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What’s Happening On The Slippery Surface Of Ice?
It’s a wintertime question that you may have had as you struggled down a frozen sidewalk, or strapped on some ice skates: Just why is ice slippery, anyway? It turns out the answer is somewhat complicated.Mechanical engineer Robert Carpick studies tribology, the science of surface ... Show More
12m 38s
Jan 16
Teasing Apart The Causes And Early Signs Of Parkinson’s
Each year, around 90,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Parkinson’s, a neurodegenerative disease that can cause tremors and affect cognition. Scientists are working to identify some of the earliest signs of the disease, and to figure out how we might test for—and treat—Par ... Show More
18m 42s
Jan 15
What Greenland Sharks Are Teaching Us About Aging Eyes
As we age, our vision gets blurrier, we form cataracts, and we have a higher risk of glaucoma. But Greenland sharks live for hundreds of years and still maintain healthy, functional eyeballs. So what gives?Host Ira Flatow talks with molecular biologist Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, ... Show More
17m 54s
Aug 2024
Your Brain On... Marijuana
<p>The neuroscience behind the benefits and risks of marijuana, explained.</p> <p>Splintered legislature, evolving taboos, and new forms of consumption have created a fragmented market for cannabis, and made it challenging for scientists to research its effects on our brains and ... Show More
46m 6s
May 2019
Marijuana and Mental Health
On today's episode of of the podcast, I will discuss marijuana use and how it affects mental health with Daniel Binus, the chief psychiatrist at Beautiful Minds, near Sacramento, California. Also joining us is a third-year medical student, Victoria Agee. There are a few reasons w ... Show More
33m 54s
Nov 2024
Daniel J. Mallinson and A. Lee Hannah, "Green Rush: The Rise of Medical Marijuana in the United States" (NYU Press, 2024)
Political Scientists Dan Mallinson and Lee Hannah, both experts on state-level politics and the policy making process, have a new book that focuses on the state-level process of legalization of medical cannabis across the United States. Green Rush: The Rise of Medical Marijuana i ... Show More
52m 7s
Jul 2024
How Cannabis Impacts Health & the Potential Risks | Dr. Matthew Hill
In this episode, my guest is Dr. Matthew Hill, Ph.D., a professor of cell biology and anatomy at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the University of Calgary and an expert on the biology of cannabis. We discuss how cannabis affects the brain to produce its psychoactive effects (fee ... Show More
3h 52m
Jul 2018
That Purple Kush You're Toking Might Be a Genetic Imposter
Cannabis strain names can get a bit … quirky (Lamb’s Bread, anyone?). But without them, patients that rely on marijuana to treat ailments like pain would be lost. If you want to treat seizures, you might want ACDC—a strain that expresses almost zero THC and very high CBD, a non-p ... Show More
6m 51s
Nov 2020
Symptôme Critique | Cannabis : Entre thérapeutique et criminalisation | Bertrand Rambaud
<p>Le 07 octobre dernier le décret autorisant l’expérimentation du cannabis à usage thérapeutique paraissait au journal officiel. En gélule, en huile mais aussi en fleurs séchées à vaporiser, c’est bien du cannabis traditionnel, à teneur régulé en THC qui sera utilisé.</p>
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51m 32s
Dec 2024
Association of State Cannabis Legalization With Cannabis Use Disorder and Cannabis Poisoning
Interview with Jayani Jayawardhana, PhD, author of Association of State Cannabis Legalization With Cannabis Use Disorder and Cannabis Poisoning. Hosted by John Torous, MD, MBI. Related Content: Association of State Cannabis Legalization With Cannabis Use Disorder and Cannabis Poi ... Show More
20m 59s
Jun 2025
CLASSIC: Why do some people think cannabis can cure cancer?
In tonight's Classic episode, Ben, Matt and Noel dive into a decades-long, surprisingly disturbing conspiracy: with a growing number of Western countries decriminalizing or outright legalizing cannabis, the controversial plant seems set to become an acceptable alternative to some ... Show More
56m 20s