth Day episode of the Sci'more Podcast, we speak with Laura Bankey, Vice President of Conservation Programs at the National Aquarium in Baltimore.

If you ever been to the National Aquarium here in Baltimore and ever wondered what they do (other than house beautiful animals of course), also come and check out this episode!

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Useful links:

Laura's Profile: https://aqua.org/about/our-people/laura-bankey

National Aquarium Conservations: https://aqua.org/support/conservation

City Nature Challenge: https://citynaturechallenge.org/ join at the end of April!

Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck

Editing: Yun-Fei Liu

Intro: Chris Seong Yeol An

Interviewers: Chris Seong Yeol An

Outro: Chris Seong Yeol An

With help from: Michael Dryzer, Emily Han, Ashton Omdahl, Sebastian Markert, and Michael Xie

Apr 22, 202126:23

Ep2. Mapping Our Past, Present, and Future With the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard

From the early stages of the pandemic, the world has looked to the COVID-19 dashboard produced by Johns Hopkins University as a guide for tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus. Maps have always been important to epidemiology and the containment of contagious disease, but the JHU dashboard has been lauded for its accessibility and accuracy, with Time Magazine naming it as one of the best inventions of 2020. But, where does the data presented by the dashboard come from? How can we trust it? And how might we build from it to track, and hopefully mitigate, the spread of future pathogens? In this episode of the Sci'more Podcast, we discuss the answers to these questions and more with Dr. Amesh Adalja, an expert in epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.

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Useful links:

Dr. Adalja's Twitter: @AmeshAA

Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists: https://www.cste.org/

Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck

Editing: Yun-Fei Liu

Intro: Sebastian Markert

Interviewers: Michael Dryzer and Emily Han

Outro: Michael Dryzer

With help from: Christopher An, Ashton Omdahl, and Michael Xie

Mar 29, 202119:22

Ep1. How Safe are the COVID-19 Vaccines?

The whole world is watching closely right now as the vaccines are being distributed. The end of the pandemic is finally in sight. However, there might still be some doubts in your mind. How safe is the vaccine? Is it rushed? How does it even work? We spoke with Dr. Kawsar Talaat, who is a doctor herself and has worked over 10 years at the forefront of vaccine safety research, and we asked all the questions you’ve been pondering.

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Useful links:

Up-to-date CDC info on the mRNA vaccine: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/mrna.html
“What the Vaccine’s Side Effects Feel Like”: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/12/what-expect-when-you-get-covid-19-vaccine/617428/
If you’re interested in participating in a vaccine trial: https://www.coronaviruspreventionnetwork.org/
A really great Ologies podcast episode about the COVID-19 vaccines: https://www.alieward.com/ologies/vaccineinfodemiology

Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck

Editing: Yun-Fei Liu

Intro: Ashton Omdahl

Interviewer: Sebastian Markert

Outro: Emily Han

With help from: Christopher An, Michael Dryzer, Michael Xie

Jan 09, 202126:59