Science Episodes:
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GETTING CURIOUS | What’s Really Going On With Recycling, Hunny? with Beth Porter
Beth Porter is Green America’s Climate & Recycling Director, as well as the author of “Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine: Sorting Out the Recycling System.” She joins Jonathan to talk …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What Is Medical Marijuana and How Does It Work? with Dr. Jeff Chen
Dr. Jeff Chen is the head of UCLA’s new Cannabis Research Initiative. He joins Jonathan to break down the numerous medicinal properties of THC, how it works, its …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What is Astronomy, Even? with NASA’s Paul Geithner
Paul Geithner is the Deputy Project Manager — Technical for the James Webb Space Telescope at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Paul joins Jonathan to …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Could Virtual Reality Help Recover Memories? with Dr. Nanthia Suthana
Dr. Nanthia Suthana is a neuroscientist from UCLA who joins Jonathan to discuss memories, how the brain works, epilepsy, new breakthroughs in medical technologies, how virtual reality is …
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GETTING CURIOUS | Why Is Abstinence Still Being Used To Treat Addiction? with Dr. Adi Jaffe
Dr. Adi Jaffe is a specialist in mental health, addiction, and shame who has spoken at multiple TEDx events and has a doctorate in psychology from UCLA. He …
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GETTING CURIOUS | What’s It Like To Be An Egg Donor? with Amy Throckmorton and Elizabeth Gaba
Nineteen years ago, Amy Throckmorton donated an egg. Eighteen years later, she was contacted out of the blue by Gaba, whose life she helped create. Amy and Gaba …
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GETTING CURIOUS | How Can We Be Less Rude To Bees? with Professor James Nieh
Professor James Nieh answers Jonathan’s questions about the diseases that are killing off our bees, explains the role bees play in bringing us almonds, and outlines the hierarchies …
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A weekly exploration of all the things Jonathan Van Ness is curious about. Come on a journey with Jonathan and experts in their respective fields as they get curious about anything and everything under the sun.
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