Public Radio: Intersections

Aired Saturday, August 28, 2021Let Food Be Thy Medicine: Healhty Eating Through the Addition of Plant-Based FoodsShow #146 Talking about how the addition of plant-based foods can lead to improved health and well-being, removing the idea of dieting, and sharing some...

Aired Saturday, August 21, 2021Music and the Brain: The Power of Music to Heal Show #145 Talking about the healing power of music, exploring physiological and psychological phenomena, and the ways playing music can help your brain.Guests Dr. Sheri Robb, Music...

Aired Saturday, August 14, 2021The Perfect Predator: Epidemiology, Experimentation, Marginalized Populations, and Infectious Diseases Show #144 Talking about Dr. Strathdee’s newest book: The Perfect Predator: An Epidemiologist’s Journey to Save Her Husband From a...

Aired Saturday, August 7, 2021Curious People 2: A Show About Individuals Who Are More Than Their Job Title Show #143 Talking about music, guitars, life, and having fun.Guests Dr. William Sullivan, Showalter Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University...

Aired Saturday, July 31, 2021The History of Vaccination: From Snake Venom through Cow Pox to MRNA Show #142 Talking about the history of vaccination, how we discovered the idea of immunity, how the immune system works, and why the new vaccines are a radical...

Aired Saturday, July 24, 2021The Invisibility Uncloak: Remote Sensing, Detection, LIDAR, and Archaeology Show #141 Talking about LIDAR, remote sensing, visualization, what lies beneath the surface, archaeological landscapes, artifacts, and seeing the invisible.Guests...

Aired Saturday, July 17, 2021Double Lives: Afrofuturism in Books, Comics, Urban Fantasy, and Science Show #140 Talking about the intersections between futurism, culture, race, science, comics, and Super-Heroes. Guests Maurice Broaddus, Afrofuturist, Community...

Aired Saturday, July 10, 2021Conversations with A Shipwreck: Weaving Together Poetry, Photography, and Science Show #139 Talking about a new digital exhibition, “Conversations with a Shipwreck,” revolving around the Swedish warship Vasa, which sank in Stockholm harbor...

Aired Saturday, July 3, 2021Curious People 1: A Show About Inidivudals Who Are More Than their Job Title Show #138 Talking about the curious lives people live outside their job description. What makes people curious and why do they do such interesting things inside...

Aired Saturday, June 26, 2021Women in STEM Show #137 Talking about the challenges and successes of women who choose a STEM field. Guests Jheel Patel, PhD candidate in Medical Neuroscience Anna Eaglin, principal partner with tech company Innovatemap Julia Hum,...