Dec 24

TWiN 67: Interpreting situation-specific facial signals

TWiN explores how theta phase shifts mediate contextual perception of facial expressions during everyday social interactions. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Disco ... Show More

1h 30m

Nov 26

TWiN 66: Neuroscience of overeating

<p>TWiN reviews the underlying neurobiological mechanisms of overeating and obesity, the role of the hypothalamus and reward systems in controlling food intake and energy balance, and how dysregulation in these systems leads to overeating.</p> <p>Hosts: <a title="" href= "https:/ ... Show More

1h 24m

Nov 4

TWiN 65: Air pollutants promote dementia

TWiN explains epidemiological data showing that exposure to air pollution was associated with an increased risk of developing Lewy body dementia, and nasal administration of air pollution in mice led to brain atrophy and impaired cognition and motor function. Hosts: Vincent Racan ... Show More

1h 37m

May 2020

#99 – Karl Friston: Neuroscience and the Free Energy Principle

Karl Friston is one of the greatest neuroscientists in history, cited over 245,000 times, known for many influential ideas in brain imaging, neuroscience, and theoretical neurobiology, including the fascinating idea of the free-energy principle for action and perception. Support ... Show More

1h 29m

Nov 12

Can AI Ease the Pain of Loss?

Griefbots—artificial-intelligence-powered chat tools that simulate conversations with the deceased—are helping some people navigate loss in unexpected ways. Science writer David Berreby shares his firsthand experience with these digital companions and explores what they reveal ab ... Show More

13m 10s

Nov 12

How Science Can Hack Flavor

Will eating mint cancel out the feeling of spice in your mouth? How do you manipulate aroma compounds to mimic the taste of lemon? When it comes to the science of flavor, there is no shortage of questions to ask. On this episode, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by renowned flavor ... Show More

30m 20s

Oct 2024

Social Media Fame and Recovering from an Eating Disorder in the Public Eye with Kris Collins of Kall me Kris

<p>Welcome to the debut episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp! In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Kris Collins, also known as Kall Me Kris on social media. We dive deep into her personal food and body journey, discussing her history with diet culture, her histor ... Show More

38m 26s

Jul 2025

Why Do We Sing? Musicologists and Neuroscientists Seek an Answer

Last year Science Quickly looked across disciplines to piece apart the science of singing. To understand why humans sing, musicologists collaborated on an international study of folk music. To understand how we sing, neuroscientists differentiated how our brain processes speech a ... Show More

24m 49s

Jul 2025

Why Do We Sing? Musicologists and Neuroscientists Seek an Answer

Last year Science Quickly looked across disciplines to piece apart the science of singing. To understand why humans sing, musicologists collaborated on an international study of folk music. To understand how we sing, neuroscientists differentiated how our brain processes speech a ... Show More

24m 49s

May 2025

TWiV Special: A shot of HepB with Thomas Tu

From the 2024 International Hepatitis B virus meeting in Chicago IL, Rich Condit speaks with Thomas Tu about his experiences as a both a HepB scientist and patient. Host: Rich Condit Guest: Thomas Tu Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for ... Show More

25m 11s

Sep 2024

Using Nanopore sequencing to diagnose brain tumors

This bulletin intro was brought you by Harriet Anderson from Research and Innovation Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Keep listening for more team members introducing other episodes. If you're a clinical researcher at NUH or the University of Nottingham and want to be v ... Show More

6m 57s

Sep 2025

The metabolism myth

Recent research — and one surprising season of The Biggest Loser — has scientists wondering whether some of the most basic things they know about metabolism are wrong. Guest: Julia Belluz, author of Food Intelligence For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unxtranscripts ... Show More

30m 6s

Nov 2024

TWiEVO 108: A virus in every parasite

Nels and Vincent review the identification of a novel virus associated with the pathogen Plasmodium knowlsei and which is part part of a diverse and unclassified viral taxon. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of T ... Show More

1h 18m

TWiN 68: Firewall for the brain

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