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Mashup Score: 4The Body of Evidence: 100 - Ask Us Anything - 2 month(s) ago
It’s episode 100! For this very special episode, Jonathan and Chris do the Wired autocomplete interview; they answer listeners’ personal and health-related questions; and they make an announcement that will forever change the face of the podcast. A Block: The Wired Interview (1:14) What happens when you google “Jonathan Jarry” and “Christopher Labos,” and why do so many people want to know if Chris is married (and is he? Is he, though? Can we know, please?) B Block: Listeners’ Questions (22:42) Health-related questions (47:55) Personal questions C Block: The Future Is Here (1:26:15) Chris has no idea what he’s about to hear. * Theme music: “Fall of the Ocean Queen“ by * Assistant researcher: Aigul Zaripova To contribute to The Body of Evidence, go to our Patreon page at: . To make a one-time donation to our show, you can now use PayPal! Patrons get a bonus show on Patreon called “Digressions”! Check it out!
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Mashup Score: 4
What does the body of evidence say on acne and how to treat it? Plus: you’re going to want to pay attention to this latest study if you have food allergies, and Chris answers listeners’ questions about when to exercise, whether spinal cord stimulators work, and why some older adults are told that surgery would mess with their brain. A Block: Acne (0:59) Who gets acne; what causes acne; what are the risk factors for acne; how to treat both mild and moderate-to-severe acne. B Block: New Food Allergy Drug (34:16) A drug already approved to treat asthma, omalizumab (Xolair), can work against food allergies, including peanut allergy. C Block: Answering Emails (47:32) Questions about when is the best time to exercise (and whether or not you should be fasting); the benefits of spinal cord stimulators for people dealing with chronic pain; and why some older adults are being denied surgery. * Theme music: “Fall of the Ocean Queen“ by * Assistant researcher: Aigul Zaripova To contribute to T
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NEW PODCAST! Acne! A new medication for food allergies! The best time to exercise! Why some older adults get refused surgery! And so much more! https://t.co/DwZDYXQD71
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Mashup Score: 2The Body of Evidence: Solving Cases for Christmas (Special) - 5 month(s) ago
As the year comes to an end, Jonathan recruits three doctors—Chris, Niko, and Aigul—and invites them to solve two perplexing cases. These mysteries involve a lot of (necessary?) rectal exams; the blood of witches; activated charcoal; farting patients; controversial diagnoses; tales from the ER that border on true crime; and diagnosing brain injuries through the bum! The take-home lesson here is always check sphincter tone on a patient, even if they are barely conscious! Or something like that. * Theme music: “Fall of the Ocean Queen“ by . To contribute to The Body of Evidence, go to our Patreon page at: . Patrons get a bonus show on Patreon called “Digressions”! Check it out! It’s Not Twitter But It’ll Do! 1) The Fern documentary on the Healy that Jonathan was interviewed for (part 1): 2) Dr. Jonathan Howard’s new podcast, We Want Them Infected: 3) WeCanReason conference 2024 in Calgary: 4) 502 Conversations with Dr. Christopher Labos: 5) The Skeptic Zone podcast with Dr. Chris
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Need to recharge after Xmas?We solve mystery cases so you can laugh and learn:) Solving Cases for Christmas https://t.co/paS28dv7EG
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Mashup Score: 8The Body of Evidence: Bad Air Can Make You Sick (with Joey Fox) - 5 month(s) ago
Chris and Jonathan speak to Joey Fox, an engineer and the chair of the Indoor Air Quality Advisory Group for the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers. COVID-19 is not over, as both Jonathan and Chris can testify. How can we better protect ourselves from the coronavirus and other respiratory viruses? By improving our air! Joey Fox explains the difference between HEPA and MERV filters, why “UV in a box” is not a good idea, and how to make sense of the different air cleaners you can buy (and make yourself!). We all care about clean drinking water. It’s time we cared about clean air as well. (2:12) Aerosols vs. droplets (4:49) How long can respiratory particles linger in the air? (6:41) Medical dogma and the COVID-19 pandemic (17:20) How Joey dodged COVID when his daughter got sick (19:40) Air quality in schools (22:11) HEPA vs. MERV filters: what to looks for (24:45) Don’t say it’s airborne! or the politicization of public health (27:29) UV light to disinfect the air (32:09) Is the a
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Air quality, ventilation, HEPA filters. Everybody’s talking about it, but a few people actually know what these things mean. So we spoke with @joeyfox85 to break it all down on the most recent episode of The Body of Evidence. https://t.co/YBxkc0mghg
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Mashup Score: 0The Body of Evidence: That Potential Neurological Syndrome in New Brunswick (Special) - 9 month(s) ago
Is there a mysterious neurological syndrome harming the people of New Brunswick? And is the Government of New Brunswick suppressing the truth so as not to upset commercial interests? That is certainly the story strongly hinted at by the Canadaland podcast, which has featured a New Brunswick neurologist who now claims to have identified over 200 cases of this strange new sickness. Jonathan and Chris are joined in their discussion of this story by Aigul Zaripova, a medical student who collaborates with them on the podcast. Together, they will unpack the official timeline of events and their thoughts on how diseases present in patients, and Jonathan will put forward an important hypothesis that seems to have been ignored by those pushing a conspiracy theory. (2:55) The official timeline of events (7:50) Chris’ initial thoughts (14:07) Aigul’s initial thoughts (16:18) The appeal of special diagnoses (19:03) Canadaland’s coverage of this alleged syndrome (22:34) Conspiracy theories and the
