This is Double Blind, a weekly podcast bringing you two breaking science news stories each week. Lucas and Jesse explain exactly what happened, put it in context, and discuss why it matters. They also have a lot of fun along the way.
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Double Blind Presents: Science Telephone!
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The latest podcast from Jesse and Lucas: laugh while you learn, as the classic game of telephone is repurposed for scientific research! You can listen to Science Telephone wherever you find your podcasts. www.sciencetelephone.comOleh Double Blind
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The future of transportation and space exploration: the first public test of "hyperloop" technology and how we might be able to send tiny spaceships to another star within our lifetimes!Oleh Double Blind
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Drilling To Discovery And Living In A Simulation
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Double Blind is in the midst of a brief hiatus as Lucas and Jesse are both working on other projects and in this episode they describe the science behind them. Why do we want to drill to the mantle and might we be living in a computer simulation?Oleh Double Blind
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Nobel Winning Neutrinos and Convincing the Anti-Vaxxers
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Lucas provides a brief outline of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics and Jesse explains how to change someone’s mind about vaccines.Oleh Double Blind
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Disappearing Diatoms And Black Holes On A Collision Course
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This week on Double Blind, Lucas puts on his detective hat to solve the case of the disappearing diatoms, while Jesse takes a look at two black holes on collision course, and the incredible cool method by which some clever scientists spotted them.Oleh Double Blind
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Jesse talks about political stereotypes and how twitter supports them and Lucas discusses links between football and brain disease. Featuring special guest Kelsey Hemphill!Oleh Double Blind
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Smart Prescriptions And A Year On Mars
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Jesse breaks down if a drug can make you more intelligent and Lucas answers what happens when you put six people in a dome for a year.Oleh Double Blind
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Antibiotics, Diabetes, And Extra Special Dimensions
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Lucas looks into early links between antibiotics and type-2 diabetes, Jesse asks what a magnetic wormhole is and how it works!Oleh Double Blind
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Mood Makers And The Spice Of Life
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Jesse explores the mysteries of Serotonin, one of the most important neurotransmitters that we're just beginning to understand. Lucas delves into a study that seems to show that eating spicy food will prevent you from dying prematurely. Could we grow serotonin neurons in the lab? Do chili peppers really stave off early death? Find out on this week'…
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Mysteries Of Pluto And Synthesizing Opioids
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Lucas explores why Pluto’s atmosphere is puzzling and Jesse explains how yeast can produce opioids.Oleh Double Blind
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Jesse tries to unravel some of the quantum properties of the (probably) newly synthesized material Stanene, while Lucas takes a peek at the efficacy of using sex and violence to sell products.Oleh Double Blind
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Magnetic Pearls And Chronic Effects
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Lucas peers inside oysters and Jesse sifts through a 22 year study examining the health effects of marijuana.Oleh Double Blind
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Wired Minds And The Bees’ Needs
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Jesse sorts through two crazy studies that literally attach brains to other brains and Lucas looks at an impressive study that assess the impact of climate change on bumblebees.Oleh Double Blind
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Plant-Inspired Solar Panels and Reducing Crime Through Emotional Intelligence
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Lucas explores a new study suggested by a listener which could hold the key to cheap, efficient solar power. Jesse takes on a social science study that's found an interesting link between violent crime and emotional intelligence.Oleh Double Blind
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Translating Thoughts To Text And Uranium Loving Bacteria
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Jesse discusses how electrical signals in your brain can be translated to the words you’re saying; Lucas reports on how uranium isn’t so bad for all bacteria and how this can affect environmental cleanups.Oleh Double Blind
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Test-Tube Blood And The Oil And Gas Industry's Earthquakes
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Jesse updates us on the progress of growing human blood in a lab, and Lucas explains how new research blames the oil and gas industry for an increase in earthquakes.Oleh Double Blind
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Going Viral And Photographing Memory
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Lucas investigates if a new test can actually detect every virus you’ve had and Jesse discovers how each fact you learn has a unique signature in your mind.Oleh Double Blind
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Cretaceous World And Injectable Electronics
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Lucas looks into secrets hidden in dinosaur bones and Jesse asks how close we are to becoming cyborgs.Oleh Double Blind
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Stopping Light And Iron On The Mind
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Jesse sheds some light on an amazing new physics discovery and Lucas explores new evidence that Iron in the brain is linked to Alzheimer's disease.Oleh Double Blind
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Questionable Data And Cold Storage
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Lucas covers the developing story of the most high profile paper retraction in recent times and Jesse explains how to freeze and revive worms with their memories intact, and how the same technique may one day be used on humans.Oleh Double Blind
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A Web Of Carbon And The Universal Donor
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Lucas learns how engineers are working with spiders to create new materials and Jesse looks into why blood type might matter a whole lot less in the not too distant future.Oleh Double Blind
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Tickling Crabs And Your Brain In Space
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Jesse explains the bizarre ordeal that New Zealand pea crabs must go through to find a mate. Lucas looks into a study that hopes to figure out the effects of cosmic radiation on astronauts.Oleh Double Blind
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Puppy Love And Mood Altering Drugs
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Why do you love your dog and why does your dog love you? Jesse explores some fascinating research that answers just that. Could acetaminophen alter your emotional reactions? Lucas looks into an experiment that claims it can.Oleh Double Blind
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Liquid Water On Mars And Detecting Cancer With Sound
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Lucas dissects the latest evidence for liquid water on the red planet and Jesse explains how sound-waves can be used to diagnose cancerous tumours.Oleh Double Blind
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Money Shaping The Mind And The Origins Of Life
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Lucas examines a study claiming family income changes the physical brain development of children and Jesse investigates how the basic chemical building blocks of life may have first formed.Oleh Double Blind
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Singing Mice And Californian Snow
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Jesse tells a story of mice expressing their love and lust in the form of song and Lucas reports on the snowpack (or lack thereof) in California and what it means for the thirsty state.Oleh Double Blind
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April 3rd - Atomic Boundaries And Reading Rodent Minds
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Lucas discusses how we see ourselves in the geologic history of our planet. Jesse explains how we can read the minds of dead rats (but like actually).Oleh Double Blind
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March 27th - Teleportation And The Average American Penis
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Jesse delves into the mysterious world of quantum entanglement and teleportation. Lucas crunches the numbers relating to male genitalia.Oleh Double Blind
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March 20th - The Pursuit Of Antibiotics And Perfection At The Poker Table
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Jesse explores a new method for discovering antibiotics and Lucas finds out how a computer can learn to be a perfect poker player.Oleh Double Blind
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March 13th - Ancient Fruit Flies And Mars Vs. Montreal
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Is Canada really colder than Mars? Lucas investigates how it would feel if you were standing on the surface of the red planet. Jesse tells us about tweaking genes to create long-lived fruit flies.Oleh Double Blind
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