Not Yet a Dr.
Join us as we teach each other about remarkable scientific discoveries in our respective fields. Each episode is a deep dive into a topic from the disciplines of science including biology, chemistry, and beyond! We hope you enjoy Not Yet a Dr.
Listen on:
Episodes
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Happy Valentine's Day!
Kicking off Season 3, Alastair dives into the delicious and delectable science of chocolate including its snappy texture and glossy sheen. Plus, some interesting research that's making low-fat chocolate, and easily tempered chocolate. Sweet!
https://linktr.ee/notyetadr
Edited by: Alastair
Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
We have descended into the realm of organic chemistry where electron orbitals wander. This week Amr walks us through a newly published article in Nature describing a new way to automate making small molecule therapeutics! In an effort to make organic synthesis of molecules more accessible and automated, scientists have developed a directed 'lego' block method to build the small molecules of your dreams.
https://linktr.ee/notyetadrEdited by: SiennaQuestions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Curiosity is an itch that has to be scratched, and in this episode, Sienna was itching to talk about how mosquitos decide who's going to be their victim when presented with different delicious options! Listen to the episode, and let us know if you think you're a super mosquito attractor in the comments.
https://linktr.ee/notyetadr
Edited by: Alastair
Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Something big this way comes... and it is a new species of bacteria! Thiomargarita magnifica is recently identified bacteria that lives in mangrove swamps. It's remarkable for many reasons, but perhaps most notably the fact that specimens up to 2 cm long have been found, large enough to be visible to the naked eye! We hope you enjoy learning about it as much as we did.
https://linktr.ee/notyetadr
Edited by: Amr
Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
This week, Alastair had his "ion" some interesting research that is changing the way we describe chemical bonding. From the difference between covalent and hydrogen bonds, as well as the role of electronegativity, this research is a major shift in how we think about (and teach!) bonding. (Don't worry, there is only minimal discussion of quantum mechanical calculations and density functional theory!)
https://linktr.ee/notyetadr
Edited by: Alastair
Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
This week, the Tyrannosaurus Rex is making a comeback. The T-Rex has been newly classified as really being 3 different species, T. Imperator, Rex, and Regina! We discuss a new publication from Nature Evolutionary Biology, where authors Gregory S. Paul and colleagues detail their evidence to support this speciation and stir up drama in the palaeontology field.
https://linktr.ee/notyetadr
Edited by: Alastair
Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
This week Alastair shares an interesting (albeit slightly bleak) paper recently published concerning childhood lead (Pb) exposure. The authors found that HALF of the current US population were exposed to toxic levels of Pb as children, and this has had serious implications for current generations and for generations to come.
https://linktr.ee/notyetadr
Edited by: Amr
Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
This week, our new host Amr is rethinking his choices and considering wiping the slate clean. Amr teaches us about the epigenome and how it guys our cell's trajectories and fates. He also tells about how aging effects our epigenome and describes a recently published work on how we can wipe out these age-related changes and give our cells a new chance at life!
https://linktr.ee/notyetadr
Edited by: Alastair
Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
A remarkable study published this past week about using microelectrode arrays to allow a patient with locked-in syndrome to communicate. Learn with us about how scientists used neurofeedback training to optimize a software with the patient to let them select letters and spell out words, and what they ended up using it to say! This is some really exciting work, and we are excited to share it with you all.
https://linktr.ee/notyetadr
Edited by: Alastair
Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
What the heck even IS blue raspberry? Is it even a berry? Are they that electric shade of blue? This week, Alastair shares with Sienna and Amr the chemistry and history of this unique flavour and colour combination.
https://linktr.ee/notyetadr
Edited by: Sienna
Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com