Tiny Matters Podcast
1) [BONUS] 4 years of Tiny Matters?! How we started, what we've learned, and where we're headed!
As we approach episode 100 of Tiny Matters, we wanted to talk about how it all got started nearly 4 years ago and where we are headed! How did Sam and Deboki become co-hosts? What have they learned ab...Show More
2) New male contraceptives could be here soon. What took so long?
If you’re a female and you want to use a contraceptive you have over 250 options, yet there are almost no male contraceptives. That could change soon.
3) [BONUS] Why horseshoe crab blood is blue, HELLP syndrome, and a one-electron bond: Tiny Show and Tell Us #34
We discuss HELLP syndrome, why horseshoe crab blood is blue, and a one-electron bond between carbon atoms.
4) Trade, tyranny, and untapped potential: The history and science of spices
For thousands of years, the rise and fall of empires and the global economy were closely tied to something you might not expect: spices.
5) [BONUS] Fluorescent milk, ‘liquid’ glass, and studying ripples in spacetime: Tiny Show and Tell Us #33
We get to the bottom of if glass is a liquid or a solid, what makes milk fluorescent, and how scientists are trying to study gravitational waves.
6) How stunning 19th century dyes led to today's drugs
In 1856, an accident led to the very first synthetic dye, launching a scientific industry that is still bringing new drugs and dyes to market today.
7) [BONUS] Wasp versus beetle and blood iron recycling: Tiny Show and Tell Us #32
Wasps get their day in the sun and we learn how most of our iron comes from broken down blood cells.
8) What is de-extinction, really? Conservation, genetics, and lessons from 'dire wolves'
Back in April, a company announced that they had brought dire wolves — ancient canines of Game of Thrones fame — back from extinction. But did they?
9) [BONUS] Woolly mammoth mice and filtering microplastics out of your water: Tiny Show and Tell Us #31
Cute woolly mammoth mice and research on the best way of removing microplastics from water.
10) Zircon: How this tiny, ancient mineral is upending what scientists believed about early Earth
How did the early Earth, over four billion years ago, evolve into the planet we know and love today? A tiny mineral may hold the key.