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Is there a mysterious neurological syndrome harming the people of New Brunswick? And is the Government of New Brunswick suppressing the truth so as not to upset commercial interests? We take a look. https://t.co/WR4ChxlqdU
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Mashup Score: 0The Body of Evidence: 094 - Air Quality / OTC Birth Control Pill / Chris Tries to Solve Another Case - 9 month(s) ago
What does the body of evidence say on air quality and how to protect ourselves from airborne pollution? Plus: a birth control pill becomes easier to access in the Republic of Gilead, and Chris returns to the hot seat to help a lawyer with blood-streaked loose stool! Block 1: (2:11) Air Quality: forest fires and their causes; major air pollutants; what causes air pollution; improvements in air quality Block 2: (8:56) Air Quality: what the air quality index is; why there are different indices in different countries; whether poor air quality leads to poor health outcomes; biomass air pollution; how we can protect ourselves Block 3: (24:03) An over-the-counter birth control pill in the USA Block 4: (33:15) Chris becomes House, MD. His patient: a lawyer with blood-streaked loose stool Jingle by Jillian Correia of * Theme music: “Fall of the Ocean Queen“ by To contribute to The Body of Evidence, go to our Patreon page at: . To make a one-time donation to our show, you can now use PayPal
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NEW EPISODE: we tackle the issue of air quality. What do those numbers in your weather app mean? Also a new OTC birth control pill and a mystery case to solve! https://t.co/mNxlZgoFY4
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Mashup Score: 5
Jonathan and Chris speak to Anna Merlan, a senior reporter with Motherboard and the author of the book Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power. How has the anti-vaccine movement changed since the COVID-19 pandemic? Its influencers deny the “mainstream narrative” on vaccine safety, which makes them prone to embrace other conspiracy theories. And what happens when one of their leading figures makes a run for the American presidency? (1:18) Today’s anti-vaccine influencers (7:09) Malice versus stupidity (8:20) The anti-vaxx media ecosystem (10:46) Doctors becoming anti-vaccine (12:23) RFK Jr. for the presidency (20:20) Contradictions in the conspiracy world (23:50) How do you responsibly interview an anti-vaxxer (or a cholesterol-denying doctor)? (29:44) Debating vaccine safety (39:41) Are all anti-vaxxers conspiritualists? (46:02) How profitable is the anti-vaccine industry? (48:48) How much opposition to vaccines is due to the needle? (53:59) R
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The Anti-vaccine movement: Then and Now. @crackedscience & I have a fascinating discussion with @annamerlan Some things have changed. Some things stay the same. https://t.co/iWV8voqPZe
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Jonathan and Chris speak to Julie Robitaille, a Ph.D. student investigating endocrine disruptors in waste water and the president of the student committee of the Intersectoral Centre for Endocrine Disruptors Analysis. We’ve all heard of them: chemicals that mimic hormones and that are found in everyday products. What are they doing to human health? Many of these endocrine disruptors play…
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NEW PODCAST! @crackedscuence & I are joined by Julie Robitaille of the @CIAPE_ICEDA to discuss endocrine disruptors like BPA. Should we worry? What do we know about the harms they may pose? https://t.co/tuWTn31B8Y
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Mashup Score: 3The Body of Evidence: 090 - Violent Video Games / Slate's Long COVID Piece / Prostate Biopsies - 1 year(s) ago
What does the body of evidence say on whether violent video games cause violence in real life? Plus: a Slate article argues that long COVID just isn’t that bad, and can you biopsy the prostate without going up the bum? Block 1: (2:18) Violent video games: what the AAP and APA say about violent video games; court case; the review at the heart of the debate; what is violence; the evolution of video…
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NEW PODCAST w/ @crackedscience: do violent video games make people violent? 🎮 Was long COVID exaggerated? 🧐 Is there a better way to biopsy the prostate? https://t.co/dgMHHk6D9y
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Chris and Jonathan talk to Vincent Denault, who researches nonverbal communication. Are there human lie detectors? Is someone lying when their eyes are shifty? And more importantly, do people in positions of power believe the pseudoscience of lie detection? (2:54) What is nonverbal communication? (7:09) Vincent thought he could become a human lie detector (9:45) Is there a clear way to know when…
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NEW PODCAST: @crackedscience and I speak to Vincent Denault on the pseudoscience behind lie detection. Is someone lying when their eyes are shifty? And more importantly, do people in positions of power believe lies about lie detection? https://t.co/cgmSMK95G1
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The Body of Evidence has made it to episode #100! It's Ask Us Anything, as Jonathan & I answer questions about restless leg syndrome, how we met, and whether or not we should become a Gilmore Girls rewatch podcast. https://t.co/WBoEb90pnD