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Join scientist and comedian, Krishna Reddy, as he explores various topics in science in a fun, interesting, and easily-digestible way.

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Giant Squids in Chile from 2019-09-17T04:03:12

After a few weeks break, Krishna recounts his trip to South America, and briefly explains the story of how the Chilean giant squid led to a revolution in biophysics.

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(rerun) Evolution...in Alabama from 2019-08-27T05:28:12

Rereleased from 12-12-17. Krishna brings in Alabama native and stand-up comedian Peyton Clarkson to talk about a modern Southern nightmare – teaching evolution in schools. We cover the ...

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The Most Indian Man Alive (feat. 23andMe) (8-20-19) from 2019-08-20T04:07:16

Krishna sees his 23andMe results for the first time, and finds out some very surprising things. Namely, that he is the perfect human specimen and should procreate for the good of the hu...

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Playing God in the Lab (8-11-19) from 2019-08-11T10:00

Krishna reflects on an existential crisis, talks about why dreams are stupid, and talks about the discoveries awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (directed evolution and phage dis...

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The Impossible Burger (8-6-19) from 2019-08-06T05:54:01

Krishna, procrastinating as usual, tries to explain the science behind the Impossible Burger for the second time.

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How to Judge Science (Without Having to Understand Science) from 2019-07-30T03:20:47

Krishna imparts a few tricks to non-scientists about how to distinguish between good and bad science.


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Dr. Worldwide (7-22-19) from 2019-07-23T03:27:37

Krishna talks about his research experience in Japan and some of the interesting quirks of being a scientist in a non-English speaking country.

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The History of Evolution (7-15-19) from 2019-07-15T18:41:39

Krishna rambles about the history of evolutionary thought and how it applies to present-day biology.

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The Life of a Scientist (7-8-19) from 2019-07-08T10:00

Krishna talks about the lifestyle of a scientist, what a PhD entails, and how he got into the game.

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Conference Szn (7-1-19) from 2019-07-02T03:33:19

Fresh off another conference, Krishna discusses the types of conferences in science and why scientists go to them.

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Rationalism vs. Empiricism in Science (6-24-19) from 2019-06-24T11:57:27

Krishna talks about how the approach to science has evolved through time, why science should be considered a creative endeavor, and some of his favorite experiments in history.

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The Structural Biology Revolution (6-17-19) from 2019-06-17T10:00

Krishna starts a new format for the podcast, and talks about how the field of structural biology has dramatically changed in the past 5 years.

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Last Week in Science: 6-10-19 from 2019-06-10T10:00

Krishna ignorantly waxes poetic on the first black plague, side effects of risky CRISPR experiments, where North Americans originated, and new restrictions on fetal tissue research.

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Last Week in Science: 6-3-19 from 2019-06-03T13:55:20

Krishna talks about overly handsome men at comedy shows, mole rats' resistance to pain, women (mice) in science, and autism being caused by the gut.

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Why Wouldn't You Vaccinate Your Kids? (with Mike E. Winfield) from 2019-05-27T20:54:48

Krishna chats with comedian and actor Mike E. Winfield (The Office, Letterman, Winner of Stand-Up NBC) to debate the culture of overprescribing, the benefits and drawbacks of vaccines, ...

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Last Week in Science: 5-20-19 from 2019-05-20T10:00

Krishna discusses the last week in news, including an update on the Ebola outbreak, a synthetic genome, dogs that can't breathe good, and why tomatoes aren't fruits anymore.

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Last Week in Science: 5-13-19 from 2019-05-13T10:00

Krishna pontificates about statistics, reproducibility, and disease screening.

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We Need A Plague, Part 2 (with Austin Rogers) from 2019-05-06T10:00

In the second part of this two-part discussion, Krishna chats with Jeopardy champion and bartender extraordinaire Austin Rogers about the history and science behind the Black Plague.

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Last Week in Science: 4-29-19 from 2019-04-29T10:00

Krishna rambles about anti-vaxxers (and anti-anti-vaxxers), the rarest event ever recorded, and a dude who ate an entire rattlesnake.

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Last Week in Science: 4-22-19 from 2019-04-22T10:00

Krishna word vomits about CBD, zombie pigs, flat-earthers, mouse studies, and a new weight-loss aid.

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Last Week in Science: 4-15-19 from 2019-04-15T10:00

Krishna inexpertly talks about black holes and #MeTooSTEM.

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Last Week in Science: 4-8-19 from 2019-04-08T10:00

Krishna babbles about the latest news in the week, including Mr. Sebi, Sydney Brenner, Deepak Chopra, MDMA in old people, and the latest in HPV vaccine outcomes.

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Last Week in Science: 4-1-19 from 2019-04-01T10:00

Krishna sleepily discusses cannibalism, Black Mirror episodes in real life, membraneless organelles, gene-editing, and Skrillex (yes, that Skrillex).

