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Episode 17: Rae Lambert on Vaccines, Immunology, and the Horror of Organic Corporeality Jan 12, 2021

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On this, our first episode of 2021, we talk to Rae Lambert, a research virologist at Jefferson University about immunology, vaccines, rabies, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), viruses, applied science, spiders in space, and the existential horror of inhabiting a human body.

Show notes and a transcript are available on our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/2021/01/12/episode-17/

Rae is on Twitter @appalledimmuno, Charles @cockroacharles, Tessa @spacermase, and the show @ASABpod.

Thank you for listening!

Episode 16: Emarose Ahmed on Chemistry and Honestly a Bunch of Other Stuff Dec 29, 2020

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On this episode we're joined by Emarose Ahmed, a synthetic organic chemist at UNLV. We learn about orbital hybridization, phosphorus, synthetic chemistry, chirality, lab protocol, and Charles takes a long detour to defend cockroaches.

Links, readings, and a transcript can be found at our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/2020/12/29/episode-16

Emarose can be found on Twitter and Instagram @tenuissimus.

Charles is on Twitter @cockroacharles, Tessa @spacermase, the show @ASABpod and at our website asabpodcast.com.

Episode 15: What even is an ice parasite? (Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3, Episodes 1-4) Dec 15, 2020

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In this episode Tessa and Charles talk to each other about the first four episodes of Star Trek: Discovery Season 3. After a soft reboot, the Discovery crew ends up over 900 years into their future to find a universe without the Federation. Plus, trans people!

Show notes and a transcript for this episode are available at our website: https://asabpodcast.com/2020/12/15/episode-15

Charles is on Twitter @cockroacharles, Tessa @spacermase, and the show @ASABpod.

Thank you for listening!

Episode 14: Faelan Mourmourakis on Bee Cognition Dec 01, 2020

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In this episode, Australian entomologist Faelan Mourmourakis comes on to tell us about his research in the limitations of bee cognition. Tangents include the hell of academic funding, how people don't adequately appreciate insects' cuteness, and the emu war (which is real, and which humans lost).

To see more about Faelan's research, you can check out his website: https://faemourmourakis.wordpress.com/

A transcript for this episode is available on our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/2020/12/01/episode-14/

Faelan is on Twitter @Faemourmourakis, Charles @cockroacharles, Tessa @spacermase, and the show @ASABpod.

Thank you for listening!

Episode 13: Elizabeth Feinberg on Plastics and Post-Apocalyptic Game Plans Nov 10, 2020

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On this episode, we had on chemist Elizabeth Feinberg to talk about her research experiences with lasers, plastics, and sewage, and tells us what the heck plastic even is. Since recording this episode a few months ago, she got a new job! But we don't mention it because it was more recent than our recording.

For each episode, we have a transcript on our website: https://asabpodcast.com/2020/11/10/episode-13/

You can find us on Twitter: Elizabeth @EC_Feinberg, Charles @cockroacharles, Tessa @spacermase.

The show is on Twitter @ASABpod and our website asabpodcast.com

Thank you for listening!

Episode 12: Super Spooky Halloween Special (The Locked Tomb Trilogy by Tamsyn Muir) Oct 31, 2020

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On this supersized super spooky Halloween special, we bring on returning guest Erin Barbeau to discuss the Locked Tomb Trilogy by Tamsyn Muir, which isn't especially trans but is very gay, and very spooky.

A transcript of this episode is available on our website, https://asabpodcast.com/2020/10/31/episode-12/

Erin can be found online @insectoidreview and @bug_wrangler on Twitter, at zir SFF review blog https://insectoidreviews.wordpress.com/, and on Instagram @caterpillar.creative.

Charles is on Twitter @cockroacharles and Tessa @spacermase.

The show is on Twitter @ASABpod and on our website asabpodcast.com.

Thank you for listening!

Episode 11: Sam Long on Science Education, Biological Diversity, and the Desire to Go to Space Oct 27, 2020

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On this episode we're joined by science educator and aspiring astronaut Sam Long. Sam is a high school science teacher in Colorado who is one of the main minds behind the Gender Inclusive Biology project, a project to develop more inclusive biology curriculum for K-12 students. He was also a finalist for the Out Astronaut contest in 2019, and a fantastic guest!

Sam's other podcast appearances and writing can be found on his website, at http://sam-long.weebly.com/press.html.

The Gender Inclusive Biology project is available online at https://www.genderinclusivebiology.com/.

A transcript and show notes are available on our website for this episode at https://asabpodcast.com/2020/10/27/episode-11/.

You can Sam on Twitter @samlong713, Charles @cockroacharles, Tessa @spacermase, and the show @ASABpod.

Thank you for listening!

Episode 10: Vic Zamloot on Infiltrating Tumors with Bacteria and Ethics in Science Oct 06, 2020

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On today's episode we have immuno-oncology student Vic Zamloot on his research using Salmonella on cancerous tumors, as well as ethics in science and having never read Animorphs. Enough time has passed that when we recorded Vic was a mere PhD student and is now a full-fledged PhD candidate, which you won't be surprised to learn after you hear their command of relevant information.

A full transcript for the episode is available at our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/2020/10/05/episode-10/

You can find Vic on Twitter at @dngayest, Charles @cockroacharles, Tessa @spacermase, and the show @ASABpod.

Episode 9: Phosphine on Venus with Dr. Ashley Nova, Whitney Powers, and Evan Sneed Sep 25, 2020

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In this episode, we brought on three different space scientists to discuss the recent announcement of phosphine found in Venus's atmosphere. We talk about why it's exciting, what it means, whether there are aliens, and which ones we'd date.

A transcript is available on our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/2020/09/25/episode-9/

You can find all of us on Twitter @DrAshleyNova, @powerzzs, @theneedforsneed, @cockroacharles, and @spacermase, and the show @ASABpod and at our website asabpodcast.com.

Episode 8: Bryan K Lynn on Math and Microbes Sep 15, 2020

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In this episode, Bryan K Lynn joins us to talk about his research using bacteria to study the evolution of cooperation, as well as being trans in science, fear of apocalypse, and the baffling decision to present Kelsey Grammer as a blue beefcake in X-Men: The Last Stand.

A transcript is available for this (and all our other) episode on our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/2020/09/14/episode-8/

Bryan can be found on Twitter @abstractbryan or at his website https://www.bryanklynn.com/.

Charles is on Twitter @cockroacharles, Tessa @spacermase, the show @ASABpod. We can also be found at our website, asabpodcast.com.

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