Science is Fun!

By Peter Turnbaugh

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“Science is fun!” is a podcast about the trials and tribulations of famous scientists and rising stars. We dig deep into the backstories behind the science, explain how the big discoveries were made, and discuss how you too can participate in the next big step forward.

Episode Date
How genes get turned off
Mar 17, 2024
What boxing teaches us about autoimmunity
Mar 03, 2024
Can we eat saturated fat again?
Feb 18, 2024
Synbio meets immunotherapy
Feb 04, 2024
Finding the AIDS virus
Jan 21, 2024
Natural born killers
Jan 07, 2024
Placentas are amazing
Dec 17, 2023
The bacterial cell whisperer
Dec 03, 2023
Filming a movie using CRISPR technology
Feb 10, 2023
Who needs a biochemist when you have tiny beads?
Jan 27, 2023
Fruit flies love the metaverse
Jan 13, 2023
Don't Panic! How to live with COVID-19
Sep 26, 2021
How to design a drug in an afternoon
Aug 22, 2021
Enzyme spotting
Aug 15, 2021
Should scientists be politicians?
May 23, 2021
Do we already know the cure for cancer?
May 09, 2021
Should biologists spend less time doing experiments?
May 02, 2021
What is curiosity-driven science?
Apr 25, 2021
What is a nuclear lamina and why should you care?
Apr 18, 2021
Can ticks teach us how to make better hand sanitizer?
Apr 11, 2021
Can dieting help you live forever?
Apr 04, 2021
Do microbes control our immune system?
Mar 28, 2021
Why can't you understand what your Doctor is talking about?
Mar 21, 2021
Can the cheese in your fridge get you a PhD?
Feb 21, 2021
Why COVID-19 isn’t the end of our fight against infectious disease
Feb 07, 2021
How to start a lab during a pandemic
Jan 17, 2021
How to make drugs safer and combat aging
Jan 10, 2021
Why volcanos matter for tracing outbreaks
Jan 03, 2021
Is the microbiome a viable drug target?
Dec 20, 2020
Why is dieting so hard?
Dec 13, 2020
Will studying snakes help stop the next pandemic?
Dec 06, 2020
What epidemiology teaches us about salt, sugar, and COVID-19
Nov 22, 2020
Can microbes save us from global warming?
Nov 15, 2020
Is CRISPR the cure for everything?
Nov 08, 2020
Can silver help your body heal after surgery?
Nov 01, 2020
Is diversity the key to precision medicine?
Oct 25, 2020
Are all viruses the same?
Oct 18, 2020
Why the lysosome is the #1 organelle
Oct 11, 2020
Why microbes on your skin are good for you
Oct 04, 2020
Immunology does everything, it even cures cancer!
Sep 13, 2020
Why GWAS aren't so bad after all
Sep 06, 2020
What is Warren G's favorite T cell?
Aug 23, 2020
Microbes aren't so scary after all
Aug 16, 2020
Why art class can help you solve a protein structure
Aug 09, 2020
A legend of cancer biology
Aug 02, 2020
COVID-19, video games, and immunity
Jul 24, 2020