Have you ever wondered why breastfeeding is so highly recommended for newborns? What makes breast milk truly special compared to formula? In this episode of the Science Basement podcast, we… Read More »5.4 Breast Milk, Babies, and the Microbiome- w/ Dollwin, Roselydiah & Rhiannon
The last decade has been called the decade of the reproducibility crisis—but this isn’t just a temporary flare-up. It’s a chronic, structural issue that cuts across disciplines and impacts the… Read More »5.3 ReproducibiliTea: Grassroots Action for Open Science w/ Vootele, Anastasiia & Sujai
Puberty, a process nearly all of us are familiar with – voice cracks and growth spurts to sudden mood swings and acne surprises all included! But how does puberty actually… Read More »5.2 Unlocking puberty: How does the onset of puberty begin? w/ Nidhi, Rhiannon & Uranbaigal
We’re kicking off Season 5 with a roundtable chat between the hosts! In this episode, we look back at some of the most interesting research we’ve come across over the… Read More »5.1 Birds, Bees, and Sustainability: A Year in Review with the Basement Crew w/Sujai, Emmi, Uranbaigal
In our final episode of TSB x HiLife series, we discuss how to translate research into impactful innovations. We spoke to Sarah O’Keefe, a passionate scientist and innovator, about practical… Read More »The Innovation Journey: From Academia to Impact | TSB x HiLife mini-series Ep 3 | w/ Sarah, Rhiannon & Rose
What does it take to study the natural world up close? In the second episode of our TSB x HiLife miniseries, Sujai & Emmi explore the dual challenges of understanding… Read More »Into the wild: A Biologist’s Notes on wildlife adaptation to climate change | TSB x HiLife mini-series Ep 2 | w/ Katja, Sujai & Emmi
This episode kicks off our TSB x HiLIFE mini-series collaboration: Experience the thrill of discovery. In this first episode of the podcast our hosts, Rhiannon & Sujai, dive into the… Read More »Does high-impact equal high quality in scientific publishing | TSB x HiLife mini-series Ep 1 | w/ Pekka, Rafael, Rhiannon, & Sujai
How do shapes transform when stretched, twisted, or deformed, yet still retain key properties? In this episode, Sujai and Rhiannon sit down with Jonathan Pim, a curious doctoral student trying… Read More »4.13 Twisted Spaces: A Look at Quasi-conformal geometry – w/ Jonathan, Sujai & Rhiannon
Cancer has long been one of the most formidable challenges in healthcare, with traditional treatments like chemotherapy and radiation often coming with severe side effects and limited effectiveness. But now,… Read More »4.12 Engineering hope: Cancer treatment & synthetic biology – w/ Sujai, Rhiannon, Nisa Rashid & Ardalan Rahimpour
Scientific misinformation is all around us. How can we tell fact from fiction when it comes to our health? Where can we find clear and credible sources of information to… Read More »4.11 Tackling scientific misinformation using iHealthFacts – w/ Rhiannon, Rose & Paula Byrne