Free Associations

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Episode 125 - All the pretty COVID models Aug 23, 2022

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Matt, Chris (that’s right, he’s back for an episode), and guest host Brooke Nichols review one of the earliest COVID modelling papers, they discuss the importance and value of COVID models in general, and Brooke tells us why we should care about losing our hats.

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SARS-COV-2 modelling study

Episode 124 - Cyclones and health Jul 26, 2022

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Matt, Jess, and guest host Amruta Nori-Sarma examine the impact of cyclones on mortality in the US, they discuss the uneven impacts of global climate change, and Jess tells us what we will be eating in the future.

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Cyclones and mortality study

Episode 123 - Cardiovascular risk factors in childhood Jun 28, 2022

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Matt, Jess, and guest host Marcia Pescador Jimenez discuss the impact of cardiovascular risk factors in childhood and their relation to cardiovascular events as adults, they review the benefits of vaccination after infection with COVID, and Marcia tells a spooky story.

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Childhood cardiovascular risk factors study

Episode 122 - Acetaminophen and blood pressure May 31, 2022

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Matt, Jess, and guest host Junenette Peters examine a study on whether acetaminophen (paracetamol) increases blood pressure, they discuss what the best measure of the impact of the pandemic is, and Jess wonders what a world of all electric cars would be like.

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Acetaminophen and blood pressure study

Episode 121 - Did the NFL defeat COVID? May 03, 2022

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Matt, Jess, and returning guest host Jacey Greece consider how well the NFL did with their COVID protocols, they discuss intervention mapping with respect to implementation science, and Jacey questions the rankings of math departments.

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NFL and COVID study

Episode 120 - Pesticides and glioma? Apr 05, 2022

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Matt and Jess go it alone this week and discuss a study looking at whether pesticide ingestion on fruit and vegetables increases the risk for glioma, they examine the rise in pandemic preprints, and Jess pays tribute to bringing your whole self to work.

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Pesticide residue and glioma study

Episode 119 - Is free fruit and veg enough? Mar 08, 2022

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Matt, Jess, and guest host Jacey Greece examine a study looking at whether giving free fruit and vegetables to school kids in Norway reduces BMI, they discuss the COVID new normal, and Jess gives Matt nightmares about orcas and egg salad.

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School fruit and vegetable study

Episode 118 - A strong case for a viral cause of multiple sclerosis Feb 22, 2022

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Matt, Chris, and Don discuss a study looking at whether the very common Epstein-Barr virus is causally related to multiple sclerosis, they debate about a vaccine misinformation juggernaut, and Chris has the most random facts about Utrecht.

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Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis study

Episode 117 - What can VAERS tell us about vaccine exemptions? Feb 08, 2022

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Matt, Chris, and Don examine a study that looked at whether changes in reports to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System are linked to a vaccine exemption change in California (before COVID), they discuss the implications of poor vaccination coverage surveys, and Don shows us that computers can be used for plagiarism, but there are often telltale signs.

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Vaccine exemption policy study

Episode 116 - Could a bigger house prevent hypertension? Jan 25, 2022

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Matt, Chris, and Jess discuss a study looking at the relationship between livable space and hypertension, they consider what we have learned from the 2001 anthrax attacks in the US, and Matt has a quiz.

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Livable residential space study

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