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AsapSCIENCE
Each week Greg and Mitch of AsapSCIENCE explain the science behind a controversial subject. They use studies, recent research and anecdotes to keep you entertained while *BAM* simultaneously LEARNING! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 24, 2020 • 54min
Does Protesting Work?
New technology can track protests and study the effectiveness of mass movements, so do they work? What did we learn this week: 1) How humans perceive time differently 2) A new structure discovered near the Earth's core Studytime: How new technology can track and study protests. The psychology of how protests work and why it's important to gather en masse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 17, 2020 • 1h 4min
Lab Shenanigans: TikTok meets SCIENCE!?
Darrion Nguyen a.k.a. Lab Shenanigans hilariously teaches millions about science on TikTok. We love his videos, and wanted to talk about how he makes them, being queer in science and what the future of a lab technician / TikToker will be! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 3, 2020 • 45min
Racism and Science
Scientific studies show racism is real, and both psychologically and physiologically damaging. At the same time, STEM is dominated by systemic racism. How do we as white people and science communicators help? We'll explain important studies about how racism works and also grapple with the whiteness of science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 27, 2020 • 59min
Animal Crossing
Scientific studies find that Animal Crossing can improve social behaviour but contribute to negative ideals, such as, unchecked neo-liberal free market capitalism! Mitch and Greg explain hilarious studies about the popular video game. Mitch LOVES IT and Greg has NEVER PLAYED IT! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 20, 2020 • 1h 1min
Debunking Michael Moore & "Planet of the Humans"
Michael Moore's new documentary "Planet Of The Humans" attacks the environmental movement and has over 8 million views on YouTube. We watched it so you don't have too. We followed it up with research to help you get to the bottom of why this movie is SO MESSED UP! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 13, 2020 • 55min
Conspiracy Theories: 5G, Coronavirus and the Plandemic
Greg and Mitch talk to Joan Donovan from the Harvard Kennedy School about how conspiracy theories work, how to stop them and what we can expect for our SPOOKY FUTURE! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 6, 2020 • 1h 8min
The Truth About Elon Musk
Murder hornets, new COVID-19 symptoms plus Elon Musk losing it on twitter, um, 2020 needs to stop!!! We break down all these things plus the science behind electric cars in our newest pod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 30, 2020 • 25min
How To Speed Up a COVID-19 Vaccine ft. Dr. Nir Eyal
This week we talk to bioethicist Dr. Nir Eyal about COVID-19 human challenge trial testing. It is a fascinating conversation about the bioethics of trying to speed up the creation of a COVID-19 vaccine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 22, 2020 • 38min
Infecting Yourself With Coronavirus
Human challenge trials may speed up the COVID19 vaccine. It means volunteers would get a trial vaccine or a placebo then be ADMINISTERED the virus. We break down all the science and decide if we would ever do something like this in our NEW POD! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 15, 2020 • 57min
Tiger King
Does Netflix's Tiger King ignore science? We conglomerate studies and tackle the wildly popular documentary from a conservationist and cat historian perspective. We also confess our LOVE for Carole Baskin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.