- The Inoculated Mind - Mindcast
Get your weekly inoculation of science news, discussion and debate with The Inoculated Mind, which takes an in-depth look at the latest in science news and the greatest in scientific issues. Popular topics include Genetic Engineering, Evolution, Stem Cells and Cloning, Space Exploration, and the Future of Humanity, all wrapped up in music from the best of science fiction. Join host Karl J. Mogel as he talks about the ideas that have, and will continue to shape our world... and separates the science fact from fiction. Have you been inoculated?
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The Inoculated Mind, April 04 2006. (Episode 30)
Guess the animal sound, Moderate drinking health benefits in error? Alcohol grows dwarf plants, Rice domestication boiled down to one mutation, insect resistance egen in corn found, insects contribute billions to economy. The Darwin Fish was found - Tiktaalik, makes a splash and walks on land, "anti …
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The Inoculated Mind, March 16 2006. (Episode 29)
Karl's ATM card unexpectedly declined - turns out many cards are being reissued to guard against fraud. Botulin toxin just got more toxic, booster shot on forest management - more evidence that tree removal causes problems, native bees may be more effective than honeybees but harder to raise and not …
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The Inoculated Mind, March 9 2006. (Episode 28)
Incan maize cultivation and crop transfer in 3600 BCE, Organic gains ecological data from apple orchard, Styrafoam meets its maker, 2 billion degrees sets record for hottest temperature achieved in a lab, followup on mentalist Adrian Saint: Reason for Skepticism and The Mentalist Strikes Back, and K …
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The Inoculated Mind, March 2 2006. (Episode 27)
City planning making you fatter? Polarized light detects ideal olympic ice, first artificial star created with a laser, rare phenomenon known as ball lightning may have just been explained, predators make the world greener, support for agricultural biotechnology declines but the most supportive are …
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The Inoculated Mind, February 23 2006. (Episode 26)
Pluto may have moons, huge cave and new frog species discovered, scientists grow hens teeth, seafood may have made us so smart, American Association for the Advancement of Science convenes: denounces anti-evolution laws, highlights issues in evolution education, gives top ten list of habitable stell …
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The Inoculated Mind, February 16 2006. (Episode 25)
Waste at the olympic games (excrement-powered olympic torch?) Greenland glacial melt accelerating, farmed salmon genetically distinct? Bald Eagle may leave endangered species list this year, while polar bear might be added to it, Invasive toads evolve longer legs, Ohio votes down cryptic Intelligent …
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The Inoculated Mind, February 09 2006. (Episode 24)
Valentines Day Special, "Mentalist" predicts super bowl? I think not. Dozens of new species discovered in New Guinea, rats smell in stereo, studying fossils in 3D, Transplanted fish spermatogonia can become eggs, CatSper1 protein involved in sperm hyperactivity, prevent stage fright with sex, Two pl …
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The Inoculated Mind, February 02 2006. (Episode 23)
No signs of life in Mars erosion, Male Monkeys fatten up while partner is pregnant, Mourning baboons, Hawaii's state fish Humuhumunukunukuapua'a challenged, Smallest Fish discovered is really not, Reactome maps influenza-human interaction, First transmittable cancer discovered in Tasmanian Devils, B …
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The Inoculated Mind, January 26 2006. (Episode 22)
Vatican City rejects Intelligent Design, Rabbit-human hybrid embryos for disease research? Honeybee reproductive protein mentioned in episode 21 acts as antioxidant, Stardust spacecraft returns, We don't use metals sustainably, Human ears evolved from fish gills, Most Earth-like planet discovered, E …
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The Inoculated Mind, January 19 2006. (Episode 21)
Awesome intro (must listen) on the launch of New Horizons, moons in Kuiper belt typical, ESA launches 'galileo', Fruit fly evolution on toxic fruit, scent-detecting protein found in malaria mosquito, CCR5 mutation helps against HIV but hurts against West Nile, genetic engineering makes plant-based v …
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The Inoculated Mind, January 12 2006. (Episode 20)
Intelligent Design clubs now allow non-christians, change words to avoid detection, Karl goes to church to hear about ID, "design" class in California challenged and canceled, One-eyed kitten, Taking the pain out of magnet therapy, Ants wielding antibiotics, ants teach bi-directionally, listener Chr …
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The Inoculated Mind, January 5 2006. (Episode 19)
Leap Second, KDRT remodeled, Tracking Teaspoons, Malaria's cloak of invisibility revealed, Hubble finds new rings and moons around Uranus, Dark Chocolate good for smokers, Animal-cell-free Embryonic Stem Cells, Hwang Woo-suk's research faked, Evil J. Klone calls to dispute, Best science of the year …
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The Inoculated Mind, December 08 2005. (Episode 17)
Protein kills anthrax, Photographs taken on bacteria, Saturn's moon Enceladus has active geology, Map of mouse brain (Party Mouse), new species found in Borneo, dog genome sequenced, microRNA involved in hindlimb development, sexual maturity the same as in paleolithic but psychosocial maturity happe …
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The Inoculated Mind, December 01 2005. (Episode 16)
Buying property on the moon, Mars Flag, Subterranean martian water found by MARSIS radar, smallest solar system discovered, quantum tunneling of electrons between proteins, Ice cores: Carbon Dioxide levels highest in 650,000 years, Global Warming Conference begins in Montreal, Canada. Science Sound …
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The Inoculated Mind, November 17 2005. (Episode 15)
Honeybee disco, Exorcizing the Devil Out of Dover Part IV - Teachers reduce evolution curriculum, School Board voted out, Pat Robertson says God may not be there, trial outcome prediction, Anti-GMO Measure M defeated in Sonoma County, Lemur named after John Cleese, Brain cells killed by thinking in …
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The Inoculated Mind, November 03 2005. (Episode 14)
New Alloy - Liquid Metal, NASA sends probe to Venus, Pluto has three moons, New Horizons rocket damaged by hurricanes, Canada to build world's largest telescope, Spitzer telescope peers into 13.5 billion years ago and sees early stars, Battle for Humanity - antibiotics may be killing beneficial bact …
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The Inoculated Mind, October 27 2005. (Episode 13)
Russia makes new space commitment, China accelerating program, Hubble pointed at the moon, NASA will hold beam and tether challenge, Engineering plants for space travel and life on Mars, first rolling nanocar, quantum dot/LED hybrid light, color perception is in the brain, pheromone tested to contro …
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The Inoculated Mind, October 20 2005. (Episode 12)
Rat eludes scientists - swims 400m, hydrophobic water discovered, Spitzer finds Andromeda Galaxy has arms, Cichlid fish dominance shows in 2 minutes, cannabis grows neurons, Evolutionary theory finds new antibiotic in fungi, FDA meets to discuss antibacterial soaps, how many fungal spores in your pi …
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The Inoculated Mind, October 06 2005. (Episode 10)
First Birthday Special!! European space agency plans "Don Quixote" asteroid deflection mission, Keck looks for planets, NASA reports sea ice in sharp decline, Aerosols and carbon cycle in global warming, hybrid elephant grass for fuel, more efficient nuclear fuel, story from a Spider in Amber, how g …
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The Inoculated Mind, September 29 2005. (Episode 9)
First Giant Squid video, Ruminations on Lassen and Mud Baths, Sonoma County Weighs Measure M, P-Body: Cellular Dump is actually a Storage Depot, antibiotic resistance without an energetic cost, but now we can predict the evolution of antibiotic resistance, alcohol and tobacco combined damage the bra …
- The Inoculated Mind - Mindcast