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Last Week in Science: 3-25-19 from 2019-03-25T10:00

Krishna chats about a strange white lady who can 'smell' Parkinson's, inactive ingredients in pills, if humans can sense a magnetic field, and changes in language due to agriculture.

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A Trip To The Zoo (w/ Blair Dawson) from 2019-03-18T20:38:11

Krishna's in Grand Rapids, Michigan for Gilda's LaughFest. So in lieu of a normal 'Last Week In Science' episode, he takes a trip to the local zoo with a fellow comedian, Blair Dawson (@blairsim...

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Last Week in Science: 3-10-19 from 2019-03-11T10:00

Krishna rambles about the awfulness of Baltimore, the latest measles outbreak, ketamine to treat depression, and the second person cured of HIV.

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We Need A Plague, Part 1 (with Austin Rogers) from 2019-03-04T12:12:32

In the first of this two-part discussion, Krishna chats with Jeopardy champion and bartender extraordinaire Austin Rogers about the history and science behind the Black Plague.

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Last Week in Science: 2-25-19 from 2019-02-25T11:00

Krishna tiredly mumbles about Vitamin D, a strange new blood therapy, an expanded DNA alphabet, Japanese healing leaves, sharks, and almonds.

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Last Week in Science: 2-18-19 from 2019-02-18T11:00

Krishna huffs and puffs through the Mars Rover death, a new Ebola outbreak, push-ups and heart disease, 'morning' vs. 'night' people, AIs predicting patient outcomes, fixing nutritional deficits...

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Last Week in Science: 2-11-19 from 2019-02-11T11:00

Krishna talks about the effects of marijuana on sperm counts, brain maps of consciousness, gut bacteria and mental health, and ethical issues of organ transplants in China.

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Last Week in Science: 2-4-19 from 2019-02-04T07:11:55

Krishna rants about a news article that went viral this week, announcing a 'cure for cancer'.

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Last Week in Science: 1-28-19 from 2019-01-28T11:00

Krishna blabbers about boring science, Theranos, gum disease, and Mexican walking fish.


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Last Week in Science: 1-21-19 from 2019-01-21T23:16:51

In this MLK edition, Krishna rambles about racist scientists, blood vessels grown in the lab, a new way to image brains, and the 10 greatest threats to health. Plus a new segment at the end!

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Last Week in Science: 1-14-19 from 2019-01-14T14:03:50

Krishna rambles about anti-vaxxers, p-hacking, CRISPR, and new Alzheimer's findings.

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Last Week in Science: 1-7-19 from 2019-01-08T04:15:32

A new weekly segment, where scientist and comedian Krishna Reddy takes you through some of the major scientific breakthroughs of the last week.

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#008 - The Origin of Life from 2018-05-19T15:44:19

We’re talking about the origin of life with NYC-based comedian Brian Enck! We talk a bit about our own experiences of how to make sense of anti-science sentiment in today’s world. We also talk a...

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#007 - Health for Dummies, Part 2 - Exercise (w/ Dr. Stephanie Buttermore) from 2018-04-11T17:56:01

Do you want to go to the gym but have no idea what you're doing? How can you go from fat Chris Pratt to sexy Chris Pratt with the least amount of effort? What should you do to make your butt goo...

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#006 - Health for Dummies, Part 1 - Diet (w/ Dr. Stephanie Buttermore) from 2018-03-29T03:13:23

Why does my beach body alarm people? How come fried food isn’t healthy? Should I take steroids? I ask all the dumb health questions you’re afraid to ask in this special two-part interview with s...

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#005 - DepressSingh from 2018-01-13T22:12:10

Let’s talk about our feelings. For this episode, I go on a journey of exploration with comedian and self-proclaimed depression enthusiast Tushar Singh. We talk about the causes and consequences ...

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#004 - Krishna Ruins 'Adam Ruins Everything' from 2017-12-27T18:15:39

 

On a recent episode of the TV show 'Adam Ruins Everything', Adam takes on science - specifically, the drawbacks of mouse models, the bleak funding situation, and the reproducibility cris...

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#003 - Are Religion and Science Compatible? from 2017-12-13T01:56:35

Krishna is joined by stand-up comic Jared Waters to talk about the parallels between spirituality and science. Can someone believe in science and religion at the same time? Jared thinks that not on...

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#002 - Evolution...in Alabama from 2017-12-13T01:53:01

With Alabama being in the news recently, Krishna brings in Alabama native and stand-up comedian Peyton Clarkson to talk about a modern Southern nightmare – teaching evolution in schools. We cover t...

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#001 - The Business of Science from 2017-12-06T02:13:20

For the first episode, Krishna is joined by Law Smith, a comedian, business/marketing expert, and host of the Sweat Equity podcast. With the help of Pedialyte, Law powers through a 'new dad hangove...

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