The Dope Science Show Podcast

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Rambling about Spiders Jul 08, 2018

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I am really fascinated by spiders. So this is some rambling about recent spider research I have read. 1. Spiders cly using electric charge in the air-http://fortune.com/2018/07/06/spiders-ballooning-flying/ 2. Spiders extend their cognition beyond their brain, it is in the web- https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-thoughts-of-a-spiderweb-20170523/

Episode 34- Yewande- Neuroscientist- Afrobeats and Mini Brains Jun 15, 2018

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Hi you guys! We have a new episode of #TheDopeScienceShowPodcast. I had the wonderful opportunity to chat with neuroscientist Yewande. We talk about her love for house music and most recently Afrobeats. She curates a monthly playlist on soundcloud called No Wahala. We discuss our favorite dance spots in LA and what inspired her to move from London to LA on a whim. What motivated her to get a PHD in Neuroscience and her research with mini brains/organoids to test medical treatments models. IG- nice_forthememoirs Topics: --Transplanting mini brains into mice to see how organoids develop inside a living organism. Will it affect the mice's behavior? --She teaches me about cell development. Different cell types: Stem cells versus embryotic cell versus Pluripotent stem cells- (an immature or stem cell) capable of giving rise to several different cell types. --What is the difference between RNA and DNA?

Bonus 2- Facebook as a dating app? May 02, 2018

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Facebook announces that they are rolling out a dating app feature. Music: Lizzo- "Deep"

Bonus 1: Sunday chat about mapping cellular development Apr 30, 2018

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Happy Sunday check out Quanta Magazine article, "Cell by Cell, Scientists Map the Genetic Steps as Eggs Become Animals". Music: Janelle Monae "Dirty Computer" Ft. Brian Wilson

Episode 31- Chris Everett- Wilmington on Fire Apr 05, 2018

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First show of season 2! It is Black History Month and I have the honor to share a conversation with award winning filmmaker Chris Everett. We talk about his award winning documentary "Wilmington on Fire". "The Wilmington Massacre was a bloody attack on the African-American community by a heavily armed white mob with the support of the North Carolina Democratic Party on November 10, 1898 in the port city of Wilmington, North Carolina. It is considered one of the only successful examples of a coup d'état in the United States that left countless numbers of African-American citizens dead and exiled from the city. This event was the spring board for the white supremacy movement and Jim Crow segregation throughout the state of North Carolina and the American South. “Wilmington on Fire” gives a compelling historical and present day look at this event showing how the violent overthrow of an existing government not only cemented white supremacy in the city of Wilmington and the state of North

Episode 33-Danny TresOmi- Black Panther and Capoeira Talk Apr 04, 2018

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This is a super nice Sunday conversation with Danny from the podcast "Where my Killa Tape At?'". We chat about his podcast, science, bio-hacking, capoeira and what we both liked about Black Panther. Follow Danny: Twitter: OmisPodcast and DanTresOmi Podcast: Where My Killa Tape At? Music: Kendrick Lamar, SZA - All The Stars My recommended bra for big boobs: Panache Sports Bra. I can even go upside and my boobs stay in the bra. It is a miracle:)

Episode 32- Claudia- The. NanoTechGirl Mar 16, 2018

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A chill Sunday morning conversation with Claudia, aka The Nano Tech Girl. Claudia shares her experience as college student majoring in nanotechnology. We discuss the reason that she decided to return to Mexico to pursue her bachelors degree. Claudia is a go-getter; she was valedictorian of her high school in San Diego,Ca even though she was an exchange student and English is her second language. Claudia continuously pushes herself to achieve her goals no matter how daunting they may seem at first glance. We talk about the advice she gave her sister; when she asked Claudia how she overcame her fears as an exchange student in the US. One key take away from the conversation was Claudia's philosophy of embracing her humility. We also talk about nanotechnology in the film Black Panther. And when I share my feelings of anxiety from using social media, we briefly discuss the philosophy of human connectedness and how social media and the internet has changed what we consider normal or nat

Hit the Streets- Show 5- Afrotech Nov 14, 2017

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Afrotech

Episode 30 w/ OutSpoken Diva- Talking Blerdettes Oct 28, 2017

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Talking nerdy black women in film and television.

Episode 27 w/ Aaron Shepard- All About Space Sep 05, 2017

